2021–22 Lowland Football League

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Lowland League
Season2021–22
Dates17 July 2021 – 16 April 2022
Matches played232
Goals scored863 (3.72 per match)
Top goalscorerBlair Henderson (The Spartans)
(25 goals)[1]
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 run14 matches:
Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic
Longest winless run21 matches:
Vale of Leithen
Longest losing run16 matches:
Vale of Leithen
Highest attendance942[2]
Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic 2–5 Rangers B
(11 September 2021)
2022–23 →
All statistics correct as of 29 January 2022.

The 2021–22 Scottish Lowland Football League is 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.

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.[3] 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.[4][5][6]

BSC Glasgow changed their name to Broomhill in July 2021.[7]

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[a] 3,100 919
Caledonian Braves Motherwell Alliance Park 500 100
Celtic B Airdrie Excelsior Stadium[b] 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[c] 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[d] 2,020 2,020
The Spartans Edinburgh Ainslie Park 3,612 534
University of Stirling Stirling Forthbank Stadium[e] 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 Ritchie Maxwell Scotland Lee Wells Adidas Solway Plant Hire
East Kilbride Scotland Chris Aitken 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 Grant Sandison 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[8] 18th Scotland Alec Munro 14 August 2021
East Kilbride Scotland Stephen Aitken Resigned 10 August 2021[9] 16th Scotland Chris Aitken 10 August 2021
Gretna 2008 Scotland Rowan Alexander Sacked 2 September 2021[10] 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

League summary[]

League table[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic 26 22 2 2 73 22 +51 68 Qualification for the Pyramid play-off
2 The Spartans 28 18 4 6 65 39 +26 58
3 Rangers B 25 18 1 6 84 28 +56 55 Ineligible for promotion or relegation
4 Celtic B 26 17 4 5 63 21 +42 55
5 East Kilbride 26 16 4 6 69 33 +36 52
6 Civil Service Strollers 28 14 5 9 54 42 +12 47
7 Berwick Rangers 25 13 1 11 52 36 +16 40
8 East Stirlingshire 25 11 6 8 46 28 +18 39
9 Caledonian Braves 26 10 5 11 48 44 +4 35
10 Gala Fairydean Rovers 24 10 4 10 41 38 +3 34
11 Dalbeattie Star 23 11 0 12 34 37 −3 33
12 Bo'ness United 23 9 4 10 38 34 +4 31
13 Broomhill 28 8 4 16 36 55 −19 28
14 University of Stirling 24 7 6 11 43 50 −7 27
15 Edinburgh University 28 6 5 17 41 82 −41 23
16 Cumbernauld Colts 27 6 4 17 41 62 −21 22
17 Gretna 2008 26 2 5 19 26 78 −52 11 Possible relegation to Tier 6[a]
18 Vale of Leithen 26 1 2 23 9 134 −125 5
Updated to match(es) played on 29 January 2022. Source: [11][12][13]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Notes:
  1. ^ If the Lowland League does not lose a club on net to the SPFL, the worst placed non-B team will be relegated. If the Lowland League gains a club on net then the second worst non-B team will also be relegated. However if the Lowland League loses a club on net to the SPFL, no team will be relegated.

Positions by round[]

Qualification for the Pyramid play-off
Possible relegation to Tier 6
Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic5684331111111111111111111111
The Spartans1116116444345434322333243333422
Rangers B3213653222222234222322222233
Celtic B121414912667678867109667665545344
East Kilbride1013131616161311101010129876775554464555
Civil Service Strollers14842212533353443444436656666
Berwick Rangers6775987674678119791091088877877
East Stirlingshire2137578888767655556777788788
Caledonian Braves1317121281112109999111012121111121111111111910109
Gala Fairydean Rovers1712101510999111112111098108989109991091110
Dalbeattie Star732112545654556810810891010101111911
Bo'ness United1511161071010121312111013121111131211121212121212121212
Broomhill8958111314151213131312131313121313131314141313131313
University of Stirling45914151211131414141515141415161616151415151514141414
Edinburgh University9101717171717171717171616151616151414141513131415151515
Cumbernauld Colts14611131516161616161414161514141515161616161616161616
Gretna 200816151513141415141515151717171717171717171717171717171717
Vale of Leithen18181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818
Updated to match(es) played on 29 January 2022. Source: [13]

