The 2014–15 East of Scotland Football League (known for sponsorship reasons as the Central Taxis East of Scotland League) was the 86th season of the East of Scotland Football League, and the 1st season as the sixth tier of the Scottish football pyramid system. The season began on 9 August 2014 and ended on 16 May 2015. Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale were the defending champions.
The league was split into two separate divisions, the Premier Division and the First Division. This season saw the departure of Edinburgh University who left to join the Lowland Football League.
This was the first season in which the divisions were added to the Scottish league pyramid at levels six and seven. It was proposed that the winner of the Premier Division would compete in a play-off with the winner of the 2014–15 South of Scotland Football League (Wigtown & Bladnoch) for a place in the 2015–16 Lowland Football League, subject to relevant licensing and ground criteria. As both champions failed to match the valid licensing criteria, no play-off took place and Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale remained in the division for the following season.
This was the last season of the two-division setup until it returned for the 2019–20 season.
Premier Division
The 2014–15 Premier Division saw a reduction in the number of clubs from ten to nine with fixtures being played over 24 rounds. The amendment to the number of member clubs was due to the departure of Edinburgh University to the Lowland Football League. As a result, Civil Service Strollers retained their place in the division despite finishing in the previous season's relegation places.
Following Easthouses Lily's move to junior football at the end of the season, no team was relegated and all Premier Division clubs joined their First Division counterparts to form one division for the 2015–16 season.
Teams
The following teams changed division prior to the 2013–14 season.
To Premier Division Promoted from First Division Easthouses Lily
From Premier Division Transferred to Lowland Football League Edinburgh University Relegated to First Division Heriot-Watt University
Team Location Home ground Capacity Ref. Civil Service Strollers Edinburgh Telford College Sports Ground 1,000 Civil Service Strollers, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 21 December 2014. Coldstream Coldstream Home Park 1,000 Coldstream, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 21 December 2014. Craigroyston Edinburgh St Mark’s Park 2,000 Craigroyston, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 21 December 2014. Easthouses Lily Dalkeith Newbattle Complex 1,500 Easthouses Lily, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 21 December 2014. Leith Athletic Edinburgh Meadowbank 3G 500 Leith Athletic, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 21 December 2014. Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale Edinburgh Saughton Sports Complex 1,000 Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 21 December 2014. Spartans Reserves Edinburgh Ainslie Park 3,000 Spartans EoS, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 21 December 2014. Stirling University Reserves Stirling Gannochy Sports Centre 1,000 Stirling University Reserves, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 21 December 2014. Tynecastle Edinburgh Fernieside Recreation Ground 1,500 Tynecastle, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 21 December 2014.
League table
First Division
The First Division also saw a reduction in member clubs from ten down to eight, with each team playing 28 fixtures. The reduction in numbers was caused by the reserve teams of Berwick Rangers and last season's winners Hibernian resigning from the league. After the season all First Division clubs joined their Premier Division counterparts to form one division for 2014–15.
Teams
The following teams changed division prior to the 2013–14 season.
To First Division Relegated from Premier Division Heriot-Watt University
From First Division Promoted to Premier Division Easthouses Lily
Team Location Home ground Capacity Ref. Burntisland Shipyard Burntisland Recreation Park 1,000 Burntisland Shipyard, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 22 December 2014. Duns Duns New Hawthorn Park 1,000 Duns , nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 22 December 2014. Eyemouth United Eyemouth Warner Park 2,000 Eyemouth United, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 22 December 2014. Hawick Royal Albert Hawick Albert Park 1,000 Hawick Royal Albert, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 22 December 2014. Heriot-Watt University Edinburgh Riccarton Campus 1,800 Heriot-Watt Uni, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 22 December 2014. Kelso Kelso Woodside Park 1,200 Kelso United , nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 22 December 2014. Ormiston Ormiston Recreation Park 2,000 Ormiston, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 22 December 2014. Peebles Rovers Peebles Whitestone Park 2,250 Peebles Rovers, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 22 December 2014.
League table
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