| Competition: | McBookie.com East Superleague |
| Season: | 2017–18 |
| Winners: | Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic[1] |
| Relegated: | none |
| Biggest Home Win: | (6 January 2018) |
| Biggest Away Win: | (28 April 2018) |
| Highest Scoring: | (16 September 2017) |
| Total Goals: | 858 |
| Matches: | 240 |
| Prevseason: | 2016–17 |
| Nextseason: | 2018–19 |
The 2017–18 East Superleague (known as the McBookie.com East Superleague for sponsorship reasons) was the 16th season of the East Superleague, the top tier of league competition for SJFA East Region member clubs.
The season began on 5 August 2017 and ended on 2 June 2018. Kelty Hearts were the reigning champions but did not defend their title after joining the East of Scotland Football League.[2]
Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic clinched the championship on 26 May 2018, the club's second title in three seasons.[3] As winners they entered the preliminary round of the 2018–19 Scottish Cup.
The following teams changed division prior to the 2017–18 season.
Promoted from East Premier League
Relegated to East Premier League
Transferred to East of Scotland League
Forfar West End were promoted after defeating Newtongrange Star 3–2 on aggregate in the East Region Super/Premier League Play Off; however, Newtongrange were reprieved from relegation to balance league numbers following the departure of Kelty.[4] [5]
| Club | Location | Ground | Manager | Finishing position 2016–17 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bo'ness United | 3rd | ||||
| Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic | New Dundas Park | David White | 2nd | ||
| Broughty Athletic | Whitton Park | 7th | |||
| Broxburn Athletic | Albyn Park | 8th | |||
| Camelon Juniors | Carmuirs Park | Gordon Herd | 12th | ||
| Carnoustie Panmure | Laing Park | Alan McSkimming | 11th | ||
| Dundonald Bluebell | Moorside Park | 6th | |||
| Forfar West End | Strathmore Park | Daryl McKenzie | East Premier League, 3rd | ||
| Hill of Beath Hawthorn | Keirs Park | 10th | |||
| Jeanfield Swifts | Riverside Park | Ross Gunnion | 13th | ||
| Kennoway Star Hearts | Treaton Park | Craig Johnstone | East Premier League, 2nd | ||
| Linlithgow Rose | Prestonfield | 9th | |||
| Lochee United | Thomson Park | George Shields | 5th | ||
| Newtongrange Star | New Victoria Park | Stevie McLeish | 14th | ||
| Penicuik Athletic | Penicuik Park | Johnny Harvey | 4th | ||
| Sauchie Juniors | Beechwood Park | Fraser Duncan | East Premier League, 1st |
| width=160 | Club | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Davidson | Stepped down through illness[6] | 18 July 2017 | Close season | Craig Johnstone[7] | 18 Jul 2017 (interim)/17 Sep 2017 (permanent) | ||
| Keith Gibson | Resigned[8] | 1 August 2017 | Close season | Jim Finlayson[9] | 14 September 2017 | ||
| Appointed manager at Berwick Rangers[10] | 29 August 2017 | 2nd | David White[11] | 5 September 2017 | |||
| Resigned[12] | 12 November 2017 | 7th | Brian McNaughton[13] | 1 December 2017 | |||
| Resigned[14] | 6 January 2018 | 12th | Steve Kerrigan[15] | 6 January 2018 | |||
| Jim Finlayson | Resigned[16] | 29 January 2018 | 7th | Jamie McCunnie[17] | 29 January 2018 | ||
| Stevie Kay | Resigned[18] | 18 March 2018 | 5th | Jason Dair[19] | 21 March 2018 |
With eleven Superleague clubs moving to the East of Scotland Football League for the 2018–19 season, relegation was suspended pending league reconstruction.[20]