Leicester & District League 1977/78
Desford Colliery win the league again.
Honours
| Winners | Runners Up | |
|---|---|---|
| Premier Division | Desford Colliery | Rolls-Royce & District |
| Division One | Ravenhurst Casuals | Wigston Fields ‘A’ |
| Division Two | Husbands Bosworth | Hinckley Nomads |
| Reserve Premier Division | Wigston Council Old Boys Reserves | Leicestershire Constabulary Reserves |
| Reserve Division One | Earl Shilton Town Reserves | Bentley Engineering Reserves |
| Reserve Division Two | Anstey Town Reserves | Oakham United Reserves |
Before the start of the season the following teams moved to the league:
From the East Midlands Regional League
Anstey Town.
From the Hinckley & Harborough Alliance
Husbands Bosworth (+Reserves) and Hinckley Nomads Reserves.
From the Leicester & District Mutual Football League
Fleckney Athletic (+Reserves).
From the Melton & District Football League
Oakham United Reserves.
Anstey Town Reserves and Leicestershire Fire Services (who previously only played Thursday League football) also joined the league.
Premier Division
| P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Desford Colliery | 30 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 129 | 32 | 97 | 55 |
| 2 | Rolls-Royce & DistrictM | 30 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 89 | 50 | 39 | 42 |
| 3 | Wigston Fields ReservesM | 30 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 74 | 36 | 38 | 42 |
| 4 | Wigston Council Old BoysM | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 62 | 41 | 21 | 39 |
| 5 | Anstey Town | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 64 | 44 | 20 | 36 |
| 6 | Narborough & LittlethorpeM | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 69 | 55 | 14 | 34 |
| 7 | Hinckley Athletic Reserves | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 61 | 59 | 2 | 34 |
| 8 | Leicestershire Constabulary | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 69 | 63 | 6 | 32 |
| 9 | City Gas | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 54 | 61 | -7 | 29 |
| 10 | Kegworth Rovers | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 58 | 47 | 11 | 27 |
| 11 | HathernM | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 57 | 65 | -8 | 26 |
| 12 | Barlestone St. Giles | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 41 | 66 | -25 | 22 |
| 13 | Burleigh Community CollegeM | 30 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 42 | 82 | -40 | 21 |
| 14 | Holwell Works | 30 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 44 | 63 | -19 | 20 |
| 15 | Earl Shilton Town | 30 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 50 | 95 | -45 | 18 |
| 16 | Sapcote UnitedR | 30 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 24 | 128 | -104 | 3 |
Division One
| P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ravenhurst CasualsP | 26 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 94 | 35 | 59 | 46 |
| 2 | Wigston Fields ‘A’P | 26 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 73 | 44 | 29 | 36 |
| 3 | Bentley EngineeringP | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 52 | 35 | 17 | 35 |
| 4 | Oakham UnitedP | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 72 | 42 | 30 | 34 |
| 5 | Ibstock Welfare | 26 | 16 | 1 | 9 | 64 | 48 | 16 | 33 |
| 6 | New Parks Boys Club | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 60 | 39 | 21 | 31 |
| 7 | Coventry Road Sports | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 50 | 51 | -1 | 27 |
| 8 | Uppingham Town | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 51 | 49 | 2 | 23 |
| 9 | Burgess Products | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 45 | 54 | -9 | 23 |
| 10 | Equity United | 26 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 50 | 62 | -12 | 20 |
| 11 | Frisby UnitedR | 26 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 44 | 61 | -17 | 17 |
| 12 | Wildt & Co.R | 26 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 30 | 58 | -28 | 17 |
| 13 | PetfoodsR | 26 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 40 | 78 | -38 | 14 |
| 14 | Moira UnitedM | 26 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 30 | 99 | -69 | 8 |
- Burbage Old Boys were in the published constitution in the Leicester Mercury on 12th July but were not in the League Handbook.
- Magpie Old Boys resigned before the start of the season as I could find no evidence of them playing any games.
Division Two
| P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Husbands BosworthP | 24 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 64 | 24 | 40 | 36 |
| 2 | Hinckley NomadsP | 24 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 74 | 39 | 35 | 34 |
| 3 | Leicestershire Fire ServiceP | 24 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 61 | 29 | 32 | 34 |
| 4 | British Shoe CorporationP | 24 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 76 | 35 | 41 | 33 |
| 5 | Blaby UnitedP | 24 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 72 | 48 | 24 | 31 |
| 6 | Bardon Hill SportsM | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 59 | 47 | 12 | 27 |
| 7 | Loughborough Dynamo | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 45 | 43 | 2 | 25 |
| 8 | Heather St. John | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 50 | 51 | -1 | 23 |
| 9 | Countesthorpe United | 24 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 43 | 59 | -16 | 21 |
| 10 | Bagworth Colliery | 24 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 38 | 63 | -25 | 17 |
| 11 | Fleckney Athletic | 24 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 31 | 64 | -33 | 14 |
| 12 | N. Corah | 24 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 30 | 73 | -43 | 12 |
| 13 | Asfordby | 24 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 34 | 102 | -68 | 5 |
- Ashby Road Sports resigned from the league, last known result was on 7th January 1978. Next season they may have merged with Belvoir FC to play as Ashby Road Belvoir in the Nuneaton & District Amateur League.
