Rothley Imperial Football Club is a football club based in

Rothley Rothley ( ) is a village and civil parish within the Borough of Charnwood in Leicestershire, England. Situated around west of the River Soar and north of Leicester, it had a population of 3,612 inhabitants . The population measured at the 201 ...

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. They are currently members of the . The club's nickname is the Imps. The club is affiliated to the

Leicestershire and Rutland County Football Association The Leicestershire and Rutland County Football Association, also simply known as the ''Leicestershire & Rutland CFA,'' ''Leicestershire FA'' or ''LRCFA'', is the governing body of football in the counties of Leicestershire and Rutland. Affilia ...

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History

In 2003 the club joined 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 ...

. After winning the division in their first season, they were promoted to the Premier Division. In 2006–07 the club entered the

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for the first time. They entered for the next two seasons, but only won one match, beating Pershore Town 3–2 in the second qualifying round, before losing to Dudley Town in the next round. In 2011–12 the club won the Premier Division, and retained the title the following season. However, they resigned from the Leicestershire Senior League shortly before the end of the 2015–16 season, and subsequently folded. In 2017 the club were re-established and joined the Premier Division of the North Leicestershire League. For the 2019–20 season the club rejoined the Leicestershire Senior League, in division two.

Ground

The club play their home games at Loughborough Road. The ground has floodlights.Mr X
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Honours

*Leicestershire Senior League **Premier Division champions 2011–12, 2012–13 **Division One champions 2003–04

Records

*Best

performance: First round, 2008–09

References

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