Scottish Junior Football East Region Premier League

The Scottish Junior Football East Region Premier League, was the second-highest division of the East Region of the Scottish Junior Football Association between 2006 and 2018.

Scottish Junior Football East Region Premier League
Founded2006
Folded2018
Country Scotland
Number of teams16
Level on pyramid2
Promotion toEast Superleague
Relegation toEast Region North Division or
East Region South Division
Domestic cup(s)Scottish Junior Cup
Last championsMusselburgh Athletic (2nd title)
(2017-18)

History

From the 2006–07 season the East Super League was the highest tier, with the Premier League feeding down into South, Central and North divisions, replacing (but largely based upon) the old East (Lothians), Fife and Tayside leagues respectively. To populate the Premier League for its first season, three teams were relegated from the Super League[lower-alpha 1] and three were promoted from each of the districts[lower-alpha 2] – teams finishing 2nd–4th, with the winners jumping straight to the Super League. From the second season onwards, the bottom three teams were relegated (regardless of their originating location) with the three lower division winners replacing them. The Premier League winners and runners-up were promoted to the Super League, swapping with its bottom two teams. From 2013–14, the Premier League was expanded to sixteen clubs and was fed by two expanded North and South divisions.[1]

After the 2017–18 season, 24 clubs left the junior leagues to join the East of Scotland Football League, reducing the teams competing across the four leagues from 60 to 36.[2] This led to the league to restructure from four to three leagues which consisted of two 12-team north and south sections feeding into a 12-team Super League; these were re-named the Premier League North and South but were essentially a continuation of the third tier divisions with the Premier removed from above them.[3]

Final Members
Club Location Home Ground Finishing position 2017–18
Arniston RangersGorebridgeNewbyres Park12th
Bathgate ThistleBathgateCreamery Park13th
Blackburn UnitedBlackburnNew Murrayfield Park5th
Dalkeith ThistleDalkeithKing's Park14th
DownfieldDundeeDownfield Park10th
Dunbar UnitedDunbarNew Countess Park7th
Fauldhouse UnitedFauldhousePark View2nd
GlenrothesGlenrothesWarout Stadium9th
Haddington AthleticHaddingtonMillfield Park3rd
Kirriemuir ThistleKirriemuirWestview Park16th
Musselburgh AthleticMusselburghOlivebank Stadium1st
St Andrews UnitedSt AndrewsRecreation Park11th
TayportTayportCanniepairt4th
Thornton HibernianThorntonMemorial Park6th
TranentTranentForesters Park8th
WhitburnWhitburnCentral Park15th

Winners

References
  1. Glenrothes, Arniston Rangers and Dundee North End
  2. Tayside: Montrose Roselea (2nd), Scone Thistle (3rd), Lochee Harp (4th); Fife: St Andrews United (2nd), Rosyth (3rd), Kelty Hearts (4th); Lothians: Penicuik Athletic (2nd), Musselburgh Athletic (3rd), Armadale Thistle (4th).
  1. "Junior Football – PA Friday June 22". Perthshire Advertiser. 22 June 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
  2. McLauchlin, Brian (8 June 2018). "East of Scotland League vote signals exodus of 24 junior clubs". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  3. Turnball, Craig (25 June 2018). "Glenrothes, Thornton Hibs and Kennoway Star Hearts in East Superleague 2018-19". Fife Today. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  4. Towns, Fields and Clubs of Fife, via Scottish Football Historical Archive, 2012
  5. 2007/08, The History of Newtongrange Star
  6. 2008/09, The History of Newtongrange Star
  7. 2011/12, The History of Newtongrange Star
  8. 2012/13, The History of Newtongrange Star
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