2021–22 Lowland Football League

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Football league season

Lowland League
Season	2021–22
Dates	17 July 2021 – 10 May 2022
Champions	Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic
Promoted	Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic
Relegated	Vale of Leithen
Matches played	306
Goals scored	1,133 (3.7 per match)
Biggest home win	Berwick Rangers 11–0 Vale of Leithen (9 October 2021)
Biggest away win	Vale of Leithen 0–13 Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic (6 October 2021)
Highest scoring	Vale of Leithen 0–13 Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic (6 October 2021)
Longest winning run	11 matches: Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic
Longest unbeaten run	18 matches: Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic
Longest winless run	21 matches: Vale of Leithen
Longest losing run	16 matches: Vale of Leithen
Highest attendance	942 Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic 2–5 Rangers B (11 September 2021)
← 2020–21 2022–23 → All statistics correct as of 10 May 2022.

The 2021–22 Scottish Lowland Football League was the 9th season of the Lowland Football League, part of the fifth tier of the Scottish football pyramid system. Kelty Hearts were the reigning champions but were unable to defend their title after gaining promotion to Scottish League Two.

Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic won their first league title on 1 March 2022 thanks to a 5–0 win over Cumbernauld Colts at New Dundas Park, with five matches still to play. They faced the winners of the 2021–22 Highland Football League (Fraserburgh) in the Pyramid play-off, winning 3–2 on aggregate. Bonnyrigg Rose then defeated Cowdenbeath 4–0 on aggregate in the League Two play-off final to gain promotion to Scottish League Two.

Teams

Berwick Rangers

Bo'ness United

Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic

Broomhill

Caledonian Braves

Celtic B

Civil Service Strollers

Gala Fairydean Rovers

Gretna 2008

Rangers B

The Spartans

University of Stirling

Vale of Leithenclass=notpageimage| Location of teams in 2021–22 Scottish Lowland Football League

Celtic and Rangers were approached by the Lowland League for a proposal to admit "B" teams into the league for the 2021–22 season. The proposal was given provisional approval by the majority of member clubs, with the vote being confirmed at the league's AGM on 27 May 2021.

BSC Glasgow changed their name to Broomhill in July 2021.

The following teams changed division after the 2020–21 season.

From Lowland League

Promoted to League Two

Kelty Hearts

To Lowland League

Stadia and locations

Team	Location	Stadium	Capacity	Seats
Berwick Rangers	Berwick-upon-Tweed	Shielfield Park	4,099	1,366
Bo'ness United	Bo'ness	Newtown Park	2,500	0
Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic	Bonnyrigg	New Dundas Park	2,200	0
Broomhill	Alloa	Recreation Park	3,100	919
Caledonian Braves	Motherwell	Alliance Park	500	100
Celtic B	Airdrie	Excelsior Stadium	10,101	10,101
Civil Service Strollers	Edinburgh	Christie Gillies Park	1,569	100
Cumbernauld Colts	Cumbernauld	Broadwood Stadium	8,086	8,086
Dalbeattie Star	Dalbeattie	Islecroft Stadium	1,320	100
East Kilbride	East Kilbride	K Park	660	400
East Stirlingshire	Falkirk	Falkirk Stadium	7,937	7,937
Edinburgh University	Edinburgh	New Peffermill Stadium	1,100	100
Gala Fairydean Rovers	Galashiels	3G Arena, Netherdale	2,000	500
Gretna 2008	Gretna	Raydale Park	1,030	138
Rangers B	Dumbarton	Dumbarton Football Stadium	2,020	2,020
The Spartans	Edinburgh	Ainslie Park	3,612	534
University of Stirling	Stirling	Forthbank Stadium	3,808	2,508
Vale of Leithen	Innerleithen	Victoria Park	1,500	0

Notes

Broomhill are ground-sharing with Alloa Athletic due to the lack of a suitable venue in Glasgow.
Celtic B are ground-sharing with Airdrieonians.
East Stirlingshire are ground-sharing with Falkirk.
Rangers B are ground-sharing with Dumbarton.
University of Stirling are ground-sharing with Stirling Albion.

