2011–12 East of Scotland Football League

The 2011–12 East of Scotland Football League was the 83rd season of the East of Scotland Football League. The Spartans were the defending champions.

The league was split into two separate divisions, the Premier Division and the First Division, with 25 teams competing across the two divisions.

Premier Division

East of Scotland Football League Premier Division
Season2011–12
ChampionsStirling University
RelegatedLeith Athletic
Selkirk
Matches played132
Goals scored516 (3.91 per match)

Stirling University claimed their first league title thanks to a superior goal difference after finishing level on points with defending champions Spartans.[1][2][3][4] As champions they entered the second round of the 2012–13 Scottish Cup.

Teams

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Location of teams in 2011–12 East of Scotland Football League Premier Division
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Location of teams in 2011–12 East of Scotland Football League Premier Division within Edinburgh

The following teams changed division prior to the 2011–12 season.

To Premier Division

Promoted from First Division

From Premier Division

Relegated to First Division

Stadia and locations

Team Location Home ground Capacity
Civil Service Strollers Edinburgh Telford College Sports Ground 1,000
Edinburgh City Edinburgh Meadowbank Stadium 16,500
Edinburgh University Edinburgh Peffermill Playing Fields 1,000
Gretna 2008 Gretna Raydale Park 2,200
Leith Athletic Edinburgh Meadowbank 3G 500
Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale Edinburgh Saughton Sports Complex 1,000
Selkirk Selkirk Yarrow Park 1,000
The Spartans Edinburgh Ainslie Park 3,000
Stirling University Stirling Gannochy Sports Centre 1,000
Tynecastle Edinburgh Fernieside Recreation Ground 1,500
Vale of Leithen Innerleithen Victoria Park 1,500
Whitehill Welfare Rosewell Ferguson Park 2,614

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Stirling University (C) 22 16 3 3 74 32 +42 51 Qualification for the Scottish Cup second round
2 The Spartans 22 16 3 3 66 28 +38 51
3 Whitehill Welfare 22 12 3 7 45 34 +11 39
4 Edinburgh University 22 10 3 9 38 26 +12 33
5 Edinburgh City 22 10 3 9 41 39 +2 33
6 Gretna 2008 22 9 6 7 40 46 −6 33
7 Civil Service Strollers 22 10 1 11 38 46 −8 31
8 Vale of Leithen 22 9 1 12 49 47 +2 28
9 Tynecastle 22 8 3 11 33 52 −19 27
10 Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale 22 6 3 13 36 50 −14 21
11 Leith Athletic (R) 22 5 4 13 32 59 −27 19 Relegation to the First Division
12 Selkirk (R) 22 3 3 16 24 57 −33 12
Source: Scottish Football Historical Archive
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

First Division

East of Scotland Football League First Division
Season2011–12
ChampionsHeriot-Watt University
PromotedHeriot-Watt University
Preston Athletic
Matches played156
Goals scored600 (3.85 per match)

The First Division saw an increase in the number of clubs to thirteen with the addition of Duns to the league. Heriot-Watt University claimed their second First Division title to gain immediate promotion back to the Premier Division.

Teams

The following teams have changed division since the 2011–12 season.

To First Division

Relegated from Premier Division

Transferred from Border Amateur League

From First Division

Promoted to Premier Division

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Location of teams in 2012–13 East of Scotland Football League First Division
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Location of teams in 2012–13 East of Scotland Football League First Division within the Borders and Midlothian

Stadia and locations

Team Location Home ground Capacity
Berwick Rangers Reserves Berwick-upon-Tweed Shielfield Park 4,500
Coldstream Coldstream Home Park 1,000
Craigroyston Edinburgh St Mark's Park 2,000
Duns Duns New Hawthorn Park 1,000
Easthouses Lily MW Dalkeith Newbattle Complex 1,500
Eyemouth United Eyemouth Warner Park 2,000
Gala Fairydean Galashiels 3G Arena, Netherdale 5,500
Hawick Royal Albert Hawick Albert Park 1,000
Heriot-Watt University Edinburgh Riccarton Campus 1,800
Kelso United Kelso Woodside Park 1,200
Ormiston Ormiston Recreation Park 2,000
Peebles Rovers Peebles Whitestone Park 2,250
Preston Athletic Prestonpans Pennypit Park 4,000

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Heriot-Watt University (C, P) 24 17 4 3 61 25 +36 55 Promotion to the Premier Division
2 Preston Athletic (P) 24 14 6 4 73 35 +38 48
3 Gala Fairydean 24 15 3 6 55 31 +24 48
4 Eyemouth United 24 14 5 5 63 42 +21 47
5 Craigroyston 24 10 8 6 37 33 +4 38
6 Duns 24 10 6 8 48 39 +9 36
7 Coldstream 24 11 3 10 51 53 −2 36
8 Kelso United 24 8 4 12 43 54 −11 28
9 Ormiston 24 8 2 14 27 56 −29 26
10 Berwick Rangers Reserves 24 5 8 11 53 64 −11 23
11 Peebles Rovers 24 3 9 12 28 48 −20 18
12 Easthouses Lily 24 3 8 13 37 59 −22 17
13 Hawick Royal Albert 24 3 4 17 24 61 −37 13
Source: Scottish Football Historical Archive
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

References

  1. ^ Season 2011-12, Vale of Leithen FC
  2. ^ Club History, The Spartans FC
  3. ^ Playfair Football Annual 2012-2013, Glenda Rollin, Jack Rollin; Hachette UK, 2012; ISBN 9780755363575
  4. ^ Student football champions earn a place in the Scottish Cup, University of Stirling, 29 May 2012