2014–15 East Superleague

McBookie.com East Superleague
Season2014–15
Dates6 August 2015 – 3 June 2016
ChampionsKelty Hearts[1]
RelegatedArmadale Thistle
Lochee United
Matches played210
Goals scored704 (3.35 per match)

The 2014–15 East Superleague (known as the McBookie.com East Superleague for sponsorship reasons) was the 13th season of the East Superleague, the top tier of league competition for SJFA East Region member clubs.

The season began on 6 August 2014 and ended on 3 June 2015. Bo'ness United were the reigning champions.[2]

Ballingry Rovers folded on 25 November 2014 and withdrew from the league with immediate effect.[3] Their playing record was expunged.

Kelty Hearts won their first East Superleague title on 13 May 2015.[4] As champions they entered the preliminary round of the 2015–16 Scottish Cup.

Teams

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The following teams changed division after the 2013–14 season.

To East Superleague

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Promoted from East Premier League

From East Superleague

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Relegated to East Premier League

Stadia and locations

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Club Location Ground Manager Finishing position 2013–14
Armadale Thistle Armadale Volunteer Park Jim Henderson 11th
Ballingry Rovers (folded) Glencraig Ore Park Willie Garner 13th
Bo'ness United Bo'ness Newtown Park Allan McGonigal Champions
Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic Bonnyrigg New Dundas Park David McGlynn 3rd
Broxburn Athletic Broxburn Albyn Park Max Christie 7th
Camelon Juniors Camelon Carmuirs Park John Sludden 5th
Carnoustie Panmure Carnoustie Laing Park Alan McSkimming 12th
Fauldhouse United Fauldhouse Park View David Cowan East Premier League, 2nd
Hill of Beath Hawthorn Hill of Beath Keirs Park Jock Finlayson 6th
Kelty Hearts Kelty Central Park Tam Courts 14th
Linlithgow Rose Linlithgow Prestonfield Danny Smith 2nd
Lochee United Dundee Thomson Park Steven Leahy 10th
Musselburgh Athletic Musselburgh Olivebank Stadium Stevie McLeish 8th
Newtongrange Star Newtongrange New Victoria Park Alan Miller 4th
Penicuik Athletic Penicuik Penicuik Park Craig Meikle East Premier League, 1st
Sauchie Juniors Sauchie Beechwood Park Fraser Duncan 9th

Managerial changes

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Club Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Ballingry Rovers Stevie Kay Resigned 8 June 2014 Close season Lee Dair[5] 10 June 2014
Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic Max Christie Resigned [6] 30 August 2014 15th David McGlynn [7] 14 September 2014
Musselburgh Athletic David McGlynn Resigned [8] 6 September 2014 5th Stevie McLeish [9] 2 October 2014
Ballingry Rovers Lee Dair Resigned 1 October 2014 6th Willie Garner[10] 6 October 2014
Broxburn Athletic Steve Pittman Resigned [11] 12 April 2015 6th Max Christie[11] 12 April 2015

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Kelty Hearts (C) 28 20 5 3 63 23 +40 65 Qualification for 2015–16 Scottish Cup
2 Bo'ness United 28 18 5 5 55 21 +34 59
3 Linlithgow Rose 28 17 5 6 65 36 +29 56
4 Newtongrange Star 28 16 7 5 52 29 +23 55
5 Sauchie Juniors 28 12 8 8 46 48 −2 44
6 Penicuik Athletic 28 11 7 10 41 43 −2 40
7 Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic 28 11 4 13 50 48 +2 37
8 Broxburn Athletic 28 8 12 8 39 42 −3 36
9 Hill of Beath Hawthorn 28 10 4 14 47 50 −3 34
10 Fauldhouse United 28 8 9 11 46 52 −6 33
11 Musselburgh Athletic 28 9 6 13 53 60 −7 33
12 Camelon Juniors 28 9 4 15 38 58 −20 31
13 Carnoustie Panmure 28 5 7 16 33 56 −23 22
14 Armadale Thistle (R) 28 5 6 17 36 61 −25 21 Qualification for East Region League play-off
15 Lochee United (R) 28 4 5 19 40 77 −37 17 Relegation to East Premier League
16 Ballingry Rovers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0[a] Club folded, record expunged
Source: East Region SJFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Ballingry Rovers resigned from the league and folded on 25 November 2014 and. Their record (Pld13 W3 D1 L9 GF11 GA31 Pts10) was expunged.

