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.