2012–13 East Superleague
# 2012–13 East Superleague

The 2012–13 East Superleague (known as the McBookie.com East Superleague for sponsorship reasons) was the 11th season of the East Superleague, the top tier of league competition for SJFA East Region member clubs.

The season began on 1 September 2012 and ended on 15 June 2013. Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic were the reigning champions.

There was no relegation this season as the Superleague expanded from twelve to sixteen in 2013–14.

Linlithgow Rose won the title on 27 April 2013, becoming the first club to win the East Superleague on three occasions, and also becoming the first team to go the full season unbeaten in the league. As champions they entered the First Round of the 2013–14 Scottish Cup.

## Teams

### To East Superleague

Promoted from East Premier League

* Sauchie Juniors
* Broxburn Athletic

### From East Superleague

Relegated to East Premier League

* Bathgate Thistle

In abeyance

* Forfar West End

### Stadia and locations

| Club | Location | Ground | Manager | Finishing position 2011–12 |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Bo'ness United | Bo'ness | Newtown Park | Allan McGonigal | 4th |
| Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic | Bonnyrigg | New Dundas Park | Max Christie | Champions |
| Broxburn Athletic | Broxburn | Albyn Park | Steve Pittman | East Premier League, 2nd |
| Camelon Juniors | Camelon | Carmuirs Park | Danny Smith | 6th |
| Carnoustie Panmure | Carnoustie | Laing Park | Alan McSkimming | 10th |
| Hill of Beath Hawthorn | Hill of Beath | Keirs Park | Jock Finlayson | 2nd |
| Kelty Hearts | Kelty | Central Park | Willie Newbigging | 5th |
| Linlithgow Rose | Linlithgow | Prestonfield | Mark Bradley | 3rd |
| Lochee United | Dundee | Thomson Park | Paul Ritchie | 7th |
| Musselburgh Athletic | Musselburgh | Olivebank Stadium | David McGlynn | 8th |
| St Andrews United | St Andrews | Recreation Park | Jim Hardie | 9th |
| Sauchie Juniors | Sauchie | Beechwood Park | Fraser Duncan | East Premier League, 1st |

### Managerial changes

| Club | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bo'ness United | Paul Ronald | Sacked | 2 September 2012 | 11th | Allan McGonigal | 29 October 2012 |
| Carnoustie Panmure | Ian Gilzean | Left by mutual consent | 9 March 2013 | 9th | Alan McSkimming | 9 May 2013 |
| Kelty Hearts | Keith Burgess | Resigned | 31 May 2013 | 5th | Willie Newbigging | 2 June 2013 |
| Lochee United | Paul Ritchie | Resigned | End of season | 10th | Steven Leahy | 7 June 2013 |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Linlithgow Rose (C) | 22 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 59 | 15 | +44 | 60 | Qualification for 2013–14 Scottish Cup |
| 2 | Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 58 | 36 | +22 | 41 | |
| 3 | Camelon Juniors | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 50 | 39 | +11 | 39 | |
| 4 | Bo'ness United | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 44 | 32 | +12 | 38 | |
| 5 | Kelty Hearts | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 28 | |
| 6 | Broxburn Athletic | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 31 | 32 | −1 | 28 | |
| 7 | Musselburgh Athletic | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 32 | 37 | −5 | 27 | |
| 8 | Hill of Beath Hawthorn | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 26 | |
| 9 | Carnoustie Panmure | 22 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 33 | 52 | −19 | 26 | |
| 10 | Lochee United | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 33 | 51 | −18 | 25 | |
| 11 | Sauchie Juniors | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 27 | 31 | −4 | 24 | |
| 12 | St Andrews United | 22 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 24 | 66 | −42 | 11 | |

## Results

| Home \ Away | BNS | BRG | BRX | CAM | CAR | HOB | KEL | LTH | LOC | MUS | STA | SCH |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bo'ness United | | 4–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 |
| Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic | 3–1 | | 2–1 | 2–4 | 5–3 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 5–1 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2–2 |
| Broxburn Athletic | 3–0 | 2–2 | | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–0 |
| Camelon Juniors | 0–4 | 3–1 | 1–1 | | 2–2 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 6–1 | 2–0 |
| Carnoustie Panmure | 5–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 0–5 | 1–0 | 1–3 |
| Hill of Beath Hawthorn | 1–2 | 3–5 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 6–2 | | 2–2 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 |
| Kelty Hearts | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | | 1–2 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 4–2 | 2–1 |
| Linlithgow Rose | 3–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 4–3 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | | 7–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 |
| Lochee United | 4–2 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–5 | | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 |
| Musselburgh Athletic | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 5–4 | | 4–1 | 1–2 |
| St Andrews United | 1–6 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 0–2 | | 2–2 |
| Sauchie Juniors | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 4–2 | |
