2022–23 East of Scotland Football League

The 2021–23 East of Scotland Football League (known as the Central Taxis East of Scotland League for sponsorship reasons) will be the 94th season of the East of Scotland Football League, and the 9th season as the sixth tier of the Scottish football pyramid system. The season is expected to begin on 30 July 2022.

East of Scotland Football League
Season2022–23
2023–24 →

Teams

The following teams changed division after the 2021–22 season.

To East of Scotland Football League

Relegated from Lowland Football League

Premier Division
East of Scotland Football League Premier Division
Season2022–23
Location of teams in 2022–23 East of Scotland Football League Premier Division

Stadia and locations
Team Location Home ground Capacity Seats
Broxburn Athletic [SFA] Broxburn Albyn Park[1] 1,000 0
Crossgates Primrose Crossgates Humbug Park[2] 2,000 0
Dunbar United [SFA] Dunbar New Countess Park[3] 2,500 0
Dundonald Bluebell [SFA] Cardenden Moorside Park[4] 2,000 0
Haddington Athletic [SFA] Haddington Millfield Park[5] 1,500 0
Hill of Beath Hawthorn [SFA] Hill of Beath Keir's Park[6] 2,000 0
Inverkeithing Hillfield Swifts Dalgety Bay Dalgety Bay Sports & Leisure Centre[7] TBC 0
Jeanfield Swifts [SFA] Perth Riverside Stadium[8] 1,000 0
Linlithgow Rose [SFA] Linlithgow Prestonfield[9] 2,264 301
Musselburgh Athletic [SFA] Musselburgh Olivebank Stadium[10] 2,500 0
Oakley United Oakley Blairwood Park[11] 2,000 0
Penicuik Athletic [SFA] Penicuik Penicuik Park[12] 2,000 0
Sauchie Juniors [SFA] Sauchie Beechwood Park[13] 5,000 200
Tranent Juniors [SFA] Tranent Foresters Park[14] 2,300 44
Tynecastle [SFA] Slateford, Edinburgh Meggetland Sports Complex[15] 4,388 500
Notes

    All grounds are equipped with floodlights, except Humbug Park (Crossgates Primrose) and Blairwood Park (Oakley United).

    League table
    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
    1 Broxburn Athletic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the Lowland League play-off
    2 Crossgates Primrose 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    3 Dunbar United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    4 Dundonald Bluebell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    5 Haddington Athletic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    6 Hill of Beath Hawthorn 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    7 Inverkeithing Hillfield Swifts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    8 Jeanfield Swifts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    9 Linlithgow Rose 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    10 Musselburgh Athletic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    11 Oakley United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    12 Penicuik Athletic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    13 Sauchie Juniors 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible relegation to the First Division
    14 Tranent Juniors 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to the First Division
    15 Tynecastle 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    16 Vale of Leithen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    First match(es) will be played on 30 July 2022. Source: East of Scotland Football League
    Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

    First Division
    Location of teams in 2022–23 East of Scotland Football League First Division

    Stadia and locations
    Team Location Home ground Capacity Seats Floodlit
    Blackburn United [SFA] Blackburn New Murrayfield Park[16] 1,500 0 Yes
    Burntisland Shipyard [SFA] Burntisland Recreation Park[17] 1,000 0 Yes
    Camelon Juniors [SFA] Camelon Carmuirs Park[18] 2,000 0 Yes
    Coldstream [SFA] Coldstream Home Park[19] 1,000 0 Yes
    Dunipace [SFA] Denny Westfield Park[20] 2,000 0 Yes
    Glenrothes Glenrothes Warout Stadium [21] 5,000 730 No
    Kennoway Star Hearts Star Treaton Park 1,000 0 Yes
    Kinnoull Perth Tulloch Park[22] 1,200 0 Yes
    Kirkcaldy & Dysart Kirkcaldy Denfield Park[7] 1,200 0 No
    Leith Athletic Edinburgh Peffermill 3G[23] 500 0 Yes
    Lochore Welfare Crosshill Central Park 1,300 0 No
    Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale [SFA] Pilton, Edinburgh Ainslie Park[lower-alpha 1] 3,612 534 Yes
    Luncarty Luncarty Brownlands Park 1,200 0 No
    Newtongrange Star [SFA] Newtongrange New Victoria Park[24] 2,300 30 Yes
    Preston Athletic [SFA] Prestonpans Pennypit Park[25] 1,500 313 Yes
    Rosyth Rosyth Fleet Grounds 300 0 Yes
    Whitehill Welfare [SFA] Rosewell Ferguson Park[26] 2,614 192 Yes