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 3–0 1–0 0–2 3–1 5–1 1–0 2–3 2–1 3–0 4–2 1–1 1–6 11–0
Bo'ness United 1–2 1–0 0–2 3–1 2–1 1–2 3–3 0–0 2–2 1–0 2–3 2–3 0–1
Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic 3–0 2–0 2–1 2–1 3–0 2–1 3–1 7–0 2–0 6–2 2–5 2–2 3–1 2–0
Broomhill 1–2 1–2 0–1 1–2 2–2 2–0 2–0 0–4 0–3 3–1 3–3 1–1 3–0
Caledonian Braves 3–1 1–2 3–0 2–3 1–2 3–0 0–2 0–7 2–2 0–0 2–2 1–1 4–1 4–0
Celtic B 2–0 4–1 1–2 4–2 2–0 2–2 1–0 1–1 0–1 3–0 2–0 1–0 a 0–1
Civil Service Strollers 2–0 3–2 3–1 3–1 1–1 4–2 0–1 1–1 3–2 1–1 2–1 0–1 1–2 7–1
Cumbernauld Colts 4–1 0–0 1–2 1–4 0–2 3–1 0–3 4–3 2–3 4–4 2–3 0–1 1–6
Dalbeattie Star 3–2 1–0 3–1 1–4 1–3 3–1 1–2 3–1 2–0 1–3 4–0
East Kilbride 1–0 2–1 1–1 0–3 0–1 0–2 3–0 2–1 2–3 3–0 2–1 3–1 0–0
East Stirlingshire 0–1 0–1 0–1 1–1 2–0 3–0 4–5 2–0 0–1 0–1 1–1 1–0
Edinburgh University 1–4 1–6 2–2 1–3 0–6 4–2 4–4 0–3 1–1 1–0 0–3 1–2 4–4 3–0
Gala Fairydean Rovers 2–1 0–3 5–1 2–3 0–2 0–3 0–1 3–1 2–1 0–4
Gretna 2008 0–3 0–1 1–3 1–2 0–6 3–3 2–1 1–7 2–2[a] 0–4 0–3 1–4 1–1
Rangers B 1–0 2–0 5–1 3–1 a 1–3 1–4 2–1 8–2 9–1 7–1 5–0 9–0
The Spartans 2–1 1–2 2–0 1–2 2–1 4–2 1–0 5–2 2–3 4–0 0–2 1–1 8–0
University of Stirling 1–3 1–1 0–1 2–3 1–5 1–2 0–0 0–3 0–2 3–2[b] 3–1 2–0 0–2 5–0
Vale of Leithen 0–7 0–13 0–10 0–4 0–4 1–7 1–7 0–8 0–2 0–6 1–2 3–6
Updated to match(es) played on 29 January 2022. Source: [13][16]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. ^ Match played at Galabank, Annan.[14]
  2. ^ Match played at Ainslie Park, Edinburgh.[15]

Top scorers[]

As of 29 January 2022[1]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Blair Henderson The Spartans 25
2 Tony Weston Rangers B 20
3 Russell Currie Dalbeattie Star 18
4 Alieu Faye Civil Service Strollers 16
5 Owen Moffat Celtic B 12
Zander Murray Gala Fairydean Rovers
7 Innes Lawson Edinburgh University 11
Neil McLaughlin East Kilbride
Graham Taylor Berwick Rangers
João Vitoria East Kilbride
Sean Winter Cumbernauld Colts

Lowland League play-off[]

A three match round robin play-off will take place between the winners of the 2021–22 East of Scotland Football League, the 2021–22 South of Scotland Football League, and the 2021–22 West of Scotland Football League, subject to all three clubs meeting the required licensing criteria for promotion. If two clubs meet the criteria they will face each other home and away, if only one club meets the criteria they will be promoted without a play-off. However if no club meets the criteria there will be no promotion to the Lowland League.[17]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Top Goalscorers". SLFL. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  2. ^ Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic [@BonnyriggRose] (11 September 2021). "Thanks once again to the 942 people that attended today's game, and for the immaculate order observed by both sets of supporters throughout. Decent send off by the shed as well when the players were walking off. Much appreciated