This is a list ofEast Stirlingshire Football Club seasons from 1882–83 to the present day. The list details East Stirlingshire's record in major league and cup competitions, and the club's top league goal scorer of each season where available. Top scorers inbold were also the top scorers in East Stirlingshire's division that season. Records of minor competitions such as theStirlingshire Cup are not included.
The club was founded in 1880 asBainsford Britannia, a year later changing to its present name of East Stirlingshire. The club first competed in the Scottish Cup in 1882, two years after the club was established. The club was then admitted to theScottish Football League in 1900.
| Season | League[1][2] | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Challenge Cup | Top league goal scorer | |||||||||
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| Division | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pos | Name | Goals | ||||
| 1882–83 | R1 | |||||||||||||
| 1883–84 | R3 | |||||||||||||
| 1884–85 | R2 | |||||||||||||
| 1885–86 | R3 | |||||||||||||
| 1886–87 | R3 | |||||||||||||
| 1887–88 | R3 | |||||||||||||
| 1888–89 | QF | |||||||||||||
| 1889–90 | R4 | |||||||||||||
| 1890–91 | QF | |||||||||||||
| 1891–92 | R1 | |||||||||||||
| 1893–94 | R1 | |||||||||||||
| 1894–95 | R1 | |||||||||||||
| 1895–96 | R1 | |||||||||||||
| 1897–98 | R2 | |||||||||||||
| 1898–99 | R2 | |||||||||||||
| 1899–1900 | R1 | |||||||||||||
| 1900–01 | Div 2 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 34 | 39 | 17 | 7th | R1 | ||||
| 1901–02 | Div 2 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 36 | 46 | 19 | 9th | |||||
| 1902–03 | Div 2 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 46 | 41 | 21 | 8th | |||||
| 1903–04 | Div 2 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 35 | 40 | 21 | 5th | |||||
| 1904–05 | Div 2 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 37 | 38 | 19 | 9th | |||||
| 1905–06 | Div 2 | 22 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 26 | 47 | 12 | 12th | |||||
| 1906–07 | Div 2 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 36 | 48 | 16 | 11th[a] | |||||
| 1907–08 | Div 2 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 32 | 23 | 4th | |||||
| 1908–09 | Div 2 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 27 | 33 | 21 | 7th | R1 | ||||
| 1909–10 | Div 2 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 38 | 43 | 20 | 8th | |||||
| 1910–11 | Div 2 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 28 | 34 | 20 | 7th | R1 | ||||
| 1911–12 | Div 2 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 21 | 31 | 17 | 9th | R2 | ||||
| 1912–13 | Div 2 | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 43 | 27 | 32 | 3rd | R2 | ||||
| 1913–14 | Div 2 | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 40 | 36 | 22 | 7th | R2 | ||||
| 1914–15 | Div 2 | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 53 | 44 | 31 | 4th | |||||
| Division 2 and the Scottish Cup were postponed due toWorld War I | ||||||||||||||
| 1919–20 | R2 | |||||||||||||
| 1920–21 | R3 | |||||||||||||
