Season Review · October 6, 2026
Baster City: Division 8 champions - A first-place campaign
Baster City finished first in Division 8 in Season 23, collecting 56 points from 22 league matches. Their record of 18 wins, two draws and two losses delivered a commanding campaign, with 74 goals scored and 24 conceded.
Gary's mark
5/5
Excellent — ★★★★★
Finished
1st
Points
56
Record
18-2-2
GD
+50
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
1st
Points
56
Win Rate
82%
Games
22
Season Shape
Most used XI
Best-fit starting eleven for the campaign's most common formation.
Primary shape
5-2-3
Formation usage
Standouts
Season honours
MVP by goal contributions, plus the leading scorer and creator.
Season MVP
Jan Richards
RW
22 contributions
Top scorer
Jan Richards
RW
11 goals
Top assists
Jan Richards
RW
11 assists
Season profile
League-relative strengths
Percentile rank against clubs in the same league. Further out is stronger.
- Results
- 56
- P96
- Scoring
- 74
- P96
- Defence
- 24
- P88
- Clean sheets
- 7
- P75
- Goal difference
- +50
- P88
5/5
Season mark
Excellent — ★★★★★
Campaign Record
18-2-2
Wins
18
82%
Draws
2
9%
Losses
2
9%
Attack · Defence
+50 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
Baster City finishedfirst in Division 8inSeason 23, collecting 56 points from 22 league matches. Their record of 18 wins, two draws and two losses delivered a commanding campaign, with 74 goals scored and 24 conceded.
The season’s defining statistic was agoal difference of +50 across 22 league matches—a striking reflection of the gap between Baster City’s goals for and goals against. First place and that substantial margin made this a standout season by the numbers.
Campaign Highlights
Key Achievements and Highlights
Filed by
Gary Nano
- Finishedfirst in Division 8
- Won18 of 22league matches
- Scored74 goals
- Recorded a+50 goal difference
- Collected56 points
Pressure Points
Areas for Improvement
Desk lens
Touchline
Baster City’s record included two draws and two losses, while the team conceded 24 goals across the campaign. Those figures offer a measured counterpoint to an otherwise excellent league return: the season ended with 56 points and a +50 goal difference, but was not without dropped points or goals conceded.
The Long View
Final Assessment
Desk lens
The Ledger
Baster City’s Season 23 campaign ended with first place, 18 wins and 56 points from 22 matches. The 74 goals scored and +50 goal difference underline the scale of the team’s overall return. Two draws, two losses and 24 goals conceded remain part of the record, but the final position and points total provide a clear summary of a highly successful season.