    League Table
    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
    1 Blackburn United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promotion to the Premier Division
    2 Burntisland Shipyard 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    3 Camelon Juniors 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    4 Coldstream 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    5 Dunipace 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    6 Glenrothes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    7 Kennoway Star Hearts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    8 Kinnoull 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    9 Kirkcaldy & Dysart 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    10 Leith Athletic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    11 Lochore Welfare 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    12 Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    13 Luncarty 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    14 Newtongrange Star 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to the Second Division
    15 Preston Athletic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    16 Rosyth 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    17 Whitehill Welfare 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    First match(es) will be played on 30 July 2022. Source: East of Scotland Football League
    Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

    Second Division
    Location of teams in 2022–23 East of Scotland Football League Second Division

    Stadia and locations
    Team Location Home ground Capacity Seats Floodlit
    Arniston Rangers Gorebridge Newbyres Park[27] 3,000 0 No
    Bo'ness Athletic Bo'ness Newtown Park[28] 2,500 0 Yes
    Craigroyston Edinburgh St Mark's Park[29] 2,000 0 No
    Dalkeith Thistle [SFA] Dalkeith King's Park[30] 2,000 0 Yes
    Easthouses Lily Miners Welfare [SFA] Easthouses Newbattle Complex[31] 1,500 100 Yes
    Edinburgh South Dalkeith King's Park[lower-alpha 2] 2,000 0 Yes
    Edinburgh United Edinburgh Paties Road Stadium[32] 2,500 200 No
    Hawick Royal Albert United [SFA] Hawick Albert Park[33] 1,000 500 Yes
    Heriot-Watt University Edinburgh Riccarton Campus[34] 200 0 Yes
    Lochgelly Albert Lochgelly Gardiners Park 3,200 0 No
    Newburgh Newburgh East Shore Park 1,000 0 No
    Ormiston Ormiston New Recreation Park[35] 1,000 0 No
    Peebles Rovers Peebles Whitestone Park[36] 2,250 250 No
    Stirling University Reserves Stirling Gannochy Sports Centre[37] 1,000 0 Yes
    St Andrews United St Andrews Recreation Park[38] 766 0 Yes
    Thornton Hibs Thornton Memorial Park 1,800 0 No
    Tweedmouth Rangers Berwick-upon-Tweed Old Shielfield[39] 1,000 0 No
    Whitburn Whitburn Central Park[40] 3,000 38 No
    Notes
    1. Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale are ground-sharing with The Spartans.
    2. Edinburgh South are ground-sharing with Dalkeith Thistle.

    League Table
    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
    1 Arniston Rangers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promotion to the Second Division
    2 Bo'ness Athletic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    3 Craigroyston 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    4 Dalkeith Thistle 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    5 Easthouses Lily Miners Welfare 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    6 Edinburgh South 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    7 Edinburgh United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    8 Hawick Royal Albert United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    9 Heriot-Watt University 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    10 Lochgelly Albert 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    11 Newburgh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    12 Ormiston 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    13 Peebles Rovers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    14 Stirling University reserves 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to the Third Division
    15 St Andrews United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    16 Thornton Hibs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    17 Tweedmouth Rangers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    18 Whitburn 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    First match(es) will be played on 30 July 2022. Source: East of Scotland Football League
    Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

    Third Division
    West Lothian
    Edinburgh College
    Syngenta
    Location of teams in 2022–23 East of Scotland Football League Third Division
    Location of teams in 2022–23 East of Scotland Football League Third Division within West Lothian

    Stadia and locations
    Club Location Home Ground Capacity Seats Floodlit
    Armadale Thistle Armadale Volunteer Park[41] 3,000 0 No
    Bathgate Thistle Bathgate Creamery Park[42] 3,000 0 Yes
    Edinburgh College Edinburgh Riccarton Campus[lower-alpha 1] 200 0 Yes
    Fauldhouse United Fauldhouse Park View[43] 2,000 100 No
    Livingston United Livingston Station Park[44] 2,000 0 Yes
    Pumpherston Juniors Pumpherston Recreation Park[45] 2,700 0 No
    Stoneyburn Stoneyburn Beechwood Park[46] 4,000 0 No
    Syngenta Stenhousemuir Ochilview Park[lower-alpha 2] 3,746 626 Yes
    West Calder United West Calder Hermand Park[47] 1,000 0 No
    Notes
    1. Edinburgh College are ground-sharing with Heriot-Watt University.
    2. Syngenta are ground-sharing with Stenhousemuir.

    League Table
    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or qualification
    1 Armadale Thistle 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promotion to the Second Division
    2 Bathgate Thistle 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    3 Edinburgh College 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    4 Fauldhouse United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    5 Livingston United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    6 Pumpherston Juniors 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    7 Stoneyburn 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    8 Syngenta 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    9 West Calder United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    First match(es) will be played on 30 July 2022. Source: East of Scotland Football League
    Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

    Notes

    SFA Club with an SFA licence[48] eligible to participate in the Lowland League promotion play-off should they win the Premier Division.

      References
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