East Junior Leagues
Page created: 18 January 2021
Updated: 13 April 2024
The East of Scotland
Junior Cup
was competed for by clubs who were members of the East of
Scotland Junior FA (1885-1968), the Scottish Junior FA East Region (1968-2002)
and East Regional FA (2002-date). The winners are awarded the Lewis McIver
Trophy which had originally been presented to the Edinburgh Junior League
Champions of the early 1890s.
Although there are press
reports of a club called Virginians being Junior League champions in 1891 this
probably relates to a cup competition. So it is more probable that the first
league formed in the Lothians was the Edinburgh
& District Junior League in 1892. This folded in 1897 and was replaced
by the short-lived Leith & District
League.
The Forth Junior League was formed by clubs from Fife and the Lothians
in 1901, the second edition in 1902-03 having a completely different
membership.
A Lothian-based Central Junior League was formed by
four clubs in October 1908., but disbanded at the end of the season.
The East of Scotland Junior League was
originally formed in 1899 but would fold in 1904 after several clubs left to
form the Linlithgowshire Junior League. It was re-formed in
1909 and was renamed the Edinburgh &
District Junior League in 1911. Between 1915 and 1919 it was re-formed as
the Lothian Junior League.
The Border Junior League was formed in 1912
and continued until 1929, being under the East of Scotland Junior League banner
between 1922 and 1926.
However the strongest and
longest lasting league was the Midlothian
Junior League (also known as the Donaldson League) which was formed
in 1892, the winners being awarded the Evening News Trophy. This league would
continue under various names until 2002.
In 1922 the East of
Scotland Junior FA decided to amalgamate the numerous county and district
Associations and leagues under its authority. The Midlothian Junior League, the Linlithgowshire Junior League and Border Junior League operated under the East of Scotland Junior League banner which was divided into three
regional competitions with each section declaring their own champions. This
fragmented in 1926 when the Border clubs left and the remaining clubs
consolidated under one division. Further re-organising in 1929 saw clubs in the
region compete in the Midlothian Junior
League which would continue until WWII, after which the league was
restarted as the Edinburgh &
District Junior League. The Evening News Trophy which had been presented to
the previous league winners
In the 1968 the
Scottish Junior FA re-organisation of the Junior set-up, the Edinburgh & District Junior League
was renamed the East Region Junior
League. A further re-organisation in 2002 saw the league merge with the Tayside Region Junior League and Fife Region Junior League to form the
expanded East Region Junior League.
From 2017 virtually every Junior club in the Lothians turned Senior
and joined the East of Scotland League
leaving the East Region a much
reduced membership of Tayside and West Lothian clubs. In 2020-21 the league was
divided into two sections, Premiership North and Premiership South but like the
previous season this was declared null and void due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
2021-22 saw the East Region Junior League reform as the
Midlands League, with a Tayside
membership as the West Lothian clubs joined the Senior East of Scotland League, and become one of the feeder leagues of
the Highland League.
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Edinburgh &
District Junior League (1) 1892-93 Niddrie Bluebell 1893-94
Niddrie Bluebell 1894-95
no competition 1895-96
Leith Rangers 1896-97
Leith Craighall |
Leith & District
League 1897-98
Leith Primrose |
East of Scotland Junior
League(1) 1899-00
Vale of Grange 1900-01
Vale of Grange 1901-02
Dunfermline Our Boys 1902-03
Bo'ness Our Boys 1903-04
Broxburn Athletic |
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Edinburgh Junior League 1904-05
Edinburgh Rosebery 1905-06
no competition 1906-07
Edinburgh Rosebery 1907-08
1908-09
