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The 2018–19 East of Scotland Football League (known as the Central Taxis East of Scotland League for sponsorship reasons) was the 90th season of the East of Scotland Football League, and the 5th season as the sixth tier of the Scottish football pyramid system. The season began on 11 August 2018 and ended on 18 May 2019. Kelty Hearts were the reigning champions but could not defend their title after being promoted to the Lowland Football League.

Season2018–19
Dates11 August 2018 – 18 May 2019
ChampionsBonnyrigg Rose Athletic
PromotedBonnyrigg Rose Athletic
Quick facts Season, Dates ...
East of Scotland Football League
Season2018–19
Dates11 August 2018 – 18 May 2019
ChampionsBonnyrigg Rose Athletic
PromotedBonnyrigg Rose Athletic
Matches472
Goals2,187 (4.63 per match)
Top goalscorerTommy Coyne (42 goals)
Linlithgow Rose
Biggest home winHill of Beath Hawthorn 16–0 Tweedmouth Rangers
(25 August 2018)
Biggest away winInverkeithing Hillfield Swifts 0–10 Linlithgow Rose
(15 August 2018)
Ormiston 1–11 Linlithgow Rose
(29 September 2018)
Eyemouth United 1–11 Haddington Athletic
(6 April 2019)
Highest scoringHill of Beath Hawthorn 16–0 Tweedmouth Rangers
(25 August 2018)
Bo'ness United 15–1 Eyemouth United
(16 February 2019)
Highest attendance1,012[1]
Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic 2–1 Penicuik Athletic
(1 May 2019)
All statistics correct as of 18 May 2019.
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The league saw an increase from 13 to 39 teams and was split into three parallel conferences, each containing 13 teams. The additional teams consisted of 24 clubs who applied to switch from the SJFA East Region, one from the SJFA West Region, one new team and Hawick Royal Albert who were relegated from the Lowland League.

The winners of each conference took part in a round-robin competition at the end of the season, with Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic being crowned league champions on 4 May 2019 after winning both their championship play-off matches. They later clinched promotion to the Lowland League after gaining their SFA licence on 14 June 2019.[2][3]

The top five clubs in each conference, and best 6th-placed, formed the new 16-team Premier Division for the 2019–20 season.[4]

Teams

The following teams changed division after the 2017–18 season.

To East of Scotland Football League

Relegated from Lowland Football League

Transferred from East Superleague

Transferred from East Premier League

Transferred from East South Division

Transferred from West Central District Second Division

Inverkeithing Hillfield Swifts also joined having previously played in the Fife Amateur Football League.

From East of Scotland Football League

Promoted to Lowland League

Conference A

Quick facts Season, Dates ...
Conference A
Season2018–19
Dates14 August 2018 – 27 April 2019
ChampionsPenicuik Athletic
Matches156
Goals693 (4.44 per match)
Top goalscorerWayne McIntosh (30 goals)
Penicuik Athletic
Biggest home winHill of Beath Hawthorn 16–0 Tweedmouth Rangers
(25 August 2018)
Biggest away winTweedmouth Rangers 0–8 Dunbar United
(15 August 2018)
Hawick Royal Albert 1–9 Newtongrange Star
(25 August 2018)
Highest scoringHill of Beath Hawthorn 16–0 Tweedmouth Rangers
(25 August 2018)
Longest winning run11 matches:
Penicuik Athletic
Longest winless run20 matches:
Tweedmouth Rangers
Longest losing run14 matches:
Tweedmouth Rangers
Highest attendance495[5]
Penicuik Athletic 1–1 Musselburgh Athletic
(20 April 2019)
All statistics correct as of 27 April 2019.
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Teams and locations

