2024–25 East of Scotland Football League

East of Scotland Football League
Season2024–25
Dates26 July 2024 – 17 May 2025
2025–26 →

The 2024–25 East of Scotland Football League is the 96th season of the East of Scotland Football League, and the 11th season with its top division as part of the sixth tier of the Scottish football pyramid system. Broxburn Athletic are the reigning champions but are unable to defend their title after gaining promotion to the Lowland Football League.

Teams

The following teams changed division after the 2023–24 season.

To East of Scotland Football League

Relegated from Lowland Football League

From East of Scotland Football League

Promoted to Lowland Football League

Premier Division

East of Scotland Football League Premier Division
Season2024–25
Dates27 July 2024 – 10 May 2025
Matches played133
Goals scored462 (3.47 per match)
Biggest home winSauchie Juniors 7–1 Hutchison Vale
(21 December 2024)
Biggest away win
Highest scoringJeanfield Swifts 7–2 Glenrothes
(4 September 2024)
Longest winning run5 matches:
Jeanfield Swifts
Longest unbeaten run11 matches:
Hill of Beath Hawthorn
Longest winless run10 matches:
Tynecastle
Longest losing run6 matches:
Edinburgh University
2025–26 →
All statistics correct as of 28 December 2024.
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Location of teams in 2024–25 East of Scotland Football League Premier Division

Stadia and locations

Team Location Home ground Surface Capacity Seats
Dunbar United [SFA] Dunbar New Countess Park[1] Grass 1,200 191
Dundonald Bluebell [SFA] Cardenden Moorside Park[2] Grass 1,000 0
Dunipace [SFA] Denny Westfield Park[3] Artificial 2,000 0
Edinburgh University [SFA] Edinburgh New Peffermill Stadium Grass 1,100 100
Glenrothes Glenrothes Warout Stadium [4] Grass 2,000 730
Haddington Athletic [SFA] Haddington Millfield Park[5] Grass 1,200 0
Hill of Beath Hawthorn [SFA] Hill of Beath Keir's Park[6] Grass 1,080 0
Hutchison Vale [SFA] Pilton, Edinburgh Ainslie Park[a] Artificial 3,534 854
Jeanfield Swifts [SFA] Perth Riverside Stadium[7] Grass 1,000 0
Luncarty Luncarty Brownlands Park Grass 1,000 0
Musselburgh Athletic [SFA] Musselburgh Olivebank Stadium[8] Grass 1,500 0
Penicuik Athletic [SFA] Penicuik Montgomery Park[9] Grass 1,500 0
Sauchie Juniors [SFA] Sauchie Beechwood Park[10] Grass 2,500 200
St Andrews United [SFA] St Andrews Recreation Park[11] Grass 766 0
Tynecastle [SFA] Slateford, Edinburgh Meggetland Sports Complex[12] Grass 3,000 500
Whitburn Whitburn Central Park[13] Grass 3,000 38
Notes
  1. ^ Hutchison Vale are ground-sharing with The Spartans.

All grounds are equipped with floodlights, except Warout Stadium (Glenrothes), Brownlands Park (Luncarty), and Central Park (Whitburn).

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Musselburgh Athletic 17 13 2 2 47 18 +29 41 Qualification for the Lowland League play-off
2 Hill of Beath Hawthorn 14 10 3 1 40 18 +22 33
3 Jeanfield Swifts 14 9 3 2 37 14 +23 30
4 Haddington Athletic 18 9 3 6 33 27 +6 30
5 Whitburn 16 8 3 5 34 25 +9 27
6 Dunipace 16 8 3 5 29 26 +3 27
7 Dunbar United 17 6 6 5 30 24 +6 24
8 Penicuik Athletic 18 6 5 7 28 25 +3 23
9 Dundonald Bluebell 18 6 3 9 33 43 −10 21
10 Glenrothes 16 6 3 7 24 39 −15 21
11 Sauchie Juniors[a] 18 5 5 8 29 25 +4 17
12 Hutchison Vale 17 4 4 9 19 38 −19 16
13 Luncarty 16 4 3 9 22 39 −17 15 Possible relegation to the First Division[b]
14 St Andrews United 14 3 5 6 17 24 −7 14 Relegation to the First Division
15 Tynecastle 18 3 5 10 22 37 −15 14
16 Edinburgh University 17 2 4 11 18 40 −22 10
Updated to match(es) played on 28 December 2024. Source: eosfl.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Notes:
  1. ^ Sauchie Juniors deducted 3 points for fielding ineligible players in their 2–3 defeat against Hill of Beath Hawthorn.
  2. ^ If the EoSFL gains a club on net from the Lowland League, the 13th place club will also be relegated.

