# 2014–15 East Superleague

The 2014–15 East Superleague (known as the McBookie.com East Superleague for sponsorship reasons) was the 13th season of the East Superleague, the top tier of league competition for SJFA East Region member clubs.
The season began on 6 August 2014 and ended on 3 June 2015. Bo'ness United were the reigning champions.
Ballingry Rovers folded on 25 November 2014 and withdrew from the league with immediate effect. Their playing record was expunged.
Kelty Hearts won their first East Superleague title on 13 May 2015. As champions they entered the preliminary round of the 2015–16 Scottish Cup.

## Teams

The following teams changed division after the 2013–14 season.

### To East Superleague

Promoted from East Premier League
* Penicuik Athletic
* Fauldhouse United

### From East Superleague

Relegated to East Premier League
* St Andrews United
* Tayport

### Stadia and locations

| Club | Location | Ground | Manager | Finishing position 2013–14 |
| Armadale Thistle | Armadale | Volunteer Park | Jim Henderson | 11th |
| Ballingry Rovers (folded) | Glencraig | Ore Park | Willie Garner | 13th |
| Bo'ness United | Bo'ness | Newtown Park | Allan McGonigal | Champions |
| Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic | Bonnyrigg | New Dundas Park | David McGlynn | 3rd |
| Broxburn Athletic | Broxburn | Albyn Park | Max Christie | 7th |
| Camelon Juniors | Camelon | Carmuirs Park | John Sludden | 5th |
| Carnoustie Panmure | Carnoustie | Laing Park | Alan McSkimming | 12th |
| Fauldhouse United | Fauldhouse | Park View | David Cowan | East Premier League, 2nd |
| Hill of Beath Hawthorn | Hill of Beath | Keirs Park | Jock Finlayson | 6th |
| Kelty Hearts | Kelty | Central Park | Tam Courts | 14th |
| Linlithgow Rose | Linlithgow | Prestonfield | Danny Smith | 2nd |
| Lochee United | Dundee | Thomson Park | Steven Leahy | 10th |
| Musselburgh Athletic | Musselburgh | Olivebank Stadium | Stevie McLeish | 8th |
| Newtongrange Star | Newtongrange | New Victoria Park | Alan Miller | 4th |
| Penicuik Athletic | Penicuik | Penicuik Park | Craig Meikle | East Premier League, 1st |
| Sauchie Juniors | Sauchie | Beechwood Park | Fraser Duncan | 9th |

### Managerial changes

| Club | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
| Ballingry Rovers | Stevie Kay | Resigned | 8 June 2014 | Close season | Lee Dair | 10 June 2014 |
| Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic | Max Christie | Resigned | 30 August 2014 | 15th | David McGlynn | 14 September 2014 |
| Musselburgh Athletic | David McGlynn | Resigned | 6 September 2014 | 5th | Stevie McLeish | 2 October 2014 |
| Ballingry Rovers | Lee Dair | Resigned | 1 October 2014 | 6th | Willie Garner | 6 October 2014 |
| Broxburn Athletic | Steve Pittman | Resigned | 12 April 2015 | 6th | Max Christie | 12 April 2015 |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Kelty Hearts (C) | 28 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 63 | 23 | +40 | 65 | Qualification for 2015–16 Scottish Cup |
| 2 | Bo'ness United | 28 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 55 | 21 | +34 | 59 | |
| 3 | Linlithgow Rose | 28 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 65 | 36 | +29 | 56 | |
| 4 | Newtongrange Star | 28 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 52 | 29 | +23 | 55 | |
| 5 | Sauchie Juniors | 28 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 46 | 48 | −2 | 44 | |
| 6 | Penicuik Athletic | 28 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 41 | 43 | −2 | 40 | |
| 7 | Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic | 28 | 11 | 4 | 13 | 50 | 48 | +2 | 37 | |
| 8 | Broxburn Athletic | 28 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 39 | 42 | −3 | 36 | |
| 9 | Hill of Beath Hawthorn | 28 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 47 | 50 | −3 | 34 | |
| 10 | Fauldhouse United | 28 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 46 | 52 | −6 | 33 | |
| 11 | Musselburgh Athletic | 28 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 53 | 60 | −7 | 33 | |
| 12 | Camelon Juniors | 28 | 9 | 4 | 15 | 38 | 58 | −20 | 31 | |
| 13 | Carnoustie Panmure | 28 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 33 | 56 | −23 | 22 | |
| 14 | Armadale Thistle (R) | 28 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 36 | 61 | −25 | 21 | Qualification for East Region League play-off |
| 15 | Lochee United (R) | 28 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 40 | 77 | −37 | 17 | Relegation to East Premier League |
| 16 | Ballingry Rovers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Club folded, record expunged |
* ↑ Ballingry Rovers resigned from the league and folded on 25 November 2014 and. Their record (Pld13 W3 D1 L9 GF11 GA31 Pts10) was expunged.

## Results

| Home \ Away | ARM | BNS | BRG | BRX | CAM | CAR | FAU | HOB | KEL | LTH | LOC | MUS | NEW | PEN | SCH |
| Armadale Thistle | | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–4 |
| Ballingry Rovers | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Bo'ness United | 3–0 | | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 7–0 |
| Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic | 4–2 | 0–2 | | 0–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–3 |
| Broxburn Athletic | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–3 | | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 5–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 |
| Camelon Juniors | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | | 0–0 | 5–2 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 3–0 |
| Carnoustie Panmure | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 4–1 | | 2–1 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 |
| Fauldhouse United | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 3–2 | | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 0–3 |
| Hill of Beath Hawthorn | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 3–3 | | 1–2 | 2–4 | 3–1 | 5–2 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–2 |
| Kelty Hearts | 1–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | | 1–0 | 6–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 |
| Linlithgow Rose | 4–0 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 5–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 5–0 |
| Lochee United | 0–4 | 5–2 | 3–4 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–5 | | 1–1 | 2–5 | 1–5 | 1–2 |
| Musselburgh Athletic | 5–4 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 1–4 | 2–2 | 2–2 |
| Newtongrange Star | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 1–0 | | 2–1 | 2–0 |
| Penicuik Athletic | 5–4 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–3 | | 2–4 |
| Sauchie Juniors | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | |

### East Region Super/Premier League play-off

Broughty Athletic, who finished third in the East Premier League, defeated Armadale Thistle on penalty kicks after drawing 5–5 on aggregate in the East Region Super/Premier League play-off to gain promotion.