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
ChampionsKelty Hearts
PromotedKelty Hearts
Matches played180
Goals scored468 (2.6 per match)
Top goalscorerNathan Austin
17 goals
Biggest home winKelty Hearts 6–1 Albion Rovers
(11 December 2021)
Stirling Albion 5–0 Edinburgh City
(30 April 2022)
Biggest away winAlbion Rovers 0–5 Stranraer
(9 April 2022)
Highest scoringKelty Hearts 6–1 Albion Rovers
(11 December 2021)
Forfar Athletic 3–4 Stenhousemuir
(26 December 2021)
Longest winning runKelty Hearts
5 games
Longest unbeaten runKelty Hearts
16 games
Longest winless runCowdenbeath
12 games
Longest losing runStirling Albion
7 games
Highest attendance1,202
Kelty Hearts 2–0 Cowdenbeath (31 July 2021)
Lowest attendance151
Albion Rovers 1–4 Annan Athletic (2 March 2022)
All statistics correct as of 30 April 2022.

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 Ainslie Park[1][2]
Capacity: 1,238[3] Capacity: 2,504[4] Capacity: 4,309[5] Capacity: 3,534
Elgin City
Location of teams in 2021–22 Scottish League Two
 Forfar Athletic
Borough Briggs Station Park
Capacity: 4,520[6] Capacity: 6,777[7]
Kelty Hearts Stenhousemuir Stirling Albion Stranraer
New Central Park Ochilview Park Forthbank Stadium Stair Park
Capacity: 2,181 Capacity: 3,746[8] Capacity: 3,808[9] Capacity: 4,178[10]

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 Alan Maybury (interim) 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 Darren Young Ross McGeachie Macron Prudential
Stranraer Jamie Hamill Grant Gallagher Joma[11] Stena Line[12]

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 Darren Young 20 December 2021
Edinburgh City Gary Naysmith Sacked 17 March 2022 4th Alan Maybury (interim) 24 March 2022

League summary

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Kelty Hearts (C, P) 36 24 9 3 68 28 +40 81 Promotion to League One
2 Forfar Athletic (Q) 36 16 12 8 57 36 +21 60 Qualification for the League One play-offs
3 Annan Athletic (Q) 36 18 5 13 64 51 +13 59
4 Edinburgh City (Q) 36 14 10 12 43 49 −6 52
5 Stenhousemuir 36 13 10 13 47 46 +1 49
6 Stranraer 36 13 8 15 50 54 −4 47
7 Stirling Albion 36 11 9 16 41 46 −5 42
8 Albion Rovers 36 10 9 17 37 58 −21 39
9 Elgin City 36 9 10 17 33 51 −18 37
10 Cowdenbeath (Q) 36 7 8 21 28 49 −21 29 Qualification for the League Two play-off final
Source: [13]
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).[14]
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated

Results

Season statistics

Top scorers
As of 30 April 2022
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Nathan Austin Kelty Hearts 17
2 Tony Wallace Annan Athletic 13
Kane Hester Elgin City
Thomas Orr Stenhousemuir
5 Tommy Goss Annan Athletic 12
Joe Cardle Kelty Hearts

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
December Peter Murphy Annan Athletic Dominic Docherty Annan Athletic
January Gavin Price Elgin City Tam Orr Stenhousemuir
February Stephen Swift Stenhousemuir Nicky Jamieson Stenhousemuir
March Kevin Thomson Kelty Hearts Tommy Goss Annan Athletic

League Two play-offs

The Pyramid play-off was contested between the champions of the 2021–22 Highland Football League (Fraserburgh) and the 2021–22 Lowland Football League (Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic). The winners will then face the bottom club in the League Two play-off final, being promoted to League Two for the 2022–23 season if they win. If Cowdenbeath lose the play-off, they will be relegated to the Lowland League for the following season.

First leg
23 April 2022 Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic 3–1 Fraserburgh Bonnyrigg
15:00
  • McGachie 38'
  • Connolly 54'
  • Currie 82'
 Report[16] Young 70' Stadium: New Dundas Park
Attendance: 1,571
Referee: Alan Newlands

Second leg
30 April 2022 Fraserburgh 1–0
(2–3 agg.)		 Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic Fraserburgh
15:00 Simpson 65' Report[17] Stadium: Bellslea Park
Referee: Mike Roncone

First leg
7 May 2022 Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic v Cowdenbeath Bonnyrigg
15:00 Stadium: New Dundas Park

Second leg
14 May 2022 Cowdenbeath v Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic Cowdenbeath
15:00 Stadium: Central Park

References
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  2. Delaney, James (3 May 2022). "Meadowbank Stadium 'finishing line in sight' as delayed arena to open". STV News. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  3. "Albion Rovers Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  4. "Annan Athletic Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  5. "Cowdenbeath Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  6. "Elgin City Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  7. "Forfar Athletic Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  8. "Stenhousemuir Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  9. "Stirling Albion Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  10. "Stranraer Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  11. "New kit deal". Stranraer FC. 15 May 2018. Archived from the original on 21 May 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  12. "30 years of Stena". Stranraer FC. 29 June 2017. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  13. "cinch League Two Table". Scottish Prefessional Football League. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  14. "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League" (PDF). SPFL. pp. 38–39. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  15. "cinch League Two Results". SPFL. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  16. Law, Callum (23 April 2022). "Fraserburgh defeated 3-1 by Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic in play-off semi-final first leg". The Press and Journal. Aberdeen Journals. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  17. Law, Callum (30 April 2022). "Fraserburgh defeat Bonnyrigg 1-0 but it's not enough to reach play-off final". The Press and Journal. Aberdeen Journals. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
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