High-flying Knitters make it 13 games undefeated

​Hinckley United continued their excellent home form with a 4-1 win over second-placed Southport last night in Blue Square North.

The victory saw the Knitters extend their unbeaten sequence at the Greene King Stadium to 13 games.

It was an entertaining encounter in which Southport fully played their part but, in the end,...

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Big incentive for Barwell in FA Vase

Barwell have been given the perfect incentive to complete the FA Vase job they started at Willand Rovers last Saturday. The winners of this weekend's replay at Kirkby Road have been drawn at...

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Hinckley United hit back for draw against Northwich

Hinckley United rallied to force a 1-1 home draw against Northwich Victoria. It was a decent game, played at a good pace with chances at both ends and a draw was a fitting outcome. Both...

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FA Vase: Barwell earn FA Vase replay against Willand Rovers

FA Vase: Barwell earn FA Vase replay against Willand Rovers

Barwell face an FA Vase fifth-round replay against Willand Rovers on Saturday after drawing 2-2 in Devon. On a quagmire of a pitch, the...

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Match abandoned after melees

Friar Lane & Epworth's home clash against Coleshill Town was abandoned midway through the second half after two melees broke out. The Lane were leading 2-1 through goals by Lee Barrett...

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Loughborough Dynamo share spoils with high-flyers Chasetown

Loughborough Dynamo earned a 2-2 home draw against third-placed Chasetown in Division One South. Neil Morgan gave Dynamo the lead midway through the first half and Carl Adams doubled their...

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Bardon Hill Sports drop first points of year

Bardon Hill Sports dropped points for the first time this year but still maintained a 13-point lead at the top of the East Midlands Counties League. Sports had to settle for a 1-1 draw at...

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Honours even for Bushby Badgers and Kingsway Celtic

Bushby Badgers and Kingsway Celtic fought out a 1-1 draw in Division One of the Mutual League's Under-10 section.

Elliott Wells netted for the Badgers and Lewis Massey hit a late equaliser for Kingsway.

Glenfield Leopards and Hinckley Swallows were locked in a 2-2 draw in Division Two.

Thomas Osborne and Ethan...

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Super victory for Coalville Town under-12s

Coalville Town landed a 2-0 home win over Under-12 Division Six leaders Braunstone Juniors in the Bathroom Solutions League. From the start, both sides launched fluent attacks and Coalville...

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Richards at the double for Barlestone St Giles

Barlestone St Giles battled to a 2-0 home win over Harborough 94 in the Pelada Sportswear Under-13F Division. Good football was always going to be at a premium on a sticky pitch and it took...

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Harborough win thrilling County Cup clash

Harborough Town won a thrilling County Sunday Under-11 Cup quarter-final against Hinckley United. Good work from Thomas Shellard and Ross Barnett allowed Isaac Akers to slot in the opener...

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Thurmaston Magpies storm to win after six-game lay-off

Thurlaston Magpies were a six hit against Hinckley United Colts in the Leicester Sunday Juniors League. This was their first game for six weeks and they came through this Dinah Hardington...

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Allexton Hawks go clear at top after beating rivals

Allexton Hawks have stretched their lead at the top of Mutual League Under-10 Division One. They beat second-placed Kingsway Celtic 2-0 thanks to goals from Jamie Black and Kairo Arlott-John...

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Harborough Town slip to defeat

Harborough Town found the going tough against Allexton New Parks in the Leicester Under-11 League, and slipped to a 2-0 defeat. Allexton made the stronger start and were soon a goal up after...

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Shepshed Dynamo fails to take their chances

Missed chances proved costly for Shepshed Dynamo in their 5-2 defeat at Gedling Town in the East Midlands Premier Division.

The pitch was passed fit but the bobbly conditions led to a host of chances for both sides.

Unfortunately, Gedling were clinical in front of goal and took their chances well whereas Dynamo struggled to put...

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Robinson at the double as Dynamo move off basement

Shepshed Dynamo moved off the bottom of the East Midlands League Premier Division with a 4-1 win over fellow strugglers Corby. Dynamo started well and Anna Stodter gave them the lead on 15...

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Leicester City Women lose to Millwall in FA Cup

Hannah Smith (right)

Leicester City Women's FA Cup hopes were dashed in a 3-0 defeat to Millwall yesterday. City had beaten the London club in the Cup and...

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Dynamo crash out of cup

Shepshed Dynamo crashed out of the East Midlands League Cup when they were beaten 2-0 by Royce Rangers. Before kick-off, Shepshed Building Society presented the club with a cheque for...

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Kirsty Linnett at double as Leicester City Women beat Stoke in FA Cup

Kirsty Linnett led the way with a double as Leicester City Women booked their place in the fourth round of the FA Cup with a 6-2 win at Stoke yesterday. Linnett opened the scoring and...

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