North British Thistle / Edinburgh Rosebery 1909-10
Granton Gasworks 1910-11
Niddrie Bluebell 1911-12
Niddrie Bluebell Forth Junior League 1901-02
Linlithgow Rose 1902-03 |
East of Scotland Junior
League (2) 1912-13
Niddrie Bluebell 1913-14
Pumpherston Rangers 1914-15
Pumpherston Rangers 1915-1918
no competition 1918-19
Winchburgh Violet 1919-20
Edinburgh Emmet 1920-21
West Calder / West Craigs United 1921-22
Winchburgh Violet Central Junior League 1908-09
Vale of Grange |
Linlithgowshire Junior League 1904-05
Broxburn Athletic 1905-06
Broxburn Athletic 1906-07
Armadale Thistle / Our Boys Athletic 1907-08
Broxburn Thistle 1908-09
Broxburn Thistle 1909-10
Broxburn St Andrew's / Armadale Thistle 1910-11
Seafield Athletic 1911-12
Bathgate Primrose 1912-13
Broxburn St Andrew's 1913-14
Addiewell United 1914-1921
no competition 1921-22
Westcraigs United |
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Midlothian Junior
League
(1) 1893-94
Arniston Rangers 1894-95
Newtongrange Athletic 1895-96
Arniston Rangers 1896-97
Arniston Rangers 1897-98
Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic 1898-99
Musselburgh Fern 1899-00
Arniston Rangers 1900-01
Arniston Rangers 1901-02
Arniston Rangers 1902-03
Edinburgh Myrtle 1903-04
Arniston Rangers 1904-05
Arniston Rangers 1905-06
Newtongrange Star |
1906-07
Newtongrange Star 1907-08
Newtongrange Star 1908-09
Arniston Rangers 1909-10
Penicuik 1910-11
Arniston Rangers 1911-12
Wemyss Athletic 1912-13
Wemyss Athletic 1913-14
Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic 1914-15
Tranent 1915-1919
no competition 1919-20
Newtongrange Star 1920-21
Newtongrange Star 1921-22
Newtongrange Star |
Lothian Junior League 1915-16
Winchburgh Violet 1916-17
Winchburgh Violet 1917-18
Winchburgh Violet 1918-19
Loanhead Mayflower Border Junior League (1) 1912-13 Peebles Strollers 1913-14 Gala Athletic 1914-15 Melrose Invicta 1915-1919 no
competition 1919-20 Melrose Elder Park 1920-21 Newtown St Boswell's 1921-22 St Abbs Thistle |
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East of Scotland Junior
League
(3) Midlothian Section 1922-23
Newtongrange Star 1923-24
Newtongrange Star 1924-25
Newtongrange Star 1925-26
Newtongrange Star |
East of Scotland Junior
League (3) West Lothian Section 1922-23
Livingston United 1923-24
Linlithgow Rose 1924-25
Linlithgow Rose 1925-26
Vale of Grange |
East of Scotland Junior
League
(3) Border Section 1922-23
Gala Hailes Villa 1923-24
Vale of Leithen 1924-25
Duns Juniors 1925-26
Gala Hailes Villa |
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Midlothian Junior
League (2) 1926-27
Newtongrange Star 1927-28
Dunbar United 1928-29
Tranent 1929-30
Newtongrange Star 1930-31
Tranent 1931-32
Dalkeith Thistle 1932-33
Newtongrange Star 1933-34
Blackburn Athletic 1934-35
Stoneyburn 1935-36
Bo'ness Cadora 1936-37
Tranent 1937-38
Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic 1938-39
Stoneyburn 1939-40 Armadale Thistle 1940-41 Armadale Thistle 1941-1945 no
competition |
East of Scotland Junior
League
(4) 1928-29 Stoneyburn Midlothian Junior
League (2) Division A 1927-28
Dalkeith Thistle Division B 1927-28
Linlithgow Rose |
Border Junior League (2) 1926-27 no
competition 1927-28 Hearts of Liddlesdale 1928-29 Gala Hailes
Villa |
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Lanark & Lothians
Junior League 1941-42
Polkemmet 1942-43 Armadale Thistle 1943-44 Armadale Thistle 1944-45
Fauldhouse United |
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Edinburgh &
District Junior League (3) Play-off winners 1945-46 Fauldhouse
United 1948-49 Bo'ness United 1949-50 Armadale Thistle 1952-53 Armadale Thistle 1953-54 Arniston
Rangers 1957-58 Bo'ness United 1961-62 Dunbar United |
Edinburgh &
District Junior League (3) West Division 1949-50 Armadale Thistle 1952-53 Armadale Thistle 1953-54 Bo'ness United 1957-58 Bo'ness United 1961-62 Whitburn |
Edinburgh &
District Junior League (3) Mid/East Division 1949-50 Arniston
Rangers 1952-53 Newtongrange Star 1953-54 Arniston
Rangers 1957-58 Ormiston Primrose 1961-62 Dunbar United |
