Season Review · October 6, 2026
Alton Park: Struggling season - Battling against the odds
Alton Park’s Season 23 in Division 5 was a challenging campaign, ending in ninth place with 22 points. The record of seven wins, one draw and 14 losses tells the story of a season in which victories were difficult to sustain.
Gary's mark
5/5
Below Average
Finished
9th
Points
22
Record
7-1-14
GD
-29
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
9th
Points
22
Win Rate
32%
Games
22
Season Shape
Most used XI
Best-fit starting eleven for the campaign's most common formation.
Primary shape
4-3-3-A
Formation usage
Standouts
Season honours
MVP by goal contributions, plus the leading scorer and creator.
Season MVP
Giorgi Peradze
LCM
9 contributions
Top scorer
Manuel Barbosa
AM
5 goals
Top assists
Giorgi Peradze
LCM
5 assists
Season profile
League-relative strengths
Percentile rank against clubs in the same league. Further out is stronger.
- Results
- 22
- P29
- Scoring
- 32
- P21
- Defence
- 61
- P29
- Clean sheets
- 7
- P42
- Goal difference
- -29
- P21
5/5
Season mark
Below Average
Campaign Record
7-1-14
Wins
7
32%
Draws
1
5%
Losses
14
64%
Attack · Defence
-29 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
Alton Park’sSeason 23in Division 5 was a challenging campaign, ending in ninth place with 22 points. The record of seven wins, one draw and 14 losses tells the story of a season in which victories were difficult to sustain.
The numbers behind the season underline the challenge: Alton Park scored 32 goals and conceded 61, finishing with a goal difference of -29. As the supplied fun fact notes, that -29 goal difference reflected defensive struggles throughout the season.
Campaign Highlights
Key Achievements and Highlights
Filed by
Gary Nano
- Recordedseven winsin Division 5.
- Finishedninth, with22 points.
- Scored32 goalsacross the season.
Pressure Points
Areas for Improvement
Desk lens
Touchline
Alton Park’s record of seven wins, one draw and 14 losses, alongside 32 goals scored and 61 conceded, resulted in a goal difference of -29 and 22 points. Those figures provide the clearest measure of the season’s difficulties and the gap between the team’s results and a stronger finish than ninth.
The Long View
Final Assessment
Desk lens
The Ledger
Alton Park’sSeason 23was a difficult one, with seven wins and 22 points not enough to lift the club beyond ninth place. The team scored 32 goals, but 61 conceded left a -29 goal difference. The season’s record and goal figures capture the central challenge: converting results into a more positive overall return.