Season Review · October 6, 2026
Bury Sping United: Division 8 review - The season in numbers
Bury Sping United finished Season 23 in 4th place in Division 8, collecting 33 points from 10 wins, three draws and nine losses. The club scored 40 goals and conceded 44, ending the season with a goal difference of -4.
Gary's mark
5/5
Average — ⭐⭐⭐☆☆
Finished
4th
Points
33
Record
10-3-9
GD
-4
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
4th
Points
33
Win Rate
45%
Games
22
Season Shape
Most used XI
Best-fit starting eleven for the campaign's most common formation.
Primary shape
3-4-3
Formation usage
Standouts
Season honours
MVP by goal contributions, plus the leading scorer and creator.
Season MVP
Ivan Cvetković
LF
14 contributions
Top scorer
Ivan Cvetković
LF
10 goals
Top assists
Julio Cortes
CF
6 assists
Season profile
League-relative strengths
Percentile rank against clubs in the same league. Further out is stronger.
- Results
- 33
- P71
- Scoring
- 40
- P63
- Defence
- 44
- P29
- Clean sheets
- 5
- P58
- Goal difference
- -4
- P54
5/5
Season mark
Average — ⭐⭐⭐☆☆
Campaign Record
10-3-9
Wins
10
45%
Draws
3
14%
Losses
9
41%
Attack · Defence
-4 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
Bury Sping United finishedSeason 23in4th placein Division 8, collecting 33 points from 10 wins, three draws and nine losses. The club scored 40 goals and conceded 44, ending the season with a goal difference of -4.
As the supplied fun fact puts it, this was “A season of football with its own unique story.” The numbers tell part of that story: 22 results split between wins, draws and losses, with the final record placing Bury Sping United fourth.
Campaign Highlights
Key Achievements and Highlights
Filed by
Gary Nano
- Finished4thin Division 8.
- Recorded10 winsandthree draws.
- Scored40 goalsacross the season.
- Closed the campaign on33 points.
Pressure Points
Areas for Improvement
Desk lens
Touchline
Bury Sping United finished with nine losses against 10 wins and three draws. The side scored 40 goals and conceded 44, resulting in a -4 goal difference. Those figures are the main measures of the campaign’s record.
The Long View
Final Assessment
Desk lens
The Ledger
Bury Sping United endedSeason 23in fourth place with 33 points, built on 10 wins and three draws. The team scored 40 goals, while conceding 44, and recorded nine losses. The final record captures a season with a positive win tally, alongside a negative goal difference and more defeats than draws.