Season Review · October 6, 2026
Birkham: Difficult campaign - A season to learn from and improve
Birkham’s Season 23 campaign in Division 7, League 11 ended with 15 points and a ninth-place finish. The record of four wins, three draws and 15 losses tells the story of a difficult season.
Gary's mark
5/5
Poor — ★☆☆☆☆
Finished
9th
Points
15
Record
4-3-15
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
9th
Points
15
Win Rate
18%
Games
22
Season Shape
Most used XI
Best-fit starting eleven for the campaign's most common formation.
Primary shape
4-3-3-H
Formation usage
Standouts
Season honours
MVP by goal contributions, plus the leading scorer and creator.
Season MVP
Vijay Smith
CF
9 contributions
Top scorer
Vijay Smith
CF
9 goals
Top assists
Jan Burke
LW
4 assists
Season profile
League-relative strengths
Percentile rank against clubs in the same league. Further out is stronger.
- Results
- 15
- P21
- Scoring
- 21
- P13
- Defence
- 71
- P29
- Clean sheets
- 1
- P13
- Goal difference
- -50
- P29
5/5
Season mark
Poor — ★☆☆☆☆
Campaign Record
4-3-15
Wins
4
18%
Draws
3
14%
Losses
15
68%
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
Birkham’s Season 23 campaign in Division 7, League 11 ended with 15 points and a ninth-place finish. The record of four wins, three draws and 15 losses tells the story of a difficult season.
The supplied fun fact captures a key measure of the campaign: Birkham finished with a goal difference of -50, reflecting defensive struggles throughout the season. The team scored 21 goals and conceded 71.
Campaign Highlights
Key Achievements and Highlights
Filed by
Gary Nano
- Birkham scored 21 goals across the season.
- The side recorded three draws.
- Birkham finished ninth in Division 7, League 11.
Pressure Points
Areas for Improvement
Desk lens
Touchline
Birkham’s 15 losses and 71 goals conceded were significant features of the season, while the 21 goals scored and goal difference of -50 underline the scale of the challenge. The team finished ninth on 15 points, with four wins and three draws.
The Long View
Final Assessment
Desk lens
The Ledger
Birkham’s Season 23 ended with a ninth-place finish and 15 points. Four wins and three draws offered some returns, but 15 losses, 21 goals scored and 71 conceded left the club with a -50 goal difference. It was a difficult campaign, as the descriptive header suggests, and one to learn from and improve.