Season | 2017β18 |
---|---|
Dates | 5 August 2017 β 2 June 2018 |
Champions | Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic [1] |
Relegated | none |
Matches played | 240 |
Goals scored | 858 (3.58 per match) |
Biggest home win |
Broxburn Athletic 8β0
Forfar West End (6 January 2018) |
Biggest away win |
Jeanfield Swifts 0β7
Carnoustie Panmure (28 April 2018) |
Highest scoring |
Broxburn Athletic 7β2
Newtongrange Star (16 September 2017) |
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2016β17
2018β19 β |
The 2017β18 East Superleague (known as the McBookie.com East Superleague for sponsorship reasons) was the 16th season of the East Superleague, the top tier of league competition for SJFA East Region member clubs.
The season began on 5 August 2017 and ended on 2 June 2018. Kelty Hearts were the reigning champions but did not defend their title after joining the East of Scotland Football League. [2]
Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic clinched the championship on 26 May 2018, the club's second title in three seasons. [3] As winners they entered the preliminary round of the 2018β19 Scottish Cup.
The following teams changed division prior to the 2017β18 season.
Promoted from East Premier League
Relegated to East Premier League
Transferred to East of Scotland League
Forfar West End were promoted after defeating Newtongrange Star 3β2 on aggregate in the East Region Super/Premier League Play Off; however, Newtongrange were reprieved from relegation to balance league numbers following the departure of Kelty. [4] [5]
Club | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kennoway Star Hearts | Alex Davidson | Stepped down through illness [6] | 18 July 2017 | Close season | Craig Johnstone [7] | 18 Jul 2017 (interim)/17 Sep 2017 (permanent) |
Broughty Athletic | Keith Gibson | Resigned [8] | 1 August 2017 | Close season | Jim Finlayson [9] | 14 September 2017 |
Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic | Robbie Horn | Appointed manager at Berwick Rangers [10] | 29 August 2017 | 2nd | David White [11] | 5 September 2017 |
Broxburn Athletic | Max Christie | Resigned [12] | 12 November 2017 | 7th | Brian McNaughton [13] | 1 December 2017 |
Bo'ness United | Allan McGonigal | Resigned [14] | 6 January 2018 | 12th | Steve Kerrigan [15] | 6 January 2018 |
Broughty Athletic | Jim Finlayson | Resigned [16] | 29 January 2018 | 7th | Jamie McCunnie [17] | 29 January 2018 |
Dundonald Bluebell | Stevie Kay | Resigned [18] | 18 March 2018 | 5th | Jason Dair [19] | 21 March 2018 |
With eleven Superleague clubs moving to the East of Scotland Football League for the 2018β19 season, relegation was suspended pending league reconstruction. [20]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic (C) | 30 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 83 | 23 | +60 | 69 | Qualification to 2018β19 Scottish Cup and transferred to the East of Scotland League |
2 | Linlithgow Rose | 30 | 21 | 2 | 7 | 69 | 37 | +32 | 65 | Transferred to the East of Scotland League |
3 | Penicuik Athletic | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 55 | 31 | +24 | 57 | |
4 | Dundonald Bluebell | 30 | 18 | 1 | 11 | 68 | 55 | +13 | 55 | |
5 | Broxburn Athletic | 30 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 76 | 55 | +21 | 49 | |
6 | Lochee United | 30 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 58 | 50 | +8 | 45 | |
7 | Hill of Beath Hawthorn | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 54 | 47 | +7 | 42 | Transferred to the East of Scotland League |
8 | Bo'ness United | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 57 | 53 | +4 | 41 | |
9 | Camelon Juniors | 30 | 13 | 2 | 15 | 55 | 57 | −2 | 41 | |
10 | Broughty Athletic | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 48 | 56 | −8 | 40 | |
11 | Newtongrange Star | 30 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 55 | 59 | −4 | 39 | Transferred to the East of Scotland League |
12 | Carnoustie Panmure | 30 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 50 | 63 | −13 | 39 | |
13 | Sauchie Juniors | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 36 | 55 | −19 | 33 | Transferred to the East of Scotland League |
14 | Jeanfield Swifts | 30 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 44 | 71 | −27 | 31 | |
15 | Kennoway Star Hearts | 30 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 42 | 89 | −47 | 21 | |
16 | Forfar West End | 30 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 18 | 67 | −49 | 14 |
Season | 2017β18 |
---|---|
Dates | 5 August 2017 β 2 June 2018 |
Champions | Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic [1] |
Relegated | none |
Matches played | 240 |
Goals scored | 858 (3.58 per match) |
Biggest home win |
Broxburn Athletic 8β0
Forfar West End (6 January 2018) |
Biggest away win |
Jeanfield Swifts 0β7
Carnoustie Panmure (28 April 2018) |
Highest scoring |
Broxburn Athletic 7β2
Newtongrange Star (16 September 2017) |
β
2016β17
2018β19 β |
The 2017β18 East Superleague (known as the McBookie.com East Superleague for sponsorship reasons) was the 16th season of the East Superleague, the top tier of league competition for SJFA East Region member clubs.
