The 2020–21 East Premiership (known as the McBookie.com East Premiership for sponsorship reasons) was the 19th season of league competition for SJFA East Region member clubs. This was effectively a continuation of the East Superleague but with fewer member clubs in the East Region all teams were in a single tier with no promotion or relegation.
The league was renamed to East Premiership and was split into North and South regional divisions, containing 17 and 13 teams respectively.East Region Structure, scottishjuniorfa.com, Retrieved 12 December 2020. The winners of each division were due to play each other in a play-off to determine the overall champion. The start of the league season was delayed until November 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, and games were played behind closed doors due to Scottish Government restrictions. Lochee United continued as the reigning champions due to the previous season being declared null and void.Phil McGuire bewildered by null and void decision that has cost Carnoustie Juniors title, dailyrecord.co.uk, Retrieved 9 December 2020.
On 7 January 2021 the East Region chose to suspend the season until 6 February, due to new restrictions in place because of the rising number of COVID-19 cases.Calls for Lowland League to be suspended amid Covid lockdown as Juniors put their campaign on hold, dailyrecord.co.uk, Retrieved 9 January 2021. On 16 March the Scottish Junior Football Association's management committee ended the season declared all competitions null and void for a second successive season.
Teams The following teams changed division after the 2019–20 season.
To East Superleague Promoted from East Premier League North Arbroath Victoria Blairgowrie Brechin Victoria Coupar Angus Dundee Violet East Craigie Forfar United Lochee Harp
Promoted from East Premier League South Bo'ness United Junior Linlithgow Rose Community Sauchie Juniors Community Stoneyburn Syngenta West Calder United
From East Superleague Transferred to East of Scotland League Luncarty Kennoway Star Hearts Lochore Welfare Thornton Hibs
North
Stadia and locations Club Location Home GroundCapacitySeats Floodlit Finishing position 2018–19 Arbroath Victoria Arbroath Ogilvy ParkArbroath Victoria, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 9 December 2020. 4,000 0 Yes 10th in Premier League North Blairgowrie Blairgowrie Davie ParkBlairgowrie, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 9 December 2020. 2,500 0 No 8th in Premier League North Brechin Victoria Brechin Victoria ParkBrechin Victoria, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 9 December 2020. 600 100 Yes 9th in Premier League North Broughty Athletic Dundee Whitton ParkBroughty Athletic, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 9 December 2020. 2,500 0 Yes 2nd Carnoustie Panmure Carnoustie Laing ParkCarnoustie Panmure, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 9 December 2020. 1,500 0 No 7th Coupar Angus Coupar Angus Foxhall ParkCoupar Angus, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 9 December 2020. 1,800 0 Yes 12th in Premier League North Downfield Dundee Downfield ParkDownfield, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 9 December 2020. 2,500 13 Yes 11th Dundee North End Dundee North End ParkDundee North End, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 9 December 2020. 2,000 0 Yes 1st in Premier League North Dundee Violet Dundee Glenesk ParkDundee Violet, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 9 December 2020. 2,000 0 No 6th in Premier League North East Craigie Dundee Craigie ParkEast Craigie, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 9 December 2020. 3,300 0 No 5th in Premier League North Forfar United Forfar Guthrie ParkForfar United, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 9 December 2020. 2,500 0 No 11th in Premier League North Forfar West End Forfar Strathmore ParkForfar West End, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 9 December 2020. 2,500 0 No 6th Kirriemuir Thistle Kirriemuir Westview ParkKirriemuir Thistle, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 9 December 2020. 2,000 32 Yes 9th Lochee Harp Dundee Downfield ParkLochee Harp, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 9 December 2020. 2,500 13 Yes 7th in Premier League North Lochee United Dundee Thomson ParkLochee United, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 9 December 2020. 3,200 0 No 1st Scone Thistle Scone Farquharson ParkScone Thistle, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 9 December 2020. 1,000 0 No 4th in Premier League North Tayport Tayport CanniepairtTayport, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 9 December 2020. 2,000 0 No 5th
League table
Results Each team was due to play every other team once, for a total of 16 fixtures.
South
Stadia and locations Club Location Home GroundCapacitySeats Floodlit Finishing position 2018–19 Armadale Thistle Armadale Volunteer ParkArmadale Thistle, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 9 December 2020. 3,000 0 Yes 3rd in Premier League South Bathgate Thistle Bathgate Creamery ParkBathgate Thistle, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 9 December 2020. 3,000 0 Yes 4th in Premier League South Bo'ness United Junior Bo'ness Newtown ParkBo'ness United Junior , nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 9 December 2020. 2,500 0 Yes n/a Fauldhouse United Fauldhouse Park ViewFauldhouse United, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 9 December 2020. 2,000 100 No 10th Harthill Royal Harthill Gibbshill ParkHarthill Royal, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 9 December 2020. 1,800 0 No 6th in Premier League South Livingston United Livingston Station ParkLivingston United, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 9 December 2020. 2,000 0 Yes 2nd in Premier League South Pumpherston Pumpherston Recreation ParkPumpherston, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 9 December 2020. 2,700 0 No 1st in Premier League South Sauchie Juniors Community Sauchie Beechwood ParkSauchie Juniors Community , nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 9 December 2020. 5,000 200 Yes n/a Stoneyburn Stoneyburn Beechwood ParkStoneyburn, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 9 December 2020. 4,000 0 No 7th in Premier League South Syngenta Denny Westfield ParkSyngenta, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 9 December 2020. n/a West Calder United West Calder Hermand ParkWest Calder United, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 9 December 2020. 1,000 0 No 9th in Premier League South Whitburn Whitburn Central ParkWhitburn, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 9 December 2020. 3,000 38 No 4th
Withdrew Club Location Home GroundCapacitySeats Floodlit Finishing position 2018–19 Linlithgow Rose Community Linlithgow Xcite LinlithgowLinlithgow Rose Community , nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 9 December 2020. 500 0 Yes n/a
League table
Results Each team was due to play every other team twice, for a total of 22 fixtures.
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