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East of Scotland Football League
Season2023–24
2024–25 →

The 2023–24 East of Scotland Football League (known as the Central Taxis East of Scotland League for sponsorship reasons) is 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 are the reigning champions but are unable to defend their title after gaining promotion to the Lowland Football League.

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
Relegated
Matches played239
Goals scored926 (3.87 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 14 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.

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, Q) 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 29 18 2 9 69 40 +29 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 29 11 7 11 59 60 −1 40
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 Possible relegation to the First Division[b]
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
Updated to match(es) played on 14 May 2024. Source: eosfl.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Glenrothes deducted 3 points for fielding an ineligible, underage player in their 0–5 defeat against Jeanfield Swifts.[15]
  2. ^ If the EoSFL gains a club on net from the Lowland League, the 13th place club will also be relegated.

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 18 May 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
Updated to match(es) played on 14 May 2024. 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

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) 27 20 0 7 71 36 +35 60
3 Whitburn 26 17 3 6 67 35 +32 54
4 Camelon Juniors 27 17 2 8 70 34 +36 53
5 Newtongrange Star 27 15 5 7 62 37 +25 50
6 Heriot-Watt University 27 11 5 11 43 40 +3 38
7 Preston Athletic 27 11 5 11 48 55 −7 38
8 Leith Athletic[a] 27 10 7 10 53 44 +9 34
9 Kirkcaldy & Dysart 26 10 4 12 50 48 +2 34
10 Arniston Rangers 27 10 4 13 50 57 −7 34
11 Whitehill Welfare 27 10 3 14 51 54 −3 33
12 Blackburn United 27 9 6 12 42 55 −13 33
13 Lochore Welfare 25 8 5 12 34 55 −21 29 Possible relegation to the Second Division[b]
14 Oakley United (R) 27 3 4 20 29 79 −50 13 Relegation to the Second Division
15 Vale of Leithen[c] (R) 25 0 0 25 27 117 −90 −3
16 Rosyth (R) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrawn; record expunged[30]
Updated to match(es) played on 14 May 2024. 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. ^ If the EoSFL gains a club on net from the Lowland League, the 13th place club will also be relegated.
  3. ^ 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 18 May 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 18 May 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 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 18 May 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 18 May 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 18 May 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 18 May 4–1 4–2 2–3 6–3 1–0
Whitehill Welfare 5–1 2–1 18 May 0–2 2–1 2–1 2–2 2–0 1–2 4–1 2–2 2–6 5–1 2–3
Updated to match(es) played on 14 May 2024. Source: East of Scotland Football League[17]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Second Division

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 (P) 29 26 0 3 135 32 +103 78 Promotion to the First Division
2 Thornton Hibs (P) 29 25 2 2 99 26 +73 77
3 Edinburgh South 29 19 4 6 71 45 +26 61
4 Armadale Thistle 29 19 2 8 80 40 +40 59
5 Edinburgh College 29 14 6 9 63 56 +7 48
6 Stirling University reserves 29 15 0 14 64 58 +6 45
7 Peebles Rovers 29 13 4 12 55 59 −4 43
8 Dalkeith Thistle 29 13 2 14 65 56 +9 41
9 Kennoway Star Hearts 29 12 4 13 54 59 −5 40
10 Easthouses Lily Miners Welfare 29 12 2 15 60 81 −21 38
11 Coldstream 29 11 4 14 46 66 −20 37
12 Burntisland Shipyard 29 9 5 15 48 68 −20 32
13 Tweedmouth Rangers 29 9 2 18 45 68 −23 29 Possible relegation to the Third Division[a]
14 Ormiston Primrose (R) 28 6 2 20 47 99 −52 20 Relegation to the Third Division
15 Newburgh (R) 29 3 2 24 34 97 −63 11
16 Edinburgh United[b] (R) 28 3 3 22 35 91 −56 3
Updated to match(es) played on 14 May 2024. Source: eosfl.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ If the EoSFL gains a club on net from the Lowland League, the 13th place club will also be relegated.
  2. ^ 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 18 May 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 0–1 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 18 May 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 18 May 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 18 May 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 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 18 May 2–2 3–2 0–1 0–3 0–4 0–3
Peebles Rovers 1–2 2–3 0–2 2–2 1–5 18 May 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 18 May 0–2
Updated to match(es) played on 14 May 2024. 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

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

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) 29 23 2 4 80 24 +56 71 Promotion to the Second Division
2 Bathgate Thistle (P) 29 21 4 4 78 31 +47 67
3 Harthill Royal 29 17 4 8 71 40 +31 55
4 Pumpherston 28 13 6 9 59 46 +13 45
5 Stoneyburn 26 14 2 10 45 41 +4 44
6 Fauldhouse United[a] 28 13 5 10 50 36 +14 42
7 Lochgelly Albert 28 12 3 13 65 63 +2 39
8 Hawick Royal Albert 29 12 2 15 48 60 −12 38
9 Edinburgh Community 28 8 4 16 40 66 −26 28
10 Linton Hotspur 29 4 0 25 30 91 −61 12
11 Livingston United 27 1 2 24 24 92 −68 5
Updated to match(es) played on 14 May 2024. 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
18 May 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 18 May
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 2–0
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 18 May 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 18 May 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 1–3 3–0 3–1
Pumpherston 1–1 3–2 1–1 2–2 1–3 2–0 3–1 3–2 3–1
2–2 0–0 1–0 1–0 18 May
Stoneyburn 0–3 1–1 1–6 1–0 2–5 1–0 4–2 2–0 0–2
0–2 3–0 4–0 1–1
West Calder United 1–1 4–1 1–0 3–1 3–1 3–1 6–0 2–1 2–1 0–1
7–0 2–1 3–0 3–0
Updated to match(es) played on 14 May 2024. 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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