2015–16 East of Scotland Football League

East of Scotland Football League 2015–16 22 August 2015 – 28 May 2016 Leith Athletic 210 977 2014–15 2016–17 The 2015–16 East of Scotland Football League (known for sponsorship reasons as the Central Taxis East of Scotland League) was the 87th season of the East of Scotland Football League, and the 2nd season as the sixth tier of the Scottish football pyramid system. The season began on 22 August 2015 and finished on 28 May 2016. Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale were the defending champions. The league was merged into a single division of 16 teams, for the first time since 1986–87. Following the resignation of Easthouses Lily the membership had tied 8/8 on a vote between two divisions of eight or a single division of 16, and the League Board selected the latter. As a result, Coldstream and Craigroyston effectively avoided relegation despite finishing in the bottom two places of the previous season's Premier Division. This season saw the departure of Easthouses Lily who left to join the Scottish Junior Football Association. Kelso United resigned at the start of September after fulfilling their opening East of Scotland Qualifying League and Qualifying Cup matches and three league games. This reduced the number of clubs to 15. Their league defeats to Coldstream (0–7), Leith Athletic (5–0) and Burntisland Shipyard (5–0) were expunged. Teams Scotland Southeast 550 right Location of teams in 2015–16 East of Scotland Football League Scotland Southeast 6 56.1172 -3.9397 Stirling University reserves left Scotland Southeast 6 55.6515 -2.2542 Coldstream left Scotland Southeast 6 56.0600 -3.2310 Burntisland Shipyard top Scotland Southeast 6 55.7784 -2.3426 Duns left Scotland Southeast 6 55.8695 -2.0906 Eyemouth United left Scotland Southeast 6 55.4221 -2.7875 Hawick Royal Albert left Scotland Southeast 6 55.9450 -2.9540 Ormiston right Scotland Southeast 6 55.6500 -3.1800 Peebles Rovers left Scotland Southeast 6 55.909889 -3.15271 Tynecastle right Scotland Southeast 6 55.95879 -3.22653 Civil Service Strollers left Scotland Southeast 6 55.95858 -3.18369 Craigroyston right Scotland Southeast 6 55.91040 -3.31882 Heriot-Watt University bottom Scotland Southeast 6 55.95858 -3.18369 Scotland Southeast 6 55.9339 -3.2545 Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale left Scotland Southeast 6 55.971489 -3.231283 Scotland Southeast TransparentPlaceholder.png 55.991489 -3.231283 Spartans reserves left Scotland Southeast TransparentPlaceholder.png 55.95958 -3.14369 Leith Athletic top The following teams have changed division since the 2014–15 season. From East of Scotland Football League Transferred to East South Division Easthouses Lily Team Location Home ground Capacity Ref. Burntisland Shipyard Burntisland Recreation Park 1,000 Burntisland Shipyard, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 22 December 2014. Civil Service Strollers Edinburgh Telford College Sports Ground 1,000 Civil Service Strollers, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 21 December 2014. Coldstream Coldstream Home Park 1,000 Coldstream, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 21 December 2014. Craigroyston Edinburgh St Mark’s Park 2,000 Craigroyston, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 21 December 2014. Duns Duns New Hawthorn Park 1,000 Duns https://web.archive.org/web/20141222164817/http://nonleaguescotland.org.uk/duns.htm 2014-12-22 , nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 22 December 2014. Eyemouth United Eyemouth Warner Park 2,000 Eyemouth United, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 22 December 2014. Hawick Royal Albert Hawick Albert Park 1,000 Hawick Royal Albert, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 22 December 2014. Heriot-Watt University Edinburgh Riccarton Campus 1,800 Heriot-Watt Uni, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 22 December 2014. Leith Athletic Edinburgh Meadowbank 3G 500 Leith Athletic, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 21 December 2014. Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale Edinburgh Saughton Sports Complex 1,000 Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 21 December 2014. Ormiston Ormiston Recreation Park 2,000 Ormiston, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 22 December 2014. Peebles Rovers Peebles Whitestone Park 2,250 Peebles Rovers, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 22 December 2014. Spartans Reserves Edinburgh Ainslie Park 3,000 Spartans EoS, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 21 December 2014. Stirling University Reserves Stirling Gannochy Sports Centre 1,000 Stirling University Reserves, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 21 December 2014. Tynecastle Edinburgh Fernieside Recreation Ground 1,500 Tynecastle, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 21 December 2014. League table main WDL complete East of Scotland Football League LEI LTV CSS TYN HAW PEE SPA ORM STI HER COL CRA BUR DUN EYE KEL FCP relegation 8 3 17 43 67 18 1 9 74 49 10 2 16 63 87 10 2 16 48 74 4 2 22 46 88 5 2 21 39 115 -6 15 3 10 70 50 9 6 13 61 65 0 0 0 0 0 24 0 4 103 23 20 3 5 99 42 12 5 11 70 70 13 4 11 57 60 14 2 12 67 61 -3 10 5 13 65 55 16 4 8 72 71 Leith Athletic Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale Civil Service Strollers Tynecastle Spartans Reserves Stirling University Reserves Craigroyston Coldstream Peebles Rovers Ormiston Duns Heriot-Watt University Burntisland Shipyard Eyemouth United Hawick Royal Albert Kelso United C Spartans Reserves deducted 3 points. Eyemouth deducted 6 points. 5 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored green1 Transferred to Lowland League PL PL Resigned from the league R Resigned membership, joined SJFA East Region South Division JO PQ #f8f9fa Ineligible for promotion to Lowland League lightgrey Resigned membership, results expunged References 5