All grounds are equipped with floodlights.

Personnel and kits

Team	Manager	Captain	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor
Berwick Rangers	Stuart Malcolm	Jamie Pyper	Kappa	Thrive Learning
Bo'ness United	Max Christie	Stuart Hunter	Puma	Express Taxis
Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic	Robbie Horn	Jonathan Stewart	Puma	G. Fitzsimmons and Son
Broomhill	David Gormley	Ryan Sinnamon	Joma	Nicholson Accountancy
Caledonian Braves	Ricky Waddell	Ross Lindsay	Macron	Play
Celtic B	Tommy McIntyre	Bosun Lawal	Adidas	Dafabet
Civil Service Strollers	Gary Jardine	Mark McConnell	Joma	Pilton Community Health Project
Cumbernauld Colts	James Orr	Stephen O'Neill	Puma	Broden's Bar and Kitchen
Dalbeattie Star	Chris Jardine	Lee Wells	Adidas	Solway Plant Hire
East Kilbride	Kevin Rutkiewicz	Chris Millar	Joma	Document Solutions
East Stirlingshire	Derek Ure	Kieran Gibbons	EV2 Sportswear	EV2SPORTSWEAR.COM
Edinburgh University	Dorian Ogunro	Matthew Dick	PlayerLayer	TWEDEX
Gala Fairydean Rovers	Jimmy Scott	Gareth Rodger	Adidas	Five Star Taxis
Gretna 2008	Stephen Hatfield		Joma	CLARKE ePos (UK) Ltd
Rangers B	David McCallum	Kyle McClelland	Castore	Carrick Packaging
The Spartans	Douglas Samuel	Ian McFarland	Macron	Arthur McKay
Stirling University	Chris Geddes	James Berry	VSN	Mackay Clinic
Vale of Leithen	Michael Wilson	Michael Robertson	Adidas	BARC Travel

Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Position in table	Incoming manager	Date of appointment
Vale of Leithen	Chris Anderson	Resigned	8 August 2021	18th	Alec Munro	14 August 2021
East Kilbride	Stephen Aitken	Resigned	10 August 2021	16th	Chris Aitken	10 August 2021
Gretna 2008	Rowan Alexander	Sacked	2 September 2021	15th	Stephen Hatfield	6 October 2021
Vale of Leithen	Alec Munro	Stepped down	17 October 2021	18th	Grant Sandison	17 October 2021
Gala Fairydean Rovers	Neil Hastings	Left club	9 January 2022	9th	Jimmy Scott	9 January 2022
Vale of Leithen	Grant Sandison	Stepped down	5 March 2022	18th	Michael Wilson	9 March 2022
Dalbeattie Star	Ritchie Maxwell	Stepped down	18 March 2022	10th	Chris Jardine	18 March 2022

League summary

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic (C, O, P)	34	28	3	3	92	28	+64	87	Qualification for the Pyramid play-off
2	Rangers B	34	24	1	9	105	42	+63	73	Ineligible for promotion or relegation
3	Celtic B	34	23	4	7	82	30	+52	73	Ineligible for promotion or relegation
4	East Kilbride	34	22	5	7	92	40	+52	71
5	The Spartans	34	20	6	8	69	45	+24	66
6	East Stirlingshire	34	15	11	8	61	36	+25	56
7	Civil Service Strollers	34	17	5	12	66	53	+13	56
8	Berwick Rangers	34	17	3	14	75	46	+29	54
9	Caledonian Braves	34	15	8	11	69	48	+21	53
10	University of Stirling	34	13	6	15	66	68	−2	45
11	Bo'ness United	34	13	6	15	54	60	−6	45
12	Dalbeattie Star	34	14	1	19	53	65	−12	43
13	Gala Fairydean Rovers	34	11	4	19	54	66	−12	37
14	Cumbernauld Colts	34	10	5	19	53	73	−20	35
15	Broomhill	34	10	4	20	42	66	−24	34
16	Edinburgh University	34	8	7	19	54	92	−38	31
17	Gretna 2008	34	2	5	27	36	109	−73	11
18	Vale of Leithen (R)	34	1	2	31	10	166	−156	5	Relegation to the East of Scotland League

Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Positions by round

	Qualification for the Pyramid play-off
	Relegation to Tier 6

Team ╲ Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34
Team ╲ Round
Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic	5	6	8	4	3	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Rangers B	3	2	1	3	6	5	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	2
Celtic B	12	14	14	9	12	6	6	7	6	7	8	8	6	7	10	9	6	6	7	6	6	5	5	4	5	3	4	4	3	2	2	3	3	3
East Kilbride	10	13	13	16	16	16	13	11	10	10	10	12	9	8	7	6	7	7	5	5	5	4	4	6	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	2	2	4
The Spartans	11	16	11	6	4	4	4	3	4	5	4	3	4	3	2	2	3	3	3	2	4	3	3	3	3	4	2	2	2	3	3	5	5	5
East Stirlingshire	2	1	3	7	5	7	8	8	8	8	7	6	7	6	5	5	5	5	6	7	7	7	7	8	8	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	6
Civil Service Strollers	14	8	4	2	2	1	2	5	3	3	3	5	3	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	6	6	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	8	7
Berwick Rangers	6	7	7	5	9	8	7	6	7	4	6	7	8	11	9	7	9	10	9	10	8	8	8	7	7	8	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	8
Caledonian Braves	13	17	12	12	8	11	12	10	9	9	9	9	11	10	12	12	11	11	12	11	11	11	11	11	9	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
University of Stirling	4	5	9	14	15	12	11	13	14	14	14	15	15	14	14	15	16	16	16	15	14	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	14	13	10
Bo'ness United	15	11	16	10	7	10	10	12	13	12	11	10	13	12	11	11	13	12	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11
Dalbeattie Star	7	3	2	1	1	2	5	4	5	6	5	4	5	5	6	8	10	8	10	8	9	10	10	10	11	11	9	11	11	10	10	10	10	12
Gala Fairydean Rovers	17	12	10	15	10	9	9	9	11	11	12	11	10	9	8	10	8	9	8	9	10	9	9	9	10	9	11	10	10	11	11	11	11	13
Cumbernauld Colts	1	4	6	11	13	15	16	16	16	16	16	14	14	16	15	14	14	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	13	15	15	14
Broomhill	8	9	5	8	11	13	14	15	12	13	13	13	12	13	13	13	12	13	13	13	13	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	13	14	15
Edinburgh University	9	10	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	15	16	16	15	14	14	14	15	13	13	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16
Gretna 2008	16	15	15	13	14	14	15	14	15	15	15	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17
Vale of Leithen	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18

Source:

