Season Review · October 6, 2026
Cole Albion: Division 8 review - The season in numbers
Cole Albion finished Season 23 in 10th place in Division 8, recording five wins, five draws and 12 losses for 20 points. The campaign’s defining number was a goal difference of -31, reflecting the defensive struggles noted in the season’s supplied fun fact.
Gary's mark
2/5
Poor
Finished
10th
Points
20
Record
5-5-12
GD
-31
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
10th
Points
20
Win Rate
23%
Games
22
Season Shape
Most used XI
Best-fit starting eleven for the campaign's most common formation.
Primary shape
4-1-2-1-2
Formation usage
Standouts
Season honours
MVP by goal contributions, plus the leading scorer and creator.
Season MVP
Philippe Robert
RCF
13 contributions
Top scorer
Philippe Robert
RCF
9 goals
Top assists
Philippe Robert
RCF
4 assists
Season profile
League-relative strengths
Percentile rank against clubs in the same league. Further out is stronger.
- Results
- 20
- P29
- Scoring
- 34
- P38
- Defence
- 65
- P4
- Clean sheets
- 1
- P4
- Goal difference
- -31
- P4
2/5
Season mark
Poor
Campaign Record
5-5-12
Wins
5
23%
Draws
5
23%
Losses
12
55%
Attack · Defence
-31 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
Cole Albion finishedSeason 23in 10th place in Division 8, recording five wins, five draws and 12 losses for 20 points. The campaign’s defining number was a goal difference of-31, reflecting the defensive struggles noted in the season’s supplied fun fact.
The side scored 34 goals and conceded 65 across the season. Those figures, alongside the final position and points total, frame a difficult year for Cole Albion.
Campaign Highlights
Key Achievements and Highlights
Filed by
Gary Nano
- Scored34 goalsin Season 23.
- Recordedfive draws.
- Finished the season with20 points.
Pressure Points
Areas for Improvement
Desk lens
Touchline
Cole Albion’s record of five wins, five draws and 12 losses left the club with 20 points and a 10th-place finish. The 65 goals conceded against 34 scored produced a goal difference of -31—a clear area of concern in the season’s figures.
The Long View
Final Assessment
Desk lens
The Ledger
Season 23 ended with Cole Albion 10th in Division 8, on 20 points after five wins, five draws and 12 losses. The club scored 34 goals, but conceded 65, finishing with a -31 goal difference. Those numbers capture a challenging campaign and the defensive struggles highlighted in the season’s fun fact.