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East Region Junior
League Play-off winners 1968-69 Bo'ness United |
East Region Junior
League West Division 1968-69 Bo'ness United |
East Region Junior
League Mid/East Division 1968-69 Newtongrange Star |
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East Region Junior
League Division A 1975-76 Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic 1979-80 Camelon 1981-82 Linlithgow Rose |
1983-84 Linlithgow Rose 1984-85 Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic 1990-91
Newtongrange Star 1991-92
Newtongrange Star |
Division 1 1992-93
Fauldhouse United 1993-94
Camelon 1994-95
Camelon 1995-96
Whitburn 1996-97
Linlithgow Rose 1997-98
Whitburn 1998-99
Linlithgow Rose 1999-00
Linlithgow Rose 2000-01
Whitburn 2001-02 Linlithgow Rose |
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East Region Junior
League Division B 1975-76 Dunbar United 1979-80 Dalkeith Thistle 1981-82 Fauldhouse
United |
1983-84 Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic 1984-85 Armadale Thistle 1990-91
Bathgate Thistle 1991-92
Livingston
United |
Division 2 1992-93
Harthill Royal 1993-94
Dunbar
United 1994-95
Harthill Royal 1995-96
Tranent 1996-97
Fauldhouse United 1997-98
Dunbar
United 1998-99
Haddington Athletic 1999-00
Harthill Royal 2000-01
Musselburgh Athletic 2001-02 Fauldhouse United |
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East Region Junior
League 2002-03 Tayport 2003-04 Linlithgow Rose 2004-05 Lochee United 2005-06 Tayport 2006-07 Linlithgow Rose 2007-08 Lochee United 2008-09 Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic 2009-10 Bo'ness United 2010-11 Bo'ness United 2011-12 Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic 2012-13
Linlithgow Rose 2013-14
Bo'ness
United 2014-15
Kelty Hearts 2015-16
Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic 2016-17
Kelty Hearts 2017-18
Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic 2018-19
Lochee United 2019-20
North unfinished 2019-20
South unfinished |
East Region Junior
League 2006-07 Glenrothes 2007-08 Bo'ness United 2008-09 Musselburgh Athletic 2009-10 Tayport 2010-11 St Andrews United 2011-12 Sauchie 2012-13
Newtongrange Star 2013-14
Penicuik
Athletic 2014-15
Tayport 2015-16
Jeanfield Swifts 2016-17
Sauchie 2017-18
Musselburgh
Athletic Premier League North 2018-19
Dundee North End Premier League South 2018-19
Pumpherston |
East Region Junior
League Premiership North 2020-21
unfinished Premiership South 2020-21
unfinished Championship Play-off 2020-21
not played Midlands League 2021-22
Carnoustie Panmure 2022-23
Carnoustie Panmure 2023-24 Midlands League Cup 2021-22
Lochee United 2022-23
Carnoustie Panmure 2023-24 |
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East Region Junior
League 2002-03
Lochee United 2003-04
Carnoustie Panmure 2004-05
Dundee North End 2005-06
Kinnoull |
East Region Junior
League 2002-03 Kelty Hearts 2003-04 Thornton Hibernian 2004-05 Hill of Beath
Hawthorn 2005-06 Oakley United |
East Region Junior
League 2002-03 Bo'ness United 2003-04 Camelon 2004-05 Whitburn 2005-06 Camelon Lothian Division 2 2002-03 Harthill Royal 2003-04 Broxburn Athletic 2004-05 Penicuik Athletic 2005-06 Broxburn Athletic |
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East Region Junior
League North Division 2006-07 Forfar West End 2007-08 Blairgowrie 2008-09 Montrose
Roselea 2009-10 Broughty Athletic 2010-11 Downfield 2011-12 Dundee
Violet 2012-13 Kirriemuir
Thistle 2013-14 Dundee
North End 2014-15
Thornton Hibs 2015-16 Downfield 2016-17 Kirriemuir
Thistle 2017-18
Dundee North End |
East Region Junior
League Central Division 2006-07 Dundonald
Bluebell 2007-08 Ballingry Rovers 2008-09 St
Andrews United 2009-10 Thornton
Hibs 2010-11 Oakley
United 2011-12 Jeanfield Swifts 2012-13 Kinnoul |
East Region Junior
League 2006-07
Newtongrange Star 2007-08
Fauldhouse United 2008-09
Armadale Thistle 2009-10
Broxburn Athletic 2010-11
Sauchie 2011-12
Dalkeith Thistle 2012-13
Fauldhouse United 2013-14
Edinburgh United 2014-15
Haddington Athletic 2015-16
Tranent 2016-17
Dunbar United 2017-18
Pumpherston |