Season Review · October 6, 2026
Ching Athletic: Division 8 review - The season in numbers
Ching Athletic finished 7th in Division 8 in Season 23, recording five wins, eight draws and nine losses for 23 points. The campaign produced 30 goals for and 53 against, leaving the club with a goal difference of -23.
Gary's mark
5/5
Poor — ★★☆☆☆
Finished
7th
Points
23
Record
5-8-9
GD
-23
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
7th
Points
23
Win Rate
23%
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
Nilson Pires
CF
10 contributions
Top scorer
Nilson Pires
CF
6 goals
Top assists
Nilson Pires
CF
4 assists
Season profile
League-relative strengths
Percentile rank against clubs in the same league. Further out is stronger.
- Results
- 23
- P46
- Scoring
- 30
- P54
- Defence
- 53
- P21
- Clean sheets
- 3
- P4
- Goal difference
- -23
- P50
5/5
Season mark
Poor — ★★☆☆☆
Campaign Record
5-8-9
Wins
5
23%
Draws
8
36%
Losses
9
41%
Attack · Defence
-23 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
Ching Athletic finished7th in Division 8 in Season 23, recording five wins, eight draws and nine losses for 23 points. The campaign produced 30 goals for and 53 against, leaving the club with a goal difference of-23.
That -23 goal difference is the season’s defining figure, reflecting the defensive struggles noted in the season’s fun fact. Ching Athletic’s eight draws were part of a record that ended with the club in seventh place.
Campaign Highlights
Key Achievements and Highlights
Filed by
Gary Nano
- Finished7thin Division 8.
- Recordedeight drawsacross the season.
- Scored30 goalsin Season 23.
Pressure Points
Areas for Improvement
Desk lens
Touchline
Ching Athletic’s record of five wins, eight draws and nine losses yielded 23 points and seventh place. The team scored 30 goals and conceded 53, resulting in a -23 goal difference. Those figures capture the areas that weighed on the season’s overall record.
The Long View
Final Assessment
Desk lens
The Ledger
Ching Athletic ended Season 23 in seventh place with 23 points, a record of five wins, eight draws and nine losses, and a -23 goal difference. The 30 goals scored were outweighed by 53 conceded, making the goal difference a central measure of the season’s challenges.