Results

Home \ Away DNB DBL DPC EDU GLE HAD HOB HUT JFS LUN MUS PEN SAU STA TYN WHB
Dunbar United 4–1 2–2 3–0 1–1 1–1 2–1 2–1 1–1 2–0 0–2
Dundonald Bluebell 5–1 0–6 0–4 1–4 1–2 0–2 5–1 4–2
Dunipace 4–1 2–2 2–0 0–5 5–0 2–0 3–2 2–0 2–0
Edinburgh University 0–4 2–2 1–1 2–1 1–2 1–2 0–4 1–0[a] 0–3
Glenrothes 2–1 1–1 4–2 2–1 0–0 2–1 1–0 2–2
Haddington Athletic 0–0 5–2 1–0 5–2 1–4 1–4 1–0[b] 4–2
Hill of Beath Hawthorn 3–3 1–0 4–3 5–1 2–1 2–0 1–4 3–2
Hutchison Vale 0–1 1–3 0–1 0–1 3–2 1–2 1–0
Jeanfield Swifts 3–0 1–1 7–2 1–2 3–0 2–0 2–2 2–1
Luncarty 4–3 3–1 1–7 1–1 1–3 1–0[c] 3–3 0–3 0–1
Musselburgh Athletic 2–1 5–1 2–0 4–1 5–0 1–1 1–0 3–2 3–2
Penicuik Athletic 3–1 2–1 4–0 0–2 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–3 0–0
Sauchie Juniors 3–2 0–1[d] 3–0 7–1 3–2 0–0 2–3
St Andrews United 2–4 2–0 3–2 1–3 1–1 1–2 0–3
Tynecastle 0–1 3–3 0–0 1–1 2–2 0–6 1–0 3–3 1–2
Whitburn 2–0 1–1 2–2 5–2 1–3 2–3 1–2
Updated to match(es) played on 28 December 2024. Source: East of Scotland Fixture List[14]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. ^ Match originally finished 2–0 to Sauchie Juniors, but match awarded 1–0 to Edinburgh University as Sauchie Juniors fielded ineligible players.
  2. ^ Match originally finished 3–0 to Sauchie Juniors, but match awarded 1–0 to Haddington Athletic as Sauchie Juniors fielded ineligible players.
  3. ^ Match originally finished 4–2 to Sauchie Juniors, but match awarded 1–0 to Luncarty as Sauchie Juniors fielded ineligible players.
  4. ^ Match originally finished 1–0 to Sauchie Juniors, but match awarded 1–0 to Dundonald Bluebell as Sauchie Juniors fielded ineligible players.

First Division

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Location of teams in 2024–25 East of Scotland Football League First Division

Stadia and locations

Team Location Home ground Surface Capacity Seats Floodlit
Arniston Rangers Gorebridge Newbyres Park[15] Grass 1,500 0 No
Blackburn United [SFA] Blackburn New Murrayfield Park[16] Artificial 1,500 0 Yes
Bo'ness Athletic Bo'ness Newtown Park[17] Artificial 2,000 0 Yes
Camelon Juniors [SFA] Camelon Carmuirs Park[18] Grass 2,000 100 Yes
Crossgates Primrose Crossgates Humbug Park[19] Grass 1,500 0 No
Edinburgh South Colinton, Edinburgh Paties Road Stadium[a] Grass 1,200 200 No
Heriot-Watt University Riccarton, Edinburgh John Brydson Arena[20] Artificial 250 195 Yes
Inverkeithing Hillfield Swifts Dalgety Bay Dalgety Bay Sports & Leisure Centre[21] Artificial 800 0 Yes
Kinnoull Perth Tulloch Park[22] Grass 1,000 0 Yes
Kirkcaldy & Dysart Kirkcaldy Denfield Park[21] Grass 1,200 20 No
Leith Athletic Edinburgh Meadowbank Stadium[23] Artificial 1,748 499 Yes
Lochore Welfare Crosshill Central Park Grass 1,200 0 No
Newtongrange Star [SFA] Newtongrange New Victoria Park[24] Grass 2,275 30 Yes
Preston Athletic [SFA] Prestonpans Pennypit Park[25] Grass 1,500 313 Yes
Thornton Hibs Thornton Memorial Park Grass 1,500 0 No
Whitehill Welfare [SFA] Rosewell Ferguson Park[26] Grass 2,454 192 Yes
Notes
  1. ^ Edinburgh South ground-shared with Edinburgh United.

