2021–22 Lowland Football League

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.

Lowland League
Season2021–22
Dates17 July 2021 – 16 April 2022
Matches played189
Goals scored697 (3.69 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 run9 matches:
Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic
Longest unbeaten run9 matches:
Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic & Civil Service Strollers
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)
2022–23 →
All statistics correct as of 11 December 2021.

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 leagues AGM on 27 May 2021.[3][4][5] BSC Glasgow F.C. changed their name to Broomhill in July 2021.[6]

Teams
Location of teams in 2021–22 Scottish Lowland Football League

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 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 Ritchie Maxwell Lee Wells Adidas Solway Plant Hire
East Kilbride Chris Aitken 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 Neil Hastings 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 Grant Sandison 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[7] 18th Alec Munro 14 August 2021
East Kilbride Stephen Aitken Resigned 10 August 2021[8] 16th Chris Aitken 10 August 2021
Gretna 2008 Rowan Alexander Sacked 2 September 2021[9] 15th Stephen Hatfield 6 October 2021
Vale of Leithen Alec Munro Stepped down 17 October 2021 18th Grant Sandison 17 October 2021

League summary

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic 21 18 1 2 61 17 +44 55 Qualification for the Pyramid play-off
2 Rangers B 21 15 0 6 67 24 +43 45 Ineligible for promotion or relegation
3 The Spartans 22 14 2 6 45 31 +14 44
4 East Kilbride 21 13 3 5 57 26 +31 42
5 Celtic B 20 13 3 4 44 15 +29 42 Ineligible for promotion or relegation
6 Civil Service Strollers 22 13 3 6 45 32 +13 42
7 East Stirlingshire 22 10 5 7 38 22 +16 35
8 Berwick Rangers 22 11 1 10 44 30 +14 34
9 Gala Fairydean Rovers 19 9 3 7 35 26 +9 30
10 Dalbeattie Star 20 10 0 10 29 31 −2 30
11 Caledonian Braves 21 8 4 9 39 37 +2 28
12 Bo'ness United 19 8 2 9 34 28 +6 26
13 Edinburgh University 21 6 4 11 33 56 −23 22
14 Broomhill 22 6 3 13 26 41 −15 21
15 University of Stirling 20 5 4 11 36 46 −10 19
16 Cumbernauld Colts 21 5 3 13 36 51 −15 18
17 Gretna 2008 22 1 4 17 19 68 −49 7 Possible relegation to Tier 6[lower-alpha 1]
18 Vale of Leithen 22 1 1 20 9 116 −107 4
Updated to match(es) played on 11 December 2021. Source: [10][11][12]
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 Athletic5684331111111111111111
Rangers B3213653222222234222322
The Spartans1116116444345434322333243
East Kilbride1013131616161311101010129876775554
Celtic B121414912667678867109667665
Civil Service Strollers14842212533353443444436
East Stirlingshire2137578888767655556777
Berwick Rangers6775987674678119791091088
Gala Fairydean Rovers1712101510999111112111098108989109
Dalbeattie Star7321125456545568108108910
Caledonian Braves131712128111210999911101212111112111111
Bo'ness United1511161071010121312111013121111131211121212
Edinburgh University9101717171717171717171616151616151414141513
Broomhill8958111314151213131312131313121313131314
University of Stirling45914151211131414141515141415161616151415
Cumbernauld Colts14611131516161616161414161514141515161616
Gretna 200816151513141415141515151717171717171717171717
Vale of Leithen18181818181818181818181818181818181818181818
Updated to match(es) played on 11 December 2021. 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 3–0 1–0 0–2 5–1 1–0 2–3 2–1 3–0 1–1 1–6 11–0
Bo'ness United 1–2 1–0 0–2 3–1 1–2 3–3 2–2 1–0 2–3 2–3 0–1
Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic 3–0 2–0 2–1 3–0 2–1 3–1 7–0 2–0 6–2 2–5 3–1 2–0
Broomhill 1–2 1–2 0–1 1–2 2–2 2–0 0–3 1–1 3–0
Caledonian Braves 1–2 2–3 1–2 3–0 0–2 0–7 2–2 0–0 1–1 4–1 4–0
Celtic B 2–0 4–2 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 3–2 2–1 1–2 7–1
Cumbernauld Colts 4–1 0–0 1–2 1–4 0–2 3–1 2–3 4–4 2–3 1–6
Dalbeattie Star 1–0 3–1 1–4 1–3 3–1 3–1 2–0 1–3 4–0
East Kilbride 1–0 2–1 1–1 0–1 0–2 3–0 2–1 2–3 3–0 2–1 3–1
East Stirlingshire 0–1 0–1 0–1 1–1 2–0 3–0 2–0 0–1 0–1 1–1 1–0
Edinburgh University 1–4 1–6 2–2 1–3 4–2 4–4 1–1 1–0 0–3 4–4 3–0
Gala Fairydean Rovers 2–1 5–1 2–3 0–2 0–3 0–1 3–1 2–1 0–4
Gretna 2008 0–3 0–1 1–2 0–6 1–7 2–2[lower-alpha 1] 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 9–1 7–1 5–0 9–0
The Spartans 2–1 1–2 2–0 1–2 2–1 1–0 5–2 2–3 4–0 0–2 1–1
University of Stirling 1–3 0–1 2–3 1–5 1–2 0–3 0–2 2–0 0–2 5–0
Vale of Leithen 0–7 0–13 0–10 0–4 1–7 1–7 0–8 0–2 1–2 3–6
Updated to match(es) played on 11 December 2021. Source: [12][14]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. Match played at Galabank, Annan.[13]

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.[15]

References
  1. 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 🙌🌹" (Tweet). Retrieved 12 September 2021 – via Twitter.
  2. "Discussions to invite Rangers and Celtic 'B' teams". Scottish Lowland League. 5 May 2021. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  3. "Lowland sides 'approve' Old Firm colts". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  4. "Rangers and Celtic 'B' admitted into Lowland League". Scottish Lowland League. 27 May 2021. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  5. Pirie, Mark (27 May 2021). "Rangers and Celtic B teams Lowland League entry rubber stamped". Daily Record. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  6. "A New Beginning – Broomhill FC". Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  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.
  10. "Lowland League Table". BBC. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  11. "Lowland League Standings". Scottish Lowland Football League. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  12. "Summary - Football League". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  13. "Gretna FC 2008 2-2 East Stirlingshire FC". Gretna F.C. 2008. Gretna FC 2008 Limited. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  14. "Fixtures & Results". Scottish Lowland Football League. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  15. "LOWER PYRAMID PLAY - OFF COMPETITION RULES" (PDF). Lowland Football League. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
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