Location of teams in 2018–19 East of Scotland Football League Conference A
More information Team, Location ...
Team Location Home ground Capacity Seats Floodlit
Arniston Rangers Gorebridge Newbyres Park[6] 3,000 0 No
Coldstream [SFA] Coldstream Home Park[7] 1,000 0 No
Dunbar United Dunbar New Countess Park[8] 2,500 0 Yes
Easthouses Lily MW Easthouses Newbattle Complex[9] 1,500 100 Yes
Hawick Royal Albert [SFA] Hawick Albert Park[10] 1,000 500 Yes
Hill of Beath Hawthorn Hill of Beath Keirs Park[11] 2,000 0 Yes
Leith Athletic Edinburgh Peffermill 3G[12] 500 0 Yes
Musselburgh Athletic Musselburgh Olivebank Stadium[13] 2,500 0 No
Newtongrange Star Newtongrange New Victoria Park[14] 2,300 30 Yes
Oakley United Oakley Blairwood Park[15] 2,000 0 No
Peebles Rovers Peebles Whitestone Park[16] 1,250 250 No
Penicuik Athletic Penicuik Penicuik Park[17] 2,000 0 Yes
Tweedmouth Rangers Berwick-upon-Tweed Old Shielfield[18] 1,000 0 No
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League table

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Penicuik Athletic (Q) 24 20 3 1 92 15 +77 63 Qualification for the Championship play-off
2 Hill of Beath Hawthorn (Q) 24 20 2 2 99 17 +82 62 Qualification for the Premier Division
3 Musselburgh Athletic (Q) 24 17 3 4 74 31 +43 54
4 Newtongrange Star (Q) 24 14 5 5 79 32 +47 47
5 Dunbar United (Q) 24 13 4 7 62 34 +28 43
6 Leith Athletic 24 10 4 10 41 51 −10 34
7 Coldstream[a] 24 10 3 11 56 51 +5 30
8 Easthouses Lily Miners Welfare 24 9 1 14 41 67 −26 28
9 Oakley United 24 6 5 13 34 50 −16 23
10 Arniston Rangers 24 7 2 15 34 71 −37 23
11 Peebles Rovers 24 6 4 14 40 73 −33 22
12 Hawick Royal Albert 24 4 1 19 21 86 −65 13
13 Tweedmouth Rangers 24 1 1 22 20 115 −95 4
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Source: East of Scotland Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Notes:
  1. [a]
    Coldstream deducted three points for fielding an ineligible player.

Results

More information Home \ Away, ARN ...
Home \ Away ARN COL DNB EAS HRA HOB LEI MUS NEW OAK PEE PEN TWE
Arniston Rangers 3–0 1–1 2–3 2–0 0–7 2–1 2–3 1–8 0–2 3–0 0–7 4–2
Coldstream 0–3 3–2 3–0 6–0 0–3 4–0 3–1 1–3 3–2 5–0 1–3 4–1
Dunbar United 5–2 5–0 3–2 6–0 0–1 2–0 3–1 0–3 4–1 3–3 0–4 7–0
Easthouses Lily MW 4–2 4–4 0–4 1–0 1–5 1–2 1–3 2–1 2–1 1–4 0–3 6–2
Hawick Royal Albert 1–0 1–4 1–2 0–4 1–3 1–6 0–4 1–9 0–2 4–4 0–7 2–1
Hill of Beath Hawthorn 9–0 4–1 4–0 8–1 4–1 4–1 0–2 0–2 6–0 4–0 2–1 16–0
Leith Athletic 3–0 2–1 1–2 1–0 4–0 0–3 1–5 1–1 3–1 2–2 0–3 2–0
Musselburgh Athletic 3–0 4–0 3–1 5–0 7–0 1–1 5–0 5–2 2–2 6–1 0–5 1–0
Newtongrange Star 2–2 0–0 1–0 7–1 3–0 0–2 2–2 4–2 1–1 2–0 2–4 14–1
Oakley United 3–0 3–2 1–1 1–3 0–3 3–4 1–1 1–2 1–4 0–1 1–4 2–0
Peebles Rovers 3–0 0–6 1–2 2–1 3–1 1–6 3–5 2–3 1–3 2–2 2–6 1–2
Penicuik Athletic 1–0 4–2 1–1 4–0 3–1 1–1 8–0 1–1 4–0 2–1 3–0 9–0
Tweedmouth Rangers 3–5 3–3 0–8 0–3 1–3 0–2 0–3 1–5 0–5 0–2 3–4 0–4
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Updated to match(es) played on 27 April 2019. Source: East of Scotland Football League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Conference B

