2015–16 East Superleague
| Season | 2015–16 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic |
| Relegated |
Sauchie Juniors St Andrews United Tayport |
| Matches played | 240 |
| Goals scored | 835 (3.48 per match) |
| Biggest home win |
Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic 7–0 St Andrews United 12 March 2016 |
| Biggest away win |
Broxburn Athletic 0–6 Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic 19 December 2015 Tayport 0–6 Musselburgh Athletic 3 October 2015 |
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← 2014–15 2016–17 → | |
The 2015–16 East Superleague was the fourteenth Superleague competition since the formation of the Scottish Junior Football Association, East Region in 2002. The season began on 8 August 2015. The winners of this competition are eligible to enter the 2016–17 Scottish Cup.
Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic secured the title on 18 May 2016, their third East Superleague championship.[1]
Member clubs for the 2015–16 season
Kelty Hearts were the reigning champions.[2]
Ballingry Rovers folded in November 2014.[3] The sole automatic relegation place was filled by Lochee United with Tayport and St Andrews United promoted from the East Premier League as replacements.
Broughty Athletic were also promoted from the East Premier League after defeating Armadale Thistle on penalties after a 5–5 aggregate draw in the East Region Super/Premier League Play Off.
| Club | Location | Ground | Manager | Finishing position 2013–14 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bo'ness United | Bo'ness | Newtown Park | Allan McGonigal | 2nd |
| Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic | Bonnyrigg | New Dundas Park | Robbie Horn | 7th |
| Broughty Athletic | Dundee | Whitton Park | Keith Gibson | East Premier League, 3rd |
| Broxburn Athletic | Broxburn | Albyn Park | Max Christie | 8th |
| Camelon Juniors | Camelon | Carmuirs Park | Murray McDowell | 12th |
| Carnoustie Panmure | Carnoustie | Laing Park | Alan McSkimming | 13th |
| Fauldhouse United | Fauldhouse | Park View | David Cowan | 10th |
| Hill of Beath Hawthorn | Hill of Beath | Keirs Park | Bobby Wilson | 9th |
| Kelty Hearts | Kelty | Central Park | Tam Courts | Champions |
| Linlithgow Rose | Linlithgow | Prestonfield | David McGlynn | 3rd |
| Musselburgh Athletic | Musselburgh | Olivebank Stadium | 11th | |
| Newtongrange Star | Newtongrange | New Victoria Park | Stevie McLeish | 4th |
| Penicuik Athletic | Penicuik | Penicuik Park | Craig Meikle | 6th |
| St Andrews United | St Andrews | Recreation Park | Ian Barrett | East Premier League, 2nd |
| Sauchie Juniors | Sauchie | Beechwood Park | Fraser Duncan | 5th |
| Tayport | Tayport | Canniepairt | John Ovenstone | East Premier League, 1st |
Managerial changes
| Club | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linlithgow Rose | Danny Smith | Resigned [4] | 7 June 2015 | Close season | David McGlynn [4] | 9 June 2015 |
| Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic | David McGlynn | Resigned [4] | 9 June 2015 | Close season | Robbie Horn [5] | 12 June 2015 |
| Hill of Beath Hawthorn | Jock Finlayson | Resigned | 12 June 2015 | Close season | Bobby Wilson [6] | 12 June 2015 |
| Tayport | Dave Baikie | Resigned [7] | 31 October 2015 | 16th | John Ovenstone [7] | 31 October 2015 |
| St Andrews United | Phil McGuire | Sacked [8] | 5 December 2015 | 15th | Ian Barrett [9] | 13 December 2015 |
| Camelon Juniors | John Sludden | Resigned [10] | 7 May 2016 | 12th | Grant Tierney (caretaker) [11] | 20 May 2016 |
| Newtongrange Star | Alan Miller | Sacked [12] | 8 May 2016 | 6th | Stevie McLeish [13] | 20 May 2016 |
| Musselburgh Athletic | Stevie McLeish | Appointed manager at Newtongrange Star [13] | 20 May 2016 | 7th | Calvin Shand [14] | 17 June 2016 |
| Camelon Juniors | Grant Tierney | End of caretaker spell | 1 June 2016 | 11th (season complete) | Murray McDowell [15] | 5 June 2016 |
League table
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic (C) | 30 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 85 | 31 | +54 | 73 | Qualification for 2016–17 Scottish Cup |
| 2 | Kelty Hearts | 30 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 59 | 30 | +29 | 62 | |
| 3 | Linlithgow Rose | 30 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 64 | 39 | +25 | 60 | |
| 4 | Bo'ness United | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 60 | 36 | +24 | 56 | |
| 5 | Newtongrange Star | 30 | 15 | 2 | 13 | 45 | 38 | +7 | 47 | |
| 6 | Broxburn Athletic | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 51 | 54 | −3 | 44 | |
| 7 | Musselburgh Athletic | 30 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 56 | 54 | +2 | 43 | |
| 8 | Hill of Beath Hawthorn | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 54 | 48 | +6 | 41 | |
| 9 | Penicuik Athletic | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 47 | 56 | −9 | 41 | |
| 10 | Broughty Athletic | 30 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 49 | 54 | −5 | 39 | |
| 11 | Camelon Juniors | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 49 | 57 | −8 | 36 | |
| 12 | Carnoustie Panmure | 30 | 11 | 1 | 18 | 50 | 63 | −13 | 34 | |
| 13 | Fauldhouse United | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 44 | 61 | −17 | 32 | |
| 14 | Sauchie Juniors (R) | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 52 | 70 | −18 | 32 | Qualification for East Region League play-off |
| 15 | St Andrews United (R) | 30 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 38 | 68 | −30 | 24 | Relegation to East Premier League |
| 16 | Tayport (R) | 30 | 7 | 2 | 21 | 32 | 76 | −44 | 23 |
Updated to games played on 4 June 2016.
