A silver and gold Leicestershire Challenge Shield winners badge 1900 went on sale on EBay for £105 ono in December 2024. Introduced in the 1892-93 season the Leicestershire Shield was the third most important county cup after the Senior Cup and the Junior Cup. The final season was in 1902-03 after which it was split into two separate competitions, the Borough of Leicester Shield and the County Shield.

Twenty nine teams entered the competition in 1899-00. Loughborough Forest Rovers beat Packington 4-0 in a one-sided final played on the Castle Ground, Mountsorrel.

Leicester Chronicle – Saturday 14 April 1900

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