Season Review · October 6, 2026
Budley Villa: Difficult campaign - A season to learn from and improve
Budley Villa’s Season 23 in Division 4 ended with a ninth-place finish and 18 points. The campaign record was six wins, no draws and 16 losses, with the side scoring 34 goals and conceding 73.
Gary's mark
5/5
Poor — ★★☆☆☆
Finished
9th
Points
18
Record
6-0-16
GD
-39
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
18
Win Rate
27%
Games
22
Season Shape
Most used XI
Best-fit starting eleven for the campaign's most common formation.
Primary shape
3-4-3-A
Formation usage
Standouts
Season honours
MVP by goal contributions, plus the leading scorer and creator.
Season MVP
Nuno Esteves
RM
10 contributions
Top scorer
Paata Tsiklauri
CF
7 goals
Top assists
Nuno Esteves
RM
7 assists
Season profile
League-relative strengths
Percentile rank against clubs in the same league. Further out is stronger.
- Results
- 18
- P29
- Scoring
- 34
- P29
- Defence
- 73
- P38
- Clean sheets
- 4
- P29
- Goal difference
- -39
- P29
5/5
Season mark
Poor — ★★☆☆☆
Campaign Record
6-0-16
Wins
6
27%
Draws
0
0%
Losses
16
73%
Attack · Defence
-39 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
Budley Villa’sSeason 23in Division 4 ended with a ninth-place finish and 18 points. The campaign record was six wins, no draws and 16 losses, with the side scoring 34 goals and conceding 73.
The season’s defining statistic was a goal difference of-39, reflecting the defensive struggles noted in the club’s supplied fun fact. It was a difficult campaign, with the final record leaving plenty to learn from and improve.
Campaign Highlights
Key Achievements and Highlights
Filed by
Gary Nano
- Scored34 goalsacross the season.
- Recordedsix wins.
- Finishedninthin Division 4.
Pressure Points
Areas for Improvement
Desk lens
Touchline
Budley Villa finished with 18 points after six wins, no draws and 16 losses. The team scored 34 goals and conceded 73, resulting in a goal difference of -39. Those season totals provide a clear measure of the areas where improvement is needed.
The Long View
Final Assessment
Desk lens
The Ledger
Budley Villa’s ninth-place finish in Season 23 came in a campaign marked by 16 losses and a -39 goal difference. The team did record six wins and score 34 goals, but 73 goals conceded and a total of 18 points underline the scale of the challenge ahead.