2021–22 Highland Football League
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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. Brora Rangers were the reigning champions.
Season | 2021–22 |
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Dates | 24 July 2021 – 23 April 2022 |
Champions | Fraserburgh |
Relegated | Fort William |
Matches played | 306 |
Goals scored | 1,223 (4 per match) |
Biggest home win | Fraserburgh 12–0 Fort William (11 December 2021) |
Biggest away win | Fort William 0–8 Brora Rangers (21 August 2021) Forres Mechanics 0–8 Brora Rangers (9 March 2022) |
Highest scoring | Fort William 3–10 Inverurie Loco Works (11 September 2021) |
Longest winning run | 23 matches: Buckie Thistle |
Longest unbeaten run | 25 matches: Buckie Thistle |
Longest winless run | 31 matches: Fort William |
Longest losing run | 10 matches: Fort William & Turriff United |
← 2020–21 2022–23 → |
The title was decided during the final round of fixtures with Fraserburgh taking their first league title in twenty seasons thanks to a 5–0 victory over Forres Mechanics. They won the title by three points ahead of Buckie Thistle, who recorded a run of 23 consecutive victories during the campaign, a Highland League record.[1]
Fraserburgh played the winners of the 2021–22 Lowland Football League (Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic) in the Pyramid play-off, losing 3–2 on aggregate.