2014–15 East of Scotland Football League

East of Scotland Football League
Season 2014–15
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The 2014–15 East of Scotland Football League is split into two separate divisions, the Premier Division and the First Division.

This season saw the departure of Edinburgh University A.F.C. who left to join the Lowland Football League.

Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale were the defending champions. This was the first season which the divisions were added to the Scottish league pyramid at level six and seven, with the winner of the Premier Division playing off against the South of Scotland Football League winner for a place in the 2015-16 Lowland Football League. This will be subject to the successful club meeting the criteria for promotion.

Premier Division

The 2014-15 Premier Division saw a reduction in the number of clubs from ten to nine with fixtures being played over 24 rounds. The amendment to the number of member clubs was due to the departure of Edinburgh University to the Lowland Football League. As a result, Civil Service Strollers retained their place in the division despite finishing in the previous season's relegation places. It is proposed that the winner of the Premier Division will compete in a play-off with the winner of the South of Scotland Football League for a place in next season's Lowland Football League, subject to relevant licensing and ground criteria.

Teams

Location of teams in 2014–15 East of Scotland Football League Premier Division
Location of teams in 2014–15 East of Scotland Football League Premier Division within Edinburgh
Team Location Home ground Capacity Ref.
Civil Service Strollers Edinburgh Telford College Sports Ground 1,000 [1]
Coldstream Coldstream Home Park 1,000 [2]
Craigroyston Edinburgh St Mark’s Park 2,000 [3]
Easthouses Lily Dalkeith Newbattle Complex 1,500 [4]
Leith Athletic Edinburgh Meadowbank 3G 500 [5]
Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale Edinburgh Saughton Sports Complex 1,000 [6]
Spartans Reserves Edinburgh Ainslie Park 3,000 [7]
Stirling University Reserves Stirling Gannochy Sports Centre 1,000 [8]
Tynecastle Edinburgh Fernieside Recreation Ground 1,500 [9]

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale 22 14 4 4 62 34 +28 46 Lowland Football League play-off
2 Leith Athletic 21 13 4 4 56 27 +29 43
3 Easthouses Lily 21 13 4 4 57 41 +16 43
4 Civil Service Strollers 21 8 6 7 41 33 +8 30
5 Tynecastle 20 8 5 7 42 35 +7 29
6 Spartans Reserves 21 8 5 8 41 40 +1 29
7 Craigroyston 22 4 6 12 28 55 −27 18
8 Stirling University Reserves 22 4 4 14 32 54 −22 16 Relegation to First Division
9 Coldstream 22 2 6 14 32 72 −40 12
Updated to match(es) played on 25 April 2015. Source: East of Scotland Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

First Division

The First Division also saw a reduction in member clubs from ten down to eight, with each team playing 28 fixtures. The reduction in numbers was caused by the reserve teams of Berwick Rangers & last season's winners Hibernian resigning from the league.

Teams

Location of teams in 2014–15 East of Scotland Football League Premier Division
Team Location Home ground Capacity Ref.
Burntisland Shipyard Burntisland Recreation Park 1,000 [10]
Duns Duns New Hawthorn Park 1,000 [11]
Eyemouth United Eyemouth Warner Park 2,000 [12]
Hawick Royal Albert Hawick Albert Park 1,000 [13]
Heriot-Watt University Edinburgh Riccarton Campus 1,800 [14]
Kelso Kelso Woodside Park 1,200 [15]
Ormiston Ormiston Recreation Park 2,000 [16]
Peebles Rovers Peebles Whitestone Park 2,250 [17]

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Peebles Rovers (C, P) 23 19 3 1 67 22 +45 60 Promotion to Premier Division
2 Ormiston 25 16 1 8 58 41 +17 49
3 Heriot-Watt University 24 14 5 5 58 29 +29 47
4 Duns 23 13 4 6 63 45 +18 43
5 Burntisland Shipyard 24 9 6 9 56 46 +10 33
6 Eyemouth United 25 6 0 19 36 79 −43 18
7 Hawick Royal Albert 23 4 2 17 27 67 −40 14
8 Kelso United 25 3 3 19 24 60 −36 12
Updated to match(es) played on 29 April 2015. Source: East of Scotland Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted.

References

  1. ↑ Civil Service Strollers, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  2. ↑ Coldstream, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  3. ↑ Craigroyston, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  4. ↑ Easthouses Lily, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  5. ↑ Leith Athletic, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  6. ↑ Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  7. ↑ Spartans EoS, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  8. ↑ Stirling University Reserves, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  9. ↑ Tynecastle, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  10. ↑ Burntisland Shipyard, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  11. ↑ Duns, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  12. ↑ Eyemouth United, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  13. ↑ Hawick Royal Albert, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  14. ↑ Heriot-Watt Uni, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  15. ↑ Kelso United, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  16. ↑ Ormiston, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  17. ↑ Peebles Rovers, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 22 December 2014.