Results

Home \ Away	BER	BNS	BON	BRO	CAL	CEL	CSS	CUM	DAL	EKB	EAS	EDU	GFR	GRE	RAN	SPA	STI	VOL
Berwick Rangers		0–1	1–4	3–0	1–0	0–2	3–1	5–1	1–0	2–3	2–1	3–0	4–2	1–1	1–6	0–0	5–0	11–0
Bo'ness United	1–4		1–2	1–0	1–3	0–2	3–1	2–1	1–2	0–6	3–3	0–0	2–2	5–1	1–0	2–3	2–3	0–1
Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic	3–0	3–0		2–0	2–1	2–1	3–0	5–0	2–1	3–1	2–2	7–0	2–0	6–2	2–5	2–2	3–1	2–0
Broomhill	1–2	1–2	0–1		1–2	0–3	2–2	2–0	2–0	0–4	0–2	2–3	0–3	3–1	0–2	3–3	1–1	3–0
Caledonian Braves	3–1	1–1	1–2	3–0		2–3	1–2	3–0	0–2	0–7	2–2	1–1	0–0	4–0	2–2	1–1	4–1	4–0
Celtic B	2–0	4–1	1–2	4–2	2–0		3–1	2–2	1–0	1–1	0–1	3–0	2–0	1–0	0–1	0–1	3–1	4–0
Civil Service Strollers	2–0	4–0	3–2	3–1	3–1	1–1		4–2	0–1	1–2	1–1	3–2	1–1	2–1	0–1	1–2	0–2	7–1
Cumbernauld Colts	1–0	4–1	0–0	1–2	1–4	0–2	3–1		2–4	0–3	0–0	4–3	2–3	4–4	2–3	0–1	1–6	4–0
Dalbeattie Star	1–2	1–2	2–0	3–2	0–2	2–4	1–0	3–1		1–4	1–3	3–1	1–2	3–1	2–0	1–3	1–2	4–0
East Kilbride	1–1	1–0	0–1	2–1	1–1	0–3	0–1	0–2	3–0		2–1	2–3	3–1	3–0	2–1	3–1	3–1	0–0
East Stirlingshire	2–1	2–2	0–1	0–1	1–1	0–1	1–1	2–0	3–0	4–5		2–0	0–1	4–2	0–1	0–0	1–1	1–0
Edinburgh University	1–4	1–6	0–2	2–2	1–3	0–6	1–2	4–2	3–3	4–4	0–3		1–1	1–0	0–3	1–2	4–4	3–0
Gala Fairydean Rovers	2–1	1–3	0–3	1–3	5–1	1–2	2–3	1–2	0–2	2–5	0–3	0–1		3–1	2–1	0–4	1–2	2–1
Gretna 2008	0–3	0–1	1–3	1–2	0–6	3–3	3–4	1–3	2–1	1–7	2–2	0–4	0–3		1–5	1–4	1–4	1–1
Rangers B	1–0	2–0	1–2	5–1	3–1	3–0	1–3	1–4	4–3	2–1	0–2	8–2	5–2	9–1		7–1	5–0	9–0
The Spartans	2–1	0–1	1–2	2–0	1–2	2–1	4–2	1–0	5–2	0–3	2–3	4–0	2–1	2–1	0–2		1–1	8–0
University of Stirling	1–3	1–1	0–1	2–3	0–4	1–5	1–2	0–0	7–0	0–3	0–2	3–2	3–1	2–0	4–0	0–2		5–0
Vale of Leithen	0–9	0–7	0–13	0–1	0–5	0–10	0–4	0–4	0–2	1–7	1–7	0–5	0–8	0–2	0–6	1–2	3–6

Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:

Match played at Celtic Park.
Match played at Galabank, Annan.
Match played at Ibrox Stadium.
Match played at Ainslie Park, Edinburgh.

Lowland League play-off

A three-match round robin play-off took place between the winners of the 2021–22 East of Scotland Football League (Tranent Juniors), the 2021–22 South of Scotland Football League (St Cuthbert Wanderers), and the 2021–22 West of Scotland Football League (Darvel).

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Tranent Juniors (P)	2	2	0	9	0	+9	6	Promotion to the Lowland League
2	Darvel	2	1	1	3	3	0	3
3	St Cuthbert Wanderers	2	0	2	1	10	−9	0

Source: East of Scotland League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Result of head-to-head match; 5) Away goals scored; 6) League record points per game
(P) Promoted

Tranent Juniors v St Cuthbert Wanderers

22 May 2022	Tranent Juniors	7–0	St Cuthbert Wanderers	Tranent
15:00	McIntosh 26', 44', 65' Miller 41' Docherty 48' Maughan 80', 86'			Stadium: Foresters Park Attendance: 550 Referee: Daniel Graves

St Cuthbert Wanderers v Darvel

25 May 2022	St Cuthbert Wanderers	1–3	Darvel	Kirkcudbright
20:00	Williamson 68' (pen.)		McKenzie 4' Kirkpatrick 29' McShane 90'	Stadium: St Mary's Park Attendance: 291 Referee: Alastair Grieve

Darvel v Tranent Juniors

28 May 2022	Darvel	0–2	Tranent Juniors	Darvel
14:00			McIntosh 40' Docherty 84'	Stadium: Recreation Park Attendance: 1,880 Referee: George Calder

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External links

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