The Lincolnshire Football League, is a football competition in England

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

 that is composed of a single division of 17 clubs. Since season 2007–08 Sills & Betteridge Solicitors have agreed to sponsor the league. Teams stretch across the county from Grimsby to Grantham.

The league is not officially a member of the English football league system

English football league system

The English football league system, also known as the football pyramid, is a series of interconnected leagues for association football clubs in England, with six teams from Wales also competing...

, but clubs have, in recent years, moved up to the Central Midlands League

Central Midlands Football League

The Central Midlands Football League is an English football league covering the northeast-central part of England. Formed in 1971 as the South Derbyshire League, changing name initially to the Derbyshire League before taking on its current name in 1983, it covers Derbyshire, Lincolnshire,...

 and the United Counties League

United Counties Football League

The United Counties Football League is an English football league covering Northamptonshire and Bedfordshire, as well as parts of Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire and Norfolk. It has a total of four divisions, two for first teams and two for reserve teams...

.

Member clubs 2011–12

• Boston United
  Boston United F.C.
  Boston United Football Club are an association football club based in Boston, Lincolnshire, England. They currently play in the Conference North. The club is known as 'the Pilgrims' in reference to the Pilgrim Fathers, who fled from Boston to the USA and founded Boston, Massachusetts. The club's...
  
   Reserves
• CGB Humbertherm
• Cleethorpes Town
• Grimsby Borough
  Grimsby Borough F.C.
  Grimsby Borough F.C. is an English football club based in Grimsby, Lincolnshire. The club is currently a member of Division One of the Northern Counties East League and plays at the Bradley Football Development Centre...
  
   Reserves
• Heckington United
• Horncastle Town
• Hykeham Town
• Lincoln Moorlands Railway Reserves
• Lincoln United
  Lincoln United F.C.
  Lincoln United F.C. is an English football team which plays in the Northern Premier League. The club is based in Lincoln. 'The Whites', as they are commonly known, play at the Ashby Avenue ground, which backs on to Hartsholme Country Park.-History:...
  
   Reserves
• Louth Town
  Louth Town F.C.
  Louth Town F.C. are an English football club based in Louth, Lincolnshire. They were established in 2007 following the demise of Louth United.-History:...
  
   Reserves
• Market Rasen Town
• Nettleham
  Nettleham F.C.
  Nettleham Football Club is an English football club based in Nettleham, Lincolnshire. The club are currently members of the Lincolnshire League and play at Mulsanne Park.-History:...
  
  
• Ruston Sports
• Skegness Town
  Skegness Town A.F.C.
  Skegness Town Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Skegness, Lincolnshire, that competes in the Lincolnshire League.-History:...
  
  
• Skegness United
• Sleaford Town
  Sleaford Town F.C.
  Sleaford Town F.C. is a football club based in Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England.-History:Sleaford Town were founded in 1968. They joined the Lincolnshire League, where they were generally successful, being a regular top-ten team. In 2003, Town announced plans to seek a higher level of football in...
  
   Reserves
• Swineshead Institute

Recent champions

Season	Champions
1991–92	Bottesford Town Bottesford Town F.C. Bottesford Town F.C. is a football club established in 1974 and based in Bottesford, England.After spending their early days in local Lincolnshire football, they stepped up to the Central Midlands League in 2000...
1992–93	Humberside United
1993–94	Appleby Frodingham Appleby Frodingham F.C. Appleby Frodingham Football Club is an English football club based in Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire. The club are currently members of Division One of the Northern Counties East League and play at the Brumby Hall Sports Ground.-History:...
1994–95	Wyberton
1995–96	Lincoln United Lincoln United F.C. Lincoln United F.C. is an English football team which plays in the Northern Premier League. The club is based in Lincoln. 'The Whites', as they are commonly known, play at the Ashby Avenue ground, which backs on to Hartsholme Country Park.-History:...  Colts
1996–97	Barton Town Old Boys Barton Town Old Boys F.C. Barton Town Old Boys Football Club is a football club based in Barton-upon-Humber, Lincolnshire, England. For the 2011-12 season, they are members of the Northern Counties East League Premier Division....
1997–98	Lincoln United Lincoln United F.C. Lincoln United F.C. is an English football team which plays in the Northern Premier League. The club is based in Lincoln. 'The Whites', as they are commonly known, play at the Ashby Avenue ground, which backs on to Hartsholme Country Park.-History:...  Reserves
1998–99	Limestone Rangers
1999–00	Boston United Boston United F.C. Boston United Football Club are an association football club based in Boston, Lincolnshire, England. They currently play in the Conference North. The club is known as 'the Pilgrims' in reference to the Pilgrim Fathers, who fled from Boston to the USA and founded Boston, Massachusetts. The club's...  Reserves
2000–01	Grantham Town Grantham Town F.C. Grantham Town F.C. is a football club, based in Grantham, Lincolnshire, currently playing in the Northern Premier League Division One South. They are nicknamed The Gingerbreads and they play their home matches at the South Kesteven Sports Stadium . They were established in August 1874...  Reserves
2001–02	Lincoln United Lincoln United F.C. Lincoln United F.C. is an English football team which plays in the Northern Premier League. The club is based in Lincoln. 'The Whites', as they are commonly known, play at the Ashby Avenue ground, which backs on to Hartsholme Country Park.-History:...  Reserves
2002–03	Grimsby Amateurs
2003–04	Sleaford Town Sleaford Town F.C. Sleaford Town F.C. is a football club based in Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England.-History:Sleaford Town were founded in 1968. They joined the Lincolnshire League, where they were generally successful, being a regular top-ten team. In 2003, Town announced plans to seek a higher level of football in...
2004–05	Wyberton
2005–06	Hykeham Town
2006–07	Skegness Town Skegness Town A.F.C. Skegness Town Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Skegness, Lincolnshire, that competes in the Lincolnshire League.-History:...
2007–08	Skegness Town Skegness Town A.F.C. Skegness Town Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Skegness, Lincolnshire, that competes in the Lincolnshire League.-History:...
2008–09	CGB Humbertherm
2009–10	Harvest
2010–11	Boston United Boston United F.C. Boston United Football Club are an association football club based in Boston, Lincolnshire, England. They currently play in the Conference North. The club is known as 'the Pilgrims' in reference to the Pilgrim Fathers, who fled from Boston to the USA and founded Boston, Massachusetts. The club's... Reserves

External links

• / Official league website