Season Review · October 6, 2026
Alford: Division 8 review - The season in numbers
Alford’s Season 23 in Division 8 ended with a 10th-place finish and 17 points. Their record was four wins, five draws and 13 losses, with 28 goals scored and 41 conceded.
Gary's mark
5/5
Poor
Finished
10th
Points
17
Record
4-5-13
GD
-13
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
10th
Points
17
Win Rate
18%
Games
22
Season Shape
Most used XI
Best-fit starting eleven for the campaign's most common formation.
Primary shape
3-4-1-2
Formation usage
Standouts
Season honours
MVP by goal contributions, plus the leading scorer and creator.
Season MVP
Philippe Robert
AM
10 contributions
Top scorer
Nilson Pires
RCF
6 goals
Top assists
Philippe Robert
AM
6 assists
Season profile
League-relative strengths
Percentile rank against clubs in the same league. Further out is stronger.
- Results
- 17
- P21
- Scoring
- 28
- P54
- Defence
- 41
- P63
- Clean sheets
- 1
- P13
- Goal difference
- -13
- P63
5/5
Season mark
Poor
Campaign Record
4-5-13
Wins
4
18%
Draws
5
23%
Losses
13
59%
Attack · Defence
-13 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
Alford’sSeason 23in Division 8 ended with a 10th-place finish and 17 points. Their record was four wins, five draws and 13 losses, with 28 goals scored and 41 conceded.
The supplied fun fact captures the challenge: Alford’s18.2% win ratemade for a difficult season. Their final goal difference was −13.
Campaign Highlights
Key Achievements and Highlights
Filed by
Gary Nano
- Finished10thin Division 8.
- Recordedfive draws.
- Scored28 goalsacross the season.
Pressure Points
Areas for Improvement
Desk lens
Touchline
Alford’s record of four wins, five draws and 13 losses left them with 17 points and 10th place. They scored 28 goals and conceded 41, ending the season with a −13 goal difference.
The Long View
Final Assessment
Desk lens
The Ledger
Alford’s Season 23 concluded in 10th place, with four wins, five draws and 13 defeats. The team scored 28 goals, conceded 41 and finished on 17 points. The season’s figures reflect the supplied assessment ofPoor, with the 18.2% win rate and −13 goal difference defining the campaign.