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The '''2023–24 East of Scotland Football League''' (known as the '''Central Taxis East of Scotland League''' for sponsorship reasons) was the 95th season of the [[East of Scotland Football League]], and the 10th season with its top division as part of the sixth tier of the [[Scottish football league system|Scottish football pyramid system]]. [[Linlithgow Rose F.C.|Linlithgow Rose]] were the reigning champions but were unable to defend their title after gaining promotion to the [[Lowland Football League]]. [[Broxburn Athletic F.C.|Broxburn Athletic]] won their first East of Scotland Football League title by eleven points over [[Musselburgh Athletic F.C.|Musselburgh Athletic]].
The '''2023–24 East of Scotland Football League''' (known as the '''Central Taxis East of Scotland League''' for sponsorship reasons) was the 95th season of the [[East of Scotland Football League]], and the 10th season with its top division as part of the sixth tier of the [[Scottish football league system|Scottish football pyramid system]]. [[Linlithgow Rose F.C.|Linlithgow Rose]] were the reigning champions but were unable to defend their title after gaining promotion to the [[Lowland Football League]].
[[Broxburn Athletic F.C.|Broxburn Athletic]] won their first East of Scotland Football League title by eleven points over [[Musselburgh Athletic F.C.|Musselburgh Athletic]], and were promoted to the [[2024–25 Lowland Football League]] following a 12–2 victory over [[Dalbeattie Star F.C.|Dalbeattie Star]] in the Lowland League play-off.


==Teams==
==Teams==
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|dates = 29 July 2023 – 18 May 2024
|dates = 29 July 2023 – 18 May 2024
|winners = [[Broxburn Athletic F.C.|Broxburn Athletic]]
|winners = [[Broxburn Athletic F.C.|Broxburn Athletic]]
|promoted =
|promoted = Broxburn Athletic
|relegated = {{ubl|[[Crossgates Primrose F.C.|Crossgates Primrose]]|[[Inverkeithing Hillfield Swifts F.C.|Inverkeithing Hillfield Swifts]]|[[Kinnoull F.C.|Kinnoull]]}}
|relegated = {{ubl|[[Crossgates Primrose F.C.|Crossgates Primrose]]|[[Inverkeithing Hillfield Swifts F.C.|Inverkeithing Hillfield Swifts]]|[[Kinnoull F.C.|Kinnoull]]}}
|matches = 240
|matches = 240
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|updated = 18 May 2024
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[[Broxburn Athletic F.C.|Broxburn Athletic]] won the East of Scotland League for the first time following a 2–3 defeat suffered by [[Musselburgh Athletic F.C.|Musselburgh Athletic]] at [[Jeanfield Swifts F.C.|Jeanfield Swifts]] on 1 May 2024, which left Musselburgh eight points behind with two games remaining.
[[Broxburn Athletic F.C.|Broxburn Athletic]] won the East of Scotland League for the first time following a 2–3 defeat suffered by [[Musselburgh Athletic F.C.|Musselburgh Athletic]] at [[Jeanfield Swifts F.C.|Jeanfield Swifts]] on 1 May 2024, which left Musselburgh eight points behind with two games remaining. They were promoted to the [[2024–25 Lowland Football League]], beating [[Dalbeattie Star F.C.|Dalbeattie Star]] in the Lowland League play-off.


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Revision as of 20:38, 24 May 2024

East of Scotland Football League
Season2023–24
Dates29 July 2023 – 22 May 2024
ChampionsBroxburn Athletic
2024–25 →

The 2023–24 East of Scotland Football League (known as the Central Taxis East of Scotland League for sponsorship reasons) was the 95th season of the East of Scotland Football League, and the 10th season with its top division as part of the sixth tier of the Scottish football pyramid system. Linlithgow Rose were the reigning champions but were unable to defend their title after gaining promotion to the Lowland Football League.

Broxburn Athletic won their first East of Scotland Football League title by eleven points over Musselburgh Athletic, and were promoted to the 2024–25 Lowland Football League following a 12–2 victory over Dalbeattie Star in the Lowland League play-off.

Teams

The following teams changed division after the 2022–23 season.

