The 2021–22 Scottish Lowland Football League was the 9th season of the

Lowland Football League The Scottish Lowland Football League (SLFL, commonly known as the Lowland League) and the Park’s Motor Group Scottish Lowland League for sponsorship reasons is a senior football league based in central and southern Scotland. The league sits a ...

, 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

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Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic Bonnyrigg Rose Football Club is a Scottish football club from the town of Bonnyrigg. Formed in 1881 and nicknamed ''the Rose'', the team plays in the , having been relegated in 2024–25. Their home ground is New Dundas Park, and they have ...

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 Cowdenbeath () is a town and burgh in west Fife, Scotland. It is north-east of Dunfermline and north of the capital, Edinburgh. The town grew up around the extensive coalfields of the area and became a police burgh in 1890. According to a 20 ...

4–0 on aggregate in the League Two play-off final to gain promotion to

Teams

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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 * Kelty Hearts

To Lowland League

* Celtic B * Rangers B

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 took 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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References

External links

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