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2021–22 East of Scotland Football League
The 2021–22 East of Scotland Football League (known as the Central Taxis East of Scotland League for sponsorship reasons) was the 93rd season of the East of Scotland Football League, and the 8th season as the sixth tier of the Scottish football pyramid system. The season began on 16 July 2021.
| Season |
|---|
| 16 July 2021 – 30 May 2022 |
| ← 2020–21 2022–23 → |
The 2021–22 East of Scotland Football League (known as the Central Taxis East of Scotland League for sponsorship reasons) was the 93rd season of the East of Scotland Football League, and the 8th season as the sixth tier of the Scottish football pyramid system. The season began on 16 July 2021.
The following teams changed division after the 2020–21 season.
Transferred from East Premiership South
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Armadale Thistle
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Bathgate Thistle
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Bo'ness Athletic
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Fauldhouse United
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Livingston United
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Pumpherston
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Stoneyburn
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Syngenta
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West Calder United
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Whitburn
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Edinburgh College also joined.
Withdrawn
- Eyemouth United
| Season |
|---|
| 16 July 2021 – 14 May 2022 |
| Tranent Juniors |
| Tranent Juniors |
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| 306 |
| 1,158 (3.78 per match) |
| Linlithgow Rose 8–0 Tynecastle(13 November 2021) |
| Whitehill Welfare 0–7 Tranent Juniors(9 November 2021) |
| 4 matches:9 goals |
| 16 matches:Linlithgow Rose |
| 18 matches:Linlithgow Rose & Tranent Juniors |
| 14 matches:Newtongrange Star |
| 10 matches:Camelon Juniors |
| 1,270Tranent Juniors 2–0 Jeanfield Swifts(14 May 2022) |
| 192 |
| ← 2020–21 2022–23 → |
| All statistics correct as of 14 May 2022. |
The Premier Division remained with the same 18 clubs as before, after the 2020–21 season was declared null and void. This was to be reduced to 16 clubs for the 2022–23 season, with at least 4 clubs being relegated depending on promotion and relegation with the Lowland League.
The league title went down to the final round of matches with Tranent Juniors ultimately winning the league on goal difference ahead of Penicuik Athletic.
| Team | Location | Home ground | Capacity | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackburn United .mw-parser-output .citation{word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}[SFA] | Blackburn | New Murrayfield Park | 1,500 | 0 |
| Broxburn Athletic [SFA] | Broxburn | Albyn Park | 1,000 | 0 |
| Camelon Juniors [SFA] | Camelon | Carmuirs Park | 2,000 | 0 |
| Crossgates Primrose | Crossgates | Humbug Park | 2,000 | 0 |
| Dunbar United [SFA] | Dunbar | New Countess Park | 2,500 | 0 |
| Dundonald Bluebell [SFA] | Cardenden | Moorside Park | 2,000 | 0 |
| Hill of Beath Hawthorn [SFA] | Hill of Beath | Keir's Park | 2,000 | 0 |
| Inverkeithing Hillfield Swifts | Dalgety Bay | Dalgety Bay Sports & Leisure Centre | TBC | 0 |
| Jeanfield Swifts [SFA] | Perth | Riverside Stadium | 1,000 | 0 |
| Linlithgow Rose [SFA] | Linlithgow | Prestonfield | 2,264 | 301 |
| Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale [SFA] | Pilton, Edinburgh | Ainslie Park | 3,612 | 534 |
| Musselburgh Athletic [SFA] | Musselburgh | Olivebank Stadium | 2,500 | 0 |
| Newtongrange Star [SFA] | Newtongrange | New Victoria Park | 2,300 | 30 |
| Penicuik Athletic [SFA] | Penicuik | Penicuik Park | 2,000 | 0 |
| Sauchie Juniors [SFA] | Sauchie | Beechwood Park | 5,000 | 200 |
| Tranent Juniors [SFA] | Tranent | Foresters Park | 2,300 | 44 |
| Tynecastle [SFA] | Slateford, Edinburgh | Meggetland Sports Complex | 4,388 | 500 |
| Whitehill Welfare [SFA] | Rosewell | Ferguson Park | 2,614 | 192 |
Notes
All grounds equipped with floodlights, except Humbug Park (Crossgates Primrose).
The First Division conferences remain the same as the 2020–21 season, with the exception of Edinburgh South moving from A to B in order to balance the conferences after Eyemouth's withdrawal. Clubs that finish second to seventh in each conference will form part of a First Division of 16 clubs and the remaining clubs will make up the Second Division in 2022–23.
