2021–22 Scottish League Two

The 2021–22 Scottish League Two (known as cinch League Two for sponsorship reasons) is the ninth season of Scottish League Two, the fourth tier of Scottish football. The season began on 31 July.

Scottish League Two
Season2021–22
Dates31 July 2021 – 30 April 2022
Matches played79
Goals scored210 (2.66 per match)
Top goalscorerNathan Austin
10 goals
Biggest home winKelty Hearts 6–1 Albion Rovers
(11 December 2021)
Biggest away winEdinburgh City 0–4 Albion Rovers
(5 November 2021)
Highest scoringKelty Hearts 6–1 Albion Rovers
(December 2021)
Longest winning runAnnan Athletic
Kelty Hearts
Stenhousemuir
4 games
Longest unbeaten runKelty Hearts
15 games
Longest winless runCowdenbeath
12 games
Longest losing runCowdenbeath
Stirling Albion
5 games
Highest attendance1,202
Kelty Hearts 2–0 Cowdenbeath (31 July 2021)
Lowest attendance187
Annan Athletic 1–0 Cowdenbeath (30 October 2021)
Total attendance34,135
Average attendance432
2022–23 →
All statistics correct as of 11 December 2021.

Ten teams contest the league: Albion Rovers, Annan Athletic, Cowdenbeath, Edinburgh City, Elgin City, Forfar Athletic, Kelty Hearts, Stenhousemuir, Stirling Albion and Stranraer.

Teams

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

Stadia and locations
Albion Rovers Annan Athletic Cowdenbeath Edinburgh City
Cliftonhill Galabank Central Park Meadowbank Stadium[1]
Capacity: 1,238[2] Capacity: 2,504[3] Capacity: 4,309[4] Capacity: 500
Elgin City
Location of teams in 2021–22 Scottish League Two
 Forfar Athletic
Borough Briggs Station Park
Capacity: 4,520[5] Capacity: 6,777[6]
Kelty Hearts Stenhousemuir Stirling Albion Stranraer
New Central Park Ochilview Park Forthbank Stadium Stair Park
Capacity: 2,181 Capacity: 3,746[7] Capacity: 3,808[8] Capacity: 4,178[9]

Personnel and kits
Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Albion Rovers Brian Reid Aron Lynas Joma CompliancePath
Annan Athletic Peter Murphy Steven Swinglehurst EV2 Sportswear M & S Engineering
Cowdenbeath Maurice Ross Craig Barr Erreà Collier Haulage, Quarrying and Recycling
Edinburgh City Gary Naysmith Robbie McIntyre Macron Forth Capital
Elgin City Gavin Price Euan Spark Joma McDonald & Munro
Forfar Athletic Gary Irvine Ross Meechan Pendle Orchard Timber Products
Kelty Hearts Kevin Thomson Michael Tidser Joma The Conservatory Converters
Stenhousemuir Stephen Swift Sean Crighton Puma LOC Hire
Stirling Albion James Creaney (interim) Ross McGeachie Macron Prudential
Stranraer Jamie Hamill Grant Gallagher Joma[10] Stena Line[11]

Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Kelty Hearts Barry Ferguson Resigned 24 May 2021 Pre-season Kevin Thomson 28 May 2021
Stranraer Stephen Farrell Signed by Dumbarton 29 May 2021 Jamie Hamill 4 June 2021
Cowdenbeath Gary Bollan Mutual consent 23 October 2021 10th Maurice Ross 2 November 2021
Stirling Albion Kevin Rutkiewicz Resigned 9 December 2021 4th James Creaney (interim) 9 December 2021

League summary

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Kelty Hearts 15 12 3 0 33 10 +23 39 Promotion to League One
2 Forfar Athletic 16 9 5 2 28 14 +14 32 Qualification for the League One play-offs
3 Annan Athletic 16 8 2 6 24 19 +5 26
4 Stranraer 16 6 4 6 20 21 −1 22
5 Edinburgh City 16 6 4 6 20 22 −2 22
6 Stirling Albion 16 6 3 7 21 20 +1 21
7 Stenhousemuir 16 5 4 7 21 25 −4 19
8 Albion Rovers 16 5 2 9 20 29 −9 17
9 Elgin City 15 3 4 8 13 23 −10 13
10 Cowdenbeath 16 2 3 11 10 27 −17 9 Qualification for the League Two play-off final
Updated to match(es) played on 11 December 2021. Source: [12]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-to head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Play-off (only for deciding promotion, play-off participation and relegation).[13]

Results

Season statistics

Attendances

Change based on average attendances from the 2019–20 season.

Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Albion Rovers 2,236 427 230 319 +6.3%†
2 Annan Athletic 1,846 435 187 307 −11.5%†
3 Cowdenbeath 2,214 727 282 369 +5.4%†
4 Edinburgh City 2,651 726 218 378 +16.7%†
5 Elgin City 3,350 688 405 558 −12.1%†
6 Forfar Athletic[lower-alpha 1] 2,778 623 351 463 −28.1%†
7 Kelty Hearts[lower-alpha 2] 5,482 1,202 528 783 +56.6%†
8 Stenhousemuir 2,895 502 324 413 −23.8%†
9 Stirling Albion 3,581 734 508 596 +5.9%†
10 Stranraer[lower-alpha 1] 1,696 312 255 282 −19.4%†
League total 31,199 1,202 187 445 −8.4%†

Updated to games played on 4 December 2021
Source: [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23] [24] [25]

  1. Club was playing in League One during the 2019–20 season.
  2. Club was playing in the Lowland League during the 2019–20 season.

Awards
Month Manager of the Month Player of the Month
Manager Club Player Club
August Kevin Thomson Kelty Hearts Joe Cardle Kelty Hearts
September Kevin Rutkiewicz Stirling Albion Nathan Austin Kelty Hearts
October Gary Irvine Forfar Athletic Craig Thomson Forfar Athletic
November Kevin Thomson Kelty Hearts John Robertson Edinburgh City

League Two play-offs

The Pyramid play-off will be contested between the champions of the 2021–22 Highland Football League and the 2021–22 Lowland Football League. The winners will then face the bottom club in the League Two play-off final, being promoted to League Two for the 2021–22 season if they win. If the League Two club loses the play-off, they will be relegated to the Highland or Lowland League for the following season.

First leg
23 April 2022 SHFL champion or SLFL champion v SHFL champion or SLFL champion
15:00

Second leg
30 April 2022 SHFL champion or SLFL champion v SHFL champion or SLFL champion
15:00

First leg
7 May 2022 Pyramid play-off winner v 10th in Scottish League Two
15:00

Second leg
14 May 2022 10th in Scottish League Two v Pyramid play-off winner
15:00

References
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  2. "Albion Rovers Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  3. "Annan Athletic Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  4. "Cowdenbeath Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  5. "Elgin City Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  6. "Forfar Athletic Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  7. "Stenhousemuir Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  8. "Stirling Albion Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  9. "Stranraer Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  10. "New kit deal". Stranraer FC. 15 May 2018. Archived from the original on 21 May 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  11. "30 years of Stena". Stranraer FC. 29 June 2017. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  12. "cinch League Two Table". Scottish Prefessional Football League. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  13. "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League" (PDF). SPFL. pp. 38–39. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  14. "cinch League Two Results". SPFL. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  15. "Scottish League Two Performance Stats 2020–21". ESPN. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
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  17. "Annan Athletic Performance Stats". ESPN. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  18. "Cowdenbeath Performance Stats". ESPN. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  19. "Edinburgh City Performance Stats". ESPN. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  20. "Elgin City Performance Stats". ESPN. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  21. "Forfar Athletic Performance Stats". ESPN. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  22. "Kelty Hearts Performance Stats". ESPN. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  23. "Stenhousemuir Performance Stats". ESPN. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  24. "Stirling Albion Performance Stats". ESPN. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  25. "Stranraer Performance Stats". ESPN. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
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