2021–22 Lowland Football League

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.

Lowland League
Season2021–22
Dates17 July 2021 – 10 May 2022
ChampionsBonnyrigg Rose Athletic
PromotedBonnyrigg Rose Athletic
RelegatedVale of Leithen
Matches played306
Goals scored1,133 (3.7 per match)
Biggest home winBerwick Rangers 11–0 Vale of Leithen
(9 October 2021)
Biggest away winVale of Leithen 0–13 Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic
(6 October 2021)
Highest scoringVale of Leithen 0–13 Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic
(6 October 2021)
Longest winning run11 matches:
Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic
Longest unbeaten run18 matches:
Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic
Longest winless run21 matches:
Vale of Leithen
Longest losing run16 matches:
Vale of Leithen
Highest attendance942[1]
Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic 2–5 Rangers B
(11 September 2021)
All statistics correct as of 10 May 2022.

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
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.[2] 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.[3][4][5]

BSC Glasgow changed their name to Broomhill in July 2021.[6]

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

From Lowland League

Promoted to League Two

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[lower-alpha 1] 3,100 919
Caledonian Braves Motherwell Alliance Park 500 100
Celtic B Airdrie Excelsior Stadium[lower-alpha 2] 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[lower-alpha 3] 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[lower-alpha 4] 2,020 2,020
The Spartans Edinburgh Ainslie Park 3,612 534
University of Stirling Stirling Forthbank Stadium[lower-alpha 5] 3,808 2,508
Vale of Leithen Innerleithen Victoria Park 1,500 0
Notes
  1. Broomhill are ground-sharing with Alloa Athletic due to the lack of a suitable venue in Glasgow.
  2. Celtic B are ground-sharing with Airdrieonians.
  3. East Stirlingshire are ground-sharing with Falkirk.
  4. Rangers B are ground-sharing with Dumbarton.
  5. 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 Scotland Stuart Malcolm Scotland Jamie Pyper Kappa Thrive Learning
Bo'ness United Scotland Max Christie Scotland Stuart Hunter Puma Express Taxis
Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic Scotland Robbie Horn Scotland Jonathan Stewart Puma G. Fitzsimmons and Son
Broomhill Scotland David Gormley Scotland Ryan Sinnamon Joma Nicholson Accountancy
Caledonian Braves Scotland Ricky Waddell Scotland Ross Lindsay Macron Play
Celtic B Scotland Tommy McIntyre Republic of Ireland Bosun Lawal Adidas Dafabet
Civil Service Strollers Scotland Gary Jardine Scotland Mark McConnell Joma Pilton Community Health Project
Cumbernauld Colts Scotland James Orr Scotland Stephen O'Neill Puma Broden's Bar and Kitchen
Dalbeattie Star Scotland Chris Jardine Scotland Lee Wells Adidas Solway Plant Hire
East Kilbride Scotland Kevin Rutkiewicz Scotland Chris Millar Joma Document Solutions
East Stirlingshire Scotland Derek Ure Scotland Kieran Gibbons EV2 Sportswear EV2SPORTSWEAR.COM
Edinburgh University Scotland Dorian Ogunro Scotland Matthew Dick PlayerLayer TWEDEX
Gala Fairydean Rovers Scotland Jimmy Scott Scotland Gareth Rodger Adidas Five Star Taxis
Gretna 2008 Northern Ireland Stephen Hatfield Joma CLARKE ePos (UK) Ltd
Rangers B Scotland David McCallum Northern Ireland Kyle McClelland Castore Carrick Packaging
The Spartans Scotland Douglas Samuel Scotland Ian McFarland Macron Arthur McKay
Stirling University Scotland Chris Geddes Scotland James Berry VSN Mackay Clinic
Vale of Leithen Scotland Michael Wilson Scotland 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 Scotland Chris Anderson Resigned 8 August 2021[7] 18th Scotland Alec Munro 14 August 2021
East Kilbride Scotland Stephen Aitken Resigned 10 August 2021[8] 16th Scotland Chris Aitken 10 August 2021
Gretna 2008 Scotland Rowan Alexander Sacked 2 September 2021[9] 15th Northern Ireland Stephen Hatfield 6 October 2021
Vale of Leithen Scotland Alec Munro Stepped down 17 October 2021 18th Scotland Grant Sandison 17 October 2021
Gala Fairydean Rovers Scotland Neil Hastings Left club 9 January 2022 9th Scotland Jimmy Scott 9 January 2022
Vale of Leithen Scotland Grant Sandison Stepped down 5 March 2022 18th Scotland Michael Wilson 9 March 2022
Dalbeattie Star Scotland Ritchie Maxwell Stepped down 18 March 2022 10th Scotland 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: [10][11][12]
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 ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic5684331111111111111111111111111111
Rangers B3213653222222234222322222233444442
Celtic B121414912667678867109667665545344322333
East Kilbride1013131616161311101010129876775554464555555224
The Spartans1116116444345434322333243333422233555
East Stirlingshire2137578888767655556777788788888876
Civil Service Strollers14842212533353443444436656666666787
Berwick Rangers6775987674678119791091088877877777668
Caledonian Braves1317121281112109999111012121111121111111111910109999999
University of Stirling45914151211131414141515141415161616151415151514141414141415141310
Bo'ness United1511161071010121312111013121111131211121212121212121212121212121211
Dalbeattie Star732112545654556810810891010101111911111010101012
Gala Fairydean Rovers1712101510999111112111098108989109991091110101111111113
Cumbernauld Colts14611131516161616161414161514141515161616161616161616161613151514
Broomhill8958111314151213131312131313121313131314141313131313131314131415
Edinburgh University9101717171717171717171616151616151414141513131415151515151516161616
Gretna 200816151513141415141515151717171717171717171717171717171717171717171717
Vale of Leithen18181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818
Source: [12]

