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Encyclopedia > East of Scotland Football League

The East of Scotland Football League (EoSFL) is a league of football (soccer) teams from South-East Scotland formed in 1927. It is one of Scotland's three "senior" non-leagues which sit below the Scottish Football League (SFL) and, in many people's eyes, slightly above or alongside the Scottish Junior Football Association's leagues (the other two being the Highland Football League (HFL) and the South of Scotland Football League (SoSFL)). A player (wearing the red kit) has penetrated the defence (in the white kit) and is taking a shot at goal. ... This article is about the country. ... Year 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Scottish Football League is a league of football teams in Scotland. ... The Scottish Junior Football Association (SJFA) is the organising body for the junior grade of football (soccer) in Scotland. ... The Highland Football League (HFL) is a league of football (soccer) clubs operating not in just the Scottish highlands as the name may suggest, but across all of the North of Scotland. ... South of Scotland Football League The South of Scotland Football League features these clubs: Abbey Vale, Annan Athletic A, Crichton, Creetown, Dalbeattie Star A, Dumfries, Fleet Star, Mid Annandale, Newton Stewart, Nithsdale Wanderers, St. ...


Its clubs are largely drawn from the Edinburgh, Lothians and Scottish Borders areas, although with a number of clubs having opted to join their ranks from the SoSFL in recent years: (Annan Athletic, Threave Rovers who subsequently left, and Dalbeattie Star) mean there are a few clubs from the Dumfries and Galloway area too. For other uses, see Edinburgh (disambiguation). ... Lothian forms a traditional region of Scotland, lying between the southern shore of the Firth of Forth and the Lammermuir Hills. ... Scottish Borders (often referred to locally as The Borders or The Borderland) is one of 35 local government unitary council areas of Scotland. ... Annan Athletic Football Club are a senior Scottish football (soccer) club, based in the town of Annan in Dumfries and Galloway. ... Threave Rovers Football Club. ... Dalbeattie Star F.C. is a senior football club currently playing in the East of Scotland Football League. ... Dumfries and Galloway (Dùn Phris agus an Gall-Ghaidhealaibh in Gaelic) is one of 32 council areas of Scotland. ...


The EoSFL is split into two divisions of 12 clubs each, with the top clubs competing in the Premier Division and the remainder in the First Division. Two clubs are promoted and relegated between the two divisions at the end of each season. The current league sponsor is Tyreman, thus they are known as the "Tyreman Premier Division" and the "Tyreman First Division".


The EoSFL oversees the leagues and League Cup competitions; the East of Scotland Football Association (EoSFA) is a technically independent body, which organises all the other cups. Most of the officials sit on both bodies, and the Executive Committee is a joint organisation. The current President of the EoSFA is Morain Scott (of Coldstream F.C.) while the President of the EoSFL is Tom Allison (of Lothian Thistle F.C.. The secretary of both organisations is John Greenhorn (Ormiston F.C.). Coldstream Football Club is a Scottish football club from Coldstream in the Scottish Borders. ... Lothian Thistle F.C. is a football club currently playing in the East of Scotland Football League. ... Ormiston F.C. is a football club currently playing in the East of Scotland Football League. ...


The EoSFL also organises an Under-19 league, along with a League Cup and Challenge Cup. Current members are Spartans, Tynecastle, Whitehill Welfare, Edinburgh City, Lothian Thistle, Civil Service Strollers, Preston Athletic and Berwick Rangers. The Under-19 teams of Hearts, Hibs and Livingston do not participate in EoSFL competitions. All 11 teams play in the Scottish Football Association's Scottish Youth Cup annually. The Scottish Football Association (SFA) is the governing body for the sport of football in Scotland. ... The Scottish Youth Cup (also known as the SFA Youth Cup) is an annual Scottish football competition run by the Scottish Football Association for under-19 teams. ...


The EoSFL and EoSFA are full members of the Scottish Football Association. The Scottish Football Association (SFA) is the governing body for the sport of football in Scotland. ...

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EoSFA & EoSFL members (2007/08 season)

The league comprises two divisions, with 12 clubs in each division, playing home-and-away (22 matches in total). At the end of the season, the top two clubs in the First Division are promoted, with the bottom two clubs in the Premier Division relegated.