Quick facts Season, Dates ...
Conference B
Season2018–19
Dates14 August 2018 – 27 April 2019
ChampionsBonnyrigg Rose Athletic
Matches156
Goals746 (4.78 per match)
Top goalscorerCalum Smith (25 goals)
Dundonald Bluebell
Biggest home winBo'ness United 15–1 Eyemouth United
(16 February 2019)
Biggest away winEyemouth United 1–11 Haddington Athletic
(6 April 2019)
Highest scoringBo'ness United 15–1 Eyemouth United
(16 February 2019)
Longest winning run20 matches:
Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic
Longest unbeaten run22 matches:
Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic
Longest losing run24 matches:
Eyemouth United
Highest attendance528[5]
Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic 6–0 Dalkeith Thistle
(8 September 2018)
All statistics correct as of 27 April 2019.
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Teams and locations

Location of teams in 2018–19 East of Scotland Football League Conference B
More information Team, Location ...
Team Location Home ground Capacity Seats Floodlit
Bo'ness United Bo'ness Newtown Park[19] 2,500 0 No
Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic Bonnyrigg New Dundas Park[20] 2,200 0 No
Burntisland Shipyard [SFA] Burntisland Recreation Park[21] 1,000 0 No
Crossgates Primrose Crossgates Humbug Park[22] 2,000 0 No
Dalkeith Thistle Dalkeith King's Park[23] 2,000 0 Yes
Dundonald Bluebell Cardenden Moorside Park[24] 2,000 0 No
Dunipace Denny Westfield Park[25] 2,500 0 Yes
Eyemouth United Eyemouth Warner Park[26] 500 0 No
Haddington Athletic Haddington Millfield Park[27] 1,500 0 No
Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale [SFA] Edinburgh Saughton Sports Complex[28] 1,000 0 Yes
Sauchie Juniors Sauchie Beechwood Park[29] 5,000 200 Yes
Tranent Juniors Tranent Foresters Park[30] 2,300 44 No
Tynecastle Edinburgh Meggetland Stadium[31] 4,388 500 Yes
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League table

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic (Q) 24 22 1 1 105 17 +88 67 Qualification for the Championship play-off
2 Bo'ness United (Q) 24 18 4 2 81 27 +54 58 Qualification for the Premier Division
3 Tranent Juniors (Q) 24 16 2 6 81 37 +44 50
4 Dundonald Bluebell (Q) 24 15 4 5 79 42 +37 49
5 Crossgates Primrose (Q) 24 13 2 9 65 42 +23 41
6 Sauchie Juniors (Q) 24 12 4 8 50 39 +11 40
7 Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale 24 10 3 11 43 47 −4 33
8 Dalkeith Thistle 24 9 5 10 41 45 −4 32
9 Haddington Athletic 24 9 4 11 72 54 +18 31
10 Tynecastle 24 5 3 16 37 80 −43 18
11 Burntisland Shipyard 24 5 1 18 39 87 −48 16
12 Dunipace 24 4 3 17 32 66 −34 15
13 Eyemouth United[a] 24 0 0 24 21 163 −142 −3
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Source: East of Scotland Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Notes:
  1. [a]
    Eyemouth United deducted three points for fielding an ineligible player.

Results

More information Home \ Away, BNS ...
Home \ Away BNS BRG BTS CRS DAL DND DNP EYE HAD LTV SAU TRA TYN
Bo'ness United 1–4 6–1 2–1 2–1 3–1 1–0 15–1 2–2 5–0 1–0 4–1 5–2
Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic 1–3 4–1 2–1 6–0 3–3 6–0 9–0 2–0 5–1 5–0 2–0 13–1
Burntisland Shipyard 0–3 1–4 1–5 4–1 0–7 3–2 5–0 4–4 1–5 0–4 1–5 1–2
Crossgates Primrose 1–2 0–3 2–1 2–0 0–3 5–1 10–1 0–0 2–0 3–2 4–1 2–1
Dalkeith Thistle 0–4 1–2 3–1 2–1 3–3 3–0 6–0 3–2 2–2 0–1 3–3 1–3
Dundonald Bluebell 3–3 1–3 3–2 7–3 1–0 5–0 6–0 4–2 1–2 2–0 0–2 5–1
Dunipace 2–5 0–4 5–0 1–4 1–1 1–3 4–0 2–3 1–3 0–2 1–4 2–1
Eyemouth United 1–8 0–4 1–7 0–8 1–2 3–6 0–5 1–11 1–3 2–7 0–6 3–5
Haddington Athletic 0–4 0–4 5–0 1–4 4–2 3–4 2–1 8–0 2–2 2–3 0–1 7–0
Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale 0–2 1–3 0–1 3–1 0–1 2–4 3–1 4–2 0–1 1–4 2–1 2–2
Sauchie Juniors 0–0 1–5 5–2 1–1 1–1 3–2 2–2 7–1 3–2 0–2 1–3 1–0
Tranent Juniors 5–0 1–8 7–0 4–1 0–1 2–2 6–0 11–1 7–2 4–2 1–0 3–1
Tynecastle 0–0 0–3 4–2 3–4 1–4 1–3 0–0 7–2 1–9 0–3 1–2 0–3
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Updated to match(es) played on 27 April 2019. Source: East of Scotland Football League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Conference C

