The East of Scotland League’s twin First Division ‘conference’ sit at Tier 7 of the SFA’s “pyramid”, below the East of Scotland Premier Division.
The twelve clubs will play each other twice and each club from First Division A once to give a league programme of 34 games. Matches in this league usually kick off at 2.30pm, with earlier starts in mid-winter at grounds with no floodlighting.
The champions of each First Division conference will be automatically promoted to the East of Scotland Premier, with the runners up playing off for a third promotion spot.
2019-20 COMPETITION
Participating clubs: Arniston Rangers, Coldstream, Dalkeith Thistle, Easthouses Lily, Edinburgh United, Glenrothes, Hawick Royal Albert United, Inverkeithing Hillfield Swifts, Preston Athletic, Stirling University EOS, Tweedmouth Rangers, Tynecastle
Opening fixtures
Saturday, July 27
- Coldstream 4-0 Stirling University EOS
- Dalkeith Thistle 5-0 Arniston Rangers
- Inverkeithing Hillfield Swifts 4-3 Glenrothes
- Tweedmouth Rangers 4-3 Hawick Royal Albert United
Edinburgh United P-P Easthouses Lily MW– pitch unplayablePreston Athletic P-P Tynecastle– pitch unplayable
Tuesday, July 30
- Glenrothes 4-0 Stirling University EOS
Wednesday, July 31
- Arniston Rangers 1-3 Hawick Royal Albert United
- Coldstream 1-5 Tynecastle
- Easthouses Lily MW 0-3 Inverkeithing Hillfield Swifts – fixture reversed
- Tweedmouth Rangers 0-6 Preston Athletic
Edinburgh United A-A(2-0) Dalkeith Thistle– abandoned 71 mins due to player injury
Saturday, August 3
- Arniston Rangers 0-1 Inverkeithing Hillfield Swifts
- Easthouses Lily MW 5-1 Tweedmouth Rangers
- Glenrothes 6-0 Coldstream
- Hawick Royal Albert United 6-2 Dalkeith Thistle
- Preston Athletic 4-2 Stirling University EOS
- Tynecastle 2-1 Edinburgh United
Saturday, August 10
- Dalkeith Thistle 2-1 Inverkeithing Hillfield Swifts – fixture reversed
- Tweedmouth Rangers 5-6 Edinburgh United
Tuesday, August 13
- Dalkeith Thistle 2-2 Tweedmouth Rangers
- Tynecastle 2-0 Glenrothes
Wednesday, August 14
- Easthouses Lily MW 0-1 Coldstream
- Inverkeithing Hillfield Swifts 3-0 Stirling University EOS – fixture reversed
Saturday, August 17
- Hawick Royal Albert United 1-1 Stirling University EOS – fixture reversed
Tuesday, August 20
- Preston Athletic 0-1 Arniston Rangers
Wednesday, August 21
- Hawick Royal Albert United 0-2 Edinburgh United
Saturday, August 24
- Arniston Rangers 4-3 Stirling University EOS – fixture reversed
- Edinburgh United 2-1 Inverkeithing Hillfield Swifts
- Glenrothes 3-3 Tweedmouth Rangers
- Preston Athletic 6-1 Hawick Royal Albert United
Saturday, August 31
- Easthouses Lily MW 7-2 Hawick Royal Albert United
- Stirling University EOS 3-2 Preston Athletic
- Tynecastle 7-2 Coldstream
Saturday, September 7
- Arniston Rangers 1-1 Edinburgh United
- Dalkeith Thistle 2-1 Easthouses Lily MW
- Hawick Royal Albert United 2-5 Glenrothes
- Inverkeithing Hillfield Swifts 4-2 Preston Athletic
- Tweedmouth Rangers 2-6 Coldstream
- Tynecastle 4-1 Stirling University EOS
Saturday, September 14
- Coldstream 2-1 Dalkeith Thistle
- Stirling University EOS 1-5 Tynecastle
Saturday, September 21
- Dalkeith Thistle 0-5 Preston Athletic
- Hawick Royal Albert United 1-0 Arniston Rangers
- Tweedmouth Rangers 2-3 Stirling University EOS
- Tynecastle 9-0 Easthouses Lily MW
Saturday, September 28
- Arniston Rangers 2-1 Tweedmouth Rangers
- Coldstream 2-4 Inverkeithing Hillfield Swifts
- Dalkeith Thistle 1-6 Tynecastle
- Edinburgh United 4-1 Stirling University EOS
- Glenrothes 1-1 Preston Athletic
- Hawick Royal Albert United 1-6 Easthouses Lily MW
Tuesday, October 1
- Preston Athletic 2-1 Coldstream
- Tynecastle 5-1 Arniston Rangers
Wednesday, October 2
- Easthouses Lily 2-3 Glenrothes
Saturday, October 5
- Arniston Rangers 1-3 Glenrothes
