2024–25 East of Scotland Football League
Season | 2024–25 |
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Dates | 26 July 2024 – 17 May 2025 |
← 2023–24 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
Season | 2024–25 |
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Dates | 27 July 2024 – 10 May 2025 |
Matches played | 59 |
Goals scored | 213 (3.61 per match) |
Biggest home win |
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Biggest away win |
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Highest scoring | Jeanfield Swifts 7–2 Glenrothes (4 September 2024) |
Longest winning run | 4 matches: Sauchie Juniors |
Longest unbeaten run | 7 matches: Jeanfield Swifts & Sauchie Juniors |
Longest winless run | 8 matches: Edinburgh University |
Longest losing run | 5 matches: Edinburgh University |
← 2023–24 2025–26 → All statistics correct as of 14 September 2024. |
Promoted from 2023–24 First Division: | Relegated to 2024–25 First Division:
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Stadia and locations
Team | Location | Home ground | Surface | Capacity | Seats |
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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
- ^ 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 |
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1 | Jeanfield Swifts | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 8 | +15 | 17 | Qualification for the Lowland League play-off |
2 | Sauchie Juniors | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 8 | +10 | 17 | |
3 | Musselburgh Athletic | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 5 | +17 | 16 | |
4 | Whitburn | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 10 | +8 | 16 | |
5 | Penicuik Athletic | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 14 | |
6 | Hill of Beath Hawthorn | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 8 | +13 | 13 | |
7 | Haddington Athletic | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 13 | |
8 | Glenrothes | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 24 | −8 | 11 | |
9 | Dunipace | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 20 | −10 | 9 | |
10 | Hutchison Vale | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 7 | |
11 | Dundonald Bluebell | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 17 | −6 | 7 | |
12 | Luncarty | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 20 | −9 | 7 | |
13 | Dunbar United | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 6 | Possible relegation to the First Division[a] |
14 | Tynecastle | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 19 | −8 | 6 | Relegation to the First Division |
15 | St Andrews United | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 2 | |
16 | Edinburgh University | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 19 | −12 | 2 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Notes:
- ^ 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 |
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Dunbar United | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | ||||||||||||
Dundonald Bluebell | 0–6 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 5–1 | ||||||||||||
Dunipace | 0–5 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | ||||||||||||
Edinburgh University | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 0–2 | ||||||||||||
Glenrothes | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | |||||||||||
Haddington Athletic | 0–0 | 5–2 | 1–4 | 0–3 | ||||||||||||
Hill of Beath Hawthorn | 5–1 | 1–4 | 3–2 | |||||||||||||
Hutchison Vale | 0–1 | |||||||||||||||
Jeanfield Swifts | 3–0 | 1–1 | 7–2 | 2–2 | ||||||||||||
Luncarty | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–4 | 0–3 | |||||||||||
Musselburgh Athletic | 2–1 | 2–0 | 5–0 | |||||||||||||
Penicuik Athletic | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | ||||||||||||
Sauchie Juniors | 1–0 | 3–0 | ||||||||||||||
St Andrews United | 2–4 | 1–1 | 0–3 | |||||||||||||
Tynecastle | 3–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–6 | 1–2 | |||||||||||
Whitburn | 2–0 | 5–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
First Division
Promoted from 2023–24 Second Division: | Relegated to 2024–25 Second Division:
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Stadia and locations
Team | Location | Home ground | Surface | Capacity | Seats | Floodlit |
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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
- ^ Edinburgh South ground-shared with Edinburgh United.
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | Newtongrange Star | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 4 | +12 | 17 | Promotion to the Premier Division |
2 | Camelon Juniors | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 3 | +17 | 16 | |
3 | Heriot-Watt University | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 12 | +5 | 15 | |
4 | Bo'ness Athletic | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 4 | +21 | 14 | |
5 | Crossgates Primrose | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 13 | |
6 | Blackburn United | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 10 | +4 | 11 | |
7 | Kirkcaldy & Dysart | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 9 | |
8 | Arniston Rangers | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 14 | −1 | 9 | |
9 | Inverkeithing Hillfield Swifts | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 15 | −5 | 8 | |
10 | Thornton Hibs | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 18 | −8 | 8 | |
11 | Edinburgh South | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 18 | −9 | 7 | |
12 | Preston Athletic | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 16 | −6 | 6 | |
13 | Whitehill Welfare | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 5 | Possible relegation to the Second Division[a] |
14 | Leith Athletic | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 5 | Relegation to the Second Division |
15 | Kinnoull | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 28 | −19 | 3 | |
16 | Lochore Welfare | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 2 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Notes:
- ^ 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 |
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Arniston Rangers | 0–6 | 1–1 | 1–1 | |||||||||||||
Blackburn United | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | |||||||||||||
Bo'ness Athletic | 0–0 | 6–0 | 7–0 | 4–1 | ||||||||||||
Camelon Juniors | 4–0 | 4–0 | 7–2 | |||||||||||||
Crossgates Primrose | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | |||||||||||||
Edinburgh South | 2–0[a] | 1–1[b] | 4–1[c] | |||||||||||||
Heriot-Watt University | 3–2[d] | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | ||||||||||||
Inverkeithing Hillfield Swifts | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–4 | 2–2 | ||||||||||||
Kinnoull | 2–3 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 0–2 | ||||||||||||
Kirkcaldy & Dysart | 3–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | |||||||||||||
Leith Athletic | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | ||||||||||||
Lochore Welfare | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–3 | |||||||||||||
Newtongrange Star | 4–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | ||||||||||||
Preston Athletic | 0–5 | 0–3 | 3–4 | |||||||||||||
Thornton Hibs | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–5 | |||||||||||||
Whitehill Welfare | 3–3 | 0–1 | 2–4 |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
Second Division
Promoted from 2023–24 Third Division: | Relegated to 2024–25 Third Division:
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Stadia and locations
Team | Location | Home ground | Surface | Capacity | Seats | Floodlit |
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Armadale Thistle | Armadale | Volunteer Park[30] | Artificial | 2,000 | 300 | Yes |
Bathgate Thistle | Bathgate | Creamery Park[31] | Grass | 2,000 | 0 | Yes |
Burntisland Shipyard [SFA] | Burntisland | Recreation Park[32] | Grass | 1,000 | 0 | Yes |
Coldstream [SFA] | Coldstream | Home Park[33] | Grass | 1,000 | 0 | Yes |
Dalkeith Thistle [SFA] | Dalkeith | King's Park[34] | Grass | 1,500 | 0 | Yes |
Easthouses Lily Miners Welfare [SFA] | Easthouses | Newbattle Complex[35] | Grass | 1,500 | 100 | Yes |
Edinburgh College | Edinburgh | Riccarton Campus[a] | 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[36] | Grass | 1,500 | 0 | No |
Peebles Rovers | Peebles | Whitestone Park[37] | 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[38] | Grass | 1,000 | 0 | No |
- Notes
- ^ Edinburgh College ground-shared with Heriot-Watt University.
