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The 2015–16 East of Scotland Football League saw the league merged into a single, 16-team division, for the first time since 1986–87. Following the resignation of Easthouses Lily the membership had tied 8/8 on a vote between two divisions of eight or a single division of 16, and the League Board selected the latter. As a result, Coldstream and Craigroyston effectively avoided relegation despite finishing in the bottom two places of the previous season's Premier Division.
Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale were the defending champions. This season saw the departure of Easthouses Lily who left to join the Scottish Junior Football Association.
Kelso United resigned at the start of September after fulfilling their opening East of Scotland Qualifying League and Qualifying Cup matches and three league games. This reduced the number of clubs to 15. Their league defeats to Coldstream (0–7), Leith Athletic (5–0) and Burntisland Shipyard (5–0) were expunged.