The 2013–14 East of Scotland Football League was the 85th season of the East of Scotland Football League. Whitehill Welfare were the reigning champions, but not defend their title after moving to the Lowland League.
The league was split into two separate divisions, the Premier Division and the First Division. This season saw a reduction in the number of clubs from 26 to 20, due to the departure of nine clubs who left to join the inaugural Lowland Football League, although additional reserve teams joined the league to boost numbers.
Premier Division
The 2013–14 Premier Division saw a reduction in the number of clubs from twelve to ten, due to the departure of seven clubs to the newly-formed Lowland Football League. As a result, Edinburgh University and Tynecastle retained their place in the division despite finishing in the previous season's relegation places. Three clubs were promoted from the First Division and two reserve teams also entered the division.
Teams
The following teams changed division after the 2012–13 season.
To Premier Division Promoted from First Division Coldstream Craigroyston Leith Athletic
Spartans and Stirling University entered reserve teams after their move to the Lowland Football League.
From Premier Division Transferred to Lowland Football League Edinburgh City Gretna 2008 Preston Athletic Spartans Stirling University Vale of Leithen Whitehill Welfare
Stadia and locations Team Location Home ground Capacity Civil Service Strollers Edinburgh Telford College Sports Ground 1,000 Coldstream Coldstream Home Park 1,000 Craigroyston Edinburgh St Mark’s Park 2,000 Edinburgh University Edinburgh New Peffermill Stadium 1,100 Heriot-Watt University Edinburgh Riccarton Campus 1,800 Leith Athletic Edinburgh Meadowbank 3G 500 Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale Edinburgh Saughton Sports Complex 1,000 The Spartans reserves Edinburgh Ainslie Park 3,000 Stirling University reserves Stirling Gannochy Sports Centre 1,000 Tynecastle Edinburgh Fernieside Recreation Ground 1,500
League table
First Division
The First Division also saw a reduction in the number of clubs, from fourteen to ten. This was due to the departure of two clubs to the newly-formed Lowland Football League and promotion of additional clubs to rebalance the number of clubs with the Premier Division.
Teams
The following teams changed division after the 2012–13 season.
To First Division Hibernian Colts
From First Division Promoted to Premier Division Coldstream Craigroyston Leith Athletic
Transferred to Lowland Football League Gala Fairydean Rovers Selkirk
Stadia and locations Team Location Home ground Capacity Berwick Rangers reserves Berwick-upon-Tweed Shielfield Park 4,500 Burntisland Shipyard Burntisland Recreation Park 1,000 Duns Duns New Hawthorn Park 1,000 Easthouses Lily Dalkeith Newbattle Complex 1,500 Eyemouth United Eyemouth Warner Park 2,000 Hawick Royal Albert Hawick Albert Park 1,000 Hibernian Colts Ormiston Hibernian Training Centre Kelso Kelso Woodside Park 1,200 Ormiston Ormiston Recreation Park 2,000 Peebles Rovers Peebles Whitestone Park 2,250
League table
References