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[lower-alpha 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[lower-alpha 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[lower-alpha 3] 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[lower-alpha 4] 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: [12][17]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. Match played at Celtic Park.[13]
  2. Match played at Galabank, Annan.[14]
  3. Match played at Ibrox Stadium.[15]
  4. Match played at Ainslie Park, Edinburgh.[16]

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).[18]

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[18]
(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'
 [19] Stadium: Foresters Park
Attendance: 550[20]
Referee: Daniel Graves
25 May 2022 St Cuthbert Wanderers 1–3 Darvel Kirkcudbright
20:00 Williamson 68' (pen.)
Stadium: St Mary's Park
Attendance: 291[20]
Referee: Alastair Grieve
28 May 2022 Darvel 0–2 Tranent Juniors Darvel
14:00 [21]
  • McIntosh 40'
  • Docherty 84'
 Stadium: Recreation Park
Attendance: 1,880[20]
Referee: George Calder

References
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  7. Vale of Leithen FC [@ValeLeithen] (8 August 2021). "MANAGER DEPARTURE - After six years at the club, manager Chris Anderson has stepped down. We would like to thank him for his efforts and wish him well for the future" (Tweet). Retrieved 8 August 2021 – via Twitter.
  8. McGilvray, Andy (10 August 2021). "Stevie Aitken leaves East Kilbride manager's job". Daily Record. Reach plc. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  9. Gretna FC 2008 [@GretnaFC2008] (2 September 2021). "CLUB STATEMENT Good afternoon everyone, With immediate effect Rowan Alexander has been relieved of his duty as manager of Gretna 2008 FC. As a club we would like to wish him well for the future. Chair" (Tweet). Retrieved 2 September 2021 – via Twitter.
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  12. "Summary - Football League". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  13. Young, Graeme (12 April 2022). "Celtic 0 Rangers 1 LIVE reaction as the visitors seal bragging rights with second win in a month". Daily Record. Reach plc. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  14. "Gretna FC 2008 2-2 East Stirlingshire FC". Gretna F.C. 2008. Gretna FC 2008 Limited. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  15. Banks, Ben (19 March 2022). "Rangers destroy Celtic in record-breaking Ibrox match as starlet scores screamer". Daily Record. Reach plc. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  16. Scottish Lowland League [@OfficialSLFL] (30 December 2021). "VENUE CHANGE | Saturday's league match between @StirlingUniFC and @EdinburghUniAFC will now take place at Ainslie Park at 3pm" (Tweet). Retrieved 2 January 2022 – via Twitter.
  17. "Fixtures & Results". Scottish Lowland Football League. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  18. "LOWER PYRAMID PLAY - OFF COMPETITION RULES" (PDF). SLFL.co.uk. Lowland Football League. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 April 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  19. "Tranent JFC 7–0 St Cuthbert Wanderers". Tranent Juniors F.C. 22 May 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  20. Kelly, Ryan [@RyanMusselburgh] (30 May 2022). "Following the completion of the @EastScotlandFA Premier Division on Saturday, here is the complete attendance table for all 309 (inc P/O) matches" (Tweet). Retrieved 31 May 2022 – via Twitter.
  21. "Darvel FC 0–2 Tranent JFC". Tranent Juniors F.C. 28 May 2022. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
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