Scottish junior football season
Football league season
The 2019–20 East Super League (known as the McBookie.com East Superleague for sponsorship reasons) was the 18th season of the East Superleague , the top tier of league competition for SJFA East Region member clubs.
The league was split into North and South regional divisions, both containing 10 teams playing each other three times for a total of 27 games. The winners of each division were due to play each other in a two-legged play-off to determine the overall champion.[1] The season began on 3 August 2019 and was scheduled to end on 25 April 2020.[2] Lochee United were the reigning champions.
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic , the league was indefinitely suspended on 13 March 2020.[3] The season was officially cancelled on 10 April 2020 following a decision made by the East Region Management Committee, due to the uncertainty surrounding the pandemic and the Scottish Football Association's decision to extend the football shutdown until at least 10 June 2020.[4]
On 16 April 2020 the East Region Management Committee declared the 2019–20 season null and void.[5] [6]
Teams
The following teams changed division after the 2018–19 season.
To East Superleague
Promoted from East Premier League North
Promoted from East Premier League South
From East Superleague
Transferred to East of Scotland League
North
Football league season
McBookie.com East Super League North Season 2019–20 Dates 3 August 2019 – 7 March 2020 (abandoned)Champions None Relegated None Matches played 92 Goals scored 358 (3.89 per match) Biggest home win Carnoustie Panmure 6–0 Scone Thistle (3 August 2019) Broughty Athletic 6–0 Tayport (7 December 2019) Biggest away win Luncarty 0–5 Dundee North End (21 September 2019) Highest scoring Tayport 3–7 Dundee North End (24 August 2019) Longest winning run 7 games: Carnoustie Panmure Longest unbeaten run 14 games: Carnoustie Panmure Longest winless run 11 games: Scone Thistle Longest losing run 9 games: Scone Thistle 2020–21 →
All statistics correct as of 7 March 2020.
Stadia and locations
Club
Location
Home Ground
Capacity
Seats
Floodlit
Finishing position 2018–19
Broughty Athletic
Dundee
Whitton Park
2,500
0
Yes
2nd
Carnoustie Panmure
Carnoustie
Laing Park
1,500
0
No
7th
Dundee North End
Dundee
North End Park
2,000
0
Yes
1st in Premier League North
Downfield
Dundee
Downfield Park
2,500
13
Yes
11th
Forfar West End
Forfar
Strathmore Park
2,500
0
No
6th
Kirriemuir Thistle
Kirriemuir
Westview Park
2,000
32
Yes
9th
Lochee United
Dundee
Thomson Park
3,200
0
No
1st
Luncarty
Luncarty
Brownlands Park
1,200
0
No
2nd in Premier League North
Scone Thistle
Scone
Farquharson Park
1,000
0
No
4th in Premier League North
Tayport
Tayport
Canniepairt
2,000
0
No
5th
League table
Source:
SJFA Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Results
Double round-robin
Source:
SJFA Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Single round-robin
Source:
SJFA Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
South
Football league season
McBookie.com East Super League South Season 2019–20 Dates 3 August 2019 – 7 March 2020 (abandoned)Champions None Relegated None Matches played 86 Goals scored 358 (4.16 per match) Biggest home win Thornton Hibs 7–0 Fauldhouse United (21 September 2019) Biggest away win Armadale Thistle 0–6 Thornton Hibs (14 September 2019) Highest scoring Pumpherston 4–6 Thornton Hibs (17 August 2019) Longest winning run 6 games: Armadale Thistle Longest unbeaten run 7 games: Fauldhouse United Longest winless run 10 games: Harthill Royal Longest losing run 9 games: Harthill Royal & Kennoway Star Hearts 2020–21 →
All statistics correct as of 7 March 2020.
Stadia and locations
Club
Location
Home Ground
Capacity
Seats
Floodlit
Finishing position 2018–19
Armadale Thistle
Armadale
Volunteer Park
3,000
0
Yes
3rd in Premier League South
Bathgate Thistle
Bathgate
Creamery Park
3,000
0
Yes
4th in Premier League South
Fauldhouse United
Fauldhouse
Park View
2,000
100
No
10th
Harthill Royal
Harthill
Gibbshill Park
1,800
0
No
6th in Premier League South
Kennoway Star Hearts
Star
Treaton Park
1,000
0
Yes
8th
Livingston United
Livingston
Station Park
2,000
0
Yes
2nd in Premier League South
Lochore Welfare
Crosshill
Central Park
1,300
0
No
5th in Premier League South
Pumpherston
Pumpherston
Recreation Park
2,700
0
No
1st in Premier League South
Thornton Hibs
Thornton
Memorial Park
1,800
0
No
3rd
Whitburn
Whitburn
Central Park
3,000
38
No
4th
League table
Source:
SJFA Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Results
Double round-robin
Source:
SJFA Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Single round-robin
Source:
SJFA Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Championship play-off
A two legged play-off was scheduled to take place at the end of the season to determine the overall East Region champions.[1]
References
External links
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