Season Review · October 6, 2026
Burth Vale: Dominant force - A season of overwhelming superiority
Burth Vale’s Season 23 in Division 7 brought a strong league return: 16 wins, no draws and six losses, finishing third with 48 points. The club scored 60 goals and conceded 24, ending the campaign with a goal difference of +36.
Gary's mark
5/5
Excellent
Finished
3rd
Points
48
Record
16-0-6
GD
+36
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
3rd
Points
48
Win Rate
73%
Games
22
Season Shape
Most used XI
Best-fit starting eleven for the campaign's most common formation.
Primary shape
4-2-3-1
Formation usage
Standouts
Season honours
MVP by goal contributions, plus the leading scorer and creator.
Season MVP
Darko Leskovar
LW
11 contributions
Top scorer
David Fournier
RW
7 goals
Top assists
Hilario Jimenez
RCM
10 assists
Season profile
League-relative strengths
Percentile rank against clubs in the same league. Further out is stronger.
- Results
- 48
- P79
- Scoring
- 60
- P71
- Defence
- 24
- P79
- Clean sheets
- 11
- P79
- Goal difference
- +36
- P79
5/5
Season mark
Excellent
Campaign Record
16-0-6
Wins
16
73%
Draws
0
0%
Losses
6
27%
Attack · Defence
+36 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
Burth Vale’sSeason 23in Division 7 brought a strong league return: 16 wins, no draws and six losses, finishing third with 48 points. The club scored 60 goals and conceded 24, ending the campaign with a goal difference of +36.
That goal difference is the season’s standout figure:+36 across 22 league matches, the fun fact that neatly captures Burth Vale’s season in numbers.
Campaign Highlights
Key Achievements and Highlights
Filed by
Gary Nano
- Finished third in Division 7.
- Recorded 16 wins across 22 league matches.
- Scored 60 goals and conceded 24.
- Finished with a +36 goal difference and 48 points.
Pressure Points
Areas for Improvement
Desk lens
Touchline
Burth Vale’s six losses were the clearest counterweight to an otherwise strong 16-win record. The team finished third on 48 points; those results are the available measure of where the campaign left room for a better final position.
The Long View
Final Assessment
Desk lens
The Ledger
Burth Vale’sSeason 23was defined by 16 wins, 60 goals scored and a +36 goal difference, with the club finishing third on 48 points. The six losses stand out as the main result to weigh against that strong record, but the overall numbers make for an excellent season.