Leicestershire Leagues with divisional winners
| Leicestershire Senior League | |||
| Leicester City 'A' | |||
| Enderby Town | |||
| Leicester & District Mutual Football League | |||
| Leicester City Football League | |||
| Whetstone Athletic | |||
| Enderby Town Reserves | |||
| Kibworth Town | |||
| Gilmorton | |||
| Northfield United | |||
| Brevitts | |||
| Jones & Shipman Reserves | |||
| Kibworth Town Reserves | |||
| Enderby Town 'A' | |||
| Billesdon Reserves | |||
| Loughborough & District Amateur Football Alliance | |||
| Glenmore Rangers | |||
| Loughborough College of FE | |||
| Mountsorrel Amateurs | |||
| Melton Mowbray & District Amateur Football League | |||
| Melton Old Grammarians | |||
| Leicestershire & Rutland Thursday Football League | |||
| Royal Leicestershire Regiment | |||
| Post Office | |||
Non Leicestershire Leagues with Leicestershire based teams
| The Football League | |||
| Leicester City | |||
| Birmingham & District League | |||
| Brush Sports, Whitwick Colliery | |||
| Hinckley Athletic | |||
| Central Alliance | |||
| Anstey Nomads, Brush Sports Reserves | |||
| Metal Box | |||
Leicestershire Cups with final score
Non Leicestershire Cups
Name changes before the start of 1956/57.
Dainite Sports to Dainite MillsName changes at the end of 1956/57.
Donisthorpe Coliery Welfare to Donisthorpe Colliery Miners WelfareMergers before the start of 1956/57.
None.Mergers at the end of 1956/57.
None.New teams for the start of 1956/57.
Aylestone Working Mens Club - Leicester City Football LeagueTeams disappearing at the end of 1956/57.
Shepshed Albion 'A' - Loughborough & District Amateur Football Alliance