2013–14 East Superleague

The 2013–14 East Superleague (known as the McBookie.com East Superleague for sponsorship reasons) was the 12th season of the East Superleague, the top tier of league competition for SJFA East Region member clubs.

McBookie.com East Superleague
Season2013–14
ChampionsBo'ness United[1]
RelegatedTayport
St Andrews United
Matches played240
Goals scored827 (3.45 per match)
Biggest home winBo'ness United 6–1 Broxburn Athletic
2 Nov 2013
Biggest away winBallingry Rovers 0–8 Sauchie Juniors
2 Nov 2013
Highest scoringLochee United 3–6 Hill of Beath Hawthorn
29 Sep 2013
Longest winning run(8) Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic
26 Oct 2013 – 21 Dec 2013
Longest unbeaten run(12) Linlithgow Rose
8 Mar 2014 – season end
Longest winless run(14) Tayport
7 Dec 2013 – 12 Apr 2014
Longest losing run(6) Three clubs

The season began on 10 August 2013 and ended on 14 June 2014. Linlithgow Rose were the reigning champions.[2] The division expanded from twelve to sixteen clubs from this season.[3]

Bo'ness United won the title on 28 May 2014. As champions they entered the Preliminary Round of the 2014–15 Scottish Cup where they were drawn to receive a bye to the first round.

Teams

The following teams changed division after the 2012–13 season.

To East Superleague

Promoted from East Premier League

Stadia and locations
Club Location Ground Manager Finishing position 2012–13
Armadale ThistleArmadaleVolunteer ParkJim HendersonEast Premier League, 4th
Ballingry RoversGlencraigOre ParkStevie KayEast Premier League, 2nd
Bo'ness UnitedBo'nessNewtown ParkAllan McGonigal4th
Bonnyrigg Rose AthleticBonnyriggNew Dundas ParkMax Christie2nd
Broxburn AthleticBroxburnAlbyn ParkSteve Pittman6th
Camelon JuniorsCamelonCarmuirs ParkJohn Sludden3rd
Carnoustie PanmureCarnoustieLaing ParkAlan McSkimming9th
Hill of Beath HawthornHill of BeathKeirs ParkJock Finlayson8th
Kelty HeartsKeltyCentral ParkTam Courts5th
Linlithgow RoseLinlithgowPrestonfieldDanny SmithChampions
Lochee UnitedDundeeThomson ParkSteven Leahy10th
Musselburgh AthleticMusselburghOlivebank StadiumDavid McGlynn7th
Newtongrange StarNewtongrangeNew Victoria ParkAlan MillerEast Premier League, 1st
St Andrews UnitedSt AndrewsRecreation ParkPhil McGuire12th
Sauchie JuniorsSauchieBeechwood ParkFraser Duncan11th
TayportTayportCanniepairtDavid BaikieEast Premier League, 3rd

Managerial changes
Club Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
TayportJohn McGlashanResigned [4]14 September 201316thDavid Baikie14 September 2013
Kelty HeartsWillie NewbiggingSacked [5]2 October 201314thTam Courts2 October 2013
St Andrews UnitedJim HardieStepped down through illness [6]30 November 201315thGus Malone30 November 2013
Linlithgow RoseMark BradleyResigned [7]1 March 20144thDanny Smith24 March 2014
Camelon JuniorsDanny SmithAppointed manager at Linlithgow Rose[8]24 March 20147thJohn Sludden21 April 2014[9]
St Andrews UnitedGus MaloneLeft by mutual consent [10]5 May 201416thPhil McGuire [11]26 May 2014

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Bo'ness United (C) 30 22 3 5 79 32 +47 69 Qualification for 2014–15 Scottish Cup
2 Linlithgow Rose 30 20 6 4 70 33 +37 66
3 Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic 30 17 10 3 60 28 +32 61
4 Newtongrange Star 30 19 1 10 65 34 +31 58
5 Camelon Juniors 30 16 6 8 51 35 +16 54
6 Hill of Beath Hawthorn 30 14 7 9 61 44 +17 49
7 Broxburn Athletic 30 14 6 10 53 56 −3 48
8 Musselburgh Athletic 30 12 7 11 53 51 +2 43
9 Sauchie Juniors 30 12 4 14 55 53 +2 40
10 Lochee United 30 12 1 17 57 72 −15 37
11 Armadale Thistle 30 8 3 19 35 64 −29 27
12 Carnoustie Panmure 30 8 3 19 43 74 −31 27
13 Ballingry Rovers 30 7 6 17 31 67 −36 27
14 Kelty Hearts (O) 30 5 11 14 36 54 −18 26 Qualification for East Region League play-off
15 Tayport (R) 30 5 7 18 36 62 −26 22 Relegation to East Premier League
16 St Andrews United (R) 30 4 9 17 42 68 −26 21
Source: East Region SJFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (R) Relegated.

