Season Review · October 6, 2026
Croutton City: Top-three finish - A strong Division 8 campaign
Croutton City finished second in Division 8 after a strong Season 23 campaign, collecting 48 points from 22 league matches. Their record of 15 wins, three draws and four losses gave the club a firm platform for a top-three finish.
Gary's mark
5/5
Very Good — ⭐⭐⭐⭐☆
Finished
2nd
Points
48
Record
15-3-4
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
2nd
Points
48
Win Rate
68%
Games
22
Season Shape
Most used XI
Best-fit starting eleven for the campaign's most common formation.
Primary shape
4-4-2
Formation usage
Standouts
Season honours
MVP by goal contributions, plus the leading scorer and creator.
Season MVP
Bruno Rossi
RM
12 contributions
Top scorer
Andrew Lewis
LCF
6 goals
Top assists
Bruno Rossi
RM
7 assists
Season profile
League-relative strengths
Percentile rank against clubs in the same league. Further out is stronger.
- Results
- 48
- P88
- Scoring
- 66
- P88
- Defence
- 32
- P79
- Clean sheets
- 8
- P79
- Goal difference
- +34
- P88
5/5
Season mark
Very Good — ⭐⭐⭐⭐☆
Campaign Record
15-3-4
Wins
15
68%
Draws
3
14%
Losses
4
18%
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
Croutton City finishedsecond in Division 8after a strongSeason 23campaign, collecting 48 points from 22 league matches. Their record of 15 wins, three draws and four losses gave the club a firm platform for a top-three finish.
The numbers tell a positive story in front of goal: Croutton City scored 66 and conceded 32, finishing with a+34 goal difference. That goal difference across 22 league matches is the season’s fun fact—and a clear marker of the team’s overall results.
Campaign Highlights
Key Achievements and Highlights
Filed by
Gary Nano
- Second placein Division 8
- 15 winsacross 22 league matches
- 66 goals scored
- +34 goal difference, the season’s standout fact
- 48 pointsin Season 23
Pressure Points
Areas for Improvement
Desk lens
Touchline
Croutton City recorded four losses and three draws in their 22 matches. Those results sit alongside an impressive 15 wins, but remain the clearest areas to consider when reflecting on a campaign that ended with the club in second place.
The Long View
Final Assessment
Desk lens
The Ledger
Season 23 was a strong Division 8 campaign for Croutton City: 15 wins, 48 points and a second-place finish, supported by 66 goals scored and a +34 goal difference. The record also included three draws and four losses. Overall, the results made for a convincing top-three finish, with those dropped results the main counterpoint to an otherwise successful season.