  • Premier Division
  • Division One

All 24 clubs enter the League Cup; while Annan Athletic, Dalbeattie Star and Berwick Rangers Reserves are excluded from the remaining cup competitions. Annan Athletic Football Club are a Scottish football (soccer) club, based in the town of Annan in Dumfries and Galloway. ... Coldstream Football Club is a Scottish football club from Coldstream in the Scottish Borders. ... Craigroyston F.C. is a senior football club currently playing in the East of Scotland Football League. ... Dalbeattie Star F.C. is a football club currently playing in the East of Scotland Football League. ... Easthouses Lily F.C. is a senior football club currently playing in the East of Scotland Football League. ... Edinburgh City Football Club is an amateur Scottish football team who play in the East of Scotland Football League. ... Edinburgh University AFC are a football club representing the University of Edinburgh. ... Lothian Thistle F.C. is a football club currently playing in the East of Scotland Football League. ... Preston Athletic F.C. is a football club currently playing in the East of Scotland Football League. ... Selkirk Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the town of Selkirk. ... The Spartans Football Club are a Scottish football (soccer) club from Edinburgh. ... Whitehill Welfare F.C. is a football club currently playing in the East of Scotland Football League. ... Berwick Rangers Football Club are a football team based in the English Border town of Berwick-upon-Tweed, currently playing in the Scottish Football League. ... Civil Service Strollers Football Club is a football team from Edinburgh, Scotland currently playing in the East of Scotland Football League. ... Edinburgh Athletic F.C. is a amateur Scottish football team currently playing in the East of Scotland League. ... Eyemouth United F.C. is a football club currently playing in the East of Scotland Football League. ... Gala Fairydean F.C. is a football club currently playing in the East of Scotland Football League. ... Hawick Royal Albert F.C. is a Senior football club based in Hawick, currently playing in the East of Scotland Football League. ... Heriot-Watt University F.C. is a football club currently playing in the East of Scotland Football League. ... Kelso United F.C. is a senior football club based in Kelso, currently playing in the East of Scotland Football League. ... Ormiston F.C. is a football club currently playing in the East of Scotland Football League. ... Tynecastle F.C. is a newly-formed team playing in the East of Scotland Football League. ... Vale of Leithen FC is a football club from the town of Innerleithen. ...



In addition, the following clubs are also members of the EoSFA only, playing in the national leagues:

All have little involvement in EoSFA competitions: Hearts and Hibs contest the East of Scotland Shield (although this competition is held irregularly), while Berwick Rangers and Livingston participate in the East of Scotland (City) Cup. Heart of Midlothian F.C. (most commonly referred to as Hearts) is a professional football club from Edinburgh, Scotland which plays in the Scottish Premier League. ... The Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier League commonly known as the Scottish Premier League, Premier League or SPL is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top level of the Scottish football league system - above the Scottish Football League. ... Hibernian Football Club (informally known as Hibs) are a Scottish professional football club based in Leith, north Edinburgh. ... The Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier League commonly known as the Scottish Premier League, Premier League or SPL is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top level of the Scottish football league system - above the Scottish Football League. ... Livingston Football Club is a Scottish football team based in Livingston, West Lothian. ... The Scottish Football League is a league of football teams in Scotland. ... Berwick Rangers Football Club are a football team based in the English Border town of Berwick-upon-Tweed, currently playing in the Scottish Football League. ... The Scottish Football League is a league of football teams in Scotland. ... The East of Scotland Shield is a Scottish football trophy awarded by the East of Scotland Football Association. ...


Cups Competitions

  • Scottish Cup: Only the 11 EoSFL members who are also SFA members enter - although Annan Athletic and Dalbeattie Star officially enter as part of the Southern Counties FA, making 13 in total. Straight knock-out tournament, with replays until the Semi-Finals and Final.
  • South Challenge Cup: This competition, new for 2007/2008, replaces the old Scottish Qualifying Cup (South) under the new Scottish Cup format. It is for all clubs in the South of Scotland, aside from reserve teams - and thus it has 37 entrants, 23 from the EoSFL, 12 from the South of Scotland Football League, two amateur SFA clubs - Burntisland Shipyard F.C. and Glasgow University F.C., and one club in membership of the SFA and SJFA - Girvan F.C.. It will be a straight knock-out tournament, probably without replays. There have been suggestions the winners of this Cup and its equivalent in the North will meet in an all-Scotland final, since the North tournament, which has already started, is being referred to as 'Qualifying Rounds'.
  • The King Cup: Open to all 21 EoSFA members playing in the EOSFL, and therefore not to Annan Athletic or Dalbeattie Star who are only members of the EoSFL, or Berwick Rangers Reserves. Straight knock-out tournament without replays.
  • East of Scotland League Cup: currently sponsored by Colin Campbell Sports. Opens the season. For season 2007/2008, the 24 EoSFL clubs are divided into 4 groups of 6, meeting each team once, thus playing 2/3 times at home and 2/3 times away. The group winners qualify for single-legged Semi-Finals and Final.
  • The East of Scotland Qualifying Cup: currently sponsored by Image Printers. All all 21 EoSFA members playing in the EOSFL enter, thus again Annan Athletic, Dalbeattie Star and Berwick Reserves do not. The finalists join the first teams of Berwick Rangers and Livingston in the East of Scotland (City) Cup. Straight knock-out without replays.
  • East of Scotland (City) Cup: Finalists of the East of Scotland Qualifying Cup join Berwick Rangers and Livingston in single-legged Semi-Finals and Final, which go straight to penalties if drawn after 90 minutes. The 4 EoSFA members in the national leagues (Hearts, Hibs, Berwick and Livingston, who were formerly Meadowbank) used to all enter, but now Hearts and Hibs reserves contest the East of Scotland Shield - albeit intermittently.
  • East of Scotland Consolation Cup: known as the 'Alex Jack Cup'. Competition for 10 non-SFA members of the EoSFL, usually played on the same weekends as Scottish Cup and South Challenge Cup matches. Acts both as a top-up cup, giving these teams matches on otherwise idle weekends, and as an opportunity for what tend to be smaller clubs to gain trophies. Straight knock-out, without replays. Surprisingly, Berwick Rangers Reserves are not participating during 2006/2007 - they have during previous spells in the EoSFL.
  • East of Scotland Shield: since the mid-1980s this tournament has become a one-off match for youth/reserve teams of Hearts and Hibs.

