2014–15 East of Scotland Football League

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. This was the last season of the two-division setup.

Premier Division

East of Scotland Football League Premier Division
Season 2014–15
Champions Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale
Relegated None
← 2013–14

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 was proposed that the winner of the Premier Division would 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. As Lothian failed to match the valid licensing, no play-off took place and they remained in the division for the following season.

As a result of Easthouses Lily's move to junior football no team was relegated, and all Premier Division clubs joined their First Division counterparts to form one division for next season.

Teams

Edinburgh
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 (C) 24 16 4 4 70 36 +34 52 Ineligible for promotion to Lowland Football League
2 Easthouses Lily 24 16 4 4 65 42 +23 52 Resigned to join SJFA East Region
3 Leith Athletic 24 14 5 5 62 33 +29 47
4 Tynecastle 24 9 7 8 48 41 +7 34
5 Civil Service Strollers 24 9 6 9 45 42 +3 33
6 Spartans Reserves 24 9 5 10 44 46 −2 32
7 Stirling University Reserves 24 5 4 15 36 59 −23 19
8 Craigroyston 24 4 6 14 29 59 −30 18
9 Coldstream 24 2 7 15 35 76 −41 13
Updated to match(es) played on 16 May 2015. Source: East of Scotland Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champion.

First Division

East of Scotland Football League First Division
Season 2014–15
Champions Peebles Rovers
Promoted All First Division clubs
← 2013–14


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 and last season's winners Hibernian resigning from the league. After the season all First Division clubs joined their Premier Division counterparts to form one division for next season.

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 Qualification
1 Peebles Rovers (C) 28 22 4 2 85 29 +56 70 All clubs joined Premier Division
2 Heriot-Watt University 28 17 5 6 74 34 +40 56
3 Duns 28 17 4 7 84 54 +30 55
4 Ormiston 28 16 1 11 63 60 +3 49
5 Burntisland Shipyard 28 12 7 9 64 47 +17 43
6 Eyemouth United 28 7 0 21 46 90 −44 21
7 Kelso United 28 4 3 21 27 73 −46 15
8 Hawick Royal Albert 28 4 2 22 30 86 −56 14
Updated to match(es) played on 16 May 2015. Source: East of Scotland Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champion.

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.
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