The 2022–23 East of Scotland Football League (known as the Central Taxis East of Scotland League for sponsorship reasons) was the 94th season of the

East of Scotland Football League The East of Scotland Football League (EoSFL) is a senior association football, 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 Lowlan ...

, and the 9th season with its top division as part of the sixth tier of the Scottish football pyramid system. The season began on 30 July 2022 and ended on 27 May 2023. Tranent Juniors were the reigning champions but were unable to defend their title after gaining promotion to the

Lowland Football League The Scottish Lowland Football League (SLFL, commonly known as the Lowland League) and the Park’s Motor Group Scottish Lowland League for sponsorship reasons is a senior football league based in central and southern Scotland. The league sits a ...

. After running with multiple conferences as part of its structure for the past four seasons, the league moved to four linear divisions to accommodate the 60 clubs taking part. Linlithgow Rose won the Premier Division and became the fifth East of Scotland League and former

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club to gain promotion to the

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Teams

The following teams changed division after the 2021–22 season.

To East of Scotland Football League

Relegated from

* Vale of Leithen Transferred from

West of Scotland Football League The West of Scotland Football League (WoSFL) is a senior football league based in the west of Scotland. The league sits at levels 6–10 on the Scottish football league system, acting as a feeder to the Lowland Football League. Founded in 20 ...

* Harthill Royal

From East of Scotland Football League

Promoted to

* Tranent Juniors

Premier Division

The Premier Division reverted to a 16 team division, with Haddington Athletic and Oakley United promoted from First Division Conferences A and B respectively. A 2–1 win for Linlithgow Rose at Haddington Athletic on 29 April 2023, gave them an unassailable eight-point lead over Sauchie Juniors with two games remaining. They were promoted to the

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as neither Abbey Vale or Beith Juniors held an SFA club licence to contest the play-off.

Stadia and locations

;Notes All grounds are equipped with floodlights, except Humbug Park (Crossgates Primrose) and Blairwood Park (Oakley United).

League table

Results

First Division

The First Division was made up of the four teams relegated from the Premier Division, along with those finishing 2nd to 7th in Conferences A and B. The league title came down to the final day of the season, with all four promoted teams – Dunbar United,

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and

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– still in a position to win. The title ultimately went to Dunbar United by one point over Kinnoull, having won 2–1 over

Camelon Juniors Camelon Juniors Football Club are a Scottish football club based in Camelon, in the Falkirk district. The team plays in the , having moved from the junior leagues in 2018. Despite this move, the club has decided to retain the "Juniors" part o ...

with an injury time winner by Cammy Dawson.

Stadia and locations

;Notes

League table

Results

Second Division

The Second Division consists of the remaining clubs finishing 8th to 15th in Conferences A and B, plus Whitburn and Syngenta who were promoted from Conference X. Whitburn won the league title for their second consecutive promotion, winning the division by nine points.

Stadia and locations

;Notes

League table

Results

Third Division

The Third Division featured the remaining nine clubs from Conference X, along with Harthill Royal who joined from the West of Scotland League. Bo'ness Athletic dropped only 7 points all season, as they won the division by 28 points from their closest challengers, Armadale Thistle.

Stadia and locations

;Notes

League table

Results

Notes

Club with an SFA licence eligible to participate in the Lowland League promotion play-off should they win the Premier Division.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:2022-23 East of Scotland Football League East of Scotland Football League 6 SCO