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Camelon Juniors 17 13 2 2 49 7 +42 41 Promotion to the Premier Division
2 Heriot-Watt University 16 9 6 1 46 32 +14 33
3 Newtongrange Star 16 10 2 4 38 24 +14 32
4 Bo'ness Athletic 16 9 2 5 47 21 +26 29
5 Crossgates Primrose 15 9 2 4 32 25 +7 29
6 Thornton Hibs 16 7 3 6 27 35 −8 24
7 Whitehill Welfare 14 6 3 5 23 23 0 21
8 Blackburn United 15 5 5 5 31 29 +2 20
9 Leith Athletic 17 6 2 9 22 32 −10 20
10 Kirkcaldy & Dysart 14 4 7 3 23 24 −1 19
11 Edinburgh South 15 5 3 7 28 34 −6 18
12 Arniston Rangers 16 3 6 7 27 32 −5 15
13 Preston Athletic 16 4 1 11 27 47 −20 13 Possible relegation to the Second Division[a]
14 Kinnoull 17 4 1 12 27 49 −22 13 Relegation to the Second Division
15 Lochore Welfare 14 2 5 7 18 28 −10 11
16 Inverkeithing Hillfield Swifts 16 2 4 10 15 38 −23 10
Updated to match(es) played on 28 December 2024. Source: eosfl.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Notes:
  1. ^ If the EoSFL gains a club on net from the Lowland League, the 13th place club will also be relegated.

Results

Home \ Away ARN BLU BOA CML CRS EDS HER IHS KIN KDY LEI LOW NGS PRE THO WHI
Arniston Rangers 0–6 1–1 1–1 1–1 4–0 1–1
Blackburn United 3–2 2–2 2–2 1–3 2–2 2–0 6–3 0–2
Bo'ness Athletic 2–1 0–0 2–1 6–0 7–0 4–1 3–1 4–3 1–2
Camelon Juniors 3–0 0–0 2–1 4–0 5–0 4–0 7–2 1–2 1–0 4–0
Crossgates Primrose 3–2 3–0 2–1 2–1 4–2 3–1
Edinburgh South 2–2[a] 2–0[b] 7–0[c] 1–0[d] 1–1[e] 4–1[f]
Heriot-Watt University 3–2[g] 4–3 1–0 1–1 3–1 4–2 1–1 3–2 8–1 2–2
Inverkeithing Hillfield Swifts 1–1 1–3 0–4 0–4 0–4 3–4 2–2 2–3 0–2
Kinnoull 2–3 0–4 4–1 3–3 1–2 1–2 2–3 2–0 0–2
Kirkcaldy & Dysart 0–5 3–1 3–2 1–1 0–0 4–0
Leith Athletic 1–0 1–4 0–2 1–4 0–1 2–2 3–0 1–3 0–1
Lochore Welfare 0–2 0–2 3–3 0–0 4–1 0–1
Newtongrange Star 3–1 5–2 1–4 4–1 5–3 1–2 2–1 4–0 3–1
Preston Athletic 0–5 3–2 0–3 1–1 3–4 1–2 3–4 2–3
Thornton Hibs 2–1 1–0 4–2 2–2 1–0 2–2 3–4 0–0 1–5
Whitehill Welfare 3–3 4–1 0–1 0–1 2–4
Updated to match(es) played on 28 December 2024. Source: East of Scotland Fixture List[14]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. ^ Match played at Saughton Enclosure.[27]
  2. ^ Match played at Saughton Enclosure.[28]
  3. ^ Match played at Saughton Enclosure.[29]
  4. ^ Match played at Saughton Enclosure.[30]
  5. ^ Match played at Saughton Enclosure.[31]
  6. ^ Match played at Saughton Enclosure.[32]
  7. ^ Match played on the Oriam grass pitch.

