2017–18 East Superleague

The 2017–18 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.

McBookie.com East Superleague
Season2017–18
Dates5 August 2017 – 2 June 2018
ChampionsBonnyrigg Rose Athletic[1]
Relegatednone
Matches played240
Goals scored858 (3.58 per match)
Biggest home winBroxburn Athletic 8–0 Forfar West End
(6 January 2018)
Biggest away winJeanfield Swifts 0–7 Carnoustie Panmure
(28 April 2018)
Highest scoringBroxburn Athletic 7–2 Newtongrange Star
(16 September 2017)

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 2018–19 Scottish Cup.

Teams

The following teams changed division prior to the 2017–18 season.

To East Superleague

Promoted from East Premier League

From East Superleague

Relegated to East Premier League

Transferred to East of Scotland League

Forfar West End were promoted after defeating Newtongrange Star 3–2 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]

Stadia and locations
Club Location Ground Manager Finishing position 2016–17
Bo'ness UnitedBo'nessNewtown ParkSteve Kerrigan3rd
Bonnyrigg Rose AthleticBonnyriggNew Dundas ParkDavid White2nd
Broughty AthleticDundeeWhitton ParkJamie McCunnie7th
Broxburn AthleticBroxburnAlbyn ParkBrian McNaughton8th
Camelon JuniorsCamelonCarmuirs ParkGordon Herd12th
Carnoustie PanmureCarnoustieLaing ParkAlan McSkimming11th
Dundonald BluebellCardendenMoorside ParkJason Dair6th
Forfar West EndForfarStrathmore ParkDaryl McKenzieEast Premier League, 3rd
Hill of Beath HawthornHill of BeathKeirs ParkKevin Fotheringham10th
Jeanfield SwiftsPerthRiverside ParkRoss Gunnion13th
Kennoway Star HeartsStarTreaton ParkCraig JohnstoneEast Premier League, 2nd
Linlithgow RoseLinlithgowPrestonfieldMark Bradley9th
Lochee UnitedDundeeThomson ParkGeorge Shields5th
Newtongrange StarNewtongrangeNew Victoria ParkStevie McLeish14th
Penicuik AthleticPenicuikPenicuik ParkJohnny Harvey4th
Sauchie JuniorsSauchieBeechwood ParkFraser DuncanEast Premier League, 1st

Managerial changes
Club Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Kennoway Star HeartsAlex DavidsonStepped down through illness[6]18 July 2017Close seasonCraig Johnstone[7]18 Jul 2017 (interim)/17 Sep 2017 (permanent)
Broughty AthleticKeith GibsonResigned[8]1 August 2017Close seasonJim Finlayson[9]14 September 2017
Bonnyrigg Rose AthleticRobbie HornAppointed manager at Berwick Rangers[10]29 August 20172ndDavid White[11]5 September 2017
Broxburn AthleticMax ChristieResigned[12]12 November 20177thBrian McNaughton[13]1 December 2017
Bo'ness UnitedAllan McGonigalResigned[14]6 January 201812thSteve Kerrigan[15]6 January 2018
Broughty AthleticJim FinlaysonResigned[16]29 January 20187thJamie McCunnie[17]29 January 2018
Dundonald BluebellStevie KayResigned[18]18 March 20185thJason Dair[19]21 March 2018

League table

With eleven Superleague clubs moving to the East of Scotland Football League for the 2018–19 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 2018–19 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
Source: East Region SJFA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions

Results
Home \ Away BNS BRG BRT BRX CAM CAR DND FWE HOB JEA KSH LTH LOC NEW PEN SCH
Bo'ness United 3–3 3–3 2–2 1–0 2–1 0–1 1–0 2–2 5–1 4–1 1–2 3–0 1–0 1–3 2–2
Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic 3–0 5–0 3–0 2–0 4–0 2–0 2–0 2–1 6–0 5–1 0–0 4–4 5–1 3–2 5–0
Broughty Athletic 4–1 0–0 2–2 1–2 0–2 1–3 3–1 3–3 2–1 4–2 0–1 1–1 1–0 1–4 1–0
Broxburn Athletic 3–2 3–1 4–0 4–0 3–3 3–5 8–0 3–1 2–2 2–2 1–0 3–0 7–2 1–6 4–4
Camelon Juniors 1–3 0–0 2–3 4–0 4–3 2–0 3–1 1–2 2–1 4–0 1–4 1–3 4–3 1–0 4–3
Carnoustie Panmure 2–1 0–3 2–6 3–2 3–1 0–4 2–1 4–3 1–3 3–1 0–3 0–5 0–2 0–3 2–0
Dundonald Bluebell 0–2 0–3 3–0 0–4 4–1 3–2 4–1 2–1 4–0 3–2 1–2 1–0 3–1 1–3 1–0
Forfar West End 2–1 0–3 0–3 1–2 1–2 0–2 1–2 0–0 0–1 0–2 0–4 2–1 0–4 0–1 0–0
Hill of Beath Hawthorn 5–1 2–2 4–1 1–1 4–0 2–1 1–1 0–1 3–2 1–0 1–2 2–3 2–2 0–1 3–2
Jeanfield Swifts 2–0 1–4 1–1 0–0 1–4 0–7 0–1 6–0 0–1 5–1 2–5 0–4 1–3 2–1 3–0
Kennoway Star Hearts 0–6 0–4 1–1 2–2 0–6 3–3 0–3 1–0 0–2 2–2 1–2 2–1 5–2 1–2 1–2
Linlithgow Rose 1–2 1–4 4–1 4–1 3–1 2–0 5–2 1–0 3–0 2–1 5–5 1–0 1–0 1–3 1–0
Lochee United 1–3 1–2 1–0 3–1 3–2 0–2 3–1 3–2 2–2 0–1 4–2 1–5 4–3 1–0 2–3
Newtongrange Star 4–2 0–0 0–2 1–2 1–0 1–2 2–0 4–1 2–4 4–3 6–1 3–1 1–0 0–3 2–2
Penicuik Athletic 3–2 2–2 2–1 1–1 1–1 0–0 3–1 1–0 1–1 0–2 4–1 3–2 0–3 2–0 0–0
Sauchie Juniors 1–0 1–1 1–2 0–5 2–1 1–0 0–4 0–3 2–0 6–0 1–2 2–1 0–4 0–1 1–0
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: East Region SJFA
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

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