Season Review · October 6, 2026
Crombe United: Top-three finish - A strong Division 8 campaign
Crombe United secured a third-place finish in Season 23, collecting 43 points from 22 matches in Division 8. Their record stood at 13 wins, four draws and five losses.
Gary's mark
4/5
Good — ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Finished
3rd
Points
43
Record
13-4-5
GD
+17
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
3rd
Points
43
Win Rate
59%
Games
22
Season Shape
Most used XI
Best-fit starting eleven for the campaign's most common formation.
Primary shape
4-3-3
Formation usage
Standouts
Season honours
MVP by goal contributions, plus the leading scorer and creator.
Season MVP
Hao Chan
LW
13 contributions
Top scorer
Martin Riley
CF
7 goals
Top assists
Hao Chan
LW
9 assists
Season profile
League-relative strengths
Percentile rank against clubs in the same league. Further out is stronger.
- Results
- 43
- P79
- Scoring
- 44
- P71
- Defence
- 27
- P71
- Clean sheets
- 8
- P83
- Goal difference
- +17
- P79
4/5
Season mark
Good — ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Campaign Record
13-4-5
Wins
13
59%
Draws
4
18%
Losses
5
23%
Attack · Defence
+17 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
Crombe United secured a third-place finish inSeason 23, collecting 43 points from 22 matches in Division 8. Their record stood at 13 wins, four draws and five losses.
The campaign’s positive goal difference of+17—the supplied fun fact—reflected 44 goals scored and 27 conceded. It was a strong season by the numbers, ending with Crombe United among the division’s top three.
Campaign Highlights
Key Achievements and Highlights
Filed by
Gary Nano
- Finishedthirdin Division 8.
- Earned43 pointsfrom 13 wins, four draws and five losses.
- Scored44 goalsand conceded27.
- Recorded a+17 goal difference.
Pressure Points
Areas for Improvement
Desk lens
Touchline
Crombe United finished with five losses and four draws alongside their 13 wins. They conceded 27 goals against 44 scored, for a +17 goal difference and 43 points. These figures provide the season’s statistical context without indicating any specific cause behind the results.
The Long View
Final Assessment
Desk lens
The Ledger
Crombe United’sSeason 23campaign ended with a third-place finish and 43 points. A 13-win record, 44 goals scored and a +17 goal difference formed the strongest headline figures, while the season also included four draws and five losses. The record provides a solid statistical picture of a strong Division 8 campaign.