Season Review · October 6, 2026
Bothes: Difficult campaign - A season to learn from and improve
Bothes finished Season 23 in 10th place in Division 4, League 1, earning 10 points from a record of three wins, one draw and 18 losses. The campaign’s numbers show a difficult season, with 17 goals scored and 93 conceded.
Gary's mark
5/5
Poor
Finished
10th
Points
10
Record
3-1-18
GD
-76
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
10th
Points
10
Win Rate
14%
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
Nedeljko Mihajlović
LCM
5 contributions
Top scorer
Nedeljko Mihajlović
LCM
4 goals
Top assists
Arif Ivanov
LW
3 assists
Season profile
League-relative strengths
Percentile rank against clubs in the same league. Further out is stronger.
- Results
- 10
- P21
- Scoring
- 17
- P21
- Defence
- 93
- P4
- Clean sheets
- 2
- P17
- Goal difference
- -76
- P21
5/5
Season mark
Poor
Campaign Record
3-1-18
Wins
3
14%
Draws
1
5%
Losses
18
82%
Attack · Defence
-76 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
Bothes finishedSeason 23in 10th place in Division 4, League 1, earning 10 points from a record of three wins, one draw and 18 losses. The campaign’s numbers show a difficult season, with 17 goals scored and 93 conceded.
The supplied fun fact captures the scale of the challenge: Bothes endedSeason 23with a goal difference of-76, reflecting the defensive struggles recorded over the season.
Campaign Highlights
Key Achievements and Highlights
Filed by
Gary Nano
- Finished 10th in Division 4, League 1.
- Recorded three wins and one draw.
- Scored 17 goals.
- Earned 10 points across the campaign.
Pressure Points
Areas for Improvement
Desk lens
Touchline
The season record of three wins, one draw and 18 losses, alongside 17 goals for and 93 against, sets out the main areas for improvement in the results. Bothes finished with a goal difference of -76 and 10 points, placing 10th.
The Long View
Final Assessment
Desk lens
The Ledger
Bothes’Season 23ended with 10 points and a 10th-place finish. Three wins and one draw were offset by 18 losses; the team scored 17 goals and conceded 93, finishing with a -76 goal difference. Those figures underline the challenge of the campaign and the scope to improve its results.