Second Division

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Location of teams in 2024–25 East of Scotland Football League Second Division

Stadia and locations

Team Location Home ground Surface Capacity Seats Floodlit
Armadale Thistle Armadale Volunteer Park[33] Artificial 2,000 300 Yes
Bathgate Thistle Bathgate Creamery Park[34] Grass 2,000 0 Yes
Burntisland Shipyard [SFA] Burntisland Recreation Park[35] Grass 1,000 0 Yes
Coldstream [SFA] Coldstream Home Park[36] Grass 1,000 0 Yes
Dalkeith Thistle [SFA] Dalkeith King's Park[37] Grass 1,500 0 Yes
Easthouses Lily Miners Welfare [SFA] Easthouses Newbattle Complex[38] Grass 1,500 100 Yes
Edinburgh College Edinburgh Riccarton Campus[a] [39] Artificial 250 195 Yes
Harthill Royal Harthill Gibbshill Park Grass 1,800 0 No
Kennoway Star Hearts Star Treaton Park Grass 1,000 0 No
Oakley United Oakley Blairwood Park[40] Grass 1,500 0 No
Peebles Rovers Peebles Whitestone Park[41] Grass 1,250 250 No
Stirling University reserves Stenhousemuir Ochilview Park[b] Artificial 3,746 626 Yes
Tweedmouth Rangers Berwick-upon-Tweed Shielfield Park[c] Grass 4,099 1,366 Yes
Vale of Leithen [SFA] Innerleithen Victoria Park Grass 1,000 0 Yes
West Calder United West Calder Hermand Park[42] Grass 1,000 0 No
Notes
  1. ^ Edinburgh College ground-shared with Heriot-Watt University.
  2. ^ Stirling University reserves ground-shared with Stenhousemuir.
  3. ^ Tweedmouth Rangers ground-shared with Berwick Rangers.

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Armadale Thistle 16 14 1 1 46 10 +36 43 Promotion to the First Division
2 Easthouses Lily Miners Welfare 16 9 3 4 34 31 +3 30
3 West Calder United 15 9 1 5 45 25 +20 28
4 Kennoway Star Hearts 16 7 5 4 38 29 +9 26
5 Bathgate Thistle 13 8 1 4 31 19 +12 25
6 Coldstream 16 7 4 5 32 30 +2 25
7 Edinburgh College 14 6 3 5 30 36 −6 21
8 Oakley United 13 5 5 3 23 20 +3 20
9 Stirling University reserves 15 6 1 8 24 31 −7 19
10 Burntisland Shipyard 16 5 3 8 26 30 −4 18
11 Dalkeith Thistle 14 4 3 7 29 33 −4 15
12 Tweedmouth Rangers 15 4 3 8 29 33 −4 15
13 Peebles Rovers 15 4 3 8 20 40 −20 15 Possible relegation to the Third Division[a]
14 Vale of Leithen 14 3 0 11 23 43 −20 9 Relegation to the Third Division
15 Harthill Royal 16 1 4 11 25 45 −20 7
Updated to match(es) played on 28 December 2024. Source: eosfl.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Notes:
  1. ^ If the EoSFL gains a club on net from the Lowland League, the 13th place club will also be relegated.

Third Division

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Location of teams in 2024–25 East of Scotland Football League Third Division

Stadia and locations

Club Location Home Ground Surface Capacity Seats Floodlit
Edinburgh Community Warriston, Edinburgh St Mark's Park[43] Grass 1,000 0 No
Edinburgh United Colinton, Edinburgh Paties Road Stadium[44] Grass 1,200 200 No
Fauldhouse United Fauldhouse Park View[45] Grass 1,500 80 No
Hawick Royal Albert [SFA] Hawick Albert Park[46] Grass 1,000 500 Yes
Linton Hotspur West Linton New Moor Road Grass 1,000 63 No
Livingston United Livingston Station Park[47] Grass 1,500 0 No
Lochgelly Albert Lochgelly Gardiners Park Grass 1,500 0 No
Newburgh Newburgh East Shore Park Grass 1,000 0 No
Ormiston Primrose Ormiston New Recreation Park[48] Grass 1,000 0 No
Pumpherston Pumpherston Recreation Park[49] Grass 1,500 0 No
Stoneyburn Stoneyburn Beechwood Park[50] Grass 1,500 0 No

Notes

SFA Club with an SFA licence[51] eligible to participate in the Lowland League promotion play-off (should they win the Premier Division), and also compete in the Scottish Cup.

