| Season: | 2021–22 |
| Competition: | Lowland League |
| Winners: | Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic |
| Promoted: | Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic |
| Relegated: | Vale of Leithen |
| Matches: | 306 |
| Total Goals: | 1133 |
| Biggest Home Win: | (9 October 2021) |
| Biggest Away Win: | (6 October 2021) |
| Highest Scoring: | (6 October 2021) |
| Longest Wins: | 11 matches: Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic |
| Longest Unbeaten: | 18 matches: Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic |
| Longest Winless: | 21 matches: Vale of Leithen |
| Longest Losses: | 16 matches: Vale of Leithen |
| Highest Attendance: | 942[1] (11 September 2021) |
| Prevseason: | 2020–21 |
| Nextseason: | 2022–23 |
| Updated: | 10 May 2022 |
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. Kelty Hearts were the reigning champions but were unable to defend their title after gaining promotion to Scottish League Two.
Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic 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 (Fraserburgh) 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 Scottish League Two.
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 league's AGM on 27 May 2021.[3] [4] [5]
BSC Glasgow changed their name to Broomhill in July 2021.[6]
The following teams changed division after the 2020–21 season.
Promoted to League Two
| Team | Location | Stadium | data-sort-type="number" | Capacity | data-sort-type="number" | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berwick Rangers | Berwick-upon-Tweed | Shielfield Park | align=right | 4,099 | align=right | 1,366 | |
| Bo'ness United | Bo'ness | Newtown Park | align=right | 2,500 | align=right | 0 | |
| Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic | Bonnyrigg | New Dundas Park | align=right | 2,200 | align=right | 0 | |
| Broomhill | Alloa | Recreation Park | align=right | 3,100 | align=right | 919 | |
| Caledonian Braves | Motherwell | Alliance Park | align=right | 500 | align=right | 100 | |
| Celtic B | Airdrie | Excelsior Stadium | align=right | 10,101 | align=right | 10,101 | |
| Civil Service Strollers | Edinburgh | Christie Gillies Park | align=right | 1,569 | align=right | 100 | |
| Cumbernauld Colts | Cumbernauld | Broadwood Stadium | align=right | 8,086 | align=right | 8,086 | |
| Dalbeattie Star | Dalbeattie | Islecroft Stadium | align=right | 1,320 | align=right | 100 | |
| East Kilbride | East Kilbride | K Park | align=right | 660 | align=right | 400 | |
| East Stirlingshire | Falkirk | Falkirk Stadium | align=right | 7,937 | align=right | 7,937 | |
| Edinburgh University | Edinburgh | New Peffermill Stadium | align=right | 1,100 | align=right | 100 | |
| Gala Fairydean Rovers | Galashiels | 3G Arena, Netherdale | align=right | 2,000 | align=right | 500 | |
| Gretna 2008 | Gretna | Raydale Park | align=right | 1,030 | align=right | 138 | |
| Rangers B | Dumbarton | Dumbarton Football Stadium | align=right | 2,020 | align=right | 2,020 | |
| The Spartans | Edinburgh | Ainslie Park | align=right | 3,612 | align=right | 534 | |
| University of Stirling | Stirling | Forthbank Stadium | align=right | 3,808 | align=right | 2,508 | |
| Vale of Leithen | Innerleithen | Victoria Park | align=right | 1,500 | align=right | 0 |
| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berwick Rangers | Kappa | Thrive Learning | |||
| Bo'ness United | Puma | Express Taxis | |||
| Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic | Puma | G. Fitzsimmons and Son | |||
| Broomhill | Joma | Nicholson Accountancy | |||
| Caledonian Braves | Macron | Play | |||
| Celtic B |  | Adidas | Dafabet | ||
| Civil Service Strollers | Joma | Pilton Community Health Project | |||
| Cumbernauld Colts | Puma | Broden's Bar and Kitchen | |||
| Dalbeattie Star | Adidas | Solway Plant Hire | |||
| East Kilbride | Joma | Document Solutions | |||
| East Stirlingshire | EV2 Sportswear | EV2SPORTSWEAR.COM | |||
| Edinburgh University | PlayerLayer | TWEDEX | |||
| Gala Fairydean Rovers | Adidas | Five Star Taxis | |||
| Gretna 2008 | Joma | CLARKE ePos (UK) Ltd | |||
| Rangers B | David McCallum | Castore | Carrick Packaging | ||
| The Spartans | Macron | Arthur McKay | |||
| Stirling University | VSN | Mackay Clinic | |||
| Vale of Leithen | Adidas | BARC Travel |
| 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 | 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 | 6 October 2021 | |
| Vale of Leithen | Alec Munro | Stepped down | 17 October 2021 | 18th | Grant Sandison | 17 October 2021 |
| Gala Fairydean Rovers | Neil Hastings | Left club | 9 January 2022 | 9th | Jimmy Scott | 9 January 2022 |
| Vale of Leithen | Grant Sandison | Stepped down | 5 March 2022 | 18th | Michael Wilson | 9 March 2022 |
| Dalbeattie Star | Ritchie Maxwell | Stepped down | 18 March 2022 | 10th | Chris Jardine | 18 March 2022 |
A three-match round robin play-off took place between the winners of the 2021–22 East of Scotland Football League (Tranent Juniors), the 2021–22 South of Scotland Football League (St Cuthbert Wanderers), and the 2021–22 West of Scotland Football League (Darvel).[10]