Results
Home \ Away ARM BLL BNS BRG BRX CAM CAR HOB KEL LTH LOC MUS NEW STA SCH TAY
Armadale Thistle 0–1 0–7 0–1 0–1 0–2 4–0 0–3 2–1 0–2 3–2 2–3 0–5 3–2 1–3 3–2
Ballingry Rovers 2–1 1–4 0–1 0–3 2–3 2–1 1–3 1–1 0–3 0–3 1–2 2–1 4–3 0–8 2–2
Bo'ness United 2–1 4–2 0–3 6–1 4–0 3–0 2–1 5–0 4–1 5–1 2–1 4–2 3–0 4–1 3–0
Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic 2–0 0–0 0–1 3–0 0–1 4–0 1–1 3–1 2–2 2–0 3–0 0–0 4–3 1–4 3–2
Broxburn Athletic 1–3 2–0 2–2 1–1 2–3 0–2 3–2 1–0 1–0 2–1 1–1 2–4 4–2 1–1 2–1
Camelon Juniors 2–2 1–2 1–0 2–3 1–1 1–2 3–1 1–0 0–2 2–1 0–1 5–0 1–1 1–0 1–3
Carnoustie Panmure 5–2 1–1 1–2 1–3 0–1 0–5 2–2 2–1 2–3 0–2 1–2 0–2 4–2 3–2 3–1
Hill of Beath Hawthorn 4–1 0–0 0–1 2–2 3–2 1–1 5–1 2–0 1–3 5–0 4–0 1–2 4–3 2–2 3–1
Kelty Hearts 1–1 2–3 0–0 1–1 1–4 1–4 2–2 1–1 2–0 3–0 1–2 1–2 0–0 1–1 3–2
Linlithgow Rose 4–2 3–2 4–1 2–2 2–1 1–1 4–2 1–2 0–0 2–1 4–1 2–0 4–1 4–1 2–2
Lochee United 2–0 2–1 4–2 2–4 3–3 1–2 4–1 3–6 2–4 0–5 2–3 1–4 1–4 2–1 3–0
Musselburgh Athletic 0–1 5–0 3–3 1–1 1–2 1–1 4–1 0–1 2–3 0–1 4–2 2–3 1–1 3–2 3–1
Newtongrange Star 1–0 1–0 0–1 0–1 5–0 1–3 5–1 5–0 6–2 0–2 0–1 2–0 4–0 2–0 3–1
St Andrews United 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–3 1–0 0–3 0–1 2–2 1–3 2–3 3–3 1–0 1–2 3–1
Sauchie Juniors 2–0 4–0 0–1 0–4 5–2 0–1 2–1 2–0 2–1 0–3 1–5 1–3 1–3 4–2 1–1
Tayport 0–2 2–0 2–1 0–4 3–4 1–2 3–1 1–0 0–0 1–1 1–3 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2
Updated to match(es) played on 14 June 2014. Source: East Region SJFA
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

East Region Super/Premier League play-off

Kelty Hearts defeated Dalkeith Thistle, who finished third in the East Premier League, 5–0 on aggregate in the East Region Super/Premier League play-off to retain their Superleague status.[12].

Kelty Hearts4 – 0Dalkeith Thistle
Paul Shields  40'
Stuart Cargill  44' (pen.), 85'
Ross Philp  73'		 Report
Central Park, Kelty
Referee: Lorraine Clark
Dalkeith Thistle0 – 1Kelty Hearts
Report  21' Stuart Cargill
Kings Park, Dalkeith
Referee: Evan Cairns

References
  1. 2013/14, The History of Newtongrange Star
  2. 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.
  3. "Junior Football – PA Friday June 22". Perthshire Advertiser. 22 June 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
  4. "Announcement". tayportfc.org. Tayport F.C. 14 September 2013. Archived from the original on 18 July 2013. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
  5. "Tam Courts takes over at Kelty". Central Fife Times. 3 October 2013. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
  6. Johnson, Mark. "St Andrews 2, Lochee Utd 3: Match Report". juniorfitba.com. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
  7. "Linlithgow boss quits after 6-0 shocker". JuniorFitba.com. 1 March 2014. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
  8. Thomson, Scott (25 March 2014). "Linlithgow Rose appoint Danny Smith as new boss". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
  9. "New Management Team!!". Camelon Juniors F.C. 21 April 2014. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  10. "Management Team Depart". St Andrews United FC. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
  11. "McGuire handed top job at the Recs". Fife Today. 30 May 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
  12. Thomson, Nick (11 June 2014). "Things are looking up". Daily Record. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
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