References

  1. ^ "Dunbar United". Non League Scotland. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Dundonald Bluebell". Non League Scotland. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Dunipace". Non League Scotland. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  4. ^ "Glenrothes". Non League Scotland. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  5. ^ "Haddington Athletic". Non League Scotland. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  6. ^ "Hill of Beath Hawthorn". Non League Scotland. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  7. ^ "Jeanfield Swifts". Non League Scotland. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  8. ^ "Musselburgh Athletic". Non League Scotland. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  9. ^ "Penicuik Athletic". Non League Scotland. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  10. ^ "Sauchie Juniors". Non League Scotland. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  11. ^ "St Andrews United". Non League Scotland. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  12. ^ "Tynecastle". Non League Scotland. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  13. ^ "Whitburn". Non League Scotland. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  14. ^ a b "The East of Scotland Football League Season 2024-25 Fixture List" (PDF). East of Scotland Football League. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  15. ^ "Arniston Rangers". Non League Scotland. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  16. ^ "Blackburn United". Non League Scotland. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  17. ^ "Bo'ness United Junior". Non League Scotland. Archived from the original on April 24, 2022. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  18. ^ "Camelon Juniors". Non League Scotland. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  19. ^ "Crossgates Primrose". Non League Scotland. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  20. ^ "Heriot-Watt Uni". Non League Scotland. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  21. ^ a b "Inverkeithing Hillfield Swifts". Non League Scotland. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  22. ^ "Kinnoull". Non League Scotland. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  23. ^ "Leith Athletic". Non League Scotland. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  24. ^ "Newtongrange Star". Non League Scotland. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  25. ^ "Preston Athletic". Non League Scotland. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
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  28. ^ Edinburgh South FC [@EdinSouthFC] (6 August 2024). "Kick Off | Blackburn United get us underway at Saughton Enclosure" (Tweet). Retrieved 19 August 2024 – via Twitter.
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  30. ^ Edinburgh South FC [@EdinSouthFC] (17 September 2024). "The first ever meeting between South & Inverkeithing Hillfield Swifts comes this Saturday at Saughton Enclosure! 1 point apart in the league both teams will be seeing this as a chance to grab 3 points in what could be a tightly contested game. We hope to see you there!" (Tweet). Retrieved 21 September 2024 – via Twitter.
  31. ^ Edinburgh South FC [@EdinSouthFC] (7 September 2024). "Our starting XI to face Leith Athletic at Saughton this afternoon" (Tweet). Retrieved 7 September 2024 – via Twitter.
  32. ^ Edinburgh South FC [@EdinSouthFC] (25 July 2024). "New season, new division, footballs [sic] back! We kick off our league campaign on Saturday at "home" to Lochore Welfare! Due to ongoing works at Paties Road we are playing at Saughton Enclosure temporarily. A reminder you can buy your season ticket on Saturday at the gate!" (Tweet). Retrieved 19 August 2024 – via Twitter.
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  34. ^ "Bathgate Thistle". Non League Scotland. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  35. ^ "Burntisland Shipyard". Non League Scotland. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  36. ^ "Coldstream". Non League Scotland. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  37. ^ "Dalkeith Thistle". Non League Scotland. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  38. ^ "Easthouses Lily MW". Non League Scotland. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  39. ^ "Edinburgh College". Non League Scotland. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  40. ^ "Oakley United". Non League Scotland. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  41. ^ "Peebles Rovers". Non League Scotland. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  42. ^ "West Calder United". Non League Scotland. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  43. ^ "Craigroyston". Non League Scotland. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  44. ^ "Edinburgh United". Non League Scotland. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  45. ^ "Fauldhouse United". Non League Scotland. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  46. ^ "Hawick Royal Albert". Non League Scotland. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  47. ^ "Livingston United". Non League Scotland. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  48. ^ "Ormiston". Non League Scotland. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  49. ^ "Pumpherston". Non League Scotland. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
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