Leicestershire Challenge Cup 1956/57
Leicester City win in a high scoring final.
First Round > Semi Finals > Final
Entries – 5 Teams
Football League (1 team)
Leicester City .
Birmingham & District League (3 teams)
Brush Sports, Hinckley Athletic and Whitwick Colliery.
Central Alliance (1 team)
Anstey Nomads .
First Round
10th November 1956 | ||
Anstey Nomads | 2 – 1 | Hinckley Athletic |
Byes: Brush Sports, Leicester City and Whitwick Colliery.
Semi Finals
16th February 1957 | ||
Leicester City (Football League – Div 2) | 3 – 3 | Brush Sports (Birmingham & District League – Div 1) |
Whitwick Colliery (Birmingham & District League – Div 1) | 1 – 2 | Anstey Nomads (Central Alliance – Div 1 South) |
Replay
30th March 1957 | ||
Brush Sports (Birmingham & District League – Div 1) | 0 – 3 | Leicester City (Football League – Div 2) |
Final
11th May 1957 | ||
Leicester City (Football League – Div 2) | 9 – 0 | Anstey Nomads (Central Alliance – Div 1 South) at Filbert Street, Leicester. |