Quick facts Season, Dates ...
Conference C
Season2018–19
Dates11 August 2018 – 18 May 2019
ChampionsBroxburn Athletic
Matches156
Goals736 (4.72 per match)
Top goalscorerTommy Coyne (42 goals)
Linlithgow Rose
Biggest home winJeanfield Swifts 9–0 Craigroyston
(29 September 2018)
Biggest away winInverkeithing Hillfield Swifts 0–10 Linlithgow Rose
(15 August 2018)
Ormiston 1–11 Linlithgow Rose
(29 September 2018)
Highest scoringOrmiston 1–11 Linlithgow Rose
(29 September 2018)
Longest winning run9 matches: Linlithgow Rose
Longest unbeaten run14 matches:
Jeanfield Swifts
Longest winless run9 matches:
Edinburgh United
Longest losing run6 matches:
Inverkeithing Hillfield Swifts
Highest attendance618[5]
Linlithgow Rose 3–2 Jeanfield Swifts
(30 March 2019)
All statistics correct as of 18 May 2019.
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Teams and locations

Location of teams in 2018–19 East of Scotland Football League Conference C
More information Team, Location ...
Team Location Home ground Capacity Seats Floodlit
Blackburn United Blackburn New Murrayfield Park[32] 1,500 0 Yes
Broxburn Athletic Broxburn Albyn Park[33] 1,000 0 Yes
Camelon Juniors Camelon Carmuirs Park[34] 2,000 0 No
Craigroyston Edinburgh St Mark’s Park[35] 2,000 0 No
Edinburgh United Edinburgh Paties Road Stadium[36] 2,500 200 No
Heriot-Watt University Edinburgh Riccarton Campus[37] 200 0 Yes
Inverkeithing Hillfield Swifts Inverkeithing Ballast Bank[38] 1,000 0 No
Jeanfield Swifts Perth Riverside Stadium[39] 1,000 0 No
Linlithgow Rose [SFA] Linlithgow Prestonfield[40] 2,264 301 Yes
Ormiston Ormiston Recreation Park[41] 2,000 0 No
Preston Athletic [SFA] Prestonpans Pennypit Park[42] 1,500 313 Yes
St Andrews United St Andrews Recreation Park[43] 2,000 0 No
Stirling University Reserves Stirling Gannochy Sports Centre[44] 1,000 0 Yes
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League table

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Broxburn Athletic (Q) 24 22 0 2 83 21 +62 66 Qualification for the Championship play-off
2 Linlithgow Rose (Q) 24 20 1 3 106 24 +82 61 Qualification for the Premier Division
3 Jeanfield Swifts (Q) 24 17 4 3 91 30 +61 55
4 Camelon Juniors (Q) 24 17 3 4 87 33 +54 54
5 Blackburn United (Q) 24 10 2 12 61 59 +2 32
6 Preston Athletic 24 9 5 10 50 57 −7 32
7 Heriot-Watt University 24 9 3 12 42 53 −11 30
8 St Andrews United 24 8 5 11 41 46 −5 29
9 Stirling University reserves 24 7 4 13 46 78 −32 25
10 Craigroyston 24 7 1 16 28 79 −51 22
11 Edinburgh United 24 5 2 17 34 69 −35 17
12 Inverkeithing Hillfield Swifts 24 5 1 18 35 85 −50 16
13 Ormiston 24 3 3 18 32 102 −70 12
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Source: East of Scotland Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Results

