2020–21 East of Scotland Football League

The 2020–21 East of Scotland Football League (known as the Central Taxis East of Scotland League for sponsorship reasons) was the 92nd season of the East of Scotland Football League, and the 7th season as the sixth tier of the Scottish football pyramid system. Bo'ness United were the reigning champions but could not defend their title after being promoted to the Lowland Football League.

The start of the league season was delayed until October 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, and games were played behind closed doors due to Scottish Government restrictions.

On 11 January 2021 the league was suspended by the Scottish Football Association due to the escalating pandemic situation. On 11 April clubs voted to declared the season null and void.

Teams The following teams changed division after the 2019–20 season.

To East of Scotland Football League Returned from Abeyance Eyemouth United Transferred from East Superleague North Luncarty Transferred from East Superleague South Kennoway Star Hearts Lochore Welfare Thornton Hibs Transferred from East Premier League South Kirkcaldy & Dysart Lochgelly Albert Newburgh Rosyth Transferred from Lothian and Edinburgh Amateur Football League Edinburgh South

From East of Scotland Football League Promoted to Lowland Football League Bo'ness United

Premier Division

Teams No clubs were relegated at the end of the 2019–20 season. Therefore all clubs remain in the Premier Division (except promoted Bo'ness United) along with the winners of First Division Conference A and B (Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale and Tynecastle), plus the runners-up with the best points per game record (Inverkeithing Hillfield Swifts).

Stadia and locations Team Location Home groundCapacitySeats FloodlitBlackburn United Blackburn New Murrayfield ParkBlackburn United, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 8 June 2018. 1,500 0 YesBroxburn Athletic Broxburn Albyn ParkBroxburn Athletic, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 8 June 2018. 1,000 0 YesCamelon Juniors CamelonCarmuirs ParkCamelon Juniors, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 8 June 2018. 2,000 0 YesCrossgates Primrose Crossgates Humbug ParkCrossgates Primrose, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 8 June 2018. 2,000 0 NoDunbar UnitedDunbar New Countess ParkDunbar United, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 8 June 2018. 2,500 0 YesDundonald Bluebell Cardenden Moorside ParkDundonald Bluebell, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 8 June 2018. 2,000 0 Yes Hill of Beath Hawthorn Hill of Beath Keir's ParkHill of Beath Hawthorn, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 8 June 2018. 2,000 0 YesInverkeithing Hillfield Swifts Inverkeithing Ballast BankInverkeithing Hillfield Swifts , nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 7 July 2018. 1,000 0 No Jeanfield Swifts Perth Riverside StadiumJeanfield Swifts, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 8 June 2018. 1,000 0 Yes Linlithgow Rose Linlithgow PrestonfieldLinlithgow Rose, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 8 June 2018. 2,264 301 Yes Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale Edinburgh Saughton Sports ComplexLothian Thistle Hutchison Vale , nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 5 July 2017. 1,000 0 Yes Musselburgh Athletic Musselburgh Olivebank StadiumMusselburgh Athletic, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 8 June 2018. 2,500 0 Yes Newtongrange Star Newtongrange New Victoria ParkNewtongrange Star, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 8 June 2018. 2,300 30 Yes Penicuik Athletic Penicuik Penicuik ParkPenicuik Athletic, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 8 June 2018. 2,000 0 Yes Sauchie Juniors Sauchie Beechwood ParkSauchie Juniors, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 8 June 2018. 5,000 200 Yes Tranent Juniors Tranent Foresters ParkTranent, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 8 June 2018. 2,300 44 Yes Tynecastle Edinburgh Meggetland Sports ComplexTynecastle, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 5 July 2017. 4,388 500 Yes Whitehill Welfare Rosewell Ferguson ParkWhitehill Welfare, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 8 June 2018. 2,614 192 Yes

League table

Results

First Division The 31 First Division clubs were assigned a place in Conference A or B based on their performances in the 2019–20 season.

Conference A

Stadia and locations Team Location Home groundCapacitySeats FloodlitArniston RangersGorebridge Newbyres ParkArniston Rangers, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 8 June 2018. 3,000 0 No Coldstream Coldstream Home ParkColdstream, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 5 July 2017. 1,000 0 YesCraigroyston Edinburgh St Mark's ParkCraigroyston, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 25 May 2018. 2,000 0 NoDalkeith Thistle Dalkeith King's ParkDalkeith Thistle, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 8 June 2018. 2,000 0 YesDunipace Denny Westfield ParkDunipace, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 8 June 2018. 2,000 0 YesEdinburgh South Dalkeith King's Park 2,000 0 YesEdinburgh United Edinburgh Paties Road StadiumEdinburgh United, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 8 June 2018. 2,500 200 NoHaddington Athletic HaddingtonMillfield ParkHaddington Athletic, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 8 June 2018. 1,500 0 Yes Kennoway Star Hearts Star Treaton Park 1,000 0 Yes Kirkcaldy & Dysart Kirkcaldy Denfield Park 1,200 0 No Leith Athletic Edinburgh Peffermill 3GLeith Athletic, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 5 July 2017. 500 0 Yes Ormiston Ormiston New Recreation ParkOrmiston, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 5 July 2017. 1,000 0 No Rosyth Rosyth Fleet Grounds 300 0 YesSt Andrews United St Andrews Recreation ParkSt Andrews United, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 8 June 2018. 2,000 0 No Thornton Hibs Thornton Memorial Park 1,800 0 No Tweedmouth Rangers Berwick-upon-Tweed Old ShielfieldTweedmouth Rangers, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 5 July 2017. 1,000 0 No

Notes

League table

Conference B

Stadia and locations Team Location Home groundCapacitySeats Floodlit Burntisland Shipyard Burntisland Recreation ParkBurntisland Shipyard, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 5 July 2017. 1,000 0 NoEasthouses Lily MW Easthouses Newbattle ComplexEasthouses Lily MW, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 8 June 2018. 1,500 100 Yes Eyemouth United Eyemouth Warner ParkEyemouth United , nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 5 July 2017. 500 0 No Glenrothes Glenrothes Warout Stadium Glenrothes, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 26 April 2019. 5,000 730 No Hawick Royal Albert United Hawick Albert ParkHawick Royal Albert, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 8 June 2018. 1,000 500 Yes Heriot-Watt University Edinburgh Riccarton CampusHeriot-Watt Uni, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 5 July 2017. 200 0 Yes Kinnoull Perth Tulloch ParkKinnoull, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 6 June 2019. 1,200 0 Yes Lochgelly Albert Lochgelly Gardiners Park 3,200 0 No Lochore Welfare Crosshill Central Park 1,300 0 No Luncarty Luncarty Brownlands Park 1,200 0 No Newburgh Newburgh East Shore Park 1,000 0 NoOakley United Oakley Blairwood ParkOakley United, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 8 June 2018. 2,000 0 No Peebles Rovers Peebles Whitestone ParkPeebles Rovers, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 5 July 2017. 2,250 250 No Preston Athletic Prestonpans Pennypit ParkPreston Athletic, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 5 July 2017. 1,500 313 Yes Stirling University Reserves Stirling Gannochy Sports CentreStirling University Reserves , nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 5 July 2017. 1,000 0 Yes

League table

Notes Club with an SFA Licence eligible to participate in the Lowland League promotion play-off should they win the Premier Division.

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