Season Review · October 6, 2026
Cler-Lyme Rovers: Division 8 review - The season in numbers
Cler-Lyme Rovers finished Season 23 in 11th place in Division 8, recording five wins, three draws and 14 losses for 18 points. They scored 22 goals and conceded 59, ending the campaign with a goal difference of -37.
Gary's mark
5/5
Poor
Finished
11th
Points
18
Record
5-3-14
GD
-37
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
11th
Points
18
Win Rate
23%
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
Philippe Robert
AM
9 contributions
Top scorer
Philippe Robert
AM
5 goals
Top assists
Branko Bartolić
LW
6 assists
Season profile
League-relative strengths
Percentile rank against clubs in the same league. Further out is stronger.
- Results
- 18
- P17
- Scoring
- 22
- P13
- Defence
- 59
- P4
- Clean sheets
- 2
- P8
- Goal difference
- -37
- P4
5/5
Season mark
Poor
Campaign Record
5-3-14
Wins
5
23%
Draws
3
14%
Losses
14
64%
Attack · Defence
-37 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
Cler-Lyme Rovers finishedSeason 23in 11th place in Division 8, recording five wins, three draws and 14 losses for 18 points. They scored 22 goals and conceded 59, ending the campaign with a goal difference of -37.
The season’s defining number was that -37 goal difference, reflected in the supplied fun fact:“defensive struggles throughout the season.”With 22 goals scored and 59 conceded, the figures capture a difficult campaign for the Rovers.
Campaign Highlights
Key Achievements and Highlights
Filed by
Gary Nano
- Finished 11th in Division 8.
- Recorded five wins and three draws.
- Scored 22 goals across the season.
- Ended Season 23 with 18 points.
Pressure Points
Areas for Improvement
Desk lens
Touchline
The league record shows five wins, three draws and 14 losses, with 18 points from the season. Cler-Lyme Rovers scored 22 goals and conceded 59, producing a goal difference of -37. Those figures are the clearest measures of the campaign’s challenges.
The Long View
Final Assessment
Desk lens
The Ledger
Cler-Lyme Rovers’ Season 23 ended with an 11th-place finish and 18 points. The five wins and three draws were outweighed by 14 losses, while 22 goals for and 59 against left the club with a -37 goal difference. It was a challenging season by the numbers.