The 2022–23 East of Scotland Football League (known as the Central Taxis East of Scotland League for sponsorship reasons) was the 94th season of the East of Scotland Football League, and the 9th season with its top division as part of the sixth tier of the Scottish football pyramid system. The season began on 30 July 2022 and ended on 27 May 2023. Tranent Juniors were the reigning champions but were unable to defend their title after gaining promotion to the Lowland Football League.
After running with multiple conferences as part of its structure for the past four seasons, the league moved to four linear divisions to accommodate the 60 clubs taking part. Linlithgow Rose won the Premier Division and became the fifth East of Scotland League and former SJFA East Region club to gain promotion to the Lowland League.
Teams The following teams changed division after the 2021–22 season.
To East of Scotland Football League Relegated from Lowland Football League Vale of Leithen
Transferred from West of Scotland Football League Harthill Royal
From East of Scotland Football League Promoted to Lowland Football League Tranent Juniors
Premier Division
The Premier Division reverted to a 16 team division, with Haddington Athletic and Oakley United promoted from First Division Conferences A and B respectively. A 2–1 win for Linlithgow Rose at Haddington Athletic on 29 April 2023, gave them an unassailable eight-point lead over Sauchie Juniors with two games remaining. They were promoted to the 2023–24 Lowland Football League as neither Abbey Vale or Beith Juniors held an SFA club licence to contest the play-off.
Stadia and locations Team Location Home groundCapacitySeatsBlackburn United Blackburn New Murrayfield Park 1,500 0Broxburn Athletic Broxburn Albyn Park 1,000 0Crossgates Primrose Crossgates Humbug Park 2,000 0Dundonald Bluebell Cardenden Moorside Park 2,000 0Haddington Athletic HaddingtonMillfield Park 1,500 0 Hill of Beath Hawthorn Hill of Beath Keir's Park 2,000 0Inverkeithing Hillfield Swifts Dalgety Bay Dalgety Bay Sports & Leisure Centre TBC 0 Jeanfield Swifts Perth Riverside Stadium 1,000 0 Linlithgow Rose Linlithgow Prestonfield 2,264 301 Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale Pilton, Edinburgh Ainslie Park 3,612 534 Musselburgh Athletic Musselburgh Olivebank Stadium 2,500 0Oakley United Oakley Blairwood Park 2,000 0 Penicuik Athletic Penicuik Penicuik Park 2,000 0 Sauchie Juniors Sauchie Beechwood Park 5,000 200 Tynecastle Slateford, Edinburgh Meggetland Sports Complex 4,388 500 Vale of Leithen Innerleithen Victoria Park 1,500 0 Notes
All grounds are equipped with floodlights, except Humbug Park (Crossgates Primrose) and Blairwood Park (Oakley United).
League table
Results
First Division The First Division was made up of the four teams relegated from the Premier Division, along with those finishing 2nd to 7th in Conferences A and B. The league title came down to the final day of the season, with all four promoted teams – Dunbar United, Kinnoull, Glenrothes and Luncarty – still in a position to win. The title ultimately went to Dunbar United by one point over Kinnoull, having won 2–1 over Camelon Juniors with an injury time winner by Cammy Dawson.
Stadia and locations Team Location Home groundCapacitySeats Floodlit Burntisland Shipyard Burntisland Recreation Park 1,000 0 YesCamelon Juniors CamelonCarmuirs Park 2,000 0 Yes Coldstream Coldstream Home Park 1,000 0 YesDunbar United Dunbar New Countess Park 1,200 191 YesDunipace Denny Westfield Park 2,000 0 Yes Glenrothes Glenrothes Warout Stadium 5,000 730 No Kennoway Star Hearts Star Treaton Park 1,000 0 Yes Kinnoull Perth Tulloch Park 1,200 0 Yes Kirkcaldy & Dysart Kirkcaldy Denfield Park 1,200 0 No Leith Athletic Edinburgh Meadowbank Stadium 499 499 Yes Lochore Welfare Crosshill Central Park 1,300 0 No Luncarty Luncarty Brownlands Park 1,200 0 No Newtongrange Star Newtongrange New Victoria Park 2,300 30 Yes Preston Athletic Prestonpans Pennypit Park 1,500 313 Yes Rosyth Rosyth Fleet Grounds 400 0 Yes Whitehill Welfare Rosewell Ferguson Park 2,614 192 Yes
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Results
Second Division The Second Division consists of the remaining clubs finishing 8th to 15th in Conferences A and B, plus Whitburn and Syngenta who were promoted from Conference X. Whitburn won the league title for their second consecutive promotion, winning the division by nine points.
Stadia and locations Team Location Home groundCapacitySeats FloodlitArniston RangersGorebridge Newbyres Park 3,000 0 NoCraigroyston Warriston, Edinburgh St Mark's Park 2,000 0 NoDalkeith Thistle Dalkeith King's Park 2,000 0 YesEasthouses Lily Miners Welfare Easthouses Newbattle Complex 1,500 100 YesEdinburgh South Colinton, Edinburgh Paties Road Stadium 2,500 200 NoEdinburgh United Colinton, Edinburgh Paties Road Stadium 2,500 200 No Hawick Royal Albert Hawick Albert Park 1,000 500 Yes Heriot-Watt University Riccarton, Edinburgh John Brydson Arena 250 195 Yes Lochgelly Albert Lochgelly Gardiners Park 3,200 0 No Newburgh Newburgh East Shore Park 1,000 0 No Ormiston Primrose Ormiston New Recreation Park 1,000 0 No Peebles Rovers Peebles Whitestone Park 2,250 250 No Stirling University Reserves Stirling Gannochy Sports Centre 1,000 0 YesSt Andrews United St Andrews Recreation Park 766 0 Yes Syngenta Stenhousemuir Ochilview Park 626 Yes Thornton Hibs Thornton Memorial Park 1,800 0 No Tweedmouth Rangers Berwick-upon-Tweed Old Shielfield 1,000 0 No Whitburn Whitburn Central Park 3,000 38 No
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League table
Results
Third Division The Third Division featured the remaining nine clubs from Conference X, along with Harthill Royal who joined from the West of Scotland League. Bo'ness Athletic dropped only 7 points all season, as they won the division by 28 points from their closest challengers, Armadale Thistle.
Stadia and locations Club Location Home GroundCapacitySeats Floodlit Armadale Thistle Armadale Volunteer Park 3,000 0 Yes Bathgate Thistle Bathgate Creamery Park 3,000 0 Yes Bo'ness Athletic Bo'ness Newtown Park 2,500 0 Yes Edinburgh College Edinburgh Riccarton Campus 250 195 Yes Fauldhouse United Fauldhouse Park View 2,000 100 NoHarthill RoyalHarthillGibbshill Park 1,800 0 No Livingston United Livingston Station Park 2,000 0 Yes Pumpherston Juniors Pumpherston Recreation Park 2,700 0 No Stoneyburn Stoneyburn Beechwood Park 4,000 0 No West Calder United West Calder Hermand Park 1,000 0 No
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League table
Results
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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