| 1921–22 | Div 2 | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 43 | 60 | 34 | 15th | R3 | ||||
| 1922–23 | Div 2 | 38 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 48 | 69 | 28 | 19th | R1 | ||||
| 1923–24 | Div 3 | 30 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 63 | 36 | 42 | 2nd | R3 | ||||
| 1924–25 | Div 2 | 38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 58 | 72 | 30 | 18th | R2 | ||||
| 1925–26 | Div 2 | 38 | 10 | 7 | 21 | 59 | 89 | 27 | 18th | R1 | ||||
| 1926–27 | Div 2 | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 93 | 75 | 44 | 5th | R1 | ||||
| 1927–28 | Div 2 | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 84 | 76 | 38 | 9th | R1 | ||||
| 1928–29 | Div 2 | 36 | 14 | 4 | 18 | 71 | 75 | 32 | 12th | R2 | ||||
| 1929–30 | Div 2 | 38 | 16 | 4 | 18 | 83 | 75 | 36 | 12th | R1 | ||||
| 1930–31 | Div 2 | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 85 | 74 | 41 | 7th | R1 | ||||
| 1931–32 | Div 2 | 38 | 26 | 3 | 9 | 111 | 55 | 55 | 1st | R1 | ||||
| 1932–33 | Div 1 | 38 | 7 | 3 | 28 | 55 | 115 | 17 | 20th | R1 | ||||
| 1933–34 | Div 2 | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 65 | 74 | 35 | 9th | R3 | ||||
| 1934–35 | Div 2 | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 57 | 76 | 29 | 14th | R1 | ||||
| 1935–36 | Div 2 | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 70 | 75 | 34 | 8th | R1 | ||||
| 1936–37 | Div 2 | 34 | 18 | 2 | 14 | 81 | 78 | 38 | 7th | R1 | ||||
| 1937–38 | Div 2 | 34 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 55 | 95 | 25 | 13th | R1 | ||||
| 1938–39 | Div 2 | 34 | 9 | 4 | 21 | 89 | 130 | 22 | 17th | R1 | ||||
| Division 2 and the Scottish Cup were postponed due toWorld War II | ||||||||||||||
| 1946–47 | Div C[b] | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 54 | 40 | 22 | 4th | R2 | ||||
| 1947–48 | Div C | 22 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 72 | 26 | 39 | 1st | R2 | ||||
| 1948–49 | Div 2 | 30 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 38 | 67 | 18 | 16th[c] | R2 | PR | |||
| 1950–51 | R2 | |||||||||||||
| 1951–52 | R1 | |||||||||||||
| 1952–53 | R2 | |||||||||||||
| 1953–54 | R1 | |||||||||||||
| 1954–55 | R3 | |||||||||||||
| 1955–56 | Div 2 | 36 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 66 | 94 | 28 | 16th | R4 | PR | |||
| 1956–57 | Div 2 | 36 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 56 | 121 | 17 | 19th | R4 | PR | |||
| 1957–58 | Div 2 | 36 | 12 | 5 | 19 | 55 | 79 | 29 | 15th | R1 | PR | |||
| 1958–59 | Div 2 | 36 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 50 | 79 | 28 | 15th | R1 | PR | |||
| 1959–60 | Div 2 | 36 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 68 | 82 | 28 | 15th | R3 | PR | |||
| 1960–61 | Div 2 | 36 | 9 | 7 | 20 | 59 | 100 | 25 | 16th | R1 | PR | |||
| 1961–62 | Div 2 | 36 | 15 | 4 | 17 | 70 | 81 | 34 | 11th | R1 | PR | |||
| 1962–63 | Div 2 | 36 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 80 | 50 | 49 | 2nd | R3 | PR | |||
| 1963–64 | Div 1 | 34 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 37 | 91 | 12 | 18th | R3 | PR | |||
