Leicester & District League 1985/86
Petfoods win the league for the second season in a row.
Honours
| Winners | Runners Up | |
|---|---|---|
| Premier Division | Petfoods | City Gas |
| Division One | Highfield Rangers | Ventora |
| Division Two | Fleckney Old Crown | Kingsway |
| Reserve Premier Division | Petfoods Reserves | Aylestone Park Old Boys Reserves |
| Reserve Division One | Asfordby Amateurs Reserves | Hinckley Knight Reserves |
Before the start of the season the following teams moved to the league:
From the Leicestershire Senior League
Melton Town.
From the Leicester & District Mutual Football League
Fleckney Old Crown and Highfield Rangers.
From the Leicester City Football League
Enderby Rangers and Fosse Imps (+Reserves).
From the Melton & Rutland District Football League
Methodist United.
Premier Division
| P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PetfoodsM | 26 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 90 | 22 | 68 | 46 |
| 2 | City Gas | 26 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 64 | 28 | 36 | 37 |
| 3 | Ibstock WelfareM | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 59 | 33 | 26 | 34 |
| 4 | Leicestershire Constabulary | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 56 | 34 | 22 | 32 |
| 5 | Apollo RTHR | 26 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 82 | 65 | 17 | 30 |
| 6 | Hinckley Knight | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 41 | 42 | -1 | 29 |
| 7 | Burbage Old Boys | 26 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 52 | 48 | 4 | 28 |
| 8 | Aylestone Park Old Boys | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 49 | 51 | -2 | 24 |
| 9 | Kegworth Rovers | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 48 | 50 | -2 | 24 |
| 10 | North Kilworth | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 43 | 67 | -24 | 20 |
| 11 | Blaby United | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 47 | 67 | -20 | 19 |
| 12 | Downes Sports | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 46 | 72 | -26 | 19 |
| 13 | British Shoe CorporationR | 26 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 33 | 58 | -25 | 14 |
| 14 | Epworth TSR | 26 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 21 | 94 | -73 | 8 |
Division One
| P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Highfield RangersP | 26 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 57 | 20 | 37 | 39 |
| 2 | VentoraL | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 69 | 45 | 24 | 35 |
| 3 | Asfordby AmateursP | 26 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 63 | 37 | 26 | 34 |
| 4 | Cottesmore AmateursP | 26 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 59 | 34 | 25 | 34 |
| 5 | Thurmaston UnitedP | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 56 | 34 | 22 | 34 |
| 6 | Melton TownM | 26 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 72 | 38 | 34 | 30 |
| 7 | Fosse Imps | 26 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 68 | 48 | 20 | 29 |
| 8 | Huncote Sports & Social | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 57 | 32 | 25 | 27 |
| 9 | Welby Lane United | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 48 | 58 | -10 | 24 |
| 10 | Loughborough Dynamo | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 42 | 50 | -8 | 23 |
| 11 | Uppingham Town | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 69 | 63 | 6 | 22 |
| 12 | Stoney Stanton (-2) | 26 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 34 | 54 | -20 | 17 |
| 13 | Sapcote United | 26 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 42 | 85 | -43 | 14 |
| 14 | Equity UnitedM | 26 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 12 | 150 | -138 | 0 |
Division Two
| P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fleckney Old CrownP | 26 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 89 | 28 | 61 | 39 |
| 2 | KingswayP | 26 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 65 | 27 | 38 | 39 |
| 3 | Cosby UnitedP | 26 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 69 | 33 | 36 | 38 |
| 4 | New Parks Boys ClubP | 26 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 63 | 28 | 35 | 37 |
| 5 | Hinckley Nomads | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 58 | 42 | 16 | 34 |
| 6 | Methodist United | 26 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 71 | 46 | 25 | 32 |
| 7 | Broughton Astley | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 60 | 53 | 7 | 28 |
