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 The Scottish football league system is a series of generally connected leagues for Scottish football clubs. The Scottish system is more complicated than many other national league systems, consisting of several completely separate systems or 'gra ...

Kelty Hearts Kelty Hearts Football Club is a football club based in the village of Kelty in Fife, Scotland. Formed in 1975 and nicknamed ''the Hearts'', ''the Maroon Machine'' and ''the Jambos'', they play their home games at New Central Park. Their home ...

were the reigning champions but were unable to defend their title after gaining promotion to

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Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic Bonnyrigg Rose Football Club is a Scottish football club from the town of Bonnyrigg, Midlothian. Formed in 1881 and nicknamed ''the Rose'', the team plays in , having been promoted after winning the Lowland Football League in 2021–22. Their ...

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 The 2021–22 Highland Football League (known as the Breedon Highland League for sponsorship reasons) was the 119th season of the Highland Football League, and the 8th season as part of the fifth tier of the Scottish football pyramid system. Bror ...

(

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) 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

Teams

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and

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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 The English Football League Two (often referred to as League Two for short or Sky Bet League Two for sponsorship purposes, and known as the Football League Two from 2004 until 2016) is the third and lowest division of the English Football Lea ...

To Lowland League

* Celtic B *

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Stadia and locations

;Notes All grounds are equipped with floodlights.

Personnel and kits

Managerial changes

League summary

League table

Positions by round

Results

Lowland League play-off

A three-match round robin play-off will take place between the winners of the

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( Tranent Juniors), the 2021–22 South of Scotland Football League ( St Cuthbert Wanderers), and the

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Darvel Darvel ( sco, Dairvel, gd, Darbhail) is a small town in East Ayrshire, Scotland. It is at the eastern end of the Loudoun, Irvine Valley and is sometimes referred to as "The Lang Toon" ( en, the Long Town). The town's Latin motto, , means "No ...

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:2021-22 Lowland Football League 5 Lowland Football League seasons SCO