2016–17 East of Scotland Football League

The 2016–17 East of Scotland Football League (known for sponsorship reasons as the Central Taxis East of Scotland League) was the 88th season of the East of Scotland Football League, and the 3rd season as the sixth tier of the Scottish football pyramid system. The season began on 3 September 2016 and finished on 13 May 2017. Leith Athletic were the defending champions.

East of Scotland Football League
Season2016–17
Dates3 September 2016 – 13 May 2017
ChampionsLothian Thistle Hutchison Vale
Matches played110
Goals scored503 (4.57 per match)
Biggest home winEyemouth United 10–0 Burntisland Shipyard
(1 October 2016)
Biggest away winTweedmouth Rangers 0–11 Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale
(10 May 2017)
Highest scoringTweedmouth Rangers 0–11 Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale
(10 May 2017)

The league was reduced to a 12-team division following the departure of Civil Service Strollers and Hawick Royal Albert who left to join the Lowland Football League, Craigroyston who left to join the Scottish Junior Football Association and Spartans Reserves who withdrew.

Tweedmouth Rangers joined from the North Northumberland League, however Duns resigned before the season began.

Teams
Location of teams in 2016–17 East of Scotland Football League
Location of teams in 2016–17 East of Scotland Football League within Edinburgh

The following teams have changed division since the 2015–16 season.

To East of Scotland Football League

Transferred from North Northumberland Football League

From East of Scotland Football League

Transferred to Lowland Football League

Transferred to East South Division

Team Location Home ground Capacity Ref.
Burntisland ShipyardBurntislandRecreation Park1,000[1]
ColdstreamColdstreamHome Park1,000[2]
DunsDunsNew Hawthorn Park1,000[3]
Eyemouth UnitedEyemouthWarner Park2,000[4]
Heriot-Watt UniversityEdinburghRiccarton Campus1,800[5]
Leith AthleticEdinburghMeadowbank 3G500[6]
Lothian Thistle Hutchison ValeEdinburghSaughton Sports Complex1,000[7]
OrmistonOrmistonRecreation Park2,000[8]
Peebles RoversPeeblesWhitestone Park2,250[9]
Stirling University ReservesStirlingGannochy Sports Centre1,000[10]
Tweedmouth RangersBerwick-upon-TweedOld Shielfield1,000[11]
TynecastleEdinburghFernieside Recreation Ground1,500[12]

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or qualification
1 Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale (C) 20 17 2 1 85 16 +69 53 Ineligible for promotion to Lowland League
2 Leith Athletic 20 15 2 3 80 18 +62 47
3 Tynecastle 20 14 1 5 56 26 +30 43
4 Heriot-Watt University 20 12 3 5 61 30 +31 39
5 Coldstream 20 9 4 7 39 51 −12 31
6 Stirling University Reserves 20 9 3 8 55 36 +19 30
7 Eyemouth United 20 7 2 11 34 53 −19 23
8 Peebles Rovers 20 6 1 13 28 45 −17 19
9 Ormiston 20 4 0 16 25 57 −32 12
10 Tweedmouth Rangers 20 3 3 14 28 77 −49 12
11 Burntisland Shipyard 20 3 1 16 12 94 −82 10
12 Duns 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Club resigned membership, results expunged
Source: East of Scotland Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champion.

References
  1. Burntisland Shipyard, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  2. Coldstream, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  3. Duns Archived 2014-12-22 at the Wayback Machine, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  4. Eyemouth United, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  5. Heriot-Watt Uni, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  6. Leith Athletic, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  7. Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  8. Ormiston, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  9. Peebles Rovers, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  10. Stirling University Reserves, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  11. Tweedmouth Rangers, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  12. Tynecastle, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 29 August 2016.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.