The season began on 5 August 2017 and ended on 2 June 2018. Kelty Hearts were the reigning champions but did not defend their title after joining the East of Scotland Football League. [2]
Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic clinched the championship on 26 May 2018, the club's second title in three seasons. [3] As winners they entered the preliminary round of the 2018β19 Scottish Cup.
The following teams changed division prior to the 2017β18 season.
Promoted from East Premier League
Relegated to East Premier League
Transferred to East of Scotland League
Forfar West End were promoted after defeating Newtongrange Star 3β2 on aggregate in the East Region Super/Premier League Play Off; however, Newtongrange were reprieved from relegation to balance league numbers following the departure of Kelty. [4] [5]
Club | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kennoway Star Hearts | Alex Davidson | Stepped down through illness [6] | 18 July 2017 | Close season | Craig Johnstone [7] | 18 Jul 2017 (interim)/17 Sep 2017 (permanent) |
Broughty Athletic | Keith Gibson | Resigned [8] | 1 August 2017 | Close season | Jim Finlayson [9] | 14 September 2017 |
Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic | Robbie Horn | Appointed manager at Berwick Rangers [10] | 29 August 2017 | 2nd | David White [11] | 5 September 2017 |
Broxburn Athletic | Max Christie | Resigned [12] | 12 November 2017 | 7th | Brian McNaughton [13] | 1 December 2017 |
Bo'ness United | Allan McGonigal | Resigned [14] | 6 January 2018 | 12th | Steve Kerrigan [15] | 6 January 2018 |
Broughty Athletic | Jim Finlayson | Resigned [16] | 29 January 2018 | 7th | Jamie McCunnie [17] | 29 January 2018 |
Dundonald Bluebell | Stevie Kay | Resigned [18] | 18 March 2018 | 5th | Jason Dair [19] | 21 March 2018 |
With eleven Superleague clubs moving to the East of Scotland Football League for the 2018β19 season, relegation was suspended pending league reconstruction. [20]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic (C) | 30 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 83 | 23 | +60 | 69 | Qualification to 2018β19 Scottish Cup and transferred to the East of Scotland League |
2 | Linlithgow Rose | 30 | 21 | 2 | 7 | 69 | 37 | +32 | 65 | Transferred to the East of Scotland League |
3 | Penicuik Athletic | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 55 | 31 | +24 | 57 | |
4 | Dundonald Bluebell | 30 | 18 | 1 | 11 | 68 | 55 | +13 | 55 | |
5 | Broxburn Athletic | 30 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 76 | 55 | +21 | 49 | |
6 | Lochee United | 30 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 58 | 50 | +8 | 45 | |
7 | Hill of Beath Hawthorn | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 54 | 47 | +7 | 42 | Transferred to the East of Scotland League |
8 | Bo'ness United | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 57 | 53 | +4 | 41 | |
9 | Camelon Juniors | 30 | 13 | 2 | 15 | 55 | 57 | −2 | 41 | |
10 | Broughty Athletic | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 48 | 56 | −8 | 40 | |
11 | Newtongrange Star | 30 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 55 | 59 | −4 | 39 | Transferred to the East of Scotland League |
12 | Carnoustie Panmure | 30 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 50 | 63 | −13 | 39 | |
13 | Sauchie Juniors | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 36 | 55 | −19 | 33 | Transferred to the East of Scotland League |
14 | Jeanfield Swifts | 30 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 44 | 71 | −27 | 31 | |
15 | Kennoway Star Hearts | 30 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 42 | 89 | −47 | 21 | |
16 | Forfar West End | 30 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 18 | 67 | −49 | 14 |