More information Home \ Away, BLA ...
Home \ Away BLA BRX CAM CRA EDI HWU IHS JEA LTH ORM PRE STA STU
Blackburn United 1–2 1–4 0–2 5–1 3–4 3–1 0–3 0–7 5–1 4–1 4–1 0–3
Broxburn Athletic 5–2 1–0 4–0 3–0 3–1 5–0 3–2 4–3 8–0 2–0 2–1 6–1
Camelon 3–2 1–2 9–1 5–1 3–0 6–2 1–5 2–0 8–0 4–1 6–1 6–1
Craigroyston 0–3 1–3 2–4 0–3 1–0 3–1 3–5 0–4 2–2 3–2 0–5 1–2
Edinburgh United 0–5 1–3 0–1 4–0 3–0 3–2 1–1 0–2 4–0 1–4 2–2 2–5
Heriot-Watt University 1–1 0–7 3–3 1–2 3–0 4–1 1–2 0–6 6–1 1–2 2–0 2–0
Inverkeithing Hillfield Swifts 1–4 1–4 1–5 4–0 2–0 2–4 1–4 0–10 3–1 3–5 0–2 3–2
Jeanfield Swifts 2–2 2–0 3–3 9–0 4–1 2–1 5–0 2–1 8–1 6–1 2–3 3–3
Linlithgow Rose 5–1 3–0 2–0 8–0 6–1 3–0 4–1 3–2 3–3 5–0 3–1 2–1
Ormiston 2–5 0–4 2–4 0–4 3–2 2–4 3–4 0–4 1–11 2–4 1–0 2–3
Preston Athletic 4–3 1–4 0–0 1–2 4–1 4–1 3–0 0–3 3–5 4–1 2–2 1–1
St Andrews United 1–3 0–4 0–3 3–0 2–0 2–2 3–0 0–3 1–4 1–1 1–1 4–1
Stirling University Reserves 5–4 0–4 2–6 2–1 7–3 0–1 2–2 1–9 1–6 1–3 2–2 0–5
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Updated to match(es) played on 18 May 2019. Source: East of Scotland Football League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Championship play-off

At the end of the season, the three conference winners took part in a three match round-robin competition to determine the league champion, and subject to meeting the required licensing criteria, promotion to the Lowland League.[45][46] Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic were crowned champions after winning both of their matches, and later gained promotion having eventually received their SFA licence on 14 June 2019.[2][3]

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or qualification
1 Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic (C, P) 2 2 0 0 0 5 3 +2 6 Promotion to the Lowland League
2 Penicuik Athletic 2 1 0 0 1 4 4 0 3 Qualification for the Premier Division
3 Broxburn Athletic 2 0 0 0 2 4 6 −2 0
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Source: East of Scotland Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Result of head-to-head match; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Away goals scored in head-to-head match(es); 7) Conference record: (1. Bonnyrigg, 2. Broxburn, 3. Penicuik)[46]
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted
27 April 2019 Penicuik Athletic 3–2 Broxburn Athletic Penicuik
14:30
  • Williams 11'
  • McIntosh 47'
  • Somerville 53'
  • Donaldson 17'
  • Kelly 80'
 Stadium: Penicuik Park
Attendance: 454[5]
Referee: Jordan Curran
1 May 2019 Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic 2–1 Penicuik Athletic Bonnyrigg
18:45
  • Somerville 89'
 Stadium: New Dundas Park
Attendance: 1,012[1]
Referee: Peter Stuart
4 May 2019 Broxburn Athletic 2–3 Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic Broxburn
14:30
  • Donaldson 31'
  • Nimmo 37'
  • Hoskins 68'
  • Murrel 83'
  • Turner 90+4'
 Stadium: Albyn Park
Attendance: 956[5]
Referee: Craig Wilson

Notes

SFA Club has an SFA Licence (as of March 2019)[47] and are eligible for promotion to the Lowland League should they win the championship play-off.

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