To East of Scotland Football League

Transferred from Lothian & Edinburgh Amateur League

  • Linton Hotspur

From East of Scotland Football League

Promoted to Lowland Football League

Folded

Premier Division

East of Scotland Football League Premier Division
Season2023–24
Dates29 July 2023 – 18 May 2024
ChampionsBroxburn Athletic
PromotedBroxburn Athletic
Relegated
Matches played240
Goals scored930 (3.88 per match)
Biggest home winTynecastle 9–0 Penicuik Athletic
(12 August 2023)
Biggest away win
Highest scoringInverkeithing Hillfield Swifts 3–7 Broxburn Athletic
(9 September 2023)
Longest winning run7 matches:
Sauchie Juniors
Longest unbeaten run16 matches:
Musselburgh Athletic
Longest winless run16 matches:
Kinnoull
Longest losing run13 matches:
Kinnoull
2024–25 →
All statistics correct as of 18 May 2024.

Broxburn Athletic won the East of Scotland League for the first time following a 2–3 defeat suffered by Musselburgh Athletic at Jeanfield Swifts on 1 May 2024, which left Musselburgh eight points behind with two games remaining. They were promoted to the 2024–25 Lowland Football League, beating Dalbeattie Star in the Lowland League play-off.

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Location of teams in 2023–24 East of Scotland Football League Premier Division

Relegated from 2022–23 Premier Division:

Promoted to 2023–24 Premier Division:

Stadia and locations

Team Location Home ground Surface Capacity Seats
Broxburn Athletic [SFA] Broxburn Albyn Park[1] Artificial 2,050 0
Crossgates Primrose Crossgates Humbug Park[2] Grass 1,500 0
Dunbar United [SFA] Dunbar New Countess Park[3] Grass 1,200 191
Dundonald Bluebell [SFA] Cardenden Moorside Park[4] Grass 1,000 0
Glenrothes Glenrothes Warout Stadium [5] Grass 2,000 730
Haddington Athletic [SFA] Haddington Millfield Park[6] Grass 1,200 0
Hill of Beath Hawthorn [SFA] Hill of Beath Keir's Park[7] Grass 1,080 0
Hutchison Vale [SFA] Pilton, Edinburgh Ainslie Park[a] Artificial 3,612 534
Inverkeithing Hillfield Swifts Dalgety Bay Dalgety Bay Sports & Leisure Centre[8] Artificial 1,000 0
Jeanfield Swifts [SFA] Perth Riverside Stadium[9] Grass 1,000 0
Kinnoull Perth Tulloch Park[10] Grass 1,000 0
Luncarty Luncarty Brownlands Park Grass 1,000 0
Musselburgh Athletic [SFA] Musselburgh Olivebank Stadium[11] Grass 1,500 0
Penicuik Athletic [SFA] Penicuik Montgomery Park[12] Grass 1,500 0
Sauchie Juniors [SFA] Sauchie Beechwood Park[13] Grass 2,500 200
Tynecastle [SFA] Slateford, Edinburgh Meggetland Sports Complex[14] Grass 3,000 500
Notes
  1. ^ Hutchison Vale are ground-sharing with The Spartans.

All grounds are equipped with floodlights, except Humbug Park (Crossgates Primrose), Warout Stadium (Glenrothes), Brownlands Park (Luncarty).

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Broxburn Athletic (C, O, P) 30 23 5 2 82 36 +46 74 Qualification for the Lowland League play-off
2 Musselburgh Athletic 30 19 6 5 69 30 +39 63
3 Jeanfield Swifts 30 18 6 6 80 37 +43 60
4 Dunbar United 30 18 2 10 69 44 +25 56
5 Hutchison Vale 30 18 1 11 72 46 +26 55
6 Sauchie Juniors 30 17 3 10 66 48 +18 54
7 Hill of Beath Hawthorn 30 15 5 10 57 50 +7 50
8 Haddington Athletic 30 13 5 12 59 40 +19 44
9 Dundonald Bluebell 30 12 7 11 63 60 +3 43
10 Tynecastle 30 10 7 13 58 61 −3 37
11 Penicuik Athletic 30 10 5 15 51 66 −15 35
12 Luncarty 30 9 1 20 46 79 −33 28
13 Glenrothes[a] 30 8 6 16 57 84 −27 27
14 Inverkeithing Hillfield Swifts (R) 30 7 3 20 41 82 −41 24 Relegation to the First Division
15 Crossgates Primrose (R) 30 5 5 20 33 69 −36 20
16 Kinnoull (R) 30 3 3 24 26 97 −71 12
Source: eosfl.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Glenrothes deducted 3 points for fielding an ineligible, underage player in their 0–5 defeat against Jeanfield Swifts.[15]