Reserve Premier Division
| P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wigston Council Old Boys ReservesM | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 71 | 20 | 51 | 33 |
| 2 | Leicestershire Constabulary ReservesL | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 67 | 25 | 42 | 29 |
| 3 | City Gas Reserves | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 54 | 28 | 26 | 25 |
| 4 | Desford Colliery ReservesL | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 44 | 33 | 11 | 21 |
| 5 | Hathern ReservesM | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 38 | 32 | 6 | 19 |
| 6 | New Parks Boys Club Reserves | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 36 | 41 | -5 | 15 |
| 7 | Holwell Works Reserves | 18 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 34 | 48 | -14 | 15 |
| 8 | Ravenhurst Casuals Reserves | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 34 | 48 | -14 | 14 |
| 9 | Rolls-Royce & District ReservesM | 19 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 38 | 54 | -16 | 13 |
| 10 | Petfoods Reserves | 19 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 33 | 76 | -43 | 12 |
| 11 | Coventry Road Sports ReservesR | 19 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 31 | 75 | -44 | 6 |
- Magpie Old Boys Reserves resigned before the start of the season.
Reserve Division One
| P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Earl Shilton Town ReservesP | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 37 | 15 | 22 | 22 |
| 2 | Bentley Engineering ReservesP | 13 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 23 | 9 | 20 |
| 3 | Narborough & Littlethorpe ReservesP | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 18 | 13 | 17 |
| 4 | Wildt & Co. ReservesP | 13 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 35 | 26 | 9 | 14 |
| 5 | Ibstock Welfare Reserves | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 32 | -2 | 10 |
| 6 | Equity United Reserves | 13 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 18 | 38 | -20 | 8 |
| 7 | Blaby United Reserves | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 18 | 31 | -13 | 7 |
| 8 | Bardon Hill Sports ReservesM | 12 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 21 | 39 | -18 | 6 |
- Burgess Products Reserves resigned before the start of the season.
- Burleigh Community College Reserves resigned before the start of the season.
- Ashby Road Sports Reserves resigned after only playing one game on 3rd September 1977.
Reserve Division Two
| P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anstey Town ReservesP | 20 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 87 | 21 | 66 | 38 |
| 2 | Oakham United ReservesP | 20 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 52 | 24 | 28 | 30 |
| 3 | British Shoe Corporation ReservesP | 20 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 65 | 37 | 28 | 26 |
| 4 | Countesthorpe United ReservesP | 20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 58 | 32 | 26 | 25 |
| 5 | Husbands Bosworth ReservesP | 20 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 60 | 39 | 21 | 21 |
| 6 | Loughborough Dynamo ReservesP | 20 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 41 | 54 | -13 | 21 |
| 7 | Fleckney Athletic ReservesP | 20 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 41 | 58 | -17 | 18 |
| 8 | Hinckley Nomads ReservesP | 20 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 49 | 51 | -2 | 17 |
| 9 | Barlestone St. Giles ReservesP | 20 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 42 | 63 | -21 | 12 |
| 10 | Sapcote United ReservesL | 20 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 19 | 64 | -45 | 7 |
| 11 | Heather St. John ReservesP | 20 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 17 | 88 | -71 | 5 |
After the season finished the following teams moved from the league:
- Narborough & Littlethorpe and Rolls-Royce & District to the Leicestershire Senior League.
- Rolls-Royce & District and Wigston Fields Reserves to the Leicestershire Football Combination.
- Bardon Hill Sports and Moira United to the North Leicestershire Football League.
Wigston Council Old Boys left the league after merging with Midland Athletic of the Leicestershire Senior League to form Wigston Town. The new team will take the place of the Midland Athletic teams in the Leicestershire Senior League and Leicestershire Football Combination.
Burleigh Community College and Hathern merged to form Cottons Sports and left to play in the North Leicestershire Football League.
Desford Colliery Reserves, Leicestershire Constabulary Reserves and Sapcote United Reserves also left the league.
From next season the league would run with only two reserve divisions.
Name changes for next season
- Oakham United became Oakham Town.
- Ravenhurst Casuals became Braunstone Town.