Leicestershire Challenge Cup

Leicestershire Challenge Cup 1971/72

Friar Lane beat Oadby Town after a playoff.

Quarter Finals > Semi Finals > Final

Entries – 8 Teams

Midland Counties League (1 team)

Loughborough United.

East Midlands (Regional) League (2 teams)

Anstey Nomads and Enderby Town.

West Midlands (Regional) League (1 team)

Hinckley Athletic.

Leicestershire Senior League (4 teams)

Friar Lane Old Boys , Ibstock Penistone Rovers, Midland Athletic and Oadby Town .

Quarter Finals

25th August 1971
Anstey Nomads3 – 0Ibstock Penistone Rovers
Friar Lane Old Boys3 – 0Loughborough United
Hinckley Athletic0 – 2Midland Athletic
Oadby Town1 – 0Enderby Town

Semi Finals

19th April 1972
Anstey Nomads
(East Mids Regional League – Prem)
0 – 2Oadby Town
(Leicestershire Senior League – Div 1)
Friar Lane Old Boys
(Leicestershire Senior League – Div 1)
2 – 1Midland Athletic
(Leicestershire Senior League – Div 1)

Final

Played over two legs.
29th April 1972
Oadby Town
(Leicestershire Senior League – Div 1)
1 – 1Friar Lane Old Boys
(Leicestershire Senior League – Div 1)
at Wigston Road, Oadby.
5th May 1972
Friar Lane Old Boys
(Leicestershire Senior League – Div 1)
1 – 1Oadby Town
(Leicestershire Senior League – Div 1)
at Windsor Avenue, Glen Parva.
Play-Off
17th May 1972
Friar Lane Old Boys
(Leicestershire Senior League – Div 1)
3 – 0Oadby Town
(Leicestershire Senior League – Div 1)
at Dog & Gun Lane, Whetstone.