Results

Home \ Away BRX CRS DNB DBL GLE HAD HOB HUT IHS JFS KIN LUN MUS PEN SAU TYN
Broxburn Athletic 3–2 0–3 4–3 2–1 0–0 1–1 4–3 5–2 3–1 6–0 6–0 2–2 2–0 2–1 5–0
Crossgates Primrose 1–4 1–2 1–2 1–1 1–4 0–3 1–4 3–2 1–2 1–1 2–0 0–1 1–1 1–2 1–3
Dunbar United 1–2 2–1 4–1 2–3 2–1 1–2 1–0 4–0 1–3 4–1 5–1 0–2 2–3 1–1 2–1
Dundonald Bluebell 1–3 3–0 4–0 2–2 2–2 1–3 3–1 1–2 2–2 5–0 1–0 2–2 1–5 0–3 6–1
Glenrothes 3–2 2–0 2–5 2–4 0–1 0–3 0–2 4–1 0–5 1–0 2–2 1–2 6–0 2–3 4–4
Haddington Athletic 0–1 3–1 0–1 2–2 7–0 3–4 0–2 3–1 1–2 5–0 4–0 1–2 3–1 2–3 0–2
Hill of Beath Hawthorn 1–2 2–3 1–3 1–0 3–3 0–3 1–3 2–1 3–2 2–1 5–0 0–0 2–1[a] 0–3 2–1
Hutchison Vale 1–2 3–0 2–3 4–2 4–1 0–1 2–1 7–1 3–2 3–0 2–1 2–1 2–4 3–1 1–2
Inverkeithing Hillfield Swifts 3–7 1–1 2–1 2–5 4–2 0–2 1–3 1–3 1–3 1–2 1–2 0–4 2–0 4–1 2–2
Jeanfield Swifts 1–1 5–0 1–1 4–0 3–3 3–0 1–1 2–2 3–1 4–3 0–1 3–2 2–1 4–1 5–0
Kinnoull 0–3 0–1 0–5 1–3 1–4 2–5 1–3 0–6 0–2 1–5 3–2 0–4 0–0 1–2 0–0
Luncarty 1–2 5–3 4–2 2–3 4–1 1–0 2–3 6–3 3–1 0–4 3–2 1–2 2–3 0–5 0–1
Musselburgh Athletic 1–3 1–1 1–0 4–0 4–1 4–2 1–1 2–0 4–0 1–0 1–2 1–0 6–2 2–1 2–2
Penicuik Athletic 0–1 1–3 0–1 1–2 5–1 1–1 2–1 3–2 1–1 1–3 5–1 4–1 1–3 1–2 1–1
Sauchie Juniors 1–1 2–0 2–7 1–1 7–2 1–2 3–2 0–1 4–0 2–1 5–1 4–2 1–0 2–3 1–0
Tynecastle 2–3 4–1 2–3 1–1 1–3 1–1 5–1 0–1 0–1 0–4 6–2 4–0 1–7 9–0 2–1
Source: East of Scotland Fixture List[17]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. ^ The original fixture finished 1–0 to Penicuik Athletic, but the match was replayed as Penicuik Athletic made too many substitutions during the match.[16]

First Division

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Location of teams in 2023–24 East of Scotland Football League First Division

Dunipace won the league title on 14 May 2024, following a 0–1 defeat for St Andrews United at Newtongrange Star – which meant that Dunipace, who had played all their games, could not be caught.

Relegated from 2022–23 First Division:

  • Burntisland Shipyard
  • Coldstream
  • Kennoway Star Hearts

Promoted to 2023–24 First Division:

  • Whitburn
  • St Andrews United
  • Heriot-Watt University
  • Arniston Rangers

Stadia and locations

Team Location Home ground Capacity Seats Floodlit
Arniston Rangers Gorebridge Newbyres Park[18] 3,000 0 No
Blackburn United [SFA] Blackburn New Murrayfield Park[19] 1,500 0 Yes
Camelon Juniors [SFA] Camelon Carmuirs Park[20] 2,000 0 Yes
Dunipace [SFA] Denny Westfield Park[21] 2,000 0 Yes
Heriot-Watt University Riccarton, Edinburgh John Brydson Arena[22] 250 195 Yes
Kirkcaldy & Dysart Kirkcaldy Denfield Park[8] 1,200 0 No
Leith Athletic Edinburgh Meadowbank Stadium[23] 499 499 Yes
Lochore Welfare Crosshill Central Park 1,300 0 No
Newtongrange Star [SFA] Newtongrange New Victoria Park[24] 2,300 30 Yes
Oakley United Oakley Blairwood Park[25] 2,000 0 No
Preston Athletic [SFA] Prestonpans Pennypit Park[26] 1,500 313 Yes
Rosyth Rosyth Fleet Grounds 300 0 Yes
St Andrews United [SFA] St Andrews Recreation Park[27] 766 0 Yes
Vale of Leithen [SFA] Innerleithen Victoria Park 1,500 0 Yes
Whitburn Whitburn Central Park[28] 3,000 38 No
Whitehill Welfare [SFA] Rosewell Ferguson Park[29] 2,614 192 Yes
Notes

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Dunipace (C, P) 28 21 3 4 78 29 +49 66 Promotion to the Premier Division
2 St Andrews United (P) 28 21 0 7 75 38 +37 63
3 Whitburn (P) 28 18 3 7 71 38 +33 57
4 Camelon Juniors 28 17 3 8 72 36 +36 54
5 Newtongrange Star 28 16 5 7 64 38 +26 53
6 Heriot-Watt University 28 12 5 11 46 41 +5 41
7 Preston Athletic 28 12 5 11 49 55 −6 41
8 Leith Athletic[a] 28 11 7 10 63 45 +18 37
9 Kirkcaldy & Dysart 28 11 4 13 58 51 +7 37
10 Blackburn United 28 10 6 12 45 56 −11 36
11 Whitehill Welfare 28 10 4 14 53 56 −3 34
12 Arniston Rangers 28 10 4 14 51 60 −9 34
13 Lochore Welfare 28 9 5 14 41 63 −22 32
14 Oakley United (R) 28 3 4 21 29 80 −51 13 Relegation to the Second Division
15 Vale of Leithen[b] (R) 28 0 0 28 29 138 −109 −3
16 Rosyth (R) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrawn; record expunged[30]
Source: eosfl.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Leith Athletic deducted 3 points for fielding an ineligible player in their 1–5 defeat against Preston Athletic.
  2. ^ Vale of Leithen deducted 3 points for fielding an ineligible player in their 2–6 defeat against Arniston Rangers.

Results

Home \ Away ARN BLU CML DPC HER KDY LEI LOW NGS OAK PRE ROS STA VOL WHB WHI
Arniston Rangers 0–0 2–4 1–2 1–3 0–0 3–2 0–0 1–0 0–2 3–0 3–4 2–1 0–2 4–1
Blackburn United 5–2 2–1 2–1 4–2 3–1 3–2 0–3 0–4 5–1 1–1 1–2 3–1 2–3 1–3
Camelon Juniors 3–0 3–0 2–4 3–2 2–0 2–1 3–0 4–1 4–0 0–1 6–1 5–0 1–2 5–3
Dunipace 5–0 4–0 2–1 2–1 5–2 1–1 3–1 1–0 4–2 4–1 3–0 9–0 4–2 4–2
Heriot-Watt University 3–1 1–1 2–0 1–2 1–2 2–2 1–2 1–1 2–0 2–3 2–1 2–1 1–1 1–0
Kirkcaldy & Dysart 5–3 3–1 2–2 4–1 0–1 1–2 3–2 1–1 3–1 2–3 1–3 7–0 1–2 3–4
Leith Athletic 1–3 3–1 0–1 1–2 0–0 3–0 6–0 2–2 4–1 2–2 1–0 5–1 2–4 4–1
Lochore Welfare 1–1 0–0 1–3 1–0 1–3 2–2 1–2 3–3 3–1 2–1 2–4 4–1 0–5 2–0
Newtongrange Star 1–2 3–1 2–0 0–1 1–3 3–2 2–1 5–1 2–2 2–0 1–0 5–1 4–1 3–1
Oakley United 0–4 0–3 3–3 1–2 1–3 1–4 2–2 0–2 1–3 0–1 0–2 2–1 0–4 1–1
Preston Athletic 3–5 1–1 0–7 1–1 3–2 0–1 5–1 2–1 0–1 3–1 1–2 4–2 3–1 1–0
Rosyth
St Andrews United 3–2 7–0 2–1 1–0 1–0 0–3 0–1 8–1 5–4 6–0 2–1 3–0 1–0 1–0
Vale of Leithen 2–6 2–4 1–3 0–8 1–2 2–4 1–10 1–4 1–6 1–4 3–4 0–7 1–10 0–4
Whitburn 2–1 0–0 0–1 1–1 4–1 1–0 2–0 3–1 1–2 4–1 4–2 2–3 6–3 1–0
Whitehill Welfare 5–1 2–1 2–2 0–2 2–1 2–1 2–2 2–0 1–2 4–1 2–2 2–6 5–1 2–3
Source: East of Scotland Football League[17]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Second Division

