NEW LEAGUE: LEICESTER AND NORTHAMPTON LEAGUE
The final new league to begin play this year also features six teams playing a thirty-game schedule, and perhaps significantly for the future development of the game outside large cities is perhaps the most geographically widespread competition we have seen to date. It features three teams from Leicestershire and three from Northamptonshire and may set a trend for more leagues in areas where towns and cities are more widely spaced out.
Two of the Leicestershire clubs come from the city of Leicester itself, firstly Leicester South Fields. They are named after the area in which they play, while their jerseys are grey with red stripes and feature a cinquefoil taken from the city arms. Their city rivals are St Margaret’s Pasture, who take the name of their home field alongside the River Soar and play in light green jerseys featuring the initials “STM”. The third club in Leicestershire are Loughborough Falcon, the works team of a locomotive factory. They play in brown, with a falcon depicted on the chest.
From Northamptonshire come Northampton by Nene, so called because they play on a field alongside the River Nene. Their jerseys are gold with claret coloured trimmings. Their closest neighbours are Wellingborough Swan’s Pool, named after a brook which runs past their home field. They play in pale blue, and have a crest featuring a swan embroidered onto their jerseys. The final team come from the far north-east of Northamptonshire, in the town of Peterborough. Peterborough Fengate’s name comes from the area in which they play on the edge of the town, and their jerseys are dark blue with a chest panel featuring two crossed keys. That symbol is taken from that of the cathedral, dedicated to St Peter.
LOGOS AND UNIFORMS:
Top Row (L-R): Leicester South Fields, Loughborough Falcon, Northampton by Nene
Bottom Row (L-R): Peterborough Fengate, St Margaret's Pasture, Wellingborough Swan's Pool
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