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.
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 Tweedmouth Rangers
From East of Scotland Football League Transferred to Lowland Football League Civil Service Strollers Hawick Royal Albert
Transferred to East South Division Craigroyston
Team Location Home ground Capacity Ref. Burntisland Shipyard Burntisland Recreation Park 1,000 Burntisland Shipyard, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 29 August 2016. Coldstream Coldstream Home Park 1,000 Coldstream, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 29 August 2016. Duns Duns New Hawthorn Park 1,000 Duns , nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 29 August 2016. Eyemouth United Eyemouth Warner Park 2,000 Eyemouth United, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 29 August 2016. Heriot-Watt University Edinburgh Riccarton Campus 1,800 Heriot-Watt Uni, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 29 August 2016. Leith Athletic Edinburgh Meadowbank 3G 500 Leith Athletic, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 29 August 2016. Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale Edinburgh Saughton Sports Complex 1,000 Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 29 August 2016. Ormiston Ormiston Recreation Park 2,000 Ormiston, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 29 August 2016. Peebles Rovers Peebles Whitestone Park 2,250 Peebles Rovers, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 29 August 2016. Stirling University Reserves Stirling Gannochy Sports Centre 1,000 Stirling University Reserves , nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 29 August 2016. Tweedmouth Rangers Berwick-upon-Tweed Old Shielfield 1,000 Tweedmouth Rangers, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 29 August 2016. Tynecastle Edinburgh Fernieside Recreation Ground 1,500 Tynecastle, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 29 August 2016.
League table
References