The Leicestershire Church Football League, established in 1986,[1] is a men's football competition for church-based teams in Leicestershire, England. It is one of the six Saturday leagues affiliated to the Leicestershire & Rutland County Football Association.[2] Elim Pentecostal Leicester FC have been the most successful club, with 10 league titles and six league cups. Under league rules, the teams must field at least seven players who regularly attend church.[3] The league now has only one division, containing nine teams, but during the seasons from 1990–91 to 2008–09, there were two divisions.
As well as the church league and cup tournaments, LCL teams have also competed in Leicestershire County Cups, such as the Leicestershire Saturday Trophy and the Leicestershire Saturday Vase. The best performance by a LCL team in such competitions came during the 2009–10 season, when Revive FC defeated North Kilworth Sports Reserves 2–1 in the final of the Leicestershire Saturday Vase.[4]
League Members
Current members
- Aylestone & Whetstone
- Enderby Mission United
- Harborough Churches
- Knighton Evangelical Free Church
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- Leicester City Vineyard
- Loughborough Churches
- Thurnby Church FC
- Trinity Life Church
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Former members
- Aylestone Friday Night Football Project
- Barrow Baptist Church
- Braunstone Evangelical Free Church
- Christchurch Clarendon Park
- Church of the Martyrs
- Coalville Pentecostal Church
- Elim Pentecostal Leicester
- Fleckney Baptist Church
- Friar Lane Baptist Church
- Holy Trinity Leicester
- Humberstone Church
- Kingsway Church Fellowship
- Leicester Christian Fellowship
- Leicester Salvation Army
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- Leicester West Saints
- Loughborough Emmanuel
- Lutterworth Saints
- Melbourne Hall Evangelical
- Quorn Baptist Church
- Robert Hall Memorial Baptist Church
- Rugby Bilton Evangelical Church
- Sileby Christians
- South Leicestershire Churches
- Wigston Assemblies of God
- Wigston Central Churches
- Wigston Methodist Church
- Woodhouse Baptist Church
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Notes
- Where teams have merged or been renamed, their old names have been added to the Former members section.
- Following the 2008-09 season, Elim Pentecostal Leicester competed as Kingsway Church Fellowship.
- Following the 2011-12 season, Aylestone Friday Night Football Project and Whetstone Baptist Church merged to form Aylestone & Whetstone.
History
Division One Winners
- 1986–87: Friar Lane Baptist Church
- 1987–88: Elim Pentecostal Leicester
- 1988–89: Leicester Christian Fellowship
- 1989–90: Wigston Assemblies of God
- 1990–91: Wigston Assemblies of God
- 1991–92: Elim Pentecostal Leicester
- 1992–93: Woodhouse Baptist Church
- 1993–94: Elim Pentecostal Leicester
- 1994–95: Elim Pentecostal Leicester 'A'
- 1995–96: Elim Pentecostal Leicester 'A'
- 1996–97: Coalville Pentecostal Church
- 1997–98: Coalville United Churches
- 1998–99: Elim Pentecostal Leicester
- 1999–2000: Coalville United Churches
- 2000–01: Coalville United Churches
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- 2001–02: Loughborough Emmanuel
- 2002–03: Elim Pentecostal Leicester
- 2003–04: Revive FC (Loughborough University Christian Union)
- 2004–05: Revive FC (Loughborough University Christian Union)
- 2005–06: Wigston Churches
- 2006–07: Elim Pentecostal Leicester
- 2007–08: Elim Pentecostal Leicester
- 2008–09: Elim Pentecostal Leicester
- 2009–10: Melbourne Hall Evangelical Free Church
- 2010–11: Kingsway FC
- 2011–12: Enderby Mission United
- 2012–13: Melbourne Hall Evangelical Free Church
- 2013-14: United Churches of Leicestershire
- 2014-15: Aylestone & Whetstone
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Division Two Winners
- 1990–91: Fleckney Baptist Church
- 1991–92: Holy Trinity Leicester
- 1992–93: Wigston Methodist Church
- 1993–94: Knighton Evangelical Free Church
- 1994–95: Wigston Methodist Church
- 1995–96: Elim Pentecostal Leicester 'B'
- 1996–97: Humberstone Church
- 1997–98: Christchurch Clarendon Park
- 1998–99: Kingsway Church Fellowship
- 1999–2000: Christchurch Clarendon Park
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- 2000–01: Wigston Assemblies of God
- 2001–02: Quorn Baptist Church
- 2002–03: Leicester Salvation Army
- 2003–04: Wigston Central Churches
- 2004–05: Melbourne Hall Evangelical Free Church
- 2005–06: Braunstone Evangelical Free Church
- 2006–07: Lutterworth Saints
- 2007–08: Harborough Churches
- 2008–09: Revive FC (Loughborough University Christian Union)
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League Cup Winners
- 1987: Friar Lane Baptist Church
- 1988: Elim Pentecostal Leicester
- 1989: Melbourne Hall Evangelical Free Church
- 1990: Wigston Assemblies of God / Woodhouse Baptist Church (shared)
- 1991: Leicester Christian Fellowship
- 1992: Woodhouse Baptist Church
- 1993: Woodhouse Baptist Church
- 1994: Elim Pentecostal Leicester
- 1995: Elim Pentecostal Leicester
- 1996: Elim Pentecostal Leicester
- 1997: Elim Pentecostal Leicester
- 1998: Coalville United Churches
- 1999: Coalville United Churches
- 2000: Wigston Methodist Church
- 2001: Coalville United Churches
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- 2002: Loughborough Emmanuel
- 2003: Loughborough Emmanuel
- 2004: Lutterworth Saints
- 2005: Rugby Bilton Evangelical Church
- 2006: Melbourne Hall Evangelical Free Church
- 2007: Melbourne Hall Evangelical Free Church
- 2008: Lutterworth Saints
- 2009: Elim Pentecostal Leicester
- 2010: Revive FC (Loughborough University Christian Union)
- 2011: Enderby Mission United
- 2012: Melbourne Hall Evangelical Free Church
- 2013: United Churches of Leicestershire
- 2014: United Churches of Leicestershire
- 2015: Knighton Evangelical Free Church
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References
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