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The 2011–12 East of Scotland Football League was the 83rd season of the East of Scotland Football League. Spartans were the defending champions.

The league was split into two separate divisions, the Premier Division and the First Division, with 25 teams competing across the two divisions.

Premier Division

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East of Scotland Football League Premier Division
Season2011–12
ChampionsStirling University
RelegatedLeith Athletic
Selkirk
Matches played132
Goals scored516 (3.91 per match)

Stirling University claimed their first league title thanks to a superior goal difference after finishing level on points with defending champions Spartans.

Teams

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Location of teams in 2011–12 East of Scotland Football League Premier Division
Location of teams in 2011–12 East of Scotland Football League Premier Division within Edinburgh

The following teams changed division prior to the 2010–11 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 1,000
Gretna 2008 Gretna Raydale Park 2,200
Leith Athletic Edinburgh Meadowbank 3G 500
Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale Edinburgh Saughton Sports Complex 1,000
Selkirk Selkirk Yarrow Park 1,000
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
1 Stirling University (C) 22 16 3 3 74 32 +42 51
2 Spartans 22 16 3 3 66 28 +38 51
3 Whitehill Welfare 22 12 3 7 45 34 +11 39
4 Edinburgh University 22 10 3 9 38 26 +12 33
5 Edinburgh City 22 10 3 9 41 39 +2 33
6 Gretna 2008 22 9 6 7 40 46 −6 33
7 Civil Service Strollers 22 10 1 11 38 46 −8 31
8 Vale of Leithen 22 9 1 12 49 47 +2 28
9 Tynecastle 22 8 3 11 33 52 −19 27
10 Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale 22 6 3 13 36 50 −14 21
11 Leith Athletic 22 5 4 13 32 59 −27 19
12 Selkirk 22 3 3 16 24 57 −33 12
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
Season2011–12
ChampionsHeriot-Watt University
PromotedHeriot-Watt University
Preston Athletic
Matches played156
Goals scored600 (3.85 per match)

The First Division saw an increase in the number of clubs to thirteen with the addition of Duns to the league. Heriot-Watt University claimed their second First Division title to gain immediate promotion back to the Premier Division.

Teams

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The following teams have changed division since the 2010–11 season.

To First Division

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Relegated from Premier Division

Transferred from Border Amateur League

From First Division

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Promoted to Premier Division

Location of teams in 2012–13 East of Scotland Football League First Division
Location of teams in 2012–13 East of Scotland Football League First Division within the Borders and Midlothian

Stadia and locations

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Team Location Home ground Capacity
Berwick Rangers Reserves Berwick-upon-Tweed Shielfield Park 4,500
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
Heriot-Watt University Edinburgh Riccarton Campus 1,800
Kelso United Kelso Woodside Park 1,200
Ormiston Ormiston Recreation Park 2,000
Peebles Rovers Peebles Whitestone Park 2,250
Preston Athletic Prestonpans Pennypit Park 4,000

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Heriot-Watt University (C, P) 24 17 4 3 61 25 +36 55 Promotion to the Premier Division
2 Preston Athletic (P) 24 14 6 4 73 35 +38 48
3 Gala Fairydean 24 15 3 6 55 31 +24 48
4 Eyemouth United 24 14 5 5 63 42 +21 47
5 Craigroyston 24 10 8 6 37 33 +4 38
6 Duns 24 10 6 8 48 39 +9 36
7 Coldstream 24 11 3 10 51 53 −2 36
8 Kelso United 24 8 4 12 43 54 −11 28
9 Ormiston 24 8 2 14 27 56 −29 26
10 Berwick Rangers Reserves 24 5 8 11 53 64 −11 23
11 Peebles Rovers 24 3 9 12 28 48 −20 18
12 Easthouses Lily 24 3 8 13 37 59 −22 17
13 Hawick Royal Albert 24 3 4 17 24 61 −37 13
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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National League Division 2

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National League Division 2
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TB LB Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Glasgow Academicals 22 18 0 4 714 318 +396 0 0 72 Promotion to National League Division 1
2 Newton Stewart 22 18 0 4 691 296 +395 0 0 72
3 Falkirk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Peebles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Kirkcaldy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Lasswade 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Berwick 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Preston Lodge 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to National League Division 3
9 Dumfries Saints 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Boroughmuir 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Cartha Queens Park 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Hamilton Bulls 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: https://fixtures.scottishrugby.org/club-rugby/2022-2023/2703/table
Rules for classification: 4 points for a win; 2 points for a draw; 1 bonus point for a loss by seven points or less; 1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match