Formed on 4 November 2013 after the liquidation of Hinckley United the previous month, they are currently members of the Northern Premier League Division One Midlands and play at the Leicester Road Stadium.

Leicester Road were accepted into Division Two of the newly formed Midland League for the 2014–15 season.

[3] In 2016–17 Leicester Road club won the Leicestershire and Rutland Senior Cup, beating Holwell Sports 2–1 in the final.

[4] In 2021 the club were promoted and transferred to the Premier Division South of the United Counties League based on their results in the abandoned 2019–20 and 2020–21 seasons.

[5] Leicester Road were ultimately successful in purchasing the stadium,[6] with Hinckley AFC having to groundshare at Heather St John's.