2015–16 East Superleague

Last updated
McBookie.com East Superleague
Season 2015–16
Dates8 August 2015 – 4 June 2016
Champions Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic [1]
Relegated Sauchie Juniors
St Andrews United
Tayport
Matches played240
Goals scored835 (3.48 per match)
Biggest home win Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic 7–0 St Andrews United
(12 March 2016)
Biggest away win Broxburn Athletic 0–6 Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic
(19 December 2015)
Tayport 0–6 Musselburgh Athletic
3 October 2015
2016–17 →

The 2015–16 East Superleague (known as the McBookie.com East Superleague for sponsorship reasons) was the 14th season of the East Superleague, the top tier of league competition for SJFA East Region member clubs.

Contents

The season began on 8 August 2015 and ended on 4 June 2016. Kelty Hearts were the reigning champions.

Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic secured the title on 18 May 2016, their third East Superleague championship. [2] As winners they entered the preliminary round of the 2016–17 Scottish Cup.

Teams

The following teams changed division prior to the 2015–16 season.

To East Superleague

Promoted from East Premier League

From East Superleague

Relegated to East Premier League

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Stadia and locations

ClubLocationGroundManagerFinishing position 2014–15
Bo'ness United Bo'ness Newtown Park Allan McGonigal 2nd
Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic Bonnyrigg New Dundas Park Robbie Horn 7th
Broughty Athletic Dundee Whitton ParkKeith Gibson East Premier League, 3rd
Broxburn Athletic Broxburn Albyn Park Max Christie 8th
Camelon Juniors Camelon Carmuirs Park Murray McDowell 12th
Carnoustie Panmure Carnoustie Laing ParkAlan McSkimming13th
Fauldhouse United Fauldhouse Park ViewDavid Cowan10th
Hill of Beath Hawthorn Hill of Beath Keirs ParkBobby Wilson9th
Kelty Hearts Kelty Central Park Tam Courts Champions
Linlithgow Rose Linlithgow PrestonfieldDavid McGlynn3rd
Musselburgh Athletic Musselburgh Olivebank Stadium11th
Newtongrange Star Newtongrange New Victoria ParkStevie McLeish4th
Penicuik Athletic Penicuik Penicuik ParkCraig Meikle6th
St Andrews United St Andrews Recreation ParkIan Barrett East Premier League, 2nd
Sauchie Juniors Sauchie Beechwood ParkFraser Duncan5th
Tayport Tayport CanniepairtJohn Ovenstone East Premier League, 1st

Managerial changes

ClubOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointment
Linlithgow Rose Danny SmithResigned [4] 7 June 2015Close seasonDavid McGlynn [4] 9 June 2015
Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic David McGlynnResigned [4] 9 June 2015Close season Robbie Horn [5] 12 June 2015
Hill of Beath Hawthorn Jock FinlaysonResigned12 June 2015Close seasonBobby Wilson [6] 12 June 2015
Tayport Dave Baikie Resigned [7] 31 October 201516thJohn Ovenstone [7] 31 October 2015
St Andrews United Phil McGuire Sacked [8] 5 December 201515thIan Barrett [8] 13 December 2015
Camelon Juniors John Sludden Resigned [9] 7 May 201612th Grant Tierney (caretaker) [ citation needed ]20 May 2016
Newtongrange Star Alan MillerSacked [10] 8 May 20166thStevie McLeish [11] 20 May 2016
Musselburgh Athletic Stevie McLeishAppointed manager at Newtongrange Star [11] 20 May 20167thCalvin Shand [12] 17 June 2016
Camelon Juniors Grant Tierney End of caretaker spell1 June 201611th (season complete) Murray McDowell [13] 5 June 2016

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic (C)3023438531+5473Qualification for 2016–17 Scottish Cup
2 Kelty Hearts 3019565930+2962
3 Linlithgow Rose 3018666439+2560
4 Bo'ness United 3017586036+2456
5 Newtongrange Star 30152134538+747
6 Broxburn Athletic 30135125154−344
7 Musselburgh Athletic 30134135654+243
8 Hill of Beath Hawthorn 30125135448+641
9 Penicuik Athletic 30125134756−941
10 Broughty Athletic 30123154954−539
11 Camelon Juniors 30106144957−836
12 Carnoustie Panmure 30111185063−1334
13 Fauldhouse United 3095164461−1732
14 Sauchie Juniors (R)3095165270−1832Qualification for East Region League play-off
15 St Andrews United (R)3073203868−3024Relegation to East Premier League
16 Tayport (R)3072213276−4423
Source: East Region SJFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated

Results

Home \ Away BNS BRG BRT BRX CAM CAR FAU HOB KEL LTH MUS NEW PEN STA SCH TAY
Bo'ness United 2–10–11–01–32–13–14–30–01–11–10–25–05–11–33–0
Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic 3–23–01–13–02–04–33–24–40–23–13–14–07–03–22–1
Broughty Athletic 0–31–21–20–05–11–21–20–33–25–31–00–31–02–31–0
Broxburn Athletic 1–10–62–13–03–14–12–12–21–21–21–42–10–42–31–3
Camelon Juniors 0–13–32–02–32–30–11–01–32–23–34–12–23–12–05–3
Carnoustie Panmure 1–10–50–12–53–00–31–23–13–44–10–12–32–04–11–0
Fauldhouse United 2–50–44–40–00–04–11–31–23–40–21–10–22–02–62–0
Hill of Beath Hawthorn 1–32–35–01–23–12–31–20–02–12–22–01–00–23–13–4
Kelty Hearts 3–10–12–01–03–03–23–11–11–00–11–04–03–03–11–2
Linlithgow Rose 3–02–22–11–05–23–22–02–23–11–02–02–23–13–01–1
Musselburgh Athletic 0–40–30–22–32–12–04–10–21–32–11–22–32–16–13–2
Newtongrange Star 1–20–23–22–16–12–02–03–11–02–10–11–23–01–30–1
Penicuik Athletic 2–10–31–42–20–23–12–21–21–30–11–10–14–03–22–0
St Andrews United 1–22–00–52–30–42–30–21–12–31–23–03–01–24–41–0
Sauchie Juniors 0–20–22–22–40–20–21–03–01–23–11–52–21–31–13–1
Tayport 0–30–32–42–02–10–40–30–40–31–50–60–34–21–42–2
Updated to match(es) played on 4 June 2016. Source: East Region SJFA
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

East Region Super/Premier League play-off

Lochee United, who finished third in the East Premier League, defeated Sauchie Juniors 10–0 on aggregate in the East Region Super/Premier League play-off to gain promotion.

Sauchie Juniors 0 – 5 Lochee United
Soccerball shade.svg9' Pat Martin
Soccerball shade.svg64', 82' Bryan Deasley
Soccerball shade.svg70', 89' Phil Hagan
Beechwood Park, Sauchie
Referee: Stewart Luke
Lochee United 5 – 0 Sauchie Juniors
Scot McComiskey Soccerball shade.svg25'
Connor Birse Soccerball shade.svg35'
Ryan Winter Soccerball shade.svg45'
Phil Hagan Soccerball shade.svg58', 70' (pen.)
Thomson Park, Dundee
Referee: Scott Leslie

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