Season Review · October 6, 2026
Crand Straide: Division 8 review - The season in numbers
Crand Straide finished Season 23 in sixth place in Division 8, collecting 31 points from 22 matches. Their record of eight wins, seven draws and seven losses shows a campaign with results spread across all three outcomes.
Gary's mark
5/5
Below Average
Finished
6th
Points
31
Record
8-7-7
GD
+5
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
6th
Points
31
Win Rate
36%
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
Khadim Diakhate
RW
14 contributions
Top scorer
Khadim Diakhate
RW
6 goals
Top assists
Khadim Diakhate
RW
8 assists
Season profile
League-relative strengths
Percentile rank against clubs in the same league. Further out is stronger.
- Results
- 31
- P50
- Scoring
- 45
- P75
- Defence
- 40
- P38
- Clean sheets
- 4
- P46
- Goal difference
- +5
- P79
5/5
Season mark
Below Average
Campaign Record
8-7-7
Wins
8
36%
Draws
7
32%
Losses
7
32%
Attack · Defence
+5 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
Crand Straide finishedSeason 23in sixth place in Division 8, collecting 31 points from 22 matches. Their record of eight wins, seven draws and seven losses shows a campaign with results spread across all three outcomes.
The team scored 45 goals and conceded 40, giving them a positive goal difference of+5—the season’s defining numerical detail, with more goals scored than conceded.
Campaign Highlights
Key Achievements and Highlights
Filed by
Gary Nano
- Finishedsixthin Division 8.
- Scored45 goalsacross the season.
- Recorded a+5 goal difference, scoring five more than they conceded.
- Earned31 pointsfrom eight wins and seven draws.
Pressure Points
Areas for Improvement
Desk lens
Touchline
Crand Straide recorded seven losses alongside their eight wins and seven draws. They conceded 40 goals against 45 scored, while their final points total was 31 and their position was sixth. These figures frame a season with a positive goal difference but room to improve the overall results record.
The Long View
Final Assessment
Desk lens
The Ledger
Crand Straide endedSeason 23sixth in Division 8, with eight wins, seven draws and seven losses. Their 45 goals scored against 40 conceded produced a +5 goal difference, while the campaign concluded on 31 points. The positive goal difference stands out in the numbers; the seven defeats and sixth-place finish complete the picture of the season.