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Recent History

The EoSFL is generally not viewed as being as strong as the HFL (with fewer of their club sides defeating SFL sides in the Scottish Cup competition as opposed to the HFL) it is still regarded as being stronger than the SoSFL. A number of the sides in the EoSFL have applied to join the SFL in recent years, with Gala Fairydean applying in 1994, 2000 and 2002, Preston Athletic F.C. applying in 2000 and 2002, Annan Athletic in 2000 and Edinburgh City F.C. attempting to join in 2002. Gala Fairydean F.C. is a football club currently playing in the East of Scotland Football League. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) The year 1994 was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by the United Nations. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... Preston Athletic F.C. is a football club currently playing in the East of Scotland Football League. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... Annan Athletic Football Club are a senior Scottish football (soccer) club, based in the town of Annan in Dumfries and Galloway. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ... Edinburgh City Football Club is an amateur Scottish football team who play in the East of Scotland Football League. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ...


In 2004, Threave Rovers F.C. pulled out of the League to concentrate their efforts on the South of Scotland Football League. This left the League with an uneven number of clubs and they were expected to fill the vacancy in the Summer of 2005, with Gala Rovers F.C. widely touted as likely candidates. However this did not happen. The only change that happened at that year's Annual General Meeting of the League was that Tollcross United F.C. announced they would be competing as Tynecastle F.C. from the 2005-2006 season. Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Threave Rovers Football Club is a football club from Castle Douglas in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. ... South of Scotland Football League The South of Scotland Football League features these clubs: Abbey Vale, Annan Athletic A, Crichton, Creetown, Dalbeattie Star A, Dumfries, Fleet Star, Mid Annandale, Newton Stewart, Nithsdale Wanderers, St. ... For other uses, see Summer (disambiguation). ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Tollcross United F.C. were a football club who played in the East of Scotland Football League. ... Tynecastle F.C. is a newly-formed team playing in the East of Scotland Football League. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


In 2006, Peebles Rovers F.C. merged with several local amateur sides to become Peebles F.C., who took Rovers place in the league. And at the 2007 AGM, agreement was reached to admit the reserves side of Berwick Rangers F.C. as the twelfth member of the First Division. They have also entered the League Cup, but no other cups, in 2007/2008. Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Peebles Rovers F.C. is a football club currently playing in the East of Scotland Football League. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... Berwick Rangers Football Club are a football team based in the English Border town of Berwick-upon-Tweed, currently playing in the Scottish Football League. ...


Stadiums in the League

Attendances in the EoSFL are not particularly high as clubs in the Edinburgh area must compete with a number of SFL and SPL clubs and in the Borders area the sport of Rugby Union is more popular. Crowds vary from in the hundreds at Annan and Preston, to handfuls at Eyemouth or Easthouses. Generally, the majority of clubs attract a few dozen fans to each match. For other uses, see Rugby (disambiguation). ...


The following clubs have seated stands and floodlights at their stadiums: Annan Athletic, Dalbeattie Star, Edinburgh City, Preston Athletic, Berwick Rangers Reserves, Gala Fairydean, Hawick Royal Albert, Peebles (although Peebls lack floodlights).


The following clubs have floodlights only: Edinburgh University (depending what pitch is in use), Lothian Thistle, Heriot-Watt University. Annan Athletic and Selkirk are both believed to be considering fitting floodlights in the next season or two.


Spartans are constructing a new stadium, which will have a capacity of 4,000 including 500 seats, and have floodlights too.


A number of clubs have covered standing provision.


