2017–18 East of Scotland Football League

The 2017–18 East of Scotland Football League (known for sponsorship reasons as the Central Taxis East of Scotland League) was the 89th season of the East of Scotland Football League, and the 4th season as the sixth tier of the Scottish football pyramid system. The season began on 12 August 2017 and ended on 12 May 2018. Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale were the defending champions.

East of Scotland Football League
Season2017–18
Dates12 August 2017 – 12 May 2018
ChampionsKelty Hearts
PromotedKelty Hearts
Matches played156
Goals scored823 (5.28 per match)
Top goalscorerStuart Cargill (31 goals)
Kelty Hearts
Biggest home winKelty Hearts 12–1 Peebles Rovers
(24 February 2018)
Biggest away winEyemouth United 0–13 Kelty Hearts
(14 October 2017)
Highest scoringEyemouth United 0–13 Kelty Hearts
(14 October 2017)
Burntisland Shipyard 10–3 Eyemouth United
(10 February 2018)
Kelty Hearts 12–1 Peebles Rovers
(24 February 2018)
Longest winning run22 matches:
Kelty Hearts
Longest unbeaten run23 matches:
Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale
Longest winless run22 matches:
Tweedmouth Rangers
Longest losing run19 matches:
Tweedmouth Rangers
Highest attendance1,400[1]
Kelty Hearts 3–1 Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale
(28 April 2018)
All statistics correct as of 12 May 2017.

The league was increased to a 13-team division as Kelty Hearts applied to switch from the SJFA East Region Super League and Preston Athletic were relegated from the Lowland League.

Kelty Hearts were crowned champions on 28 April 2018, after a 3–1 win over Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale in their final match. They secured promotion to the Lowland League after defeating South of Scotland Football League winners Threave Rovers 10–0 on aggregate. This was the first time that the Lowland League play-off had taken place.

Teams
Location of teams in 2017–18 East of Scotland Football League

The following teams have changed division since the 2016–17 season.

To East of Scotland Football League

Relegated from Lowland Football League

Transferred from East Superleague

Team Location Home ground Capacity Seats Floodlit Ref.
Burntisland Shipyard [SFA] Burntisland Recreation Park 1,000 0 No [2]
Coldstream [SFA] Coldstream Home Park 1,000 0 No [3]
Eyemouth United Eyemouth Warner Park 500 0 No [4]
Heriot-Watt University Edinburgh Riccarton Campus 200 0 No [5]
Kelty Hearts [SFA] Kelty New Central Park 3,000 0 Yes [6]
Leith Athletic Edinburgh Peffermill 3G 500 0 Yes [7]
Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale Edinburgh Saughton Sports Complex 1,000 0 Yes [8]
Ormiston Ormiston Recreation Park 2,000 0 No [9]
Peebles Rovers Peebles Whitestone Park 2,250 250 No [10]
Preston Athletic [SFA] Prestonpans Pennypit Park 1,500 313 Yes [11]
Stirling University Reserves Stirling Gannochy Sports Centre 1,000 0 Yes [12]
Tweedmouth Rangers Berwick-upon-Tweed Old Shielfield 1,000 0 No [13]
Tynecastle Edinburgh Saughton Sports Complex 1,000 0 Yes [14]

SFA Club has an SFA Licence (as of 20 December 2017)[15] and are eligible to participate in the Lowland League promotion play-off should they win the league.

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or qualification
1 Kelty Hearts (C, O, P) 24 23 0 1 143 12 +131 69 Qualification to Lowland League play-off
2 Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale 24 22 1 1 97 20 +77 67
3 Preston Athletic 24 16 3 5 74 36 +38 51
4 Leith Athletic 24 15 4 5 80 41 +39 49
5 Tynecastle 24 13 0 11 79 48 +31 39
6 Heriot-Watt University 24 11 6 7 59 53 +6 39
7 Peebles Rovers 24 12 2 10 59 73 −14 38
8 Burntisland Shipyard 24 8 1 15 52 69 −17 25
9 Stirling University Reserves 24 6 6 12 48 73 −25 24
10 Coldstream 24 5 3 16 52 79 −27 18
11 Eyemouth United 24 6 0 18 44 114 −70 18
12 Ormiston 24 3 3 18 17 68 −51 12
13 Tweedmouth Rangers 24 1 1 22 21 139 −118 4
Source: East of Scotland Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted.
gollark: Didn't you vote for lyric demotion?
gollark: I like how the artificial intelligences are above all other users.
gollark: This is why *I* should be owner. You know exactly what I'll be(e) like.
gollark: Yes*.
gollark: TIOpy next.

References
  1. "THANKS TO THE SUPPORTERS". Twitter. Kelty Hearts Football Club. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  2. Burntisland Shipyard, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  3. Coldstream, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  4. Eyemouth United, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  5. Heriot-Watt Uni, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  6. Kelty, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  7. Leith Athletic, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  8. Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  9. Ormiston, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  10. Peebles Rovers, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  11. Preston Athletic, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  12. Stirling University Reserves, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  13. Tweedmouth Rangers, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  14. Tynecastle, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  15. "Licensed Clubs - 2017" (PDF). Retrieved 20 December 2017.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.