North Leicestershire Football League 1996/97
Ashby Ivanhoe win the league for the second time.
Honours
| Winners | Runners Up | |
|---|---|---|
| Premier Division | Ashby Ivanhoe | Ingles |
| Division One | Ashby Ivanhoe Reserves | Sileby United WMC |
| Division Two | Markfield Red Lion | Astra Charnwood |
| Division Three | Shelthorpe Kings Church | East Leake Athletic Reserves |
| Division Four | Pegg’s Green Reserves | Preci-Spark |
Before the start of the season the following teams joined the league:
From the Charnwood Sunday League
Sileby United WMC (previously just Sileby United) moved from Sunday football to Saturday football.
Busters Reserves, Coalville Town, East Leake Athletic ‘A’, Mountsorrel Rovers Reserves and Preci-Spark.
Kegworth Town were formed by the merger of Kegworth Rovers and Kegworth Wanderers.
Name changes for this season
- Astra-Charnwood were previously Soar Valley Swifts.
- South Leicester United were previously Schlegel UK.
Pegson Premier Division
| P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashby Ivanhoe | 20 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 78 | 27 | 51 | 49 |
| 2 | Ingles | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 59 | 31 | 28 | 39 |
| 3 | Hillside Rangers | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 63 | 45 | 18 | 39 |
| 4 | Woodhouse Imperial | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 53 | 29 | 24 | 36 |
| 5 | Shepshed Amateurs | 20 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 41 | 27 | 14 | 32 |
| 6 | Loughborough Town | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 57 | 38 | 19 | 30 |
| 7 | West End United | 20 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 63 | 44 | 19 | 29 |
| 8 | Hathern Three Crowns | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 45 | 40 | 5 | 28 |
| 9 | Belton Villa | 20 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 27 | 68 | -41 | 13 |
| 10 | Mountsorrel Amateurs | 20 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 14 | 87 | -73 | 7 |
| 11 | Quorn UnitedR | 20 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 27 | 91 | -64 | 6 |
Midland Vending Services Division One
| P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashby Ivanhoe Reserves | 18 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 61 | 24 | 37 | 44 |
| 2 | Sileby United WMCP | 18 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 45 | 16 | 29 | 43 |
| 3 | Kegworth TownP | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 55 | 25 | 30 | 38 |
| 4 | Old Dalby Coronation | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 47 | 29 | 18 | 35 |
| 5 | Loughborough Dynamo ‘A’ | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 34 | 32 | 2 | 27 |
| 6 | Bagworth BTR (-3) | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 31 | 41 | -10 | 18 |
| 7 | East Leake Albion | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 26 | 39 | -13 | 18 |
| 8 | Loughborough Town Reserves | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 29 | 54 | -25 | 15 |
| 9 | Ingles Reserves | 18 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 23 | 61 | -38 | 11 |
| 10 | Sileby Saints | 18 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 20 | 50 | -30 | 10 |
Hex Holdings Ltd. Division Two
| P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Markfield Red LionP | 20 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 64 | 24 | 40 | 47 |
| 2 | Astra CharnwoodP | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 48 | 26 | 22 | 38 |
| 3 | Shepshed Amateurs Reserves | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 37 | 32 | 5 | 34 |
| 4 | Pegg’s Green | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 53 | 43 | 10 | 29 |
| 5 | Measham Imperial | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 44 | 58 | -14 | 28 |
| 6 | Sutton Bonington | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 46 | 39 | 7 | 26 |
| 7 | East Leake United | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 35 | 31 | 4 | 26 |
| 8 | Kegworth Town Reserves | 20 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 38 | 47 | -9 | 26 |
| 9 | Shepshed SwiftsL | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 41 | 55 | -14 | 22 |
| 10 | South Leicester UnitedR | 20 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 32 | 64 | -32 | 16 |
| 11 | Loughborough UnitedR | 20 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 25 | 44 | -19 | 14 |
Windmill Trophies Division Three
| P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shelthorpe Kings ChurchP | 20 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 85 | 24 | 61 | 51 |
| 2 | East Leake Athletic ReservesP | 20 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 60 | 19 | 41 | 44 |
| 3 | Mountsorrel RoversP | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 73 | 41 | 32 | 41 |
| 4 | Groby | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 52 | 32 | 20 | 37 |
| 5 | Woodhouse Imperial Reserves | 20 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 52 | 46 | 6 | 30 |
| 6 | Artform | 20 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 49 | 53 | -4 | 29 |
| 7 | Busters | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 44 | 47 | -3 | 23 |
| 8 | Hathern Three Crowns Reserves | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 47 | 71 | -24 | 22 |
| 9 | Mountsorrel Amateurs Reserves | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 44 | 59 | -15 | 20 |
| 10 | Sileby Saints ReservesR | 20 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 29 | 74 | -45 | 13 |
| 11 | Bardon Hill Sports ‘A’R | 20 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 23 | 92 | -69 | 1 |
J&D Building Contractors Division Four
| P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pegg’s Green ReservesL | 16 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 69 | 23 | 46 | 41 |
| 2 | Preci-SparkL | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 51 | 20 | 31 | 38 |
| 3 | Coalville TownL | 16 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 53 | 21 | 32 | 34 |
| 4 | East Leake Athletic ‘A’ | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 52 | 29 | 23 | 32 |
| 5 | Shepshed Swifts ReservesL | 16 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 45 | 36 | 9 | 22 |
| 6 | Busters Reserves | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 39 | 42 | -3 | 19 |
| 7 | Mountsorrel Rovers Reserves | 16 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 20 | 51 | -31 | 10 |
| 8 | Loughborough United Reserves | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 23 | 57 | -34 | 10 |
| 9 | Mountsorrel Amateurs ‘A’ | 16 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 17 | 90 | -73 | 2 |
- Beacon Rangers resigned from the league during the season.
After the season finished the following teams left the league:
Coalville Town, Pegg’s Green Reserves, Preci-Spark and Shepshed Swifts (+Reserves).
Name changes for next season
- Mountsorrel Rovers became Thurmaston Rangers.
- West End United became Ravenstone.