| 8 | Enderby Rangers (-2) | 26 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 54 | 48 | 6 | 25 |
| 9 | Bentley EngineeringM | 26 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 42 | 57 | -15 | 18 |
| 10 | Heather St. Johns | 26 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 45 | 65 | -20 | 18 |
| 11 | Earl Shilton Rangers | 26 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 39 | 67 | -28 | 18 |
| 12 | Frisby United | 26 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 38 | 74 | -36 | 16 |
| 13 | Countesthorpe United | 26 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 35 | 72 | -37 | 13 |
| 14 | Asfordby (-2) | 26 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 30 | 118 | -88 | 5 |
Reserve Premier Division
| P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Petfoods ReservesM | 28 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 103 | 32 | 71 | 46 |
| 2 | Aylestone Park Old Boys Reserves | 27 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 66 | 34 | 32 | 39 |
| 3 | Thurmaston United Reserves | 26 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 57 | 28 | 29 | 38 |
| 4 | Huncote Sports & Social Reserves | 28 | 15 | 2 | 11 | 68 | 51 | 17 | 32 |
| 5 | Burbage Old Boys Reserves | 27 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 55 | 52 | 3 | 31 |
| 6 | City Gas Reserves | 28 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 57 | 54 | 3 | 28 |
| 7 | Epworth TS Reserves | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 64 | 84 | -20 | 26 |
| 8 | Apollo RTH Reserves | 25 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 54 | 54 | 0 | 25 |
| 9 | Ibstock Welfare ReservesM | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 68 | 59 | 9 | 24 |
| 10 | Downes Sports Reserves | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 56 | 55 | 1 | 24 |
| 11 | Cosby United Reserves | 26 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 44 | 45 | -1 | 24 |
| 12 | Blaby United Reserves | 29 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 52 | 64 | -12 | 24 |
| 13 | British Shoe Corporation ReservesR | 26 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 36 | 59 | -23 | 20 |
| 14 | Welby Lane United ReservesR | 27 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 47 | 75 | -28 | 18 |
| 15 | North Kilworth ReservesR | 26 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 49 | 69 | -20 | 17 |
| 16 | Uppingham Town ReservesR | 29 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 50 | 111 | -61 | 12 |
Reserve Division One
| P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Asfordby Amateurs ReservesP | 24 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 80 | 23 | 57 | 37 |
| 2 | Hinckley Knight ReservesP | 24 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 73 | 28 | 45 | 35 |
| 3 | Loughborough Dynamo ReservesP | 24 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 62 | 38 | 24 | 35 |
| 4 | Hinckley Nomads ReservesP | 24 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 69 | 37 | 32 | 31 |
| 5 | Ventora ReservesL | 24 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 56 | 35 | 21 | 31 |
| 6 | Fosse Imps Reserves | 24 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 72 | 48 | 24 | 28 |
| 7 | Frisby United ReservesM | 24 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 46 | 52 | -6 | 24 |
| 8 | Kingsway Reserves | 24 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 43 | 51 | -8 | 24 |
| 9 | Stoney Stanton Reserves | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 38 | 31 | 7 | 23 |
| 10 | Earl Shilton Rangers Reserves | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 42 | 45 | -3 | 23 |
| 11 | Sapcote United Reserves | 24 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 38 | 93 | -55 | 11 |
| 12 | Heather St. Johns Reserves | 24 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 38 | 92 | -54 | 8 |
| 13 | Equity United ReservesM | 24 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 18 | 102 | -84 | 2 |
After the season finished the following teams moved from the league:
- Petfoods and Ibstock Welfare to the Leicestershire Senior League.
- Petfoods Reserves and Ibstock Welfare Reserves to the Leicestershire Football Combination.
- Melton Town to the Central Midlands Football League.
- Equity United (+Reserves) to the Leicester & District Mutual Football League.
- Bentley Engineering to the Leicester City Football League.
- Frisby United Reserves to the Melton & Rutland District Football League.
Ventora (+Reserves) also left the league.