2016–17 East of Scotland Football League

{{Infobox football league season

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| competition = East of Scotland Football League

| season = 2016–17

| dates = {{nowrap|3 September 2016 – 13 May 2017}}

| winners = Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale

| promoted =

| relegated =

| matches = 110

| total goals = 503

| league topscorer =

| biggest home win = {{nowrap|Eyemouth United 10–0 Burntisland Shipyard}}
(1 October 2016)

| biggest away win = {{nowrap|Tweedmouth Rangers 0–11 Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale}}
(10 May 2017)

| highest scoring = {{nowrap|Tweedmouth Rangers 0–11 Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale}}
(10 May 2017)

| longest wins =

| longest unbeaten =

| longest winless =

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| highest attendance =

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| prevseason = 2015–16

| nextseason = 2017–18

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The 2016–17 East of Scotland Football League (known for sponsorship reasons as the Central Taxis East of Scotland League) was the 88th season of the East of Scotland Football League, and the 3rd season as the sixth tier of the Scottish football pyramid system. The season began on 3 September 2016 and finished on 13 May 2017. Leith Athletic were the defending champions.

The league was reduced to a 12-team division following the departure of Civil Service Strollers and Hawick Royal Albert who left to join the Lowland Football League, Craigroyston who left to join the Scottish Junior Football Association and Spartans Reserves who withdrew.

Tweedmouth Rangers joined from the North Northumberland League, however Duns resigned before the season began.

Teams

{{Location map+ |Scotland Southeast |width=550 |float=right |caption=Location of teams in 2016–17 East of Scotland Football League |places=

{{Location map~ |Scotland Southeast |marksize=6 |lat=56.1172 |long=-3.9397 |label=Stirling University reserves |position=left}}

{{Location map~ |Scotland Southeast |marksize=6 |lat=55.6515 |long=-2.2542 |label=Coldstream |position=left }}

{{Location map~ |Scotland Southeast |marksize=6 |lat=56.0600 |long=-3.2310 |label=Burntisland Shipyard |position=top }}

{{Location map~ |Scotland Southeast |marksize=6 |lat=55.8695 |long=-2.0906 |label=Eyemouth United |position=left}}

{{Location map~ |Scotland Southeast |marksize=6 |lat=55.9450 |long=-2.9540 |label=Ormiston |position=right }}

{{Location map~ |Scotland Southeast |marksize=6 |lat=55.6500 |long=-3.1800 |label=Peebles Rovers |position=left }}

{{Location map~ |Scotland Southeast |marksize=6 |lat=55.7593 |long=-2.0153 |label=Tweedmouth Rangers |position=left| outside = 1 }}

{{Location map~ |Scotland Southeast |marksize=6 |lat=55.90988 |long=-3.15271 |label=Tynecastle |position=right}}

{{Location map~ |Scotland Southeast |marksize=6 |lat=55.91040 |long=-3.31882 |label=Heriot-Watt University |position=bottom}}

{{Location map~ |Scotland Southeast |marksize=6 |lat=55.95858 |long=-3.18369 |label=Leith Athletic |position=top }}

{{Location map~ |Scotland Southeast |marksize=6 |lat=55.9339 |long=-3.2545 |label=Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale |position=left }}

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The following teams have changed division since the 2015–16 season.

=To East of Scotland Football League=

Transferred from North Northumberland Football League

Tweedmouth Rangers

=From East of Scotland Football League=

Transferred to Lowland Football League

Transferred to East South Division

Craigroyston

Team ! Location ! Home ground ! Capacity ! Ref.
class="wikitable sortable"
Burntisland Shipyard	Burntisland	Recreation Park	align=center\| 1,000	[https://nonleaguescotland.org.uk/burntisland.html Burntisland Shipyard], nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 29 August 2016.
Coldstream	Coldstream	Home Park	align=center\| 1,000	[https://nonleaguescotland.org.uk/coldstream.html Coldstream], nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 29 August 2016.
Duns	Duns	New Hawthorn Park	align=center\| 1,000	[http://nonleaguescotland.org.uk/duns.htm Duns] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141222164817/http://nonleaguescotland.org.uk/duns.htm \|date=2014-12-22 }}, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 29 August 2016.
Eyemouth United	Eyemouth	Warner Park	align=center\| 2,000	[https://web.archive.org/web/20130517121322/http://nonleaguescotland.org.uk/eyemouth.htm Eyemouth United], nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 29 August 2016.
Heriot-Watt University	Edinburgh	Riccarton Campus	align=center\| 1,800	[https://nonleaguescotland.org.uk/heriotwatt.html Heriot-Watt Uni], nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 29 August 2016.
Leith Athletic	Edinburgh	Meadowbank 3G	align=center\| 500	[https://nonleaguescotland.org.uk/leith.html Leith Athletic], nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 29 August 2016.
Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale	Edinburgh	Saughton Sports Complex	align=center\| 1,000	[https://web.archive.org/web/20130517120914/http://nonleaguescotland.org.uk/lothian.htm Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale], nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 29 August 2016.
Ormiston	Ormiston	Recreation Park	align=center\| 2,000	[https://nonleaguescotland.org.uk/ormiston.html Ormiston], nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 29 August 2016.
Peebles Rovers	Peebles	Whitestone Park	align=center\| 2,250	[https://nonleaguescotland.org.uk/peebles.html Peebles Rovers], nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 29 August 2016.
Stirling University Reserves	Stirling	Gannochy Sports Centre	align=center\| 1,000	[http://nonleaguescotland.org.uk/stirling2.htm Stirling University Reserves] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160702063930/http://nonleaguescotland.org.uk/stirling2.htm \|date=2016-07-02 }}, nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 29 August 2016.
Tweedmouth Rangers	Berwick-upon-Tweed	Old Shielfield	align=center\| 1,000	[https://nonleaguescotland.org.uk/tweedmouth.html Tweedmouth Rangers], nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 29 August 2016.
Tynecastle	Edinburgh	Fernieside Recreation Ground	align=center\| 1,500	[https://nonleaguescotland.org.uk/tynecastle.html Tynecastle], nonleaguescotland.org.uk, Retrieved 29 August 2016.