- Dalkeith Thistle 3-1 Stirling University EOS
- Easthouses Lily 1-2 Preston Athletic
- Edinburgh United 2-3 Coldstream
- Inverkeithing Hillfield Swifts 4-2 Hawick Royal Albert United
- Tynecastle 15-1 Tweedmouth Rangers
Saturday, October 12
- Arniston Rangers 1-5 Tynecastle
- Coldstream 3-4 Edinburgh United
- Stirling University EOS 5-2 Hawick Royal Albert United
- Tweedmouth Rangers 0-2 Dalkeith Thistle
Saturday, October 19
- Stirling University EOS 4-3 Easthouses Lily MW
Coldstream P-P Arniston Rangers– unplayable pitchGlenrothes P-P Dalkeith Thistle– unplayable pitchHawick Royal Albert United P-P Tynecastle– unplayable pitchTweedmouth Rangers P-P Inverkeithing Hillfield Swifts– unplayable pitchPreston Athletic P-P Edinburgh United– due to Alex Jack Cup tie
Saturday, October 26
- Tynecastle 12-0 Hawick Royal Albert United
- + Inter Conference matches
Tuesday, October 29
Dalkeith Thistle P-P Coldstream– now Sat, Nov 9
Wednesday, October 30
Easthouses Lily MW P-P Tynecastle– to be rearranged
Saturday, November 2
Saturday, November 9
- Dalkeith Thistle 3-0 Coldstream (2.30pm)
Tweedmouth Rangers P-P Glenrothes– unplayable pitch- + Inter Conference matches
Saturday, November 16
- Edinburgh United 1-3 Glenrothes
- Inverkeithing Hillfield Swifts 1-5 Tynecastle
- Preston Athletic 2-2 Dalkeith Thistle
- Stirling University EOS 2-1 Tweedmouth Rangers
Coldstream P-P Hawick Royal Albert United– unplayable pitchEasthouses Lily MW P-P Arniston Rangers– unplayable pitch
Saturday, November 23
Saturday, November 30
Tweedmouth Rangers P-P Tynecastle– now Wed, Nov 11- + Inter Conference matches
Saturday, December 7
Wednesday, December 11
- Tweedmouth Rangers 1-3 Tynecastle (@ Shielfield Park)
Saturday, December 14
Saturday, December 28
- Arniston Rangers 0-0 Dalkeith Thistle
- Easthouses Lily MW 3-4 Edinburgh United
- Glenrothes 1-2 Inverkeithing Hillfield Swifts
- Hawick Royal Albert United 1-2 Tweedmouth Rangers
- + Inter Conference matches
Saturday, January 4
- Coldstream 5-1 Tweedmouth Rangers
- Easthouses Lily MW 0-5 Dalkeith Thistle
- Edinburgh United 2-1 Arniston Rangers
- + Inter Conference matches
Saturday, January 11
Arniston Rangers P-P Easthouses Lily MW– unplayable pitchDalkeith Thistle P-P Edinburgh United– unplayable pitchHawick Royal Albert United P-P Coldstream– unplayable pitch- + Inter Conference matches
Saturday. January 18
- Coldstream 0-2 Preston Athletic
- Glenrothes 1-2 Arniston Rangers
- + Inter Conference matches
Saturday, January 25
- Dalkeith Thistle 1-2 Glenrothes
- Stirling University EOS 2-2 Coldstream
- Tynecastle 3-2 Preston Athletic
- + Inter Conference matches
Saturday, February 1
Saturday, February 8
Saturday, February 15
Tweedmouth Rangers P-P Arniston Rangers– unplayable pitch
Saturday, February 22
Glenrothes P-P Edinburgh United– unplayable pitchStirling University EOS P-P Inverkeithing Hillfield Swifts– unplayable pitch
Saturday, February 29
- Hawick Royal Albert United 0-5 Inverkeithing Hillfield Swifts (@ Volunteer Park, Hawick Linden RFC)
Arniston Rangers P-P Coldstream– unplayable pitchEdinburgh United P-P Tynecastle– unplayable pitchPreston Athletic P-P Easthouses Lily MW– unplayable pitchStirling University EOS P-P Glenrothes– unplayable pitch
Saturday, March 7
Saturday, March 14
Arniston Rangers P-P Preston Athletic– due to COVID-19 pandemicColdstream P-P Glenrothes– due to COVID-19 pandemicEdinburgh United P-P Hawick Royal Albert United– due to COVID-19 pandemicStirling University EOS P-P Dalkeith Thistle– due to COVID-19 pandemicTweedmouth Rangers P-P Easthouses Lily MW– due to COVID-19 pandemicTynecastle P-P Inverkeithing Hillfield Swifts– due to COVID-19 pandemic
SEASON CONCLUDED DUE TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC – TYNECASTLE DECLARED CHAMPIONS