| 1964–65 | Div 2[d] | 36 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 64 | 50 | 40 | 5th | R1 | PR | |||
| 1965–66 | Div 2 | 38 | 9 | 5 | 22 | 59 | 91 | 23 | 17th | R1 | PR | |||
| 1966–67 | Div 2 | 38 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 44 | 87 | 24 | 19th | R1 | PR | |||
| 1967–68 | Div 2 | 36 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 61 | 74 | 28 | 15th | R1 | PR | |||
| 1968–69 | Div 2 | 36 | 17 | 5 | 14 | 70 | 62 | 39 | 9th | R2 | PR | |||
| 1969–70 | Div 2 | 36 | 14 | 5 | 17 | 58 | 75 | 33 | 12th | PR1 | PR | |||
| 1970–71 | Div 2 | 36 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 57 | 86 | 27 | 17th | R1 | PR | |||
| 1971–72 | Div 2 | 36 | 17 | 7 | 12 | 60 | 58 | 41 | 8th | R1 | PR | |||
| 1972–73 | Div 2 | 36 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 52 | 69 | 32 | 13th | R2 | PR | |||
| 1973–74 | Div 2 | 36 | 9 | 5 | 22 | 47 | 73 | 23 | 16th | R1 | SR | |||
| 1974–75 | Div 2[e] | 38 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 56 | 52 | 40 | 10th | R3 | PR | |||
| 1975–76 | SFL 2 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 33 | 33 | 24 | 8th | R1 | PR | |||
| 1976–77 | SFL 2 | 39 | 12 | 8 | 19 | 47 | 63 | 32 | 10th | R3 | PR | |||
| 1977–78 | SFL 2 | 39 | 15 | 8 | 16 | 55 | 65 | 38 | 9th | R2 | R2 | |||
| 1978–79 | SFL 2 | 39 | 12 | 8 | 19 | 61 | 87 | 32 | 12th | R2 | R2 | |||
| 1979–80 | SFL 2 | 39 | 21 | 7 | 11 | 55 | 40 | 49 | 2nd | R1 | R1 | |||
| 1980–81 | SFL 1 | 39 | 6 | 17 | 16 | 41 | 57 | 29 | 11th | QF | R1 | |||
| 1981–82 | SFL 1 | 39 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 38 | 77 | 24 | 13th | R1 | PR | |||
| 1982–83 | SFL 2 | 39 | 7 | 9 | 23 | 41 | 79 | 23 | 13th | R1 | PR | |||
| 1983–84 | SFL 2 | 39 | 10 | 11 | 18 | 51 | 66 | 31 | 11th | R3 | R1 | |||
| 1984–85 | SFL 2 | 39 | 8 | 15 | 16 | 38 | 53 | 31 | 12th | R2 | R2 | |||
| 1985–86 | SFL 2 | 39 | 11 | 6 | 22 | 49 | 69 | 28 | 11th | R1 | R1 | |||
| 1986–87 | SFL 2 | 39 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 33 | 56 | 23 | 13th | R1 | R2 | |||
| 1987–88 | SFL 2 | 39 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 51 | 47 | 43 | 6th | R4 | R2 | |||
| 1988–89 | SFL 2 | 39 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 54 | 58 | 37 | 9th | R2 | R1 | |||
| 1989–90 | SFL 2 | 39 | 8 | 10 | 21 | 34 | 66 | 26 | 14th | R3 | R1 | |||
| 1990–91 | SFL 2 | 39 | 9 | 11 | 19 | 36 | 72 | 29 | 13th | R1 | R2 | R2 | ||
| 1991–92 | SFL 2 | 39 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 61 | 70 | 41 | 6th | R1 | R2 | R1 | ||
| 1992–93 | SFL 2 | 39 | 8 | 9 | 22 | 50 | 85 | 25 | 13th | R4 | R1 | R1 | ||
| 1993–94 | SFL 2[f] | 39 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 54 | 57 | 37 | 9th | R3 | R3 | R1 | ||
| 1994–95 | SFL 3 | 36 | 18 | 5 | 13 | 61 | 50 | 59 | 4th | R1 | R1 | R1 | ||
| 1995–96 | SFL 3 | 36 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 58 | 62 | 44 | 7th | R2 | R2 | R1 | ||
| 1996–97 | SFL 3 | 36 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 36 | 58 | 33 | 9th | R3 | R1 | R2 | ||
| 1997–98 | SFL 3 | 36 | 17 | 6 | 13 | 50 | 48 | 57 | 4th | R2 | R2 | R1 | Davie Watt | 12 |
