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| Full name | Hinckley Leicester Road Football Club | ||
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| Nickname | The Knitters | ||
| Founded | 2013 | ||
| Ground | Leicester Road Stadium,Hinckley | ||
| Capacity | 6,250 (732 seated)[1] | ||
| 2024–25 | Northern Premier League Division One Midlands, 10th of 21 (resigned) | ||
Hinckley Leicester Road Football Club is afootball club based inHinckley,England. Formed on 4 November 2013 after the liquidation ofHinckley United the previous month, they last played in theNorthern Premier League Division One Midlands in the 2024–25 season. They played at theLeicester Road Stadium.
WhenHinckley United folded in October 2013, two clubs were formed to replace them;Hinckley AFC and Leicester Road. Leicester Road were accepted into Division Two of the newly formedMidland League for the2014–15 season.[2] They were runners-up in their first season, earning promotion to Division One,[2] where they would play Hinckley AFC for the first time.[3]
In 2016–17 Leicester Road club won theLeicestershire and Rutland Senior Cup, beatingHolwell Sports 2–1 in the final.[4] In 2021 the club were promoted and transferred to the Premier Division South of theUnited Counties League based on their results in the abandoned2019–20 and2020–21 seasons. In September 2021 the club were renamed Hinckley LRFC. The2021–22 season saw them finish second in the Premier Division South, earning promotion to Division One Midlands of theNorthern Premier League.
On 6 June 2025, the club announced that they were going into Voluntary Liquidation, due to the loss of key sponsors and a drop in revenue.[5]
| Season | Division | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014–15 | Midland League Division Two | 30 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 78 | 34 | 44 | 50 | 2/16 |
| 2015–16 | Midland League Division One | 38 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 98 | 41 | 57 | 77 | 4/20 |
| 2016–17 | Midland League Division One | 38 | 25 | 4 | 9 | 117 | 36 | 81 | 79 | 3/20 |
| 2017–18 | Midland League Division One | 42 | 28 | 6 | 8 | 99 | 52 | 47 | 90 | 4/20 |
| 2018–19 | Midland League Division One | 35 | 23 | 3 | 9 | 91 | 32 | 59 | 72 | 5/19 |
| 2019–20 | Midland League Division One | 32 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 96 | 23 | 73 | 79 | 1/20 |
| 2020–21 | Midland League Division One | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 5 | 22 | 26 | 2/19 |
| 2021–22 | United Counties League Premier Division South | 38 | 32 | 3 | 3 | 108 | 29 | 79 | 99 | 2/21 |
| 2022–23 | Northern Premier League Division One Midlands | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 37 | -3 | 40 | 44 | 13/20 |
| 2023–24 | Northern Premier League Division One Midlands | 38 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 64 | 48 | 16 | 70 | 4/20 |
| 2024–25 | Northern Premier League Division One Midlands | 40 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 54 | 50 | 4 | 55 | 10/21 |
Following their formation, both Hinckley AFC and Leicester Road attempted to secure the right to useLeicester Road Stadium.[6] Leicester Road were ultimately successful in purchasing the stadium,[7] with Hinckley AFC having to groundshare atHeather St John's.[8]
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