Leicester & District League 1987/88
Highfield Rangers are champions.
Honours
| Winners | Runners Up | |
|---|---|---|
| Premier Division | Highfield Rangers | Leicestershire Constabulary |
| Division One | Glenfield Town | Kingsway |
| Division Two | Hinckley Gunners | Stoney Stanton |
| Reserve Premier Division | City Gas Reserves | Aylestone Park Old Boys Reserves |
| Reserve Division One | Angraves Reserves | Fosse Imps Reserves |
Before the start of the season the following teams moved to the league:
From the Leicester & District Mutual Football League
Glenfield Town (+Reserves) and Tungstone 85.
From the Leicester City Football League
Angraves (+Reserves).
As well as the above teams the following reserve teams also joined:
Ashby Road Sports, Broughton Astley Reserves, Countesthorpe United Reserves and Oakham Swifts Reserves.
Premier Division
| P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Highfield RangersM | 24 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 92 | 27 | 65 | 45 |
| 2 | Leicestershire Constabulary | 24 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 63 | 31 | 32 | 36 |
| 3 | Huncote Sports & Social | 24 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 51 | 34 | 17 | 31 |
| 4 | Cottesmore Amateurs | 24 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 49 | 34 | 15 | 28 |
| 5 | Uppingham Town | 24 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 57 | 47 | 10 | 28 |
| 6 | Loughborough Dynamo | 24 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 69 | 42 | 27 | 27 |
| 7 | Aylestone Park Old Boys | 24 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 43 | 51 | -8 | 25 |
| 8 | Blaby United | 24 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 32 | 54 | -22 | 21 |
| 9 | City Gas | 24 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 34 | 50 | -16 | 16 |
| 10 | Asfordby Amateurs | 24 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 43 | 54 | -11 | 15 |
| 11 | Dunton Bassett | 24 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 33 | 56 | -23 | 15 |
| 12 | Thurmaston UnitedR | 24 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 39 | 66 | -27 | 13 |
| 13 | Hinckley Knight (-2)L | 24 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 29 | 88 | -59 | 10 |
- Kegworth Rovers resigned from the league in November. They played in the North Leicestershire Football League next season.
Division One
| P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glenfield TownP | 22 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 72 | 32 | 40 | 37 |
| 2 | KingswayP | 22 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 61 | 36 | 25 | 29 |
| 3 | FleckneyP | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 69 | 46 | 23 | 29 |
| 4 | Oakham SwiftsP | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 54 | 47 | 7 | 26 |
| 5 | Angraves | 22 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 45 | 31 | 14 | 25 |
| 6 | Welby Lane United | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 56 | 48 | 8 | 25 |
| 7 | Heather St. John’s | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 40 | 39 | 1 | 23 |
| 8 | Burbage Old Boys | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 39 | 62 | -23 | 18 |
| 9 | Fosse Imps | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 47 | 49 | -2 | 16 |
| 10 | Epworth | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 32 | 56 | -24 | 16 |
| 11 | Cosby United | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 30 | 50 | -20 | 14 |
| 12 | Methodist UnitedR | 22 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 31 | 80 | -49 | 6 |
- Enderby Rangers resigned from the league.
Division Two
| P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hinckley GunnersP | 24 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 70 | 36 | 34 | 36 |
| 2 | Stoney StantonP | 24 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 97 | 36 | 61 | 35 |
| 3 | British Shoe CorporationP | 24 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 62 | 39 | 23 | 34 |
| 4 | Frisby UnitedP | 24 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 51 | 32 | 19 | 33 |
| 5 | Broughton Astley | 24 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 50 | 35 | 15 | 31 |
| 6 | Tungstone 85 | 24 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 69 | 49 | 20 | 29 |
| 7 | Countesthorpe United | 24 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 48 | 47 | 1 | 22 |
| 8 | Apollo RTH | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 51 | 67 | -16 | 19 |
| 9 | Sapcote United | 24 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 43 | 52 | -9 | 18 |
| 10 | Earl Shilton Rangers | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 48 | 56 | -8 | 17 |
| 11 | Hinckley Nomads | 24 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 41 | 69 | -28 | 16 |
| 12 | Ashby Road Sports | 24 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 30 | 83 | -53 | 14 |
| 13 | Asfordby | 24 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 24 | 83 | -59 | 8 |
Reserve Premier Division
| P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | City Gas Reserves | 26 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 65 | 26 | 39 | 40 |
| 2 | Aylestone Park Old Boys Reserves | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 54 | 31 | 23 | 34 |
| 3 | Huncote Sports & Social Reserves | 26 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 76 | 39 | 37 | 33 |
| 4 | Loughborough Dynamo Reserves | 26 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 61 | 41 | 20 | 33 |
| 5 | Welby Lane United Reserves | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 33 | 32 | 1 | 31 |
| 6 | Dunton Bassett Reserves | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 58 | 51 | 7 | 30 |
| 7 | Thurmaston United Reserves | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 46 | 37 | 9 | 27 |
| 8 | Hinckley Knight ReservesL | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 49 | 48 | 1 | 26 |
| 9 | Stoney Stanton Reserves | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 52 | 55 | -3 | 22 |
| 10 | Cosby United Reserves | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 39 | 49 | -10 | 22 |
| 11 | Blaby United Reserves | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 31 | 59 | -28 | 18 |
| 12 | Uppingham Town ReservesR | 26 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 35 | 58 | -23 | 16 |
| 13 | Asfordby Amateurs ReservesR | 26 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 32 | 59 | -27 | 16 |
| 14 | Burbage Old Boys ReservesR | 26 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 32 | 78 | -46 | 16 |
Reserve Division One
| P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Angraves ReservesP | 28 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 88 | 36 | 52 | 46 |
| 2 | Fosse Imps ReservesP | 28 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 74 | 27 | 47 | 42 |
| 3 | British Shoe Corporation ReservesP | 28 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 66 | 38 | 28 | 42 |
| 4 | Countesthorpe United ReservesP | 28 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 79 | 53 | 26 | 36 |
| 5 | Kingsway ReservesP | 28 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 52 | 37 | 15 | 36 |
| 6 | Glenfield Town Reserves | 28 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 74 | 38 | 36 | 35 |
| 7 | Oakham Swifts Reserves | 28 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 59 | 39 | 20 | 34 |
| 8 | Earl Shilton Rangers Reserves | 28 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 57 | 53 | 4 | 30 |
| 9 | Epworth Reserves | 28 | 13 | 2 | 13 | 73 | 57 | 16 | 28 |
| 10 | Heather St. John’s Reserves | 28 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 44 | 50 | -6 | 24 |
| 11 | Broughton Astley Reserves | 28 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 43 | 65 | -22 | 21 |
| 12 | Hinckley Nomads ReservesL | 28 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 62 | 79 | -17 | 17 |
| 13 | Sapcote United Reserves | 28 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 47 | 75 | -28 | 16 |
| 14 | Apollo RTH Reserves | 28 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 39 | 100 | -61 | 10 |
| 15 | Ashby Road Sports ReservesL | 28 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 33 | 143 | -110 | 3 |
After the season finished the following teams moved from the league:
- Highfield Rangers to the Central Midlands Football League.
- Kegworth Rovers to the North Leicestershire Football League.
Ashby Road Sports Reserves, Hinckley Knight (+Reserves) and Hinckley Nomads Reserves also left the league.