The largest stadium in the EoSFL is Meadowbank Stadium, home of Edinburgh City, with a capacity of between 16,000 and 17,000 all seated, a video wall, floodlights and various other facilities. However, most cup finals tend to be played at Whitehill Welfare or Heriot-Watt University, or sometimes at Hearts or Hibs grounds. Meadowbank Stadium is a multi-purpose sports facility located in Meadowbank, in the Scottish capital Edinburgh. ...


List of championship winners

1927-28 Berwick Rangers
1928-29 Peebles Rovers
1929-30 Bathgate
1930-31 Bathgate
1931-32 Penicuik Athletic
1932-33 Peebles Rovers
1933-34 Peebles Rovers
1934-35 Peebles Rovers
1935-36 Peebles Rovers
1936-37 Jedburgh Artisans
1937-38 Penicuik Athletic
1938-39 Bo'ness
1939-40 - 1944-45 No league championship for the duration of the Second World War
1945-46 Peebles Rovers
1946-47 Berwick Rangers
1947-48 Hibernian 'B'
1948-49 Hibernian 'B'
1949-50 Heart of Midlothian 'B'
1950-51 Hibernian 'B'
1951-52 Hibernian 'B'
1952-53 Hibernian 'B'
1953-54 unfinished
1954-55 Eyemouth United
1955-56 Eyemouth United
1956-57 Eyemouth United
1957-58 unfinished
1958-59 unfinished
1959-60 unfinished
1960-61 Gala Fairydean
1961-62 Gala Fairydean
1962-63 unfinished
1963-64 Gala Fairydean
1964-65 Gala Fairydean
1965-66 Gala Fairydean
1966-67 Hawick Royal Albert
1967-68 Hawick Royal Albert
1968-69 Gala Fairydean
1969-70 Cowdenbeath 'A'
1970-71 Eyemouth United
1971-72 Spartans
1972-73 Civil Service Strollers
1973-74 Hawick Royal Albert
1974-75 Selkirk
1975-76 Selkirk
1976-77 Selkirk
1977-78 Vale of Leithen
1978-79 Vale of Leithen
1979-80 Whitehill Welfare
1980-81 Whitehill Welfare
1981-82 Whitehill Welfare
1982-83 Whitehill Welfare
1983-84 Spartans
1984-85 Whitehill Welfare
1985-86 Whitehill Welfare
1986-87 Vale of Leithen
1987-88
(Premier Division) - Whitehill Welfare
(1st Division) - Annan Athletic
1988-89
(Premier Division) - Gala Fairydean
(1st Division) - Peebles Rovers
1989-90
(Premier Division) - Annan Athletic
(1st Division) - Coldstream
1990-91
(Premier Division) - Gala Fairydean
(1st Division) - Easthouses Lily
1991-92
(Premier Division) - Easthouses Lily
(1st Division) - Manor Thistle
1992-93
(Premier Division) - Whitehill Welfare
(1st Division) - Civil Service Strollers
1993-94
(Premier Division) - Whitehill Welfare
(1st Division) - Tollcross United
1994-95
(Premier Division) - Whitehill Welfare
(1st Division) - Pencaitland
1995-96
(Premier Division) - Whitehill Welfare
(1st Division) - Edinburgh City
1996-97
(Premier Division) - Spartans
(1st Division) - Lothian Thistle
1997-98
(Premier Division) - Whitehill Welfare
(1st Division) - Peebles Rovers
1998-99
(Premier Division) - Whitehill Welfare
(1st Division) - Easthouses Lily
1999-00
(Premier Division) - Annan Athletic
(1st Division) - Threave Rovers
2000-01
(Premier Division) - Annan Athletic
(1st Division) - Pencaitland & Ormiston
2001-02
(Premier Division) - Spartans
(1st Division) - Preston Athletic
2002-03
(Premier Division) - Whitehill Welfare
(1st Division) - Edinburgh University
2003-04
(Premier Division) - Spartans
(1st Division) - Kelso United
2004-05
(Premier Division) - Spartans
(1st Division) - Easthouses Lily
2005-06
(Premier Division) - Edinburgh City
(1st Division) - Craigroyston
2006-07
(Premier Division) - Annan Athletic
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Original EoSFL

An earlier East of Scotland League existed between 1896 and 1906 when the supplementary Edinburgh Football League changed its name after accepting Dundee as a member. There is no connection between the two incarnations of the league. Supplementary football leagues were regional Scottish association football competitions which existed in the early days of competitive football in Scotland. ... The Edinburgh Football League was formed in 1894 in Scotland as one of several supplementary football leagues that were created in order to increase the number of fixtures for Scottish Football League clubs. ... Dundee Football Club, founded in 1893, are a football team based in the city of Dundee, Scotland. ...


External links

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