of Bolehall Swifts by virtue of goals scored. In cup competitions, an early exit in the FA Vase losing 2-1 at Tipton Town was balanced by reaching the final of the Leicestershire and Rutland Senior Cup, finishing runners-up to Bardon Hill, losing 1–0. That on-field success continued into the start of the 2015–16 season, when they overturned a Redditch United side from three levels higher in the non-league pyramid to reach the Second Qualifying Round of the FA Cup in their first campaign in the competition. That season, the club finished fifth in the league and won their first piece of silverware: going one better than the previous season by winning the Leicestershire and Rutland Senior Cup with a 5–1 victory over Oakham United in the Final. The following season 2016-17 Hinckley AFC were Runners Up to Bromsgrove Sporting, though were still 19 points behind as Sporting ran away with the league. Since then a couple of mid table finishes led to a series of managerial changes, and in 2019 the appointment of Courtney Belford was confirmed, but the COVID-19 regulations of 2019 and 2020 have prevented the completion of either of those seasons. In May 2021 in the restructure of the Non League System at steps 5 and 6 of the non league pyramid Hinckley AFC were initially placed in the Midland Football League. Following a successful appeal to the FA in June 2021, the club was laterally transferred to the United Counties League Division One. In September 2021 Hinckley AFC set a new club record score beating St Martins in the FA Vase 18–0, this score also being the biggest win in the history of the FA Vase. Colours and crest Historically the football clubs in Hinckley have either played in red, blue or a mixture of both. Hinckley Athletic played in red, Hinckley Town played in blue, and Hinckley United played in red & blue. The fans of Hinckley AFC voted to keep the tradition and the new club's home colours would be red & blue. The away kit was voted as being violet & white. Six designs of club crest were presented to members to vote on, each representing the town of Hinckley in a different way. The crest voted for by the members was an amalgamation of all the designs incorporating elements of each. The Arms of Honour of Hinckley (white & red divided vertically