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Location of teams in 2023–24 East of Scotland Football League Second Division

The league title went down to the final day of the season, with Bo'ness Athletic and Thornton Hibs separated by one point. Despite a 21-match winning run for Thornton Hibs to end the season, Bo'ness Athletic's 4–0 home victory over Dalkeith Thistle was enough for the honours.

Relegated from 2022–23 Second Division:

  • Craigroyston
  • Hawick Royal Albert
  • Lochgelly Albert
  • Syngenta (folded)

Promoted to 2023–24 Second Division:

  • Bo'ness Athletic
  • Armadale Thistle
  • Edinburgh College

Stadia and locations

Team Location Home ground Capacity Seats Floodlit
Armadale Thistle Armadale Volunteer Park[31] 3,000 0 Yes
Burntisland Shipyard [SFA] Burntisland Recreation Park[32] 1,000 0 Yes
Bo'ness Athletic Bo'ness Newtown Park[33] 2,500 0 Yes
Coldstream [SFA] Coldstream Home Park[34] 1,000 0 Yes
Dalkeith Thistle [SFA] Dalkeith King's Park[35] 2,000 0 Yes
Easthouses Lily Miners Welfare [SFA] Easthouses Newbattle Complex[36] 1,500 100 Yes
Edinburgh College Edinburgh Riccarton Campus[a] 250 195 Yes
Edinburgh South Colinton, Edinburgh Paties Road Stadium[b] 2,500 200 No
Edinburgh United Colinton, Edinburgh Paties Road Stadium[37] 2,500 200 No
Kennoway Star Hearts Star Treaton Park 1,000 0 Yes
Newburgh Newburgh East Shore Park 1,000 0 No
Ormiston Primrose Ormiston New Recreation Park[38] 1,000 0 No
Peebles Rovers Peebles Whitestone Park[39] 2,250 250 No
Stirling University reserves Stenhousemuir Ochilview Park[c] 3,746 626 Yes
Thornton Hibs Thornton Memorial Park 1,800 0 No
Tweedmouth Rangers Berwick-upon-Tweed Shielfield Park[d] 4,099 1,366 Yes
Notes
  1. ^ Edinburgh College are ground-sharing with Heriot-Watt University.
  2. ^ Edinburgh South are ground-sharing with Edinburgh United.
  3. ^ Stirling University reserves are ground-sharing with Stenhousemuir.
  4. ^ Tweedmouth Rangers are ground-sharing with Berwick Rangers.

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Bo'ness Athletic (C, P) 30 27 0 3 139 32 +107 81 Promotion to the First Division
2 Thornton Hibs (P) 30 26 2 2 101 27 +74 80
3 Edinburgh South (P) 30 20 4 6 72 45 +27 64
4 Armadale Thistle 30 20 2 8 83 40 +43 62
5 Edinburgh College 30 15 6 9 68 58 +10 51
6 Peebles Rovers 30 14 4 12 58 61 −3 46
7 Stirling University reserves 30 15 0 15 64 60 +4 45
8 Dalkeith Thistle 30 13 2 15 65 60 +5 41
9 Kennoway Star Hearts 30 12 4 14 54 60 −6 40
10 Easthouses Lily Miners Welfare 30 12 2 16 62 84 −22 38
11 Coldstream 30 11 4 15 47 68 −21 37
12 Tweedmouth Rangers 30 10 2 18 47 68 −21 32
13 Burntisland Shipyard 30 9 5 16 48 71 −23 32
14 Ormiston Primrose (R) 30 6 2 22 48 104 −56 20 Relegation to the Third Division
15 Newburgh (R) 30 3 2 25 36 102 −66 11
16 Edinburgh United[a] (R) 30 5 3 22 40 92 −52 9
Source: eosfl.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Edinburgh United deducted 9 points for fielding an ineligible player in their March 2024 defeats against Edinburgh South, Bo'ness Athletic and Easthouses Lily Miners Welfare.

