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East of Scotland Football League
Season	2015–16
Dates	22 August 2015 – 28 May 2016
Champions	Leith Athletic
Matches played	210
Goals scored	977 (4.65 per match)
	← 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

Stirling University reserves

Civil Service Strollers

Craigroyston

Heriot-Watt University

Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale

Spartans reserves

Leith Athletic

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Location of teams in 2015–16 East of Scotland Football League

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	^[1]
Civil Service Strollers	Edinburgh	Telford College Sports Ground	1,000	^[2]
Coldstream	Coldstream	Home Park	1,000	^[3]
Craigroyston	Edinburgh	St Mark’s Park	2,000	^[4]
Duns	Duns	New Hawthorn Park	1,000	^[5]
Eyemouth United	Eyemouth	Warner Park	2,000	^[6]
Hawick Royal Albert	Hawick	Albert Park	1,000	^[7]
Heriot-Watt University	Edinburgh	Riccarton Campus	1,800	^[8]
Leith Athletic	Edinburgh	Meadowbank 3G	500	^[9]
Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale	Edinburgh	Saughton Sports Complex	1,000	^[10]
Ormiston	Ormiston	Recreation Park	2,000	^[11]
Peebles Rovers	Peebles	Whitestone Park	2,250	^[12]
Spartans Reserves	Edinburgh	Ainslie Park	3,000	^[13]
Stirling University Reserves	Stirling	Gannochy Sports Centre	1,000	^[14]
Tynecastle	Edinburgh	Fernieside Recreation Ground	1,500	^[15]

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or qualification
1	Leith Athletic (C)	28	24	0	4	103	23	+80	72	Ineligible for promotion to Lowland League
2	Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale	28	20	3	5	99	42	+57	63
3	Civil Service Strollers	28	18	1	9	74	49	+25	55	Transferred to Lowland League
4	Tynecastle	28	16	4	8	72	71	+1	52
5	Hawick Royal Albert	28	15	3	10	70	50	+20	48	Transferred to Lowland League
6	Peebles Rovers	28	13	4	11	57	60	−3	43
7	Spartans Reserves^[a]	28	14	2	12	67	61	+6	41	Resigned from the league
8	Ormiston	28	12	5	11	70	70	0	41
9	Stirling University Reserves	28	10	5	13	65	55	+10	35
10	Heriot-Watt University	28	9	6	13	61	65	−4	33
11	Coldstream	28	10	2	16	63	87	−24	32
12	Craigroyston	28	10	2	16	48	74	−26	32	Resigned membership, joined SJFA East Region South Division
13	Burntisland Shipyard	28	8	3	17	43	67	−24	27
14	Duns	28	4	2	22	46	88	−42	14
15	Eyemouth United^[b]	28	5	2	21	39	115	−76	11
16	Kelso United	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Resigned membership, results expunged

Source: East of Scotland Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions
Notes:

^ Spartans Reserves deducted 3 points.
^ Eyemouth deducted 6 points.

References

^ Burntisland Shipyard, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 22 December 2014.
^ Civil Service Strollers, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 21 December 2014.
^ Coldstream, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 21 December 2014.
^ Craigroyston, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 21 December 2014.
^ Duns Archived 2014-12-22 at the Wayback Machine, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 22 December 2014.
^ Eyemouth United, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 22 December 2014.
^ Hawick Royal Albert, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 22 December 2014.
^ Heriot-Watt Uni, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 22 December 2014.
^ Leith Athletic, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 21 December 2014.
^ Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 21 December 2014.
^ Ormiston, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 22 December 2014.
^ Peebles Rovers, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 22 December 2014.
^ Spartans EoS, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 21 December 2014.
^ Stirling University Reserves, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 21 December 2014.
^ Tynecastle, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 21 December 2014.