Results

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Home \ Away ARM BLL BNS BRG BRX CAM CAR FAU HOB KEL LTH LOC MUS NEW PEN SCH
Armadale Thistle 0–2 2–1 3–1 0–2 1–2 1–2 2–1 0–4 1–1 1–1 2–3 1–1 2–3 0–4
Ballingry Rovers
Bo'ness United 3–0 2–0 3–0 3–2 1–0 3–0 1–2 1–0 2–1 4–0 3–0 2–3 2–2 7–0
Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic 4–2 0–2 0–1 3–1 4–1 2–1 2–2 0–1 1–2 3–1 2–3 2–0 2–0 2–3
Broxburn Athletic 1–0 0–2 2–3 0–0 0–0 1–1 4–0 3–3 0–2 2–2 5–3 1–1 1–1 2–2
Camelon Juniors 3–0 1–1 2–1 2–1 0–0 5–2 0–1 1–3 1–4 3–2 2–2 0–3 2–3 3–0
Carnoustie Panmure 2–2 0–1 2–2 1–3 4–1 2–1 0–4 0–2 2–3 0–2 1–1 0–1 0–1 2–2
Fauldhouse United 0–0 0–0 2–3 2–2 4–0 3–2 2–1 0–0 2–2 3–2 3–1 2–4 2–0 0–3
Hill of Beath Hawthorn 2–1 1–0 2–2 0–1 4–1 2–3 3–3 1–2 2–4 3–1 5–2 1–3 0–1 0–2
Kelty Hearts 1–2 0–2 3–1 4–1 3–0 4–1 2–1 2–1 1–0 6–1 4–1 3–1 0–0 3–0
Linlithgow Rose 4–0 0–2 0–3 1–1 2–1 5–2 2–1 2–2 1–3 4–1 2–1 1–1 1–2 5–0
Lochee United 0–4 5–2 3–4 2–2 0–1 1–2 2–3 1–2 1–1 1–5 1–1 2–5 1–5 1–2
Musselburgh Athletic 5–4 2–3 4–1 2–0 5–1 3–2 3–1 2–1 1–2 1–2 1–2 1–4 2–2 2–2
Newtongrange Star 0–0 2–1 1–1 0–1 3–1 2–2 2–2 2–0 0–1 0–3 3–0 1–0 2–1 2–0
Penicuik Athletic 5–4 0–0 1–0 0–1 3–0 3–0 2–1 0–2 1–4 1–3 1–3 1–1 0–3 2–4
Sauchie Juniors 3–1 0–0 2–1 2–2 1–2 1–0 2–2 4–2 1–1 1–3 4–1 1–0 0–2 0–0
Updated to match(es) played on 3 June 2015. Source: East Region SJFA
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

East Region Super/Premier League play-off

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Broughty Athletic, who finished third in the East Premier League, defeated Armadale Thistle on penalty kicks after drawing 5–5 on aggregate in the East Region Super/Premier League play-off to gain promotion.

Broughty Athletic1–2Armadale Thistle
Whitton Park, Broughty Ferry
Referee: Mike Roncone
Armadale Thistle3–4Broughty Athletic
Penalties
5–6
Referee: Duncan Smith

References

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  1. ^ 2014/15, The History of Newtongrange Star
  2. ^ "Bo'ness are champions". The Scotsman. 30 May 2014. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
  3. ^ "Ballingry Rovers FC close their doors". STV Dundee. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  4. ^ "Kelty Hearts crowned East Super League champions". Dunfermline Press. 14 May 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  5. ^ "Rovers under new management on two fronts". Central Fife Times. 10 July 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
  6. ^ Thomson, Scott (1 September 2014). "Max Christie calls it quits as Bonnyrigg Rose boss". Edinburgh Evening News. Archived from the original on 13 October 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
  7. ^ "McGlynn takes charge at Bonnyrigg". Midlothian Advertiser. 20 September 2014. Archived from the original on 22 September 2014. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
  8. ^ Thomson, Scott (8 September 2014). "Musselburgh boss David McGlynn quits". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
  9. ^ Thomson, Scott (3 October 2014). "Musselburgh appoint Stevie McLeish as new manager". Edinburgh Evening News. Archived from the original on 13 October 2014. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
  10. ^ "Juniors : Comeback wins keeps Hearts beating". Central Fife Times. 15 October 2014. Archived from the original on 19 October 2014. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  11. ^ a b Thomson, Scott (15 April 2015). "Pittman quits Broxburn to watch son star for Livi". Edinburgh Evening News. Archived from the original on April 17, 2015. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
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