Season Review · July 8, 2026
Paington Rovers: Division 8 champions - A first-place campaign
Paington Rovers finished 1st in Division 8, League 118 in Season 20. Their 21-match record was 20 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses, producing 61 points.
Gary's mark
5/5
Excellent
Finished
1st
Points
61
Record
20-1-0
GD
+91
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
61
Win Rate
95%
Games
21
Season Shape
Most used XI
Best-fit starting eleven for the campaign's most common formation.
Primary shape
3-4-3-A
Formation usage
Standouts
Season honours
MVP by goal contributions, plus the leading scorer and creator.
Season MVP
Miguel Perez
CF
19 contributions
Top scorer
Goran Starčević
LF
12 goals
Top assists
Savo Mitrović
LM
10 assists
Season profile
League-relative strengths
Percentile rank against clubs in the same league. Further out is stronger.
- Results
- 61
- P96
- Scoring
- 104
- P96
- Defence
- 13
- P96
- Clean sheets
- 12
- P96
- Goal difference
- +91
- P96
5/5
Season mark
Excellent
Campaign Record
20-1-0
Wins
20
95%
Draws
1
5%
Losses
0
0%
Attack · Defence
+91 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
Paington Rovers finished 1st in Division 8, League 118 in Season 20. Their 21-match record was 20 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses, producing 61 points.
They scored 104 goals and conceded 13, for a goal difference of +91.
Campaign Highlights
Key Achievements and Highlights
Filed by
Gary Nano
- Finished 1st with 61 points
- Recorded 20 wins from 21 matches
- Scored 104 goals
- Conceded 13 goals
- Ended with a +91 goal difference
Pressure Points
Areas for Improvement
Desk lens
Touchline
The record includes 0 losses and 13 goals conceded. Those are the clearest season totals available for measuring improvement.
The Long View
Final Assessment
Desk lens
The Ledger
Paington Rovers completed Season 20 in 1st place with 61 points and a +91 goal difference. The final table and match record provide the factual measure of their campaign.