2020–21 East of Scotland Football League

The 2020–21 East of Scotland Football League (known as the Central Taxis East of Scotland League for sponsorship reasons) will be the 92nd season of the East of Scotland Football League, and the 7th season as the sixth tier of the Scottish football pyramid system. Bo'ness United are the reigning champions but cannot defend their title after being promoted to the Lowland Football League.

East of Scotland Football League
Season2020–21
2021–22 →

Teams

The following teams changed division after the 2019–20 season.

To East of Scotland Football League

Returned from Abeyance

Transferred from East Superleague North

Transferred from East Superleague South

Transferred from East Premier League South

Edinburgh South also joined having previously played in the Lothian and Edinburgh Amateur Football League.

From East of Scotland Football League

Promoted to Lowland Football League

Premier Division
East of Scotland Football League Premier Division
Season2020–21
Location of teams in 2020–21 East of Scotland Football League Premier Division
Location of teams in 2020–21 East of Scotland Football League Premier Division within Edinburgh, Midlothian and East Lothian
Location of teams in 2020–21 East of Scotland Football League Premier Division within West Lothian, Falkrik, and Fife

Stadia and locations
Team Location Home ground Capacity Seats Floodlit
Blackburn United [SFA] Blackburn New Murrayfield Park[1] 1,500 0 Yes
Broxburn Athletic [SFA] Broxburn Albyn Park[2] 1,000 0 Yes
Camelon Juniors [SFA] Camelon Carmuirs Park[3] 2,000 0 Yes
Crossgates Primrose Crossgates Humbug Park[4] 2,000 0 No
Dunbar United Dunbar New Countess Park[5] 2,500 0 Yes
Dundonald Bluebell [SFA] Cardenden Moorside Park[6] 2,000 0 Yes
Hill of Beath Hawthorn [SFA] Hill of Beath Keirs Park[7] 2,000 0 Yes
Inverkeithing Hillfield Swifts Inverkeithing Ballast Bank[8] 1,000 0 No
Jeanfield Swifts [SFA] Perth Riverside Stadium[9] 1,000 0 Yes
Linlithgow Rose [SFA] Linlithgow Prestonfield[10] 2,264 301 Yes
Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale [SFA] Edinburgh Saughton Sports Complex[11] 1,000 0 Yes
Musselburgh Athletic Musselburgh Olivebank Stadium[12] 2,500 0 No
Newtongrange Star [SFA] Newtongrange New Victoria Park[13] 2,300 30 Yes
Penicuik Athletic [SFA] Penicuik Penicuik Park[14] 2,000 0 Yes
Sauchie Juniors Sauchie Beechwood Park[15] 5,000 200 Yes
Tranent Juniors [SFA] Tranent Foresters Park[16] 2,300 44 Yes
Tynecastle [SFA] Edinburgh Meggetland Sports Complex[17] 4,388 500 Yes
Whitehill Welfare [SFA] Rosewell Ferguson Park[18] 2,614 192 No

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Blackburn United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the Lowland League play-off
2 Broxburn Athletic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Camelon Juniors 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Crossgates Primrose 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Dunbar United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Dundonald Bluebell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Hill of Beath Hawthorn 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Inverkeithing Hillfield Swifts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Jeanfield Swifts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Linlithgow Rose 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Musselburgh Athletic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Newtongrange Star 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Penicuik Athletic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible relegation to the First Division
15 Sauchie Juniors 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to the First Division
16 Tranent Juniors 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Tynecastle 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Whitehill Welfare 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on unknown. Source: East of Scotland Football League

Results

First Division

The 31 First Division clubs will be split into seeded Conferences A and B.

