	The town was once home to a professional football club, [[Loughborough FC]], which played at the [[Athletic Ground (Loughborough)|Athletic Ground]] and was a member of [[the Football League]] in the late 19th century. [[Loughborough Dynamo F.C.|Loughborough Dynamo]] of the [[Northern Premier League#Division One South East|Northern Premier League Division One South East]] (Level 8 of the men's football pyramid), [[Loughborough University F.C.|Loughborough University]] of the [[United Counties League|United Counties League Premier Division]] (Level 9 of the men's football pyramid) and women's team [[Loughborough Foxes W.F.C.|Loughborough Foxes]] of the [[FA Women's National League North]] (Level 3 of the women's football pyramid) are the most prominent football teams in the town currently.