Results

Home \ Away ARM BOA BUR COL DAL ELM EDC EDS EDN KSH NEW ORM PEE STI THO TWE
Armadale Thistle 0–2 4–0 4–3 5–0 3–2 4–0 2–2 7–0 1–3 5–3 3–2 4–2 3–1 1–2 4–0
Bo'ness Athletic 2–1 5–1 7–0 4–0 5–2 7–0 4–0 6–0 7–2 10–0 6–0 5–1 4–3 1–5 4–1
Burntisland Shipyard 0–3 0–3 0–1 1–4 3–2 3–1 0–0 4–3 0–2 1–1 5–1 2–3 2–4 3–7 4–3
Coldstream 2–1 0–5 1–0 0–4 2–3 2–2 1–4 1–1 1–0 1–0 2–1 5–0 1–3 1–2 2–2
Dalkeith Thistle 0–1 3–5 4–1 3–1 1–2 2–2 1–2 2–0 2–3 4–2 1–3 1–2 0–1 6–0 2–1
Easthouses Lily Miners Welfare 2–6 2–5 3–3 1–3 3–2 1–4 1–2 3–2 6–5 1–0 2–2 1–2 2–1 1–3 3–0[a]
Edinburgh College 2–2 1–4 4–1 3–0 2–1 4–0 4–2 3–2 2–2 5–2 4–3 1–1 2–3 1–2[b] 3–1
Edinburgh South 3–0 0–5 1–0 2–1 2–0 2–3[c] 2–1 4–2 1–0 2–1 4–2 3–3 1–2 2–2 3–0
Edinburgh United 0–3 0–7 1–2 0–2 1–2 1–3 3–3 2–3 0–4 1–1 3–1 1–2 0–4 0–5 2–4
Kennoway Star Hearts 0–2 0–2 0–0 2–1 2–2 3–2 1–2 1–3 1–3 2–3 4–0 1–4 2–1 0–1 2–1
Newburgh 2–4 0–9 1–3 2–1 0–1 0–2 1–3 1–2 2–6 2–4 0–4 1–4 2–3 0–7 2–4
Ormiston Primrose 0–5 0–4 1–4 3–4 2–6 7–0 2–1 2–12 0–2 2–2 3–2 0–1 0–3 0–4 0–3
Peebles Rovers 1–2 2–3 0–2 2–2 1–5 3–2 1–2 1–3 3–1 2–0 2–1 4–0 4–0 1–4 1–1
Stirling University reserves 2–0 2–1 5–2 4–2 2–5 6–1 1–2 2–3 2–0 1–2 2–1 4–5 1–4 1–4 0–2
Thornton Hibs 0–2 4–2 0–0 5–0 5–0 4–1 2–0 1–0 8–1[d] 4–0 6–1 6–2 3–0 1–0 2–0
Tweedmouth Rangers 2–1 2–5 3–1 2–4 4–1 0–5 0–4 0–2 0–2 2–4 0–2 3–0 4–1 2–0 0–2
Source: East of Scotland Football League[17]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. ^ Match played at Albyn Park, Broxburn.[40]
  2. ^ Match played at Meadowbank Stadium.[41]
  3. ^ Match played at Albyn Park, Broxburn, due to a waterlogged pitch at Paties Road.[42]
  4. ^ Match played at Bayview Stadium, Methil, due to an unplayable pitch at Memorial Park.[43]

Third Division

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Location of teams in 2023–24 East of Scotland Football League Third Division
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Location of teams in 2023–24 East of Scotland Football League Third Division within West Lothian

West Calder United won the league title with a round of matches to spare, following a 2–1 victory over Harthill Royal on 14 May 2024.

