Ingles Football Club is a football club based in
Shepshed
Shepshed (often known until 1888 as ''Sheepshed'', also ''Sheepshead'' – a name derived from the village being heavily involved in the wool industry) is a town in Leicestershire, England with a population of 13,505 at the 2011 census. It is ...
,
Leicestershire
Leicestershire ( ; postal abbreviation Leics.) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East Midlands, England. The county borders Nottinghamshire to the north, Lincolnshire to the north-east, Rutland to the east, Northamptonshire t ...
, England. They are currently members of the and play at Thringstone Miners Social Centre.
History
The club was established in 1972, and joined Division One of the
North Leicestershire League. After finishing ninth in their first season, they were relegated to Division Three.
[Ingles]
Leicestershire Football History The club were Division Three champions in 1973–74 and went on to win the Division Two title the following season.
[ In 1975–76 they were runners-up in Division One (Princes), earning a third successive promotion to move up to the Premier Division.][ In 1977–78 the club won the league's Cobbin Trophy, and in 1980–81 they were runners-up in the Premier Division.][ The following season saw them win the Cobbin Trophy for the second time.][
A successful period in the 1990s saw Ingles win the Premier Division title in 1992–93 and 1995–96 and the Cobbin Trophy in 1993–94, 1994–95 and 1997–98.][ They were also runners-up in the league in 1994–95, 1996–97 and 1998–99.][ In 2003–04 the club finished bottom of the Premier Division and were relegated to Division One. However, after finishing as runners-up in Division One the following season, they were promoted back to the Premier Division.][ During another period of success in the late 2000s the club won the Premier Cup in 2006–07 and 2008–09. After winning the Premier Division for a third time in 2013–14, the club moved up to Division One of the ]Leicestershire Senior League
The Leicestershire Senior League (currently sponsored by Everards Brewery) is a football competition based in Leicestershire, England.
History
The league was formed in 1896, had a two-year hiatus between 1901 and 1903, and has run continuously ...
in 2014.[ In 2017–18 they won the Premier Division title on goal difference, earning promotion to the ]East Midlands Counties League
The East Midlands Counties Football League was an English football league that operated from 2008 to 2021, covering the counties of Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire in the East Midlands. The league had one division, which stood a ...
. At the end of the 2020–21 season the East Midlands Counties League was dissolved and the club were transferred to Division One of the United Counties League
The United Counties League (also known after its sponsor as the ''Uhlsport United Counties League'') is an English football league covering Northamptonshire, Rutland and Bedfordshire and most of Leicestershire as well as parts of Buckinghamshi ...
.
Ground
The club were based at Little Haw Lane until the first team were promoted to the Premier Division of the Leicestershire Senior League, after which they began groundsharing at Shepshed Dynamo's Dovecote Stadium. Before the 2022–23 season they relocated to the Thringstone Miners Social Centre on Homestead Road in Thringstone
Thringstone is a village in north-west Leicestershire, England about north of Coalville. It lies within the area of the English National Forest.
Until 1875, Thringstone had been a township within the ancient parish of Whitwick. The township ...
.
Honours
*Leicestershire Senior League
**Premier Division champions 2017–18
*North Leicestershire Football League
**Premier Division champions 1992–93, 1995–96, 2013–14
**Division Two champions 1974–75
**Division Three champions 1973–74
**Cobbin Trophy winners 1977–78, 1981–82, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1997–98
**Premier Cup winners 2006–07, 2008–09
Records
*Best FA Vase
The Football Association Challenge Vase, usually referred to as the FA Vase, is an annual football competition for teams playing in Steps 5 and 6 of the English National League System (or equivalently, tier 9 or 10 of the overall English footbal ...
performance: Second qualifying round, 2018–19, 2019–20[
]
References
External links
Official website
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Football clubs in Leicestershire
Football clubs in England
1972 establishments in England
Association football clubs established in 1972
Shepshed
North Leicestershire Football League
Leicestershire Senior League
East Midlands Counties Football League
United Counties League
Midland Football League