2012–13 East Superleague
| Season | 2012–13 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Linlithgow Rose |
| Matches played | 132 |
| Goals scored | 463 (3.51 per match) |
| Biggest home win |
Linlithgow Rose 7–0 Lochee United 27 April 2013 |
| Biggest away win |
St Andrews United 1–6 Bo'ness United 6 October 2012 |
| Highest scoring |
Musselburgh Athletic 5–4 Lochee United 18 May 2013 |
| Longest winning run |
(11) Linlithgow Rose 10 November 2012 – 11 May 2013 |
| Longest unbeaten run |
(22) Linlithgow Rose whole season undefeated |
| Longest losing run |
(8) St Andrews United 2 May 2013 – season end |
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← 2011–12 2013–14 → | |
The 2012–13 East Superleague was the eleventh Superleague competition since the formation of the Scottish Junior Football Association, East Region in 2002. The season began on 1 September 2012. The winners of this competition gain direct entry to round one of the 2013–14 Scottish Cup.
There was no relegation this season as the Superleague expanded to 16 clubs in 2013–14.[1]
Linlithgow Rose won the title on 27 April 2013 and become the first club to win the East Superleague on three occasions and also becoming the first team to go the full season unbeaten in the league.[2][3]
Member clubs for the 2012–13 season
Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic were the reigning champions.[4]
Sauchie Juniors and Broxburn Athletic were promoted from the East Premier League and replace Bathgate Thistle, who were relegated, and Forfar West End, who resigned from the 2011–12 competition in October 2011 after four matches.
| Club | Location | Ground | Manager | Finishing position 2011–12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bo'ness United | Bo'ness | Newtown Park | Allan McGonigal | 4th |
| Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic | Bonnyrigg | New Dundas Park | Max Christie | Champions |
| Broxburn Athletic | Broxburn | Albyn Park | Steve Pittman | East Premier League, 2nd |
| Camelon Juniors | Camelon | Carmuirs Park | Danny Smith | 6th |
| Carnoustie Panmure | Carnoustie | Laing Park | Alan McSkimming | 10th |
| Hill of Beath Hawthorn | Hill of Beath | Keirs Park | Jock Finlayson | 2nd |
| Kelty Hearts | Kelty | Central Park | Willie Newbigging | 5th |
| Linlithgow Rose | Linlithgow | Prestonfield | Mark Bradley | 3rd |
| Lochee United | Dundee | Thomson Park | Paul Ritchie | 7th |
| Musselburgh Athletic | Musselburgh | Olivebank Stadium | David McGlynn | 8th |
| St Andrews United | St Andrews | Recreation Park | Jim Hardie | 9th |
| Sauchie Juniors | Sauchie | Beechwood Park | Fraser Duncan | East Premier League, 1st |
Managerial changes
| Club | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bo'ness United | Paul Ronald | Sacked [5] | 2 September 2012 | 11th | Allan McGonigal | 29 October 2012 |
| Carnoustie Panmure | Ian Gilzean | Left by mutual consent [6] | 9 March 2013 | 9th | Alan McSkimming [7] | 9 May 2013 |
| Kelty Hearts | Keith Burgess | Resigned [8] | 31 May 2013 | 5th | Willie Newbigging | 2 June 2013 |
| Lochee United | Paul Ritchie | Resigned [9] | End of season | 10th | Steven Leahy [10] | 7 June 2013 |
League table
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linlithgow Rose (C) | 22 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 59 | 15 | +44 | 60 | Qualification for 2013–14 Scottish Cup |
| 2 | Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 58 | 36 | +22 | 41 | |
| 3 | Camelon Juniors | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 50 | 39 | +11 | 39 | |
| 4 | Bo'ness United | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 44 | 32 | +12 | 38 | |
| 5 | Kelty Hearts | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 28 | |
| 6 | Broxburn Athletic | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 31 | 32 | −1 | 28 | |
| 7 | Musselburgh Athletic | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 32 | 37 | −5 | 27 | |
| 8 | Hill of Beath Hawthorn | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 26 | |
| 9 | Carnoustie Panmure | 22 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 33 | 52 | −19 | 26 | |
| 10 | Lochee United | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 33 | 51 | −18 | 25 | |
| 11 | Sauchie Juniors | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 27 | 31 | −4 | 24 | |
| 12 | St Andrews United | 22 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 24 | 66 | −42 | 11 |
Updated to games played on 15 June 2013.
Source: East Region SJFA
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Results
| Home \ Away[1] | BNS | BRG | BRX | CAM | CAR | HOB | KEL | LTH | LOC | MUS | STA | SCH |
| Bo'ness United | 4–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | |
| Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 5–3 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 5–1 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2–2 | |
| Broxburn Athletic | 3–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–0 | |
| Camelon Juniors | 0–4 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 6–1 | 2–0 | |
| Carnoustie Panmure | 5–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 0–5 | 1–0 | 1–3 | |
| Hill of Beath Hawthorn | 1–2 | 3–5 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 6–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | |
| Kelty Hearts | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 4–2 | 2–1 | |
| Linlithgow Rose | 3–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 4–3 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 7–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 | |
| Lochee United | 4–2 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–5 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | |
| Musselburgh Athletic | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 5–4 | 4–1 | 1–2 | |
| St Andrews United | 1–6 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | |
| Sauchie Juniors | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 4–2 |
Updated to games played on 15 June 2013.
Source: East Region SJFA
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
References
- ↑ "Junior Football – PA Friday June 22". Perthshire Advertiser. 22 June 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
- ↑ Sanderson, Chris (27 April 2013). "Linlithgow Rose 7 Lochee United 0". The Scottish Sun. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
- ↑ Gilmour, John (17 June 2013). "Unbeaten Linlithgow Rose building for next year". Edinburgh Evening News. Archived from the original on 15 July 2013. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
- ↑ John Gilmour (28 May 2012). "Deserved plaudits for Bonnyrigg as McKenna's strike clinches title". The Scotsman. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
- ↑ John Gilmour (4 September 2012). "Bo'ness axe Ronald after poor start". The Scotsman. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
- ↑ Johnston Ralston (16 March 2013). "End of an era as Gilly bows out". Guide and Gazette. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
- ↑ Johnston Ralston (10 May 2013). "New management team settled". Guide and Gazette. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
- ↑ "A New Dawn For Kelty Next Season As Budgie Departs". Kelty Hearts FC. 31 May 2013. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
- ↑ Jim Davie (15 May 2013). "Lochee manager gives interview". Lochee United FC. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
- ↑ "Lochee announce new management". Lochee United FC. 7 June 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2013.