2018–19 East Superleague
   HOME

TheInfoList



OR:

The 2018–19 East Super League (known as the McBookie.com East Superleague for sponsorship reasons) was the 17th season of the East Superleague, the top tier of league competition for
SJFA East Region The Scottish Junior Football Association, East Region is one of two regions of the SJFA, which currently organises the Midlands Football League, Midlands League and local cup competitions. The SJFA was previously split into six regions, but in ...
member clubs. The season began on 4 August 2018 and ended on 27 May 2019. Bonnyrigg Rose were the reigning champions but cannot defend their title after moving to the
East of Scotland Football League The East of Scotland Football League (EoSFL) is a senior football league based in the east and south-east of Scotland. The league sits at levels 6–9 on the Scottish football league system, acting as a feeder to the Lowland Football League. Fo ...
. Lochee United won their third title with two games remaining on 20 May 2019 after a 2–0 win away to Forfar West End, before going on to end the season unbeaten. As winners they enter the
2019–20 Scottish Cup The 2019–20 Scottish Cup was the 135th season of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The tournament was sponsored by bookmaker William Hill in what was the final season of a nine-year partnership, after contract negotiat ...
at the preliminary round stage.


Teams

For the 2018–19 season, league reconstruction reduced the Superleague from sixteen to twelve teams after 24 Junior clubs moved to the
East of Scotland Football League The East of Scotland Football League (EoSFL) is a senior football league based in the east and south-east of Scotland. The league sits at levels 6–9 on the Scottish football league system, acting as a feeder to the Lowland Football League. Fo ...
Glenrothes, Thornton Hibs and Kennoway Star Hearts in East Superleague 2018-19
/ref> The following teams changed division after the 2017–18 season.


To East Superleague

Promoted from East Premier League * Downfield * Fauldhouse United *
Glenrothes Glenrothes (; , ; sco, Glenrothes; gd, Gleann Rathais) is a town situated in the heart of Fife, in east-central Scotland. It is about north of Edinburgh and south of Dundee. The town had a population of 39,277 in the 2011 census, making i ...
* Kirriemuir Thistle *
Tayport Tayport, also known as Ferry-Port on Craig, is a town and burgh, and parish, in the county of Fife, Scotland, acting as a commuter town for Dundee. The motto of the Burgh is ''Te oportet alte ferri'' ("It is incumbent on you to carry yourself ...
* Thornton Hibs * Whitburn


From East Superleague

Transferred to
East of Scotland League The East of Scotland Football League (EoSFL) is a senior football league based in the east and south-east of Scotland. The league sits at levels 6–9 on the Scottish football league system, acting as a feeder to the Lowland Football League. Fo ...
*
Bo'ness United Bo'ness United Football Club is a Scottish football club, based in the town of Bo'ness. The team plays in the after winning the East of Scotland and gaining SFA membership in 2020. They presently play their home games at Newtown Park, which ...
*
Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic Bonnyrigg Rose Football Club is a Scottish football club from the town of Bonnyrigg, Midlothian. Formed in 1881 and nicknamed ''the Rose'', the team plays in , having been promoted after winning the Lowland Football League in 2021–22. Their ...
* Broxburn Athletic * Camelon Juniors * Dundonald Bluebell * Hill of Beath Hawthorn * Jeanfield Swifts *
Linlithgow Rose Linlithgow Rose Football Club are a Scottish football club based in Linlithgow, West Lothian. The team plays in the East of Scotland Football League Premier Division, the sixth tier of Scottish football, having moved from the junior leagues i ...
* Newtongrange Star *
Penicuik Athletic Penicuik Athletic Football Club are a Scottish football club. They were formed in 1888 and are based at Penicuik Park, in the town of Penicuik. Penicuik Park is ten miles south west of Edinburgh on the A702 road. The team now plays in the East ...
* Sauchie Juniors


Stadia and locations


Managerial changes


League table


Results


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:2018-19 6 East Superleague seasons