2016–17 East of Scotland Football League
Football league season
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The 2016–17 East of Scotland Football League (known for sponsorship reasons as the Central Taxis East of Scotland League) was the 88th season of the East of Scotland Football League, and the 3rd season as the sixth tier of the Scottish football pyramid system. The season began on 3 September 2016 and finished on 13 May 2017. Leith Athletic were the defending champions.
| Season | 2016–17 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 3 September 2016 – 13 May 2017 |
| Champions | Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale |
| Matches | 110 |
| Goals | 503 (4.57 per match) |
| Biggest home win | Eyemouth United 10–0 Burntisland Shipyard (1 October 2016) |
| Biggest away win | Tweedmouth Rangers 0–11 Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale (10 May 2017) |
| Highest scoring | Tweedmouth Rangers 0–11 Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale (10 May 2017) |
← 2015–16 2017–18 → | |
The league was reduced to a 12-team division following the departure of Civil Service Strollers and Hawick Royal Albert who left to join the Lowland Football League, Craigroyston who left to join the Scottish Junior Football Association and Spartans Reserves who withdrew.
Tweedmouth Rangers joined from the North Northumberland League, however Duns resigned before the season began.
Teams
The following teams have changed division since the 2015–16 season.
To East of Scotland Football League
Transferred from North Northumberland Football League
From East of Scotland Football League
Transferred to Lowland Football League
Transferred to East South Division
| Team | Location | Home ground | Capacity | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burntisland Shipyard | Burntisland | Recreation Park | 1,000 | [1] |
| Coldstream | Coldstream | Home Park | 1,000 | [2] |
| Duns | Duns | New Hawthorn Park | 1,000 | [3] |
| Eyemouth United | Eyemouth | Warner Park | 2,000 | [4] |
| Heriot-Watt University | Edinburgh | Riccarton Campus | 1,800 | [5] |
| Leith Athletic | Edinburgh | Meadowbank 3G | 500 | [6] |
| Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale | Edinburgh | Saughton Sports Complex | 1,000 | [7] |
| Ormiston | Ormiston | Recreation Park | 2,000 | [8] |
| Peebles Rovers | Peebles | Whitestone Park | 2,250 | [9] |
| Stirling University Reserves | Stirling | Gannochy Sports Centre | 1,000 | [10] |
| Tweedmouth Rangers | Berwick-upon-Tweed | Old Shielfield | 1,000 | [11] |
| Tynecastle | Edinburgh | Fernieside Recreation Ground | 1,500 | [12] |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale (C) | 20 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 85 | 16 | +69 | 53 | Ineligible for promotion to Lowland League |
| 2 | Leith Athletic | 20 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 80 | 18 | +62 | 47 | |
| 3 | Tynecastle | 20 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 56 | 26 | +30 | 43 | |
| 4 | Heriot-Watt University | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 61 | 30 | +31 | 39 | |
| 5 | Coldstream | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 39 | 51 | −12 | 31 | |
| 6 | Stirling University Reserves | 20 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 55 | 36 | +19 | 30 | |
| 7 | Eyemouth United | 20 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 34 | 53 | −19 | 23 | |
| 8 | Peebles Rovers | 20 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 28 | 45 | −17 | 19 | |
| 9 | Ormiston | 20 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 25 | 57 | −32 | 12 | |
| 10 | Tweedmouth Rangers | 20 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 28 | 77 | −49 | 12 | |
| 11 | Burntisland Shipyard | 20 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 94 | −82 | 10 | |
| 12 | Duns | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Club resigned membership, results expunged |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions