Season Review · October 6, 2026
Ard Rangers: Division 8 review - The season in numbers
Ard Rangers finished Season 23 in 12th place in Division 8, collecting 18 points from four wins, six draws and 12 losses. They scored 30 goals and conceded 56, ending the season with a goal difference of -26.
Gary's mark
5/5
Poor — ★★☆☆☆
Finished
12th
Points
18
Record
4-6-12
GD
-26
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
12th
Points
18
Win Rate
18%
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
Nilson Pires
CF
14 contributions
Top scorer
Nilson Pires
CF
11 goals
Top assists
Philippe Robert
AM
5 assists
Season profile
League-relative strengths
Percentile rank against clubs in the same league. Further out is stronger.
- Results
- 18
- P4
- Scoring
- 30
- P29
- Defence
- 56
- P13
- Clean sheets
- 2
- P13
- Goal difference
- -26
- P4
5/5
Season mark
Poor — ★★☆☆☆
Campaign Record
4-6-12
Wins
4
18%
Draws
6
27%
Losses
12
55%
Attack · Defence
-26 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
Ard Rangers finishedSeason 23in 12th place in Division 8, collecting 18 points from four wins, six draws and 12 losses. They scored 30 goals and conceded 56, ending the season with a goal difference of -26.
The supplied season fact highlights that -26 goal difference as a sign of defensive struggles throughout the season. It was a campaign in which the final record and goal totals provide a clear numerical picture of Ard Rangers’ results.
Campaign Highlights
Key Achievements and Highlights
Filed by
Gary Nano
- Scored 30 goals during Season 23.
- Recorded six draws.
- Finished 12th in Division 8 with 18 points.
Pressure Points
Areas for Improvement
Desk lens
Touchline
Ard Rangers’ record of four wins, six draws and 12 losses, alongside 18 points and a 12th-place finish, identifies the results as the area to improve. The team scored 30 goals and conceded 56, leaving a goal difference of -26.
The Long View
Final Assessment
Desk lens
The Ledger
Season 23 ended with Ard Rangers 12th in Division 8, on 18 points after four wins, six draws and 12 losses. Their 30 goals for and 56 against produced a -26 goal difference. Those figures define the season’s overall record and its principal area for improvement.