2015–16 East Superleague

The 2015–16 East Superleague (known as the McBookie.com East Superleague for sponsorship reasons) was the 14th season of the East Superleague, the top tier of league competition for SJFA East Region member clubs.

McBookie.com East Superleague
Season2015–16
Dates8 August 2015 – 4 June 2016
ChampionsBonnyrigg Rose Athletic[1]
RelegatedSauchie Juniors
St Andrews United
Tayport
Matches played240
Goals scored835 (3.48 per match)
Biggest home winBonnyrigg Rose Athletic 7–0 St Andrews United
(12 March 2016)
Biggest away winBroxburn Athletic 0–6 Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic
(19 December 2015)
Tayport 0–6 Musselburgh Athletic
3 October 2015

The season began on 8 August 2015 and ended on 4 June 2016. Kelty Hearts were the reigning champions.

Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic secured the title on 18 May 2016, their third East Superleague championship.[2] As winners they entered the Preliminary Round of the 2016–17 Scottish Cup.

Teams

The following teams changed division prior to the 2015–16 season.

To East Superleague

Promoted from East Premier League

From East Superleague

Relegated to East Premier League

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Stadia and locations
Club Location Ground Manager Finishing position 2014–15
Bo'ness UnitedBo'nessNewtown ParkAllan McGonigal2nd
Bonnyrigg Rose AthleticBonnyriggNew Dundas ParkRobbie Horn7th
Broughty AthleticDundeeWhitton ParkKeith GibsonEast Premier League, 3rd
Broxburn AthleticBroxburnAlbyn ParkMax Christie8th
Camelon JuniorsCamelonCarmuirs ParkMurray McDowell12th
Carnoustie PanmureCarnoustieLaing ParkAlan McSkimming13th
Fauldhouse UnitedFauldhousePark ViewDavid Cowan10th
Hill of Beath HawthornHill of BeathKeirs ParkBobby Wilson9th
Kelty HeartsKeltyCentral ParkTam CourtsChampions
Linlithgow RoseLinlithgowPrestonfieldDavid McGlynn3rd
Musselburgh AthleticMusselburghOlivebank Stadium11th
Newtongrange StarNewtongrangeNew Victoria ParkStevie McLeish4th
Penicuik AthleticPenicuikPenicuik ParkCraig Meikle6th
St Andrews UnitedSt AndrewsRecreation ParkIan BarrettEast Premier League, 2nd
Sauchie JuniorsSauchieBeechwood ParkFraser Duncan5th
TayportTayportCanniepairtJohn OvenstoneEast Premier League, 1st

Managerial changes
Club Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Linlithgow RoseDanny SmithResigned [4]7 June 2015Close seasonDavid McGlynn [4]9 June 2015
Bonnyrigg Rose AthleticDavid McGlynnResigned [4]9 June 2015Close seasonRobbie Horn [5]12 June 2015
Hill of Beath HawthornJock FinlaysonResigned12 June 2015Close seasonBobby Wilson [6]12 June 2015
TayportDave BaikieResigned [7]31 October 201516thJohn Ovenstone [7]31 October 2015
St Andrews UnitedPhil McGuireSacked[8]5 December 201515thIan Barrett [8]13 December 2015
Camelon JuniorsJohn SluddenResigned [9]7 May 201612thGrant Tierney (caretaker) 20 May 2016
Newtongrange StarAlan MillerSacked [10]8 May 20166thStevie McLeish [11]20 May 2016
Musselburgh AthleticStevie McLeishAppointed manager at Newtongrange Star [11]20 May 20167thCalvin Shand [12]17 June 2016
Camelon JuniorsGrant TierneyEnd of caretaker spell1 June 201611th (season complete)Murray McDowell [13]5 June 2016

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic (C) 30 23 4 3 85 31 +54 73 Qualification for 2016–17 Scottish Cup
2 Kelty Hearts 30 19 5 6 59 30 +29 62
3 Linlithgow Rose 30 18 6 6 64 39 +25 60
4 Bo'ness United 30 17 5 8 60 36 +24 56
5 Newtongrange Star 30 15 2 13 45 38 +7 47
6 Broxburn Athletic 30 13 5 12 51 54 −3 44
7 Musselburgh Athletic 30 13 4 13 56 54 +2 43
8 Hill of Beath Hawthorn 30 12 5 13 54 48 +6 41
9 Penicuik Athletic 30 12 5 13 47 56 −9 41
10 Broughty Athletic 30 12 3 15 49 54 −5 39
11 Camelon Juniors 30 10 6 14 49 57 −8 36
12 Carnoustie Panmure 30 11 1 18 50 63 −13 34
13 Fauldhouse United 30 9 5 16 44 61 −17 32
14 Sauchie Juniors (R) 30 9 5 16 52 70 −18 32 Qualification for East Region League play-off
15 St Andrews United (R) 30 7 3 20 38 68 −30 24 Relegation to East Premier League
16 Tayport (R) 30 7 2 21 32 76 −44 23
Source: East Region SJFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.

Results
Home \ Away BNS BRG BRT BRX CAM CAR FAU HOB KEL LTH MUS NEW PEN STA SCH TAY
Bo'ness United 2–1 0–1 1–0 1–3 2–1 3–1 4–3 0–0 1–1 1–1 0–2 5–0 5–1 1–3 3–0
Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic 3–2 3–0 1–1 3–0 2–0 4–3 3–2 4–4 0–2 3–1 3–1 4–0 7–0 3–2 2–1
Broughty Athletic 0–3 1–2 1–2 0–0 5–1 1–2 1–2 0–3 3–2 5–3 1–0 0–3 1–0 2–3 1–0
Broxburn Athletic 1–1 0–6 2–1 3–0 3–1 4–1 2–1 2–2 1–2 1–2 1–4 2–1 0–4 2–3 1–3
Camelon Juniors 0–1 3–3 2–0 2–3 2–3 0–1 1–0 1–3 2–2 3–3 4–1 2–2 3–1 2–0 5–3
Carnoustie Panmure 1–1 0–5 0–1 2–5 3–0 0–3 1–2 3–1 3–4 4–1 0–1 2–3 2–0 4–1 1–0
Fauldhouse United 2–5 0–4 4–4 0–0 0–0 4–1 1–3 1–2 3–4 0–2 1–1 0–2 2–0 2–6 2–0
Hill of Beath Hawthorn 1–3 2–3 5–0 1–2 3–1 2–3 1–2 0–0 2–1 2–2 2–0 1–0 0–2 3–1 3–4
Kelty Hearts 3–1 0–1 2–0 1–0 3–0 3–2 3–1 1–1 1–0 0–1 1–0 4–0 3–0 3–1 1–2
Linlithgow Rose 3–0 2–2 2–1 1–0 5–2 3–2 2–0 2–2 3–1 1–0 2–0 2–2 3–1 3–0 1–1
Musselburgh Athletic 0–4 0–3 0–2 2–3 2–1 2–0 4–1 0–2 1–3 2–1 1–2 2–3 2–1 6–1 3–2
Newtongrange Star 1–2 0–2 3–2 2–1 6–1 2–0 2–0 3–1 1–0 2–1 0–1 1–2 3–0 1–3 0–1
Penicuik Athletic 2–1 0–3 1–4 2–2 0–2 3–1 2–2 1–2 1–3 0–1 1–1 0–1 4–0 3–2 2–0
St Andrews United 1–2 2–0 0–5 2–3 0–4 2–3 0–2 1–1 2–3 1–2 3–0 3–0 1–2 4–4 1–0
Sauchie Juniors 0–2 0–2 2–2 2–4 0–2 0–2 1–0 3–0 1–2 3–1 1–5 2–2 1–3 1–1 3–1
Tayport 0–3 0–3 2–4 2–0 2–1 0–4 0–3 0–4 0–3 1–5 0–6 0–3 4–2 1–4 2–2
Updated to match(es) played on 4 June 2016. Source: East Region SJFA
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

East Region Super/Premier League play-off

Lochee United, who finished third in the East Premier League, defeated Sauchie Juniors 10–0 on aggregate in the East Region Super/Premier League play-off to gain promotion.

Sauchie Juniors0 – 5Lochee United
 9' Pat Martin
 64', 82' Bryan Deasley
 70', 89' Phil Hagan
Beechwood Park, Sauchie
Referee: Stewart Luke
Lochee United5 – 0Sauchie Juniors
Scot McComiskey  25'
Connor Birse  35'
Ryan Winter  45'
Phil Hagan  58', 70' (pen.)
Thomson Park, Dundee
Referee: Scott Leslie

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