2020–21 Lowland Football League
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The 2020–21 Scottish Lowland Football League was the 8th season of the Lowland Football League, the fifth tier of the Scottish football pyramid system. Kelty Hearts were the reigning champions.
Season | 2020–21 |
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Dates | 10 October 2020 – 17 April 2021 |
Champions | Kelty Hearts |
Promoted | Kelty Hearts |
Matches played | 107 |
Goals scored | 375 (3.5 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Jamie Penker (University of Stirling) (11 goals)[1] |
Biggest home win | Caledonian Braves 9–0 Vale of Leithen (15 December 2020) |
Biggest away win | Edinburgh University 0–9 East Kilbride (19 December 2020) |
Highest scoring | Vale of Leithen 4–6 BSC Glasgow (17 October 2020) |
Longest winning run | 7 matches: Kelty Hearts |
Longest unbeaten run | 9 matches: East Kilbride |
Longest winless run | 12 matches: Vale of Leithen |
Longest losing run | 12 matches: Vale of Leithen |
← 2019–20 2021–22 → |
The league consisted of 17 teams as no clubs were relegated at the end of the 2019–20 season and East of Scotland champions Bo'ness United were promoted after gaining their SFA membership in June 2020.[2][3]
The start of the league season was delayed until October 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, and games were played behind closed doors due to Scottish Government restrictions. On 11 January 2021 the league was suspended by the Scottish Football Association due to the escalating pandemic situation.[4] On 30 March the league announced that a majority of clubs had voted to curtail the season, with a points per game basis used to finalise standings and Kelty Hearts were declared as the champions.[5]
They faced the winners of the 2020–21 Highland Football League (Brora Rangers) in the Pyramid play-off, winning 6–1 on aggregate. Kelty then defeated Brechin City 3–1 on aggregate in the League Two play-off final to gain a place in Scottish League Two.