The Scottish Junior Football Association East Region Premiership, also known for sponsorship reasons as the McBookie.com East Premiership, was the highest division of the East Region of the Scottish Junior Football Association. From its inception in 2002 until 2020, it was known as the SJFA East Region Super League.

From the 2007–08 season, the winners of the league were eligible to enter the senior Scottish Cup at its earliest stage, with Linlithgow Rose being the first champions to take part in the Scottish Cup.[citation needed]

In 2013–14 the East Super League expanded from its original twelve clubs to sixteen as part of a wider league restructuring in the East Region. For the 2018–19 season, league reconstruction reduced the Super League back to twelve teams after 24 Junior clubs from the east region moved to the East of Scotland Football League. Further changes were made to create two regional divisions in the 2019–20 season (declared void prior to completion).[citation needed]

From the 2006–07 season until the 2017–18 season, the Super League relegated into the Premier League, which in turn fed down into the North and South divisions. The mass resignations from 2018 also led to reorganisations in the structure below the top tier.[citation needed]

From the 2021–22 season, the SJFA East Region along with North Caledonian Football Association and the SJFA North Region were incorporated into the Scottish football league system to form a fully-integrated Tier 6 below the Highland League. With all south (Lothian) clubs having already left the SJFA league to join the East of Scotland League (while retaining their membership), it was decided the new single division formed by the remaining north (Tayside) clubs would be named the Midlands Football League, although it would still be administered by the SJFA.[citation needed]

Champions and season summaries

SeasonWinnersRunners-upRelegatedPromotedChampions' Progression in Scottish Cup
2002–03TayportHill of Beath HawthornCarnoustie Panmure Edinburgh United Dundee VioletLochee United Bo'ness United Kelty HeartsN/A
2003–04Linlithgow RoseTayportKelty Hearts Hill of Beath Hawthorn Dundee North EndCarnoustie Panmure Camelon Juniors Thornton Hibs
2004–05Lochee UnitedTayportOakley United Camelon Juniors Thornton HibsHill of Beath Hawthorn Whitburn Juniors Dundee North End
2005–06Tayport (2)Bathgate ThistleGlenrothes Arniston Rangers Dundee North EndOakley United Camelon Juniors Kinnoull
2006–07Linlithgow Rose (2)Bonnyrigg Rose AthleticBo'ness United KinnoullGlenrothes Kelty Hearts4th Round 2007–08
2007–08Lochee United (2)Whitburn JuniorsCarnoustie Panmure Oakley UnitedBo'ness United Forfar West End3rd Round 2008–09
2008–09Bonnyrigg Rose AthleticCamelon JuniorsForfar West End TayportMusselburgh Athletic Newtongrange Star1st Round 2009–10
2009–10Bo'ness UnitedLinlithgow RoseWhitburn Juniors GlenrothesTayport Forfar West End3rd Round 2010–11
2010–11Bo'ness United (2)Hill of Beath HawthornTayport Newtongrange StarSt Andrews United Carnoustie Panmure3rd Round 2011–12
2011–12Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic (2)Hill of Beath HawthornBathgate Thistle Forfar West End (in abeyance)Sauchie Juniors Broxburn Athletic3rd Round 2012–13
2012–13Linlithgow Rose (3)Bonnyrigg Rose AthleticNo relegation. League expanded to 16 clubsNewtongrange Star Ballingry Rovers Tayport Armadale Thistle2nd Round 2013–14
2013–14Bo'ness United (3)Linlithgow RoseTayport St Andrews UnitedPenicuik Athletic Fauldhouse United4th Round 2014–15
2014–15Kelty HeartsBo'ness UnitedArmadale Thistle Lochee United Ballingry Rovers (folded)Tayport St Andrews United Broughty Athletic1st Round 2015–16
2015–16Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic (3)Kelty HeartsSauchie Juniors St Andrews United TayportJeanfield Swifts Dundonald Bluebell Lochee United4th Round 2016–17
2016–17Kelty Hearts (2)Bonnyrigg Rose AthleticMusselburgh Athletic Fauldhouse UnitedSauchie Juniors Kennoway Star Hearts Forfar West EndPreliminary round 1 2017–18
2017–18Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic (4)Linlithgow RoseNo relegation. League reduced to 12 clubsFauldhouse United Tayport Thornton Hibs Glenrothes Downfield Whitburn Juniors Kirriemuir Thistle1st Round 2018–19
2018–19Lochee United (3)Broughty AthleticNo relegation or promotion, league restructured post-season into North and South sections2nd Round 2019–20
2019–20Split into North and South divisions. Season suspended in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, later declared null and void with no champion declared.
2020–21Renamed East Premiership and featured all East Region clubs. Split into North and South divisions. Season began in November 2020 and was suspended in January 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, later declared null and void with no champion declared.

External links

  • at Non-League Scotland (archive version, 2007-08 membership)