Scottish Junior Football East Region South Division
| Country |
 Scotland |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2006 |
| Number of teams | 13 |
| Promotion to | East Premier League |
| Relegation to | no relegation |
| Domestic cup(s) | Scottish Junior Cup |
| Current champions |
Haddington Athletic (2014–15) |
| Website | SJFA East Region |
The Scottish Junior Football East Region South Division is a third-tier division of the East Region of the Scottish Junior Football Association.
The league came into existence in time for the 2006–07 season, replacing the older regional setup (see here). It was expanded for the start of the 2013–14 season by absorbing the more southerly clubs from the dissolved East Region Central Division as part of league reconstruction the in East Region.[1]
Member clubs for the 2015–16 season
| Club | Location | Home Ground | Finishing position 2014–15 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackburn United | Blackburn | New Murrayfield Park | 5th |
| Crossgates Primrose | Crossgates | Humbug Park | 14th |
| Dunbar United | Dunbar | New Countess Park | 6th |
| Easthouses Lily MW | Easthouses | Newbattle Complex | East of Scotland Football League Premier Division, 2nd |
| Kirkcaldy YM | Kirkcaldy | Denfield Park | North Division, 13th |
| Livingston United | Livingston | Station Park | 10th |
| Lochgelly Albert | Lochgelly | Gardiners Park | 7th |
| Pumpherston | Pumpherston | Recreation Park | 11th |
| Rosyth | Rosyth | Recreation Park | 3rd |
| Stoneyburn | Stoneyburn | Beechwood Park | 9th |
| Tranent | Tranent | Foresters Park | 12th |
| West Calder United | West Calder | Hermand Park | 8th |
| Whitburn | Whitburn | Central Park | 4th |
2006–07
Newtongrange Star won the 2006–07 championship and were promoted to the Premier League. No team from the Premier League has replaced Newtongrange (due to geographical reasons)
2007–08
Fauldhouse United won the 2007–08 championship and were promoted to the Premier League. They will be replaced by Armadale Thistle.
2008–09
Armadale Thistle won the 2008–09 championship and were promoted to the Premier League. None of the Premier Division teams relegated in this season will replace Armadale (due to geography). However, a bid by Spartans FC to admit their second XI into the Scottish Junior Football Association was accepted at AGM and this team will be a member of the South Division for season 2009–10.
2009–10
Broxburn Athletic won the 2009–10 championship and were promoted to the Premier League. They will be replaced by Fauldhouse United who were among the three teams relegated from the Premier League.
2010–11
Sauchie won the 2010–11 championship and were promoted to the Premier League. They will be replaced by Whitburn who were among the three teams relegated from the Premier League. A bid by Falkirk Juniors, a newly formed team playing out of Grangemouth Stadium, for membership of the Scottish Junior Football Association was accepted at AGM and this team will be a member of the South Division for season 2011–12.
2011–12
Dalkeith Thistle won the 2011–12 championship and were promoted to the Premier League. Arniston Rangers were relegated from the Premier League.
2012–13
Four promotion places were available this season as a result of East Region league reconstruction. Fauldhouse United won the 2012–13 championship and were promoted to the Premier League along with Pumpherston, Livingston United and Arniston Rangers.
2013–14
Edinburgh United won the 2013–14 championship and were promoted to the Premier League along with runners-up Dundonald Bluebell. Livingston United and Pumpherston were relegated from the Premier League and placed in the South Division for the 2014–15 season.
2014–15
Haddington Athletic won the 2014–15 championship and were promoted to the Premier League along with runners-up Falkirk JFC. The division did not receive any of the clubs relegated from the Premier League. However, Kirkcaldy YM moved from the North Division to the South and Easthouses Lily MW swapped grades, having previously played in the East of Scotland Football League. Harthill Royal went into abeyance before the 2015-16 season started.
References
- ↑ "Junior Football – PA Friday June 22". Perthshire Advertiser. 22 June 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
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