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2012–13 East of Scotland Football League

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The 2012–13 East of Scotland Football League was the 84th season of the East of Scotland Football League. Stirling University were the defending champions.

The league was split into two separate divisions, the Premier Division and the First Division. This season saw 26 teams competing across the two divisions, which was the largest number in the league's history prior to the influx of Junior clubs in 2018–19.

Premier Division

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East of Scotland Football League Premier Division
Season2012–13
ChampionsWhitehill Welfare
Relegatednone
Matches played110
Goals scored451 (4.1 per match)

Whitehill Welfare claimed their 16th league title. Post-season league reconstruction after the departure of nine clubs to the newly formed Lowland Football League meant there was no relegation from the Premier Division.

Teams

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Location of teams in 2012–13 East of Scotland Football League Premier Division

The following teams have changed division since the 2011–12 season.

To Premier Division

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Promoted from First Division

From Premier Division

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Relegated to First Division

Stadia and locations

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Team Location Home ground Capacity
Civil Service Strollers Edinburgh Telford College Sports Ground 1,000
Edinburgh City Edinburgh Meadowbank Stadium 16,500
Edinburgh University Edinburgh Peffermill Playing Fields 1,100
Gretna 2008 Gretna Raydale Park 2,200
Heriot-Watt University Edinburgh Riccarton Campus 1,800
Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale Edinburgh Saughton Sports Complex 1,000
Preston Athletic Prestonpans Pennypit Park 4,000
Spartans Edinburgh Ainslie Park 3,000
Stirling University Stirling Gannochy Sports Centre 1,000
Tynecastle Edinburgh Fernieside Recreation Ground 1,500
Vale of Leithen Innerleithen Victoria Park 1,500
Whitehill Welfare Rosewell Ferguson Park 2,614

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Whitehill Welfare (C) 22 18 1 3 53 21 +32 55 Founder member of Lowland League and qualification for 2013–14 Scottish Cup Second round
2 Stirling University 22 15 2 5 54 22 +32 47 Founder member of Lowland League
3 Spartans 22 14 4 4 44 23 +21 46
4 Gretna 2008 22 9 7 6 34 25 +9 34
5 Edinburgh City 22 9 3 10 31 32 −1 30
6 Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale 22 8 3 11 35 38 −3 27
7 Preston Athletic 22 7 3 12 41 55 −14 24 Founder member of Lowland League
8 Civil Service Strollers 22 7 3 12 30 56 −26 24
9 Vale of Leithen 22 5 8 9 41 49 −8 23 Founder member of Lowland League
10 Heriot-Watt University 22 6 5 11 21 37 −16 23
11 Edinburgh University 22 4 8 10 26 40 −14 20
12 Tynecastle 22 5 3 14 41 53 −12 18
Source: Scottish Football Historical Archive
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions

First Division

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East of Scotland Football League First Division
Season2012–13
ChampionsCraigroyston
PromotedCraigroyston, Coldstream, Leith Athletic
Matches played182
Goals scored798 (4.38 per match)

The First Division saw an increase in the number of clubs to fourteen with the addition of Burntisland Shipyard to the league. Craigroyston claimed the First Division title for the second time. Post-season league construction meant a third club gained promotion to the Premier Division.

Teams

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The following teams have changed division since the 2011–12 season.

To First Division

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Relegated from Premier Division

Transferred from Kingdom Caledonian AFA

From First Division

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Promoted to Premier Division

Stadia and locations

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Team Location Home ground Capacity
Berwick Rangers reserves Berwick-upon-Tweed Shielfield Park 4,500
Burntisland Shipyard Burntisland Recreation Park 1,000
Coldstream Coldstream Home Park 1,000
Craigroyston Edinburgh St Mark's Park 2,000
Duns Duns New Hawthorn Park 1,000
Easthouses Lily MW Dalkeith Newbattle Complex 1,500
Eyemouth United Eyemouth Warner Park 2,000
Gala Fairydean Galashiels 3G Arena, Netherdale 5,500
Hawick Royal Albert Hawick Albert Park 1,000
Kelso United Kelso Woodside Park 1,200
Leith Athletic Edinburgh Meadowbank 3G 500
Ormiston Ormiston Recreation Park 2,000
Peebles Rovers Peebles Whitestone Park 2,250
Selkirk Selkirk Yarrow Park 1,000

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Craigroyston (C, P) 26 21 2 3 77 29 +48 65 Promotion to the Premier Division
2 Coldstream (P) 26 18 5 3 80 25 +55 59
3 Leith Athletic (P) 26 18 3 5 88 38 +50 57
4 Berwick Rangers reserves 26 15 4 7 74 46 +28 49
5 Eyemouth United 26 15 3 8 70 59 +11 48
6 Easthouses Lily 26 14 3 9 69 63 +6 45
7 Gala Fairydean 26 12 3 11 56 69 −13 39 Founder member of Lowland League
8 Kelso United 26 9 6 11 59 62 −3 33
9 Selkirk 26 8 4 14 34 49 −15 28 Founder member of Lowland League
10 Duns 26 6 6 14 43 56 −13 24
11 Ormiston 26 6 5 15 46 53 −7 23
12 Peebles Rovers 26 6 5 15 36 76 −40 23
13 Burntisland Shipyard 26 3 5 18 34 84 −50 14
14 Hawick Royal Albert 26 2 4 20 32 89 −57 10
Source: Scottish Football Historical Archive
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

References

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