Season Review · October 6, 2026
Carston Park: Division 8 champions - A first-place campaign
Carston Park finished Season 23 as Division 8 champions, taking first place with 59 points. Their record of 19 wins, two draws and one loss set the foundation for a commanding campaign.
Gary's mark
5/5
Excellent
Finished
1st
Points
59
Record
19-2-1
GD
+80
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
1st
Points
59
Win Rate
86%
Games
22
Season Shape
Most used XI
Best-fit starting eleven for the campaign's most common formation.
Primary shape
5-2-3
Formation usage
Standouts
Season honours
MVP by goal contributions, plus the leading scorer and creator.
Season MVP
Jim Johnson
RF
20 contributions
Top scorer
Sani Babatunde
LW
14 goals
Top assists
Jim Johnson
RF
10 assists
Season profile
League-relative strengths
Percentile rank against clubs in the same league. Further out is stronger.
- Results
- 59
- P96
- Scoring
- 96
- P96
- Defence
- 16
- P96
- Clean sheets
- 12
- P96
- Goal difference
- +80
- P96
5/5
Season mark
Excellent
Campaign Record
19-2-1
Wins
19
86%
Draws
2
9%
Losses
1
5%
Attack · Defence
+80 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
Carston Park finishedSeason 23as Division 8 champions, taking first place with 59 points. Their record of 19 wins, two draws and one loss set the foundation for a commanding campaign.
The club scored 96 goals and conceded 16, finishing with a goal difference of+80 across 22 league matches—the season’s defining statistical marker.
Campaign Highlights
Key Achievements and Highlights
Filed by
Gary Nano
- Finished1stin Division 8.
- Recorded 19 wins, two draws and one loss.
- Scored 96 goals and conceded 16.
- Posted a goal difference of+80across 22 league matches.
- Finished the season with 59 points.
Pressure Points
Areas for Improvement
Desk lens
Touchline
Carston Park’s record included two draws and one loss, while the team conceded 16 goals. These figures are the available measures of the campaign’s setbacks alongside its 19 wins and 96 goals scored.
The Long View
Final Assessment
Desk lens
The Ledger
Carston Park endedSeason 23in first place, with 59 points and a +80 goal difference. The 19 wins and 96 goals scored defined a highly successful league campaign; the two draws, one loss and 16 goals conceded complete the statistical picture.