Stadia and locations
Team Location Home ground Capacity Seats Floodlit
Arniston Rangers Gorebridge Newbyres Park[19] 3,000 0 No
Burntisland Shipyard [SFA] Burntisland Recreation Park[20] 1,000 0 No
Coldstream [SFA] Coldstream Home Park[21] 1,000 0 No
Craigroyston Edinburgh St Mark's Park[22] 2,000 0 No
Dalkeith Thistle Dalkeith King's Park[23] 2,000 0 Yes
Dunipace [SFA] Denny Westfield Park[24] 2,000 0 Yes
Easthouses Lily MW [SFA] Easthouses Newbattle Complex[25] 1,500 100 Yes
Edinburgh South Dalkeith King's Park[lower-alpha 1] 2,000 0 Yes
Edinburgh United Edinburgh Paties Road Stadium[26] 2,500 200 No
Eyemouth United Eyemouth Warner Park[27] 500 0 No
Glenrothes Glenrothes Warout Stadium [28] 5,000 730 No
Haddington Athletic [SFA] Haddington Millfield Park[29] 1,500 0 Yes
Hawick Royal Albert United [SFA] Hawick Albert Park[30] 1,000 500 Yes
Heriot-Watt University Edinburgh Riccarton Campus[31] 200 0 Yes
Kennoway Star Hearts Star Treaton Park 1,000 0 Yes
Kinnoull Perth Tulloch Park[32] 1,200 0 Yes
Kirkcaldy & Dysart Kirkcaldy Denfield Park[8] 1,200 0 No
Leith Athletic Edinburgh Peffermill 3G[33] 500 0 Yes
Lochgelly Albert Lochgelly Gardiners Park 3,200 0 No
Lochore Welfare Crosshill Central Park 1,300 0 No
Luncarty Luncarty Brownlands Park 1,200 0 No
Newburgh Newburgh East Shore Park 1,000 0 No
Oakley United Oakley Blairwood Park[34] 2,000 0 No
Ormiston Ormiston New Recreation Park[35] 1,000 0 No
Peebles Rovers Peebles Whitestone Park[36] 2,250 250 No
Preston Athletic [SFA] Prestonpans Pennypit Park[37] 1,500 313 Yes
Rosyth Rosyth Fleet Grounds 300 0 Yes
St Andrews United St Andrews Recreation Park[38] 2,000 0 No
Stirling University Reserves Stirling Gannochy Sports Centre[39] 1,000 0 Yes
Thornton Hibs Thornton Memorial Park 1,800 0 No
Tweedmouth Rangers Berwick-upon-Tweed Old Shielfield[40] 1,000 0 No
Notes
  1. Edinburgh South are ground-sharing with Dalkeith Thistle.

Notes

SFA Club has an SFA Licence (as of June 2020)[41] and are eligible to participate in the Lowland League promotion play-off should they win the Premier Division.

References
  1. Blackburn United, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  2. Broxburn Athletic, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  3. Camelon Juniors, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  4. Crossgates Primrose, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  5. Dunbar United, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  6. Dundonald Bluebell, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  7. Hill of Beath Hawthorn, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  8. Inverkeithing Hillfield Swifts, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 7 July 2018.
  9. Jeanfield Swifts, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  10. Linlithgow Rose, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  11. Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  12. Musselburgh Athletic, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  13. Newtongrange Star, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  14. Penicuik Athletic, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  15. Sauchie Juniors, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  16. Tranent, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  17. Tynecastle, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  18. Whitehill Welfare, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  19. Arniston Rangers, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  20. Burntisland Shipyard, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  21. Coldstream, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  22. Craigroyston, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  23. Dalkeith Thistle, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  24. Dunipace, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  25. Easthouses Lily MW, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  26. Edinburgh United, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  27. Eyemouth United, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  28. Glenrothes, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  29. Haddington Athletic, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  30. Hawick Royal Albert, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  31. Heriot-Watt Uni, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  32. Kinnoull, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  33. Leith Athletic, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  34. Oakley United, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  35. Ormiston, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  36. Peebles Rovers, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  37. Preston Athletic, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  38. St Andrews United, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  39. Stirling University Reserves, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  40. Tweedmouth Rangers, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  41. "Licensed Clubs - July 2019" (PDF). Retrieved 1 June 2020.
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