Season Review · October 6, 2026
Cortock City: Top-three finish - A strong Division 8 campaign
Cortock City finished second in Division 8 in Season 23, recording 16 wins, one draw and five defeats across 22 league matches. Their total of 49 points was backed by a goal difference of +32.
Gary's mark
5/5
Excellent
Finished
2nd
Points
49
Record
16-1-5
GD
+32
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
2nd
Points
49
Win Rate
73%
Games
22
Season Shape
Most used XI
Best-fit starting eleven for the campaign's most common formation.
Primary shape
4-3-3-A
Formation usage
Standouts
Season honours
MVP by goal contributions, plus the leading scorer and creator.
Season MVP
Cristian Benavides
RCM
14 contributions
Top scorer
Luigi Pagano
AM
8 goals
Top assists
Cristian Benavides
RCM
10 assists
Season profile
League-relative strengths
Percentile rank against clubs in the same league. Further out is stronger.
- Results
- 49
- P88
- Scoring
- 64
- P88
- Defence
- 32
- P79
- Clean sheets
- 7
- P75
- Goal difference
- +32
- P88
5/5
Season mark
Excellent
Campaign Record
16-1-5
Wins
16
73%
Draws
1
5%
Losses
5
23%
Attack · Defence
+32 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
Cortock City finishedsecond in Division 8inSeason 23, recording 16 wins, one draw and five defeats across 22 league matches. Their total of 49 points was backed by a goal difference of +32.
That goal difference is the season’s fun fact: Cortock scored 64 goals and conceded 32 across their 22 league matches. It was a strong campaign, ending with the club in a top-three position.
Campaign Highlights
Key Achievements and Highlights
Filed by
Gary Nano
- Second placein Division 8.
- 16 winsfrom 22 league matches.
- 64 goals scoredand a+32 goal difference.
- 49 pointsin Season 23.
Pressure Points
Areas for Improvement
Desk lens
Touchline
Cortock’s supplied league record shows five defeats and one draw alongside 16 wins. The team scored 64 goals and conceded 32, finishing with a +32 goal difference and 49 points in second place. These figures provide the season’s results profile without pointing to any further specific areas for improvement.
The Long View
Final Assessment
Desk lens
The Ledger
Cortock City’sSeason 23campaign ended with a second-place finish, 49 points and a +32 goal difference. Their 16 wins and 64 goals scored stand out in the supplied record, while five defeats and 32 goals conceded complete the picture of a strong Division 8 season.