Season Review · October 6, 2026
Acley End — Strong campaign - Consistent excellence throughout the season
Acley End finished Season 23 in fifth place in Division 7, League 1, with 42 points from 22 matches. Their record was 14 wins, no draws and eight losses.
Gary's mark
5/5
Very Good — ⭐⭐⭐⭐☆
Finished
5th
Points
42
Record
14-0-8
GD
+34
Gary 'Nano' Pettit-Thompson IV
Lead Football Journalist
The Match & Season Desk
Data-first, narrative-second. If it happened on the pitch, Gary filed it.
A Columns Desk filing — visual season centre first, then the full notebook.
Season Centre
The campaign in pictures — before the filing.
Position
5th
Points
42
Win Rate
64%
Games
22
Season Shape
Most used XI
Best-fit starting eleven for the campaign's most common formation.
Primary shape
4-2-3-1
Formation usage
Standouts
Season honours
MVP by goal contributions, plus the leading scorer and creator.
Season MVP
Gary Gardner
CF
17 contributions
Top scorer
Gary Gardner
CF
13 goals
Top assists
Yong Ng
RCM
10 assists
Season profile
League-relative strengths
Percentile rank against clubs in the same league. Further out is stronger.
- Results
- 42
- P67
- Scoring
- 70
- P63
- Defence
- 36
- P71
- Clean sheets
- 11
- P88
- Goal difference
- +34
- P63
5/5
Season mark
Very Good — ⭐⭐⭐⭐☆
Campaign Record
14-0-8
Wins
14
64%
Draws
0
0%
Losses
8
36%
Attack · Defence
+34 GD
The Filing
Gary's notebook, desk by desk — with the forthcoming newsroom voices framed around the edges.
From Gary's Notebook
Season Overview
Filed by
Gary Nano
Acley End finishedSeason 23in fifth place in Division 7, League 1, with 42 points from 22 matches. Their record was 14 wins, no draws and eight losses.
They scored 70 goals and conceded 36, ending the campaign with a goal difference of+34. That figure across 22 league matches is the season’s standout numerical fact.
Campaign Highlights
Key Achievements and Highlights
Filed by
Gary Nano
- Finished fifth in Division 7, League 1.
- Recorded 14 wins across 22 matches.
- Scored 70 goals.
- Registered a goal difference of +34.
Pressure Points
Areas for Improvement
Desk lens
Touchline
Acley End’s record included eight defeats alongside 14 wins and no draws. The team finished fifth with 42 points, scoring 70 goals and conceding 36; those are the available figures that frame the campaign’s remaining scope for improvement.
The Long View
Final Assessment
Desk lens
The Ledger
Acley End’sSeason 23ended with a fifth-place finish and 42 points. Fourteen wins, 70 goals scored and a +34 goal difference were defining figures, while the eight losses mark the clearest area for improvement in the supplied record.