2016–17 East Superleague
Season | 2016–17 |
---|---|
Champions | Kelty Hearts |
Relegated |
Fauldhouse United Musselburgh Athletic Newtongrange Star |
Matches played | 240 |
Goals scored | 844 (3.52 per match) |
← 2015–16 2017–18 → |
The 2016–17 East Superleague was the fifteenth Superleague competition since the formation of the Scottish Junior Football Association, East Region in 2002. The winners of this competition are eligible to enter the 2017–18 Scottish Cup. The season began on 6 August 2016.
Member clubs for the 2016–17 season
Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic were the reigning champions.[1]
St Andrews United and Tayport were relegated to the East Premier League at the end of the 2015–16 season and are replaced by Jeanfield Swifts and Dundonald Bluebell.[2][3]
Lochee United were also promoted from the East Premier League after defeating Sauchie Juniors 10–0 on aggregate in the East Region Super/Premier League Play Off.[4]
Managerial changes
Club | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fauldhouse United | David Cowan | Resigned[5] | 13 June 2016 | Close season | Stephen Findlay[6] | 24 June 2016 |
Lochee United | Steven Leahy | Resigned[7] | 23 June 2016 | Close season | George Shields[8] | 1 July 2016 |
Penicuik Athletic | Craig Meikle | Resigned[9] | 28 June 2016 | Close season | Johnny Harvey[10] | 30 June 2016 |
Dundonald Bluebell | Craig Morrison | Resigned[11] | 30 June 2016 | Close season | Stevie Kay[12] | 3 July 2016 |
Camelon Juniors | Murray McDowell | Sacked[13] | 27 September 2016 | 11th | Gordon Herd[14] | 21 October 2016 |
Linlithgow Rose | David McGlynn | Resigned[15] | 3 October 2016 | 9th | Todd Lumsden[16] | 31 October 2016 |
Fauldhouse United | Stephen Findlay | Resigned[17] | 21 December 2016 | 16th | David Cowan[17] | 21 December 2016 |
Fauldhouse United | David Cowan | Sacked[18] | 21 February 2017 | 16th | Jon Connolly[18] | 21 February 2017 |
Linlithgow Rose | Todd Lumsden | Sacked[19] | 2 May 2017 | 15th | Mark Bradley[20] | 22 May 2017 |
Hill of Beath Hawthorn | Bobby Wilson | Mutual consent[21] | 14 May 2017 | 9th | Kevin Fotheringham[22] | 20 May 2017 |
League table
Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Kelty Hearts (C) | 30 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 84 | 29 | +55 | 78 | Qualification for 2017–18 Scottish Cup |
2 | Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic | 30 | 23 | 0 | 7 | 70 | 25 | +45 | 69 | |
3 | Bo'ness United | 30 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 73 | 34 | +39 | 55 | |
4 | Penicuik Athletic | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 65 | 47 | +18 | 49 | |
5 | Lochee United | 30 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 53 | 48 | +5 | 49 | |
6 | Dundonald Bluebell | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 65 | 58 | +7 | 45 | |
7 | Broughty Athletic | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 46 | 55 | −9 | 43 | |
8 | Broxburn Athletic | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 69 | 57 | +12 | 42 | |
9 | Linlithgow Rose | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 39 | 37 | +2 | 40 | |
10 | Hill of Beath Hawthorn | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 42 | 53 | −11 | 34 | |
11 | Carnoustie Panmure | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 43 | 76 | −33 | 33 | |
12 | Camelon Juniors | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 34 | 52 | −18 | 32 | |
13 | Jeanfield Swifts | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 51 | 74 | −23 | 32 | |
14 | Newtongrange Star (R) (Q) | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 43 | 62 | −19 | 30 | Qualification for East Region League play-off |
15 | Musselburgh Athletic (R) | 30 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 42 | 48 | −6 | 29 | Relegation to East Premier League |
16 | Fauldhouse United (R) | 30 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 25 | 89 | −64 | 11 |
Updated to games played on 3 June 2017.
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 | DND | FAU | HOB | JEA | KEL | LTH | LOC | MUS | NEW | PEN |
Bo'ness United | 2–3 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 7–0 | 1–2 | 5–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–4 | 5–1 | 4–1 | 5–0 | |
Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
Broughty Athletic | 0–1 | 0–6 | 1–6 | 0–1 | 3–4 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | |
Broxburn Athletic | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 0–3 | 7–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 3–3 | |
Camelon Juniors | 1–5 | 1–2 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | |
Carnoustie Panmure | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 1–6 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–5 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 1–5 | |
Dundonald Bluebell | 5–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 5–6 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–5 | |
Fauldhouse United | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–5 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 0–5 | 1–4 | 4–2 | 0–0 | |
Hill of Beath Hawthorn | 0–2 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 4–4 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–5 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | |
Jeanfield Swifts | 0–5 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 4–4 | 2–3 | |
Kelty Hearts | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 5–3 | 3–3 | |
Linlithgow Rose | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | |
Lochee United | 2–2 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 5–2 | 0–5 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | |
Musselburgh Athletic | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | |
Newtongrange Star | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–4 | |
Penicuik Athletic | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 5–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 5–1 | 6–1 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 3–0 |
Updated to games played on 3 June 2017.
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
Forfar West End, who finished third in the East Premier League, defeated Newtongrange Star 3–2 on aggregate in the East Region Super/Premier League play-off. Forfar will replace Newtongrange in the 2017–18 East Superleague.
Forfar West End | 3 – 1 | Newtongrange Star |
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Graeme Hart Matty Ramsay |
Newtongrange Star | 1 – 0 | Forfar West End |
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James Flynn |
References
- ↑ Thomson, Scott (19 May 2016). "Bonnyrigg Rose clinch Super League title in style". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
- ↑ "Perth's Jeanfield Swifts have been crowned champions of the East Premier League". Perthshire Advertiser. Daily Record. 3 June 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
- ↑ Elder, Matthew (2 June 2016). "Promotion and cup final cap historic week for Dundonald Bluebell". Fife Today. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
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- ↑ Harbinson, Eddie (18 June 2016). "Shock exit: Fauldhouse manager Davy Cowan quits club two weeks before first pre-season match". West Lothian Courier. Daily Record. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ↑ Carson, Callum (29 June 2016). "New Fauldhouse United boss Stephen Findlay keen to build on platform left by pal Davy Cowan". West Lothian Courier. Daily Record. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
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- ↑ Thomson, Scott (29 June 2016). "Penicuik shocked as player-manager Meikle quits". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ↑ Thomson, Scott (30 June 2016). "Johnny Harvey appointed manager of Penicuik Athletic". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
- ↑ "Cardenden club seeks new boss". Central Fife Times. 1 July 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
- ↑ Inglis, Scott (4 July 2016). "Kay the man for Bluebell". Fife Today. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
- ↑ "The club have parted company with manager Murray McDowell". Camelon Juniors Football Team. Facebook. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
- ↑ "Camelon Juniors are delighted to announce Gordon Herd as the club's new manager". www.facebook.com. Camelon Juniors Football Team. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
- ↑ Thomson, Scott (4 October 2016). "David McGlynn resigns as Linlithgow Rose boss". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
- ↑ "Linlithgow Rose appoint Todd Lumsden as manager". Edinburgh Evening News. 1 November 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
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- 1 2 Huddlestone, Dave (21 February 2017). "Official Statement". FAULDHOUSE UNITED F.C. - Website. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
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