Season Review · October 6, 2026
Dare Mar County: Top-three finish - A strong Division 8 campaign
Dare Mar County finished third in Division 8 in Season 23, recording 14 wins, three draws and five losses for 45 points. Their league campaign brought 66 goals scored and 42 conceded, giving them a goal difference of +24.
Gary's mark
5/5
Very Good — ★★★★☆
Finished
3rd
Points
45
Record
14-3-5
GD
+24
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
45
Win Rate
64%
Games
22
Season Shape
Most used XI
Best-fit starting eleven for the campaign's most common formation.
Primary shape
4-2-2-2-WB
Formation usage
Standouts
Season honours
MVP by goal contributions, plus the leading scorer and creator.
Season MVP
Rainer Müller
LAM
13 contributions
Top scorer
Rainer Müller
LAM
9 goals
Top assists
Aliou Diao
RAM
5 assists
Season profile
League-relative strengths
Percentile rank against clubs in the same league. Further out is stronger.
- Results
- 45
- P79
- Scoring
- 66
- P79
- Defence
- 42
- P58
- Clean sheets
- 6
- P63
- Goal difference
- +24
- P79
5/5
Season mark
Very Good — ★★★★☆
Campaign Record
14-3-5
Wins
14
64%
Draws
3
14%
Losses
5
23%
Attack · Defence
+24 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
Dare Mar County finished third in Division 8 inSeason 23, recording 14 wins, three draws and five losses for 45 points. Their league campaign brought 66 goals scored and 42 conceded, giving them a goal difference of +24.
That+24 goal difference across 22 league matchesis the defining statistical note of the season. It reflects a campaign in which Dare Mar County finished with a positive balance between goals scored and goals conceded.
Campaign Highlights
Key Achievements and Highlights
Filed by
Gary Nano
- Finishedthirdin Division 8.
- Recorded14 winsin 22 league matches.
- Scored66 goalsand finished with a+24 goal difference.
- Collected45 points.
Pressure Points
Areas for Improvement
Desk lens
Touchline
The supplied results show five losses and 42 goals conceded. Those figures, alongside the club’s third-place position and 45 points, mark the measurable areas to review from theSeason 23campaign.
The Long View
Final Assessment
Desk lens
The Ledger
Dare Mar County’sSeason 23ended with a third-place finish, 14 wins and 45 points. The club scored 66 goals and posted a +24 goal difference across 22 league matches. The record also includes three draws, five losses and 42 goals conceded, providing the results-based context for an overall rating ofVery Good.