Season Review · June 18, 2026
Crand Straide: Division 8 champions - A first-place campaign
Crand Straide finished 1st in Division 8, League 102 in Season 19. Their 22-match record was 17 wins, 0 draws and 5 losses, producing 51 points.
Gary's mark
5/5
Excellent
Finished
1st
Points
51
Record
17-0-5
GD
+43
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
1st
Points
51
Win Rate
77%
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
Hama Kita
RW
19 contributions
Top scorer
Fred van der Linden
CF
10 goals
Top assists
Joseph Carrier
LCM
13 assists
Season profile
League-relative strengths
Percentile rank against clubs in the same league. Further out is stronger.
- Results
- 51
- P96
- Scoring
- 77
- P96
- Defence
- 34
- P79
- Goal difference
- +43
- P96
5/5
Season mark
Excellent
Campaign Record
17-0-5
Wins
17
77%
Draws
0
0%
Losses
5
23%
Attack · Defence
+43 GD
Goal Contributions
Hama Kita
RW · 9G · 10A
19
Joseph Carrier
CM · 5G · 13A
18
Fred van der Linden
CF · 10G · 3A
13
Umaru Sanusi
CM · 9G · 4A
13
Khadim Diakhate
RF · 4G · 9A
13
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 finished 1st in Division 8, League 102 in Season 19. Their 22-match record was 17 wins, 0 draws and 5 losses, producing 51 points.
They scored 77 goals and conceded 34, for a goal difference of +43.
Campaign Highlights
Key Achievements and Highlights
Filed by
Gary Nano
- Finished 1st with 51 points
- Recorded 17 wins from 22 matches
- Scored 77 goals
- Conceded 34 goals
- Ended with a +43 goal difference
Pressure Points
Areas for Improvement
Desk lens
Touchline
The record includes 5 losses and 34 goals conceded. Those are the clearest season totals available for measuring improvement.
The Long View
Final Assessment
Desk lens
The Ledger
Crand Straide completed Season 19 in 1st place with 51 points and a +43 goal difference. The final table and match record provide the factual measure of their campaign.