2021–22 Lowland Football League

Lowland League 2021–22
Season information
Dates	17 July 2021–10 May 2022
Winners	Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic
Promoted	Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic
Relegated	Vale of Leithen
Season statistics
Matches played	306
Goals scored	1,133
Top goalscorer	Blair Henderson (The Spartans) (27 goals)
Biggest home win	[Berwick Rangers F.C.
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)
← 2020–21	2022–23 →

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 are the reigning champions but cannot defend their title after gaining promotion to the SPFL.

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.

Teams

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

• Celtic B
• Rangers B

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

Personnel and kits

Team	Manager	Captain	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor
Berwick Rangers	Malcolm, StuartStuart Malcolm	Pyper, JamieJamie Pyper	Kappa	Thrive Learning
Bo'ness United	Christie, MaxMax Christie	Hunter, StuartStuart Hunter	Puma	Express Taxis
Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic	Horn, RobbieRobbie Horn	Stewart, JonathanJonathan Stewart	Puma	G. Fitzsimmons and Son
Broomhill	Hardie, MartinMartin Hardie	McMillan, RossRoss McMillan	Joma	Nicholson Accountancy
Caledonian Braves	Waddell, RickyRicky Waddell	Reid, AlanAlan Reid	Macron	Alba Cola
Celtic B	McIntyre, TommyTommy McIntyre	Lawal, BosunBosun Lawal	Adidas	Dafabet
Civil Service Strollers	Jardine, GaryGary Jardine	McConnell, MarkMark McConnell	Legea	Futurity Financial Services
Cumbernauld Colts	Orr, JamesJames Orr	O'Neill, StephenStephen O'Neill	Puma	Broden's Bar and Kitchen
Dalbeattie Star	Maxwell, RitchieRitchie Maxwell	Wells, LeeLee Wells	Adidas	Solway Plant Hire
East Kilbride	Rutkiewicz, KevinKevin Rutkiewicz	Millar, ChrisChris Millar	Joma	Document Solutions
East Stirlingshire	Ure, DerekDerek Ure	Gibbons, KieranKieran Gibbons	EV2 Sportswear	EV2SPORTSWEAR.COM
Edinburgh University	Ogunro, DorianDorian Ogunro	McDonald, CalumCalum McDonald	PlayerLayer	TWEDEX
Gala Fairydean Rovers	Hastings, NeilNeil Hastings	Rodger, GarethGareth Rodger	Adidas	Five Star Taxis
Gretna 2008	Hatfield, StephenStephen Hatfield		Joma	CASS
Rangers B	David McCallum	McClelland, KyleKyle McClelland	Castore	Carrick Packaging
The Spartans	Samuel, DouglasDouglas Samuel	McFarland, IanIan McFarland	Macron	Arthur McKay
Stirling University	Geddes, ChrisChris Geddes	Berry, JamesJames Berry	VSN	Mackay Clinic
Vale of Leithen	Anderson, ChrisChris Anderson	Rossi, GerGer Rossi	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	Munro, AlecAlec 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	Hatfield, StephenStephen 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
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) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

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	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Tranent Juniors (P)	2	2	0	0	0	9	0	+9	6	Promotion to the Lowland League
2	Darvel	2	1	0	0	1	3	3	0	3
3	St Cuthbert Wanderers	2	0	0	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

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

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

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

External links

• Official website