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 | BRT | BRX | CAM | CAR | FAU | HOB | KEL | LTH | MUS | NEW | PEN | STA | SCH | TAY |
| Bo'ness United | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 4–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 5–0 | 5–1 | 1–3 | 3–0 | |
| Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic | 3–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 4–3 | 3–2 | 4–4 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 7–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | |
| Broughty Athletic | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 5–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 5–3 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | |
| Broxburn Athletic | 1–1 | 0–6 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 2–3 | 1–3 | |
| Camelon Juniors | 0–1 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 5–3 | |
| Carnoustie Panmure | 1–1 | 0–5 | 0–1 | 2–5 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 3–4 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | |
| Fauldhouse United | 2–5 | 0–4 | 4–4 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 3–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–6 | 2–0 | |
| Hill of Beath Hawthorn | 1–3 | 2–3 | 5–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 3–4 | |
| Kelty Hearts | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | |
| Linlithgow Rose | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 5–2 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | |
| Musselburgh Athletic | 0–4 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 6–1 | 3–2 | |
| Newtongrange Star | 1–2 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 6–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | |
| Penicuik Athletic | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | |
| St Andrews United | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–5 | 2–3 | 0–4 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 4–4 | 1–0 | |
| Sauchie Juniors | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–5 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | |
| Tayport | 0–3 | 0–3 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 0–3 | 1–5 | 0–6 | 0–3 | 4–2 | 1–4 | 2–2 |
Updated to games played on 4 June 2016.
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.
East Region Super/Premier League play-off
Lochee United, who finished third in the East Premier League, defeated Sauchie Juniors 10–0 on aggregate in the East Region Super/Premier League play-off. Lochee will replace Sauchie in the 2016–17 East Superleague.
| Sauchie Juniors | 0 – 5 | Lochee United |
|---|---|---|
 |
| Lochee United | 5 – 0 | Sauchie Juniors |
|---|---|---|
| Scot McComiskey Connor Birse Ryan Winter Phil Hagan |
References
- ↑ Thomson, Scott (19 May 2016). "Bonnyrigg Rose clinch Super League title in style". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
- ↑ "Kelty Hearts crowned East Super League champions". Dunfermline Press. 14 May 2015. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
- ↑ "Ballingry Rovers FC close their doors". STV Dundee. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
- 1 2 3 Thomson, Scott (11 June 2015). "David McGlynn: I want teams to fear facing my Linlithgow". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
- ↑ "Bonnyrigg manager swaps Roses". Midlothian Advertiser. 17 June 2015. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
- ↑ "Bobby Wilson is new Haws boss". Central Fife Times. 15 June 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
- 1 2 "Ovvy wants to lead 'Port back to the very top". Fife Today. 30 October 2015. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
- ↑ Campbell, Scott (16 December 2015). "Phil McGuire won't let St Andrews sacking halt career". The Scottish Sun. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
- ↑ Inglis, Scott (17 December 2015). "New Saints boss is raring to go". Fife Today. Johnston Press. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
- ↑ Oliver, David (10 May 2016). "Camelon boss John Sludden quits". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
- ↑ Campbell, Scott (7 May 2016). "Grant Tierney: Stay up and win World Cup". The Scottish Sun. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
- ↑ Thomson, Scott (10 May 2016). "Newtongrange part company with manager Alan Miller". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
- 1 2 Thomson, Scott (21 May 2016). "Newtongrange appoint Stevie McLeish as new manager". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
- ↑ Harper, Gavin (17 June 2016). "Calvin Shand is new Musselburgh Athletic boss". East Lothian Courier. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
- ↑ "Bell and Ure to leave as McDowell arrives at Carmuirs". Falkirk Herald. 8 June 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2016.