| Season |
|---|
| 16 July 2021 – 28 May 2022 |
| Haddington Athletic |
| Haddington Athletic |
| 210 |
| 868 (4.13 per match) |
| Leith Athletic 10–0 St Andrews United(2 October 2021)Dunipace 10–0 Craigroyston(9 October 2021) |
| Craigroyston 2–11 Dunipace(8 January 2022) |
| Craigroyston 2–11 Dunipace(8 January 2022) |
| 13 matches:Haddington Athletic |
| 19 matches:Haddington Athletic |
| 22 matches:Ormiston |
| 8 matches:Kennoway Star Hearts |
| ← 2020–21 2022–23 → |
| All statistics correct as of 28 May 2022. |
| Team | Location | Home ground | Capacity | Seats | Floodlit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arniston Rangers | Gorebridge | Newbyres Park | 3,000 | 0 | No |
| Coldstream [SFA] | Coldstream | Home Park | 1,000 | 0 | Yes |
| Craigroyston | Edinburgh | St Mark's Park | 2,000 | 0 | No |
| Dalkeith Thistle [SFA] | Dalkeith | King's Park | 2,000 | 0 | Yes |
| Dunipace [SFA] | Denny | Westfield Park | 2,000 | 0 | Yes |
| Edinburgh United | Edinburgh | Paties Road Stadium | 2,500 | 200 | No |
| Haddington Athletic [SFA] | Haddington | Millfield Park | 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 3G | 500 | 0 | Yes |
| Ormiston | Ormiston | New Recreation Park | 1,000 | 0 | No |
| Rosyth | Rosyth | Fleet Grounds | 300 | 0 | Yes |
| St Andrews United | St Andrews | Recreation Park | 766 | 0 | Yes |
| Thornton Hibs | Thornton | Memorial Park | 1,800 | 0 | No |
| Tweedmouth Rangers | Berwick-upon-Tweed | Old Shielfield | 1,000 | 0 | No |
| Season |
|---|
| 16 July 2021 – 30 May 2022 |
| Oakley United |
| Oakley United |
| 210 |
| 806 (3.84 per match) |
| Glenrothes 10–0 Easthouses Lily Miners Welfare(21 May 2022) |
| 6 matches:6 goals |
| Glenrothes 9–1 Hawick Royal Albert United(17 July 2021)Luncarty 9–1 Newburgh(22 January 2022)Glenrothes 10–0 Easthouses Lily Miners Welfare(21 May 2022) |
| 10 matches:Preston Athletic |
| 14 matches:Oakley United |
| 16 matches:Hawick Royal Albert United & Peebles Rovers |
| 10 matches:Lochgelly Albert |
| ← 2020–21 2022–23 → |
| All statistics correct as of 30 May 2022. |
| Team | Location | Home ground | Capacity | Seats | Floodlit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burntisland Shipyard [SFA] | Burntisland | Recreation Park | 1,000 | 0 | Yes |
| Easthouses Lily Miners Welfare [SFA] | Easthouses | Newbattle Complex | 1,500 | 100 | Yes |
| Edinburgh South | Dalkeith | King's Park | 2,000 | 0 | Yes |
| Glenrothes | Glenrothes | Warout Stadium | 5,000 | 730 | No |
| Hawick Royal Albert United [SFA] | Hawick | Albert Park | 1,000 | 500 | Yes |
| Heriot-Watt University | Edinburgh | John Brydson Arena, Riccarton Campus | 250 | 195 | Yes |
| Kinnoull | Perth | Tulloch Park | 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 | No |
| Oakley United | Oakley | Blairwood Park | 2,000 | 0 | No |
| Peebles Rovers | Peebles | Whitestone Park | 2,250 | 250 | No |
| Preston Athletic [SFA] | Prestonpans | Pennypit Park | 1,500 | 313 | Yes |
| Stirling University Reserves | Stirling | Gannochy Sports Centre | 1,000 | 0 | Yes |
Notes
| Season |
|---|
| 16 July 2021 – 28 May 2022 |
| Whitburn |
| WhitburnSyngenta |
| 165 |
| 755 (4.58 per match) |
| Armadale Thistle 8–0 Pumpherston Juniors(28 July 2021)Bo'ness Athletic 8–0 Pumpherston Juniors(31 August 2021)Fauldhouse United 9–1 Edinburgh College(2 October 2021) |
| Fauldhouse United 0–12 Whitburn(28 May 2022) |
| West Calder United 9–5 Pumpherston Juniors(7 May 2022) |
| 13 matches:Bo'ness Athletic |
| 13 matches:Bo'ness Athletic & Syngenta |
| 14 matches:Pumpherston Juniors |
| 7 matches:Bathgate Thistle & Fauldhouse United |
| All statistics correct as of 28 May 2022. |
Two clubs were promoted to the Second Division for 2022–23.
| Club | Location | Home Ground | Capacity | Seats | Floodlit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armadale Thistle | Armadale | Volunteer Park | 3,000 | 0 | No |
| Bathgate Thistle | Bathgate | Creamery Park | 3,000 | 0 | Yes |
| Bo'ness Athletic | Bo'ness | Newtown Park | 2,500 | 0 | Yes |
| Edinburgh College | Edinburgh | John Brydson Arena, Riccarton Campus | 250 | 195 | Yes |
| Fauldhouse United | Fauldhouse | Park View | 2,000 | 100 | 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 |
| Syngenta | Stenhousemuir | Ochilview Park | 3,746 | 626 | Yes |
| West Calder United | West Calder | Hermand Park | 1,000 | 0 | No |
| Whitburn | Whitburn | Central Park | 3,000 | 38 | No |
Notes
SFA 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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