Season Review · October 6, 2026
Croston County: Division 8 review - The season in numbers
Croston County finished Season 23 in eighth place in Division 8, collecting 20 points from five wins, five draws and 12 losses. The campaign’s final figures record 22 goals scored and 56 conceded, for a goal difference of -34.
Gary's mark
5/5
Poor — ★☆☆☆☆
Finished
8th
Points
20
Record
5-5-12
GD
-34
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
8th
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
4-3-3-A
Formation usage
Standouts
Season honours
MVP by goal contributions, plus the leading scorer and creator.
Season MVP
Xinping Boon
AM
8 contributions
Top scorer
Xinping Boon
AM
6 goals
Top assists
Friedrich Unger
LCM
6 assists
Season profile
League-relative strengths
Percentile rank against clubs in the same league. Further out is stronger.
- Results
- 20
- P38
- Scoring
- 22
- P8
- Defence
- 56
- P21
- Clean sheets
- 4
- P46
- Goal difference
- -34
- P13
5/5
Season mark
Poor — ★☆☆☆☆
Campaign Record
5-5-12
Wins
5
23%
Draws
5
23%
Losses
12
55%
Attack · Defence
-34 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
Croston County finishedSeason 23in eighth place in Division 8, collecting 20 points from five wins, five draws and 12 losses. The campaign’s final figures record 22 goals scored and 56 conceded, for a goal difference of -34.
That goal difference is the season’s defining statistical note:-34, reflecting defensive struggles throughout the season. It provides a stark measure of the challenge Croston County faced across the campaign.
Campaign Highlights
Key Achievements and Highlights
Filed by
Gary Nano
- Finished eighth in Division 8.
- Recorded five wins and five draws.
- Scored 22 goals over the season.
- Ended with a goal difference of -34.
Pressure Points
Areas for Improvement
Desk lens
Touchline
Croston County’s Season 23 record shows room to improve across the results and goal figures: the side finished with five wins, five draws and 12 losses, scored 22 goals and conceded 56. The resulting goal difference was -34, and the campaign ended on 20 points in eighth place.
The Long View
Final Assessment
Desk lens
The Ledger
Season 23 ended with Croston County eighth in Division 8, on 20 points. Five wins and five draws were set against 12 losses, while 22 goals scored and 56 conceded produced a -34 goal difference. Those figures capture a difficult season, with the negative goal difference standing out as a key area for improvement.