| 1998–99 | SFL 3 | 36 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 50 | 48 | 40 | 8th | R3 | R1 | —[g] | Hugh Ward | 7 |
| 1999–2000 | SFL 3 | 36 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 28 | 50 | 40 | 7th | R2 | R2 | R1 | Gary Higgins Stevie Laidlaw | 9 |
| 2000–01 | SFL 3 | 36 | 10 | 7 | 19 | 37 | 69 | 37 | 8th | R1 | R2 | SF | Steve Hislop | 15 |
| 2001–02 | SFL 3 | 36 | 12 | 4 | 20 | 51 | 58 | 40 | 7th | R2 | R1 | R1 | ||
| 2002–03 | SFL 3 | 36 | 2 | 7 | 27 | 32 | 105 | 13 | 10th | R1 | R1 | R1 | Jordan Leishman | 5 |
| 2003–04 | SFL 3 | 36 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 30 | 118 | 8 | 10th | R2 | R1 | R1 | ||
| 2004–05 | SFL 3 | 36 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 32 | 88 | 22 | 10th | R1 | R1 | R1 | Derek Ure | 6 |
| 2005–06 | SFL 3 | 36 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 28 | 89 | 23 | 10th | R1 | R1 | R1 | Iain Diack | 9 |
| 2006–07 | SFL 3 | 36 | 6 | 3 | 27 | 27 | 78 | 21 | 10th | R1 | R1 | R1 | Marc McKenzie | 5 |
| 2007–08 | SFL 3 | 36 | 10 | 4 | 22 | 48 | 71 | 34 | 9th | R4 | R1 | QF | Andrew Brand | 11 |
| 2008–09 | SFL 3 | 36 | 19 | 4 | 13 | 57 | 50 | 61 | 3rd | R4 | R1 | R2 | Brian Graham | 15 |
| 2009–10 | SFL 3 | 36 | 19 | 4 | 13 | 50 | 46 | 61 | 3rd | R2 | R1 | R2 | Simon Lynch | 13 |
| 2010–11 | SFL 3 | 36 | 10 | 4 | 22 | 33 | 62 | 34 | 9th | R4 | R1 | R2 | Kevin Cawley | 8 |
| 2011–12 | SFL 3 | 36 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 38 | 88 | 24 | 10th | R3 | R1 | R1 | Kevin Turner | 6 |
| 2012–13 | SFL 3 | 36 | 8 | 5 | 23 | 49 | 97 | 29 | 10th | R3 | R1 | QF | Paul Quinn | 11 |
| 2013–14 | SL 2 | 36 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 45 | 59 | 44 | 8th | R3 | R1 | R1 | Paul Quinn | 7 |
| 2014–15 | SL 2 | 36 | 13 | 4 | 19 | 40 | 66 | 43 | 9th | R3 | R1 | R1 | David McKenna | 12 |
| 2015–16 | SL 2 | 36 | 9 | 5 | 22 | 41 | 79 | 32 | 10th | R2 | R1 | R1 | David McKenna | 10 |
| 2016–17 | Lowland | 30 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 107 | 43 | 68 | 2nd | R2 | Group | R1 | ||
| 2017–18 | Lowland | 30 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 67 | 31 | 64 | 4th | R2 | — | R1 | ||
| 2018–19 | Lowland | 28 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 57 | 47 | 39 | 6th | R2 | — | R1 | ||
| 2019–20 | Lowland | 26 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 77 | 29 | 46 | 4th[h] | R1 | — | — | Jamie Dishington | 16 |
| 2020–21 | Lowland | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 12 | 26 | 5th[h] | R1 | — | — | Andy Rodgers | 8 |
| 2021–22 | Lowland | 34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 61 | 36 | 56 | 6th | R2 | — | — | TBC | TBC |
| 2022–23 | Lowland | 36 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 41 | 74 | 33 | 16th | R1 | — | R2 | Connor Greene Niyah Joseph | 7 |
| 2023–24 | Lowland | 34 | 12 | 4 | 18 | 58 | 68 | 40 | 14th | R1 | — | — | Luke Rankin | 23 |
| 2024–25 | Lowland | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 54 | 67 | 43 | 9th | R1 | — | R2 | Lucas McRoberts | 7 |
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