Scottish Junior Football East Region South Division

Scottish Junior Football East Region South Division

Country	Scotland
Founded	2006 (2006)
Number of teams	14
Promotion to	East Premier League
Relegation to	no relegation
Domestic cup(s)	Scottish Junior Cup
Current champions	Tranent Juniors (2015–16)
Website	SJFA East Region

The Scottish Junior Football East Region South Division is a third-tier division of the East Region of the Scottish Junior Football Association.

The league came into existence in time for the 2006–07 season, replacing the older regional setup. It was expanded for the start of the 2013–14 season by absorbing the more southerly clubs from the dissolved East Region Central Division as part of league reconstruction in the East Region.^[1]

Member clubs for the 2016–17 season

2006–07

Newtongrange Star won the 2006–07 championship and were promoted to the Premier League. No team from the Premier League has replaced Newtongrange (due to geographical reasons)

2007–08

Fauldhouse United won the 2007–08 championship and were promoted to the Premier League. They will be replaced by Armadale Thistle.

2008–09

Armadale Thistle won the 2008–09 championship and were promoted to the Premier League. None of the Premier Division teams relegated in this season will replace Armadale (due to geography). However, a bid by Spartans FC to admit their second XI into the Scottish Junior Football Association was accepted at AGM and this team will be a member of the South Division for season 2009–10.

2009–10

Broxburn Athletic won the 2009–10 championship and were promoted to the Premier League. They will be replaced by Fauldhouse United who were among the three teams relegated from the Premier League.

2010–11

Sauchie won the 2010–11 championship and were promoted to the Premier League. They will be replaced by Whitburn who were among the three teams relegated from the Premier League. A bid by Falkirk Juniors, a newly formed team playing out of Grangemouth Stadium, for membership of the Scottish Junior Football Association was accepted at AGM and this team will be a member of the South Division for season 2011–12.

2011–12

Dalkeith Thistle won the 2011–12 championship and were promoted to the Premier League. Arniston Rangers were relegated from the Premier League.

2012–13

Four promotion places were available this season as a result of East Region league reconstruction. Fauldhouse United won the 2012–13 championship and were promoted to the Premier League along with Pumpherston, Livingston United and Arniston Rangers.

2013–14

Edinburgh United won the 2013–14 championship and were promoted to the Premier League along with runners-up Dundonald Bluebell. Livingston United and Pumpherston were relegated from the Premier League and placed in the South Division for the 2014–15 season.

2014–15

Haddington Athletic won the 2014–15 championship and were promoted to the Premier League along with runners-up Falkirk JFC. At the end of the season the division did not receive any of the clubs relegated from the Premier League. However, Kirkcaldy YM moved from the North Division to the South and Easthouses Lily MW swapped grades, having previously played in the East of Scotland Football League. Harthill Royal went into abeyance before the 2015–16 season started.

2015–16

Tranent Juniors won the 2015–16 championship and were promoted to the Premier League along with runners-up Whitburn Juniors. Oakley United and Edinburgh United were relegated from the Premier League to the South Division for season 2016-17, and Craigroyston swapped grades, having previously played in the East of Scotland Football League. Crossgates Primrose folded midway through the season but will return for 2016-17.

References

• Non-League Scotland

External links

• South Division table