Season Review · October 6, 2026
Blandsham Athletic: Division 8 review - The season in numbers
Blandsham Athletic’s Season 23 ended with 11 points and an 11th-place finish in Division 8. The record tells a difficult story: two wins, five draws and 15 losses across the season.
Gary's mark
5/5
Poor
Finished
11th
Points
11
Record
2-5-15
GD
-37
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
11th
Points
11
Win Rate
9%
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
Nilson Pires
RCF
10 contributions
Top scorer
Nilson Pires
RCF
7 goals
Top assists
Pedro Chagas
LM
4 assists
Season profile
League-relative strengths
Percentile rank against clubs in the same league. Further out is stronger.
- Results
- 11
- P13
- Scoring
- 22
- P13
- Defence
- 59
- P13
- Clean sheets
- 2
- P21
- Goal difference
- -37
- P13
5/5
Season mark
Poor
Campaign Record
2-5-15
Wins
2
9%
Draws
5
23%
Losses
15
68%
Attack · Defence
-37 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
Blandsham Athletic’sSeason 23ended with 11 points and an 11th-place finish in Division 8. The record tells a difficult story: two wins, five draws and 15 losses across the season.
The team scored 22 goals and conceded 59, finishing with a goal difference of -37. As the season’s fun fact puts it, that -37 goal difference reflected defensive struggles throughout the season.
Campaign Highlights
Key Achievements and Highlights
Filed by
Gary Nano
- Scored 22 goals across the season.
- Recorded five draws.
- Finished 11th in Division 8 with 11 points.
Pressure Points
Areas for Improvement
Desk lens
Touchline
The supplied league figures point to the main areas of concern: Blandsham recorded 15 losses, scored 22 goals and conceded 59, resulting in a goal difference of -37. The final tally of 11 points and 11th place reflects the impact of those results over the season.
The Long View
Final Assessment
Desk lens
The Ledger
Blandsham Athletic’sSeason 23was a tough campaign, ending 11th in Division 8 with 11 points. Two wins and five draws were offset by 15 losses, while 22 goals scored and 59 conceded produced a -37 goal difference. Those figures sum up a season defined by its difficult results.