Transferred from Lothian & Edinburgh Amateur League

  • Linton Hotspur

Stadia and locations

Club Location Home Ground Capacity Seats Floodlit
Bathgate Thistle Bathgate Creamery Park[44] 3,000 0 Yes
Edinburgh Community Warriston, Edinburgh St Mark's Park[45] 2,000 0 No
Fauldhouse United Fauldhouse Park View[46] 2,000 100 No
Harthill Royal Harthill Gibbshill Park 1,800 0 No
Hawick Royal Albert [SFA] Hawick Albert Park[47] 1,000 500 Yes
Linton Hotspur West Linton New Moor Road TBC 63 No
Livingston United Livingston Station Park[48] 2,000 0 Yes
Lochgelly Albert Lochgelly Gardiners Park 3,200 0 No
Pumpherston Pumpherston Recreation Park[49] 2,700 0 No
Stoneyburn Stoneyburn Beechwood Park[50] 4,000 0 No
West Calder United West Calder Hermand Park[51] 1,000 0 No

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 West Calder United (C, P) 30 24 2 4 85 25 +60 74 Promotion to the Second Division
2 Bathgate Thistle (P) 30 22 4 4 82 32 +50 70
3 Harthill Royal (P) 30 17 5 8 73 42 +31 56
4 Stoneyburn 30 16 4 10 53 45 +8 52
5 Pumpherston 30 13 7 10 60 51 +9 46
6 Lochgelly Albert 30 14 3 13 71 64 +7 45
7 Fauldhouse United[a] 30 13 5 12 51 43 +8 42
8 Hawick Royal Albert 30 12 2 16 48 62 −14 38
9 Edinburgh Community 30 8 4 18 43 73 −30 28
10 Linton Hotspur 30 4 0 26 31 94 −63 12
11 Livingston United 30 2 4 24 31 97 −66 10
Source: eosfl.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ Fauldhouse United deducted 2 points for fielding an ineligible player in their game against Edinburgh Community – originally a 3–3 draw, the game was awarded 1–0 to Edinburgh Community.

Results

Home \ Away BAT ECF FAU HAR HAW LIN LIV LOC PUM STO WCU
Bathgate Thistle 1–0 4–2 2–0 1–2 4–1 6–0 2–3 5–3 3–1 0–2
4–1 2–0 4–1 3–2 2–1
Edinburgh Community 2–2 1–1 1–2 2–1 4–2 2–2 0–2 0–4 0–1 0–5
1–5 1–0[a] 4–2 1–3 2–3
Fauldhouse United 0–1 1–0 1–2 2–1 2–1 3–2 3–3 2–4 0–1 2–0
4–0 1–0 3–1 3–2 0–2
Harthill Royal 0–1 4–2 2–2 3–0 5–0 6–0 1–2 3–2 5–1 0–0
2–1 2–3 3–2 2–2 2–0
Hawick Royal Albert 1–4 2–1[b] 1–0 1–4 3–1 3–3 3–0 2–1 1–2 1–5
4–2 1–5 1–0 0–2 1–5
Linton Hotspur 0–2 2–0 0–4 0–3 1–3 3–0 4–5 0–7 0–4 0–3
0–3 2–1 2–3 1–2 1–4
Livingston United 2–5 0–4 0–1 1–5 1–4 2–3 0–2 2–3 0–4 2–4
0–4 1–2 3–1 3–1 1–4
Lochgelly Albert 0–4 2–3 2–1 4–5 2–2 6–0 4–0 4–2 1–5 2–3
3–3 4–1 1–3 3–0 3–1
Pumpherston 1–1 3–2 1–1 2–2 1–3 2–0 3–1 3–2 0–0 3–1
2–2 0–0 1–0 1–0 1–5
Stoneyburn 0–3 1–1 1–6 1–0 2–5 1–0 2–2 4–2 2–0 0–2
0–2 3–0 3–0 4–0 1–1
West Calder United 1–1 4–1 1–0 3–1 3–1 3–1 6–0 3–1 2–1 0–1
7–0 2–1 3–0 2–1 3–0
Source: East of Scotland Football League[17]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. ^ Match initially finished 3–3; later awarded 1–0 to Edinburgh Community as Fauldhouse United fielded an ineligible player.
  2. ^ The original fixture finished 3–1 to Edinburgh Community, but the match was replayed as Edinburgh Community made too many substitutions during the match.[52]

Notes

SFA Club with an SFA licence;[53] eligible to participate in the Lowland League promotion play-off (should they win the Premier Division), and also compete in the Scottish Cup.

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