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Revision as of 16:38, 16 April 2022

Scottish League Two
Season2021–22
Dates31 July 2021 – 30 April 2022
ChampionsKelty Hearts
PromotedKelty Hearts
Matches played165
Goals scored425 (2.58 per match)
Top goalscorerNathan Austin
17 goals
Biggest home winKelty Hearts 6–1 Albion Rovers
(11 December 2021)
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)
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All statistics correct as of 9 April 2022.

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.

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
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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 Scotland Brian Reid Scotland Aron Lynas Joma CompliancePath
Annan Athletic Republic of Ireland Peter Murphy England Steven Swinglehurst EV2 Sportswear M & S Engineering
Cowdenbeath Scotland Maurice Ross Scotland Craig Barr Erreà Collier Haulage, Quarrying and Recycling
Edinburgh City Republic of Ireland Alan Maybury (interim) Scotland Robbie McIntyre Macron Forth Capital
Elgin City Scotland Gavin Price Scotland Euan Spark Joma McDonald & Munro
Forfar Athletic Scotland Gary Irvine Scotland Ross Meechan Pendle Orchard Timber Products
Kelty Hearts Scotland Kevin Thomson Scotland Michael Tidser Joma The Conservatory Converters
Stenhousemuir Scotland Stephen Swift Scotland Sean Crighton Puma LOC Hire
Stirling Albion Scotland Darren Young Scotland Ross McGeachie Macron Prudential
Stranraer Scotland Jamie Hamill Scotland 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 Scotland Barry Ferguson Resigned 24 May 2021 Pre-season Scotland Kevin Thomson 28 May 2021
Stranraer Scotland Stephen Farrell Signed by Dumbarton 29 May 2021 Scotland Jamie Hamill 4 June 2021
Cowdenbeath Scotland Gary Bollan Mutual consent 23 October 2021 10th Scotland Maurice Ross 2 November 2021
Stirling Albion Scotland Kevin Rutkiewicz Resigned 9 December 2021 4th Scotland Darren Young 20 December 2021
Edinburgh City Scotland Gary Naysmith Sacked 17 March 2022 4th Republic of Ireland 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) 33 22 8 3 62 26 +36 74 Promotion to League One
2 Annan Athletic (Q) 33 18 5 10 61 42 +19 59 Qualification for the League One play-offs
3 Forfar Athletic (Q) 33 15 10 8 51 34 +17 55
4 Edinburgh City 33 13 9 11 41 43 −2 48
5 Stenhousemuir 33 12 9 12 42 42 0 45
6 Stranraer 33 11 8 14 45 50 −5 41
7 Stirling Albion 33 10 8 15 35 43 −8 38
8 Albion Rovers 33 9 8 16 34 53 −19 35
9 Elgin City 33 8 10 15 30 45 −15 34
10 Cowdenbeath 33 6 7 20 24 47 −23 25 Qualification for the League Two play-off final
Updated to match(es) played on 9 April 2022. 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]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated


Results

Season statistics

Scoring

Top scorers

As of 16 April 2022
Rank Player Club Goals
1 England Nathan Austin Kelty Hearts 17
2 Scotland Tony Wallace Annan Athletic 13
Scotland Thomas Orr Stenhousemuir
4 Scotland Tommy Goss Annan Athletic 12
Scotland Kane Hester Elgin City
England Joe Cardle Kelty Hearts

Awards

Month Manager of the Month Player of the Month
Manager Club Player Club
August Scotland Kevin Thomson Kelty Hearts England Joe Cardle Kelty Hearts
September Scotland Kevin Rutkiewicz Stirling Albion England Nathan Austin Kelty Hearts
October Scotland Gary Irvine Forfar Athletic Scotland Craig Thomson Forfar Athletic
November Scotland Kevin Thomson Kelty Hearts Scotland John Robertson Edinburgh City
December Republic of Ireland Peter Murphy Annan Athletic Scotland Dominic Docherty Annan Athletic
January Scotland Gavin Price Elgin City Scotland Tam Orr Stenhousemuir
February Scotland Stephen Swift Stenhousemuir Scotland Nicky Jamieson Stenhousemuir
March Scotland Kevin Thomson Kelty Hearts Scotland Tommy Goss Annan Athletic

League Two play-offs

The Pyramid play-off will be 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 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.

Pyramid play-off

First leg

23 April 2022 Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic v Fraserburgh Bonnyrigg
15:00 Stadium: New Dundas Park

Second leg

30 April 2022 Fraserburgh v Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic Fraserburgh
15:00 Stadium: Bellslea Park

Final

First leg

7 May 2022 Pyramid play-off winner v Cowdenbeath
15:00

Second leg

14 May 2022 Cowdenbeath v Pyramid play-off winner Cowdenbeath
15:00 Stadium: Central Park

References

  1. ^ "Stadium Announcement". Edinburgh City FC. 31 March 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  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.[permanent dead link]
  12. ^ "cinch League Two Table". Scottish Prefessional Football League. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  13. ^ "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League" (PDF). SPFL. pp. 38–39. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  14. ^ a b "cinch League Two Results". SPFL. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
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