- ^ Stirling University reserves ground-shared with Stenhousemuir.
- ^ Tweedmouth Rangers ground-shared with Berwick Rangers.
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | Armadale Thistle | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 7 | +17 | 19 | Promotion to the First Division |
2 | West Calder United | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 7 | +18 | 16 | |
3 | Dalkeith Thistle | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 15 | +4 | 11 | |
4 | Edinburgh College | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 11 | |
5 | Tweedmouth Rangers | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 12 | +5 | 10 | |
6 | Kennoway Star Hearts | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 14 | +2 | 10 | |
7 | Bathgate Thistle | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 15 | +1 | 10 | |
8 | Oakley United | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 9 | |
9 | Burntisland Shipyard | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 8 | |
10 | Easthouses Lily Miners Welfare | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 19 | −5 | 8 | |
11 | Peebles Rovers | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 7 | |
12 | Coldstream | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 16 | −8 | 7 | |
13 | Stirling University reserves | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 19 | −12 | 6 | Possible relegation to the Third Division[a] |
14 | Vale of Leithen | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 23 | −11 | 3 | Relegation to the Third Division |
15 | Harthill Royal | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 26 | −13 | 1 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Notes:
- ^ If the EoSFL gains a club on net from the Lowland League, the 13th place club will also be relegated.
Notes
SFA Club with an SFA licence[39] eligible to participate in the Lowland League promotion play-off (should they win the Premier Division), and also compete in the Scottish Cup.
References
- ^ "Dunbar United". Non League Scotland. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
- ^ "Dundonald Bluebell". Non League Scotland. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
- ^ "Dunipace". Non League Scotland. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
- ^ "Glenrothes". Non League Scotland. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
- ^ "Haddington Athletic". Non League Scotland. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
- ^ "Hill of Beath Hawthorn". Non League Scotland. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
- ^ "Jeanfield Swifts". Non League Scotland. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
- ^ "Musselburgh Athletic". Non League Scotland. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
- ^ "Penicuik Athletic". Non League Scotland. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
- ^ "Sauchie Juniors". Non League Scotland. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
- ^ "St Andrews United". Non League Scotland. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
- ^ "Tynecastle". Non League Scotland. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
- ^ "Whitburn". Non League Scotland. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
- ^ a b "The East of Scotland Football League Season 2024-25 Fixture List" (PDF). East of Scotland Football League. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- ^ "Arniston Rangers". Non League Scotland. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
- ^ "Blackburn United". Non League Scotland. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
- ^ "Bo'ness United Junior". Non League Scotland. Archived from the original on April 24, 2022. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
- ^ "Camelon Juniors". Non League Scotland. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
- ^ "Crossgates Primrose". Non League Scotland. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
- ^ "Heriot-Watt Uni". Non League Scotland. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
- ^ a b "Inverkeithing Hillfield Swifts". Non League Scotland. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
- ^ "Kinnoull". Non League Scotland. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
- ^ "Leith Athletic". Non League Scotland. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
- ^ "Newtongrange Star". Non League Scotland. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
- ^ "Preston Athletic". Non League Scotland. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
- ^ "Whitehill Welfare". Non League Scotland. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
- ^ Edinburgh South FC [@EdinSouthFC] (6 August 2024). "Kick Off | Blackburn United get us underway at Saughton Enclosure" (Tweet). Retrieved 19 August 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Armadale Thistle". Non League Scotland. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
- ^ "Bathgate Thistle". Non League Scotland. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
- ^ "Burntisland Shipyard". Non League Scotland. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
- ^ "Coldstream". Non League Scotland. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
- ^ "Dalkeith Thistle". Non League Scotland. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
- ^ "Easthouses Lily MW". Non League Scotland. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
- ^ "Oakley United". Non League Scotland. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
- ^ "Peebles Rovers". Non League Scotland. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
- ^ "West Calder United". Non League Scotland. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
- ^ "Licensed Clubs – 2024" (PDF). Retrieved 28 June 2024.
External links
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