2021-22 New Angus Premier League

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New Angus Premier League
Season2021-22
ChampionsDundee Athletic
4th Premier League title
RelegatedMonifieth Town
Arbroath Rovers
Top goalscorerDanny Dougbridge
(18 goals)
Biggest home winDundee Athletic 5 - 0 Forfar AFC
Biggest away winCarnoustie 0 - 4 Monifieth Town
Highest scoringDundee Athletic 5 - 0 Forfar AFC

The 2021-22 New Angus Premier League was the seventh season of the New Angus Premier League, the highest division of New Angusian football. The season began in August 2021.

Eight teams contested the league: Arbroath Rovers, Arbroath United, Brechin, Carnoustie, Dundee Athletic, Forfar AFC, Monifieth Town and Montrose City.

Teams

From the 2020-21 Premier League

  • Arbroath Rovers
  • Brechin
  • Dundee Athletic
  • Forfar AFC
  • Monifieth Town
  • Montrose City

Promoted from 2020-21 Challenge League

  • Arbroath United
  • Carnoustie

Tournament format and regulations

Format

Each team will play each other 4 times, a total of 28 matches. When the regular season finishes, the bottom placed side is relegated to the Challenge League, the 7th placed side enters a playoff with the winner of the Premier League play-off semi final to decide who plays in the following season's Premier League.

Promotion and relegation

The second and third placed sides in the Challenge League face off in a two-legged semi final, the winner of that semi final faces the seventh placed side in the Premier League in a two-legged final to decide who will play in the Premier League next season.

League table

  • 1. Dundee Athletic (C)
  • 2. Brechin
  • 3. Carnoustie
  • 4. Arbroath United
  • 5. Montrose City
  • 6. Forfar AFC
  • 7. Monifieth Town (O) (R)
  • 8. Arbroath Rovers (R)

Premier League play-offs

Semi Finals

Glamis 2 - 0 Friockheim

Friockheim 4 - 1 Glamis

Final

Friockheim 0 - 0 Monifieth Town

Monifieth Town 0 - 0p Friockheim Friockheim win 5-3 on penalties