2013–14 East of Scotland Football League

The 2013–14 East of Scotland Football League was the 85th season of the East of Scotland Football League. Whitehill Welfare were the reigning champions, but not defend their title after moving to the Lowland League.

The league was split into two separate divisions, the Premier Division and the First Division. This season saw a reduction in the number of clubs from 26 to 20, due to the departure of nine clubs who left to join the inaugural Lowland Football League, although additional reserve teams joined the league to boost numbers.

Premier Division

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East of Scotland Football League Premier Division
Season2013–14
ChampionsLothian Thistle Hutchison Vale
RelegatedHeriot-Watt University
Matches played90
Goals scored324 (3.6 per match)

The 2013–14 Premier Division saw a reduction in the number of clubs from twelve to ten, due to the departure of seven clubs to the newly-formed Lowland Football League. As a result, Edinburgh University and Tynecastle retained their place in the division despite finishing in the previous season's relegation places. Three clubs were promoted from the First Division and two reserve teams also entered the division.

Teams

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Location of teams in 2013–14 East of Scotland Football League Premier Division

The following teams changed division after the 2012–13 season.

To Premier Division

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Promoted from First Division

Spartans and Stirling University entered reserve teams after their move to the Lowland Football League.

From Premier Division

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Transferred to Lowland Football League

Stadia and locations

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Team Location Home ground Capacity
Civil Service Strollers Edinburgh Telford College Sports Ground 1,000
Coldstream Coldstream Home Park 1,000
Craigroyston Edinburgh St Mark’s Park 2,000
Edinburgh University Edinburgh New Peffermill Stadium 1,100
Heriot-Watt University Edinburgh Riccarton Campus 1,800
Leith Athletic Edinburgh Meadowbank 3G 500
Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale Edinburgh Saughton Sports Complex 1,000
The Spartans reserves Edinburgh Ainslie Park 3,000
Stirling University reserves Stirling Gannochy Sports Centre 1,000
Tynecastle Edinburgh Fernieside Recreation Ground 1,500

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale (C) 18 15 1 2 46 16 +30 46
2 Stirling University reserves 18 10 2 6 35 34 +1 32
3 Craigroyston 18 9 4 5 36 22 +14 31
4 Tynecastle 18 9 1 8 45 40 +5 28
5 Edinburgh University 18 5 8 5 30 25 +5 23 Transferred to Lowland League
6 The Spartans reserves 18 6 5 7 30 28 +2 23
7 Leith Athletic 18 6 5 7 35 36 −1 23
8 Coldstream 18 6 2 10 23 35 −12 20
9 Civil Service Strollers 18 5 1 12 25 51 −26 16
10 Heriot-Watt University (R) 18 3 3 12 19 37 −18 12 Relegation to the First Division
Source: Scottish Football Historical Archive
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

First Division

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East of Scotland Football League First Division
Season2013–14
ChampionsHibernian Colts
PromotedEasthouses Lily
Matches played90
Goals scored371 (4.12 per match)

The First Division also saw a reduction in the number of clubs, from fourteen to ten. This was due to the departure of two clubs to the newly-formed Lowland Football League and promotion of additional clubs to rebalance the number of clubs with the Premier Division.

Teams

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The following teams changed division after the 2012–13 season.

To First Division

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From First Division

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Promoted to Premier Division

Transferred to Lowland Football League

Location of teams in 2013–14 East of Scotland Football League Premier Division

Stadia and locations

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Team Location Home ground Capacity
Berwick Rangers reserves Berwick-upon-Tweed Shielfield Park 4,500
Burntisland Shipyard Burntisland Recreation Park 1,000
Duns Duns New Hawthorn Park 1,000
Easthouses Lily Dalkeith Newbattle Complex 1,500
Eyemouth United Eyemouth Warner Park 2,000
Hawick Royal Albert Hawick Albert Park 1,000
Hibernian Colts Ormiston Hibernian Training Centre
Kelso Kelso Woodside Park 1,200
Ormiston Ormiston Recreation Park 2,000
Peebles Rovers Peebles Whitestone Park 2,250

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Hibernian Colts (C) 18 15 1 2 72 16 +56 46 Resigned from the league
2 Easthouses Lily (P) 18 13 3 2 54 19 +35 42 Promotion to the Premier Division
3 Berwick Rangers reserves 18 11 0 7 42 27 +15 33 Resigned from the league
4 Peebles Rovers 18 7 4 7 35 37 −2 25
5 Kelso United 18 6 4 8 28 38 −10 22
6 Burntisland Shipyard 18 6 3 9 24 43 −19 21
7 Hawick Royal Albert 18 6 1 11 29 44 −15 19
8 Duns 18 5 3 10 29 46 −17 18
9 Ormiston 18 6 0 12 27 48 −21 18
10 Eyemouth United 18 4 3 11 31 53 −22 15
Source: Scottish Football Historical Archive
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

References

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