The 2018–19 East of Scotland Football League (known as the Central Taxis East of Scotland League for sponsorship reasons) was the 90th season of 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 ...

, and the 5th season as the sixth tier of the

Scottish football pyramid system The Scottish football league system is a series of generally connected leagues for Scottish football clubs. The Scottish system is more complicated than many other national league systems, consisting of several completely separate systems or 'gra ...

. The season began on 11 August 2018 and ended on 18 May 2019.

Kelty Hearts Kelty Hearts Football Club is a football club based in the village of Kelty in Fife, Scotland. Formed in 1975 and nicknamed ''the Hearts'', ''the Maroon Machine'' and ''the Jambos'', they play their home games at New Central Park. Their home ...

were the reigning champions but could not defend their title after being promoted to the

Lowland Football League The Scottish Lowland Football League (SLFL, commonly known as the Lowland League) is a senior football league based in central and southern Scotland. The league sits at level 5 on the Scottish football league system, acting as a feeder to the ...

. The league saw an increase from 13 to 39 teams and was split into three parallel conferences, each containing 13 teams. The additional teams consisted of 24 clubs who applied to switch from the

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, one from the

SJFA West Region The Scottish Junior Football Association, West Region was one of three regions of the SJFA which organised its own distinct league and cup competitions. The SJFA used to be split into six regions, but in 2002 they took the decision to reform into t ...

, one new team and Hawick Royal Albert who were relegated from the

Lowland League The Scottish Lowland Football League (SLFL, commonly known as the Lowland League) is a senior association football, football league based in central and southern Scotland. The league sits at level 5 on the Scottish football league system, actin ...

. The winners of each conference took part in a round-robin competition at the end of the season, with Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic being crowned league champions on 4 May 2019 after winning both their championship play-off matches. They later clinched promotion to the

after gaining their SFA licence on 14 June 2019. The top five clubs in each conference, and best 6th-placed, formed the new 16-team Premier Division for the 2019–20 season.

Teams

The following teams changed division after the 2017–18 season.

To East of Scotland Football League

Relegated from

* Hawick Royal Albert Transferred from East Superleague * Bo'ness United * Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic * 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 * Sauchie Juniors Transferred from East Premier League * Arniston Rangers * Blackburn United * Dalkeith Thistle * Dunbar United * Haddington Athletic * Musselburgh Athletic * St Andrews United * Tranent Juniors Transferred from East South Division * Craigroyston * Crossgates Primrose * Easthouses Lily MW * Edinburgh United * Oakley United Transferred from West Central District Second Division *

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Inverkeithing Hillfield Swifts also joined having previously played in the Fife Amateur Football League.

From East of Scotland Football League

Promoted to

Conference A

Teams and locations

League table

Results

Conference B

Teams and locations

League table

Results

Conference C

Teams and locations

League table

Results

Championship play-off

At the end of the season, the three conference winners took part in a three match round-robin competition to determine the league champion, and subject to meeting the required licensing criteria, promotion to the

. Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic were crowned champions after winning both of their matches, and later gained promotion having eventually received their SFA licence on 14 June 2019.

Notes

Club has an SFA Licence (as of March 2019) and are eligible for promotion to the

should they win the championship play-off.

References

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