Season Review · August 5, 2026
Birketon Town: Division 8 champions - A first-place campaign
Birketon Town finished 1st in Division 8, League 29 in Season 21. Their 22-match record was 17 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses, producing 53 points.
Gary's mark
5/5
Excellent
Finished
1st
Points
53
Record
17-2-3
GD
+45
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
53
Win Rate
77%
Games
22
Season Shape
Most used XI
Best-fit starting eleven for the campaign's most common formation.
Primary shape
4-3-3
Formation usage
Standouts
Season honours
MVP by goal contributions, plus the leading scorer and creator.
Season MVP
Jan Daisen
CF
17 contributions
Top scorer
Jan Daisen
CF
13 goals
Top assists
Timothy Beattie
CM
8 assists
Season profile
League-relative strengths
Percentile rank against clubs in the same league. Further out is stronger.
- Results
- 53
- P96
- Scoring
- 67
- P96
- Defence
- 22
- P96
- Clean sheets
- 9
- P96
- Goal difference
- +45
- P96
5/5
Season mark
Excellent
Campaign Record
17-2-3
Wins
17
77%
Draws
2
9%
Losses
3
14%
Attack · Defence
+45 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
Birketon Town finished 1st in Division 8, League 29 in Season 21. Their 22-match record was 17 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses, producing 53 points.
They scored 67 goals and conceded 22, for a goal difference of +45.
Campaign Highlights
Key Achievements and Highlights
Filed by
Gary Nano
- Finished 1st with 53 points
- Recorded 17 wins from 22 matches
- Scored 67 goals
- Conceded 22 goals
- Ended with a +45 goal difference
Pressure Points
Areas for Improvement
Desk lens
Touchline
The record includes 3 losses and 22 goals conceded. Those are the clearest season totals available for measuring improvement.
The Long View
Final Assessment
Desk lens
The Ledger
Birketon Town completed Season 21 in 1st place with 53 points and a +45 goal difference. The final table and match record provide the factual measure of their campaign.