Season Review · June 18, 2026
Bray Wanderers: Division 8 review - The season in numbers
Bray Wanderers finished 12th in Division 8, League 109 in Season 19. Their 22-match record was 5 wins, 3 draws and 14 losses, producing 18 points.
Gary's mark
2/5
Difficult
Finished
12th
Points
18
Record
5-3-14
GD
-40
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
12th
Points
18
Win Rate
23%
Games
22
Season Shape
Most used XI
Best-fit starting eleven for the campaign's most common formation.
Primary shape
3-4-3
Formation usage
Standouts
Season honours
MVP by goal contributions, plus the leading scorer and creator.
Season MVP
Nilson Pires
CF
9 contributions
Top scorer
Nilson Pires
CF
5 goals
Top assists
Nilson Pires
CF
4 assists
Season profile
League-relative strengths
Percentile rank against clubs in the same league. Further out is stronger.
- Results
- 18
- P4
- Scoring
- 18
- P4
- Defence
- 58
- P25
- Goal difference
- -40
- P4
2/5
Season mark
Difficult
Campaign Record
5-3-14
Wins
5
23%
Draws
3
14%
Losses
14
64%
Attack · Defence
-40 GD
Goal Contributions
Nilson Pires
RM · 5G · 4A
9
Philippe Robert
RWB · 4G · 1A
5
Michel Lemoine
LM · 2G · 3A
5
Jorge Alvez
LWB · 4A
4
Allan Carroll
RB · 3G
3
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
Bray Wanderers finished 12th in Division 8, League 109 in Season 19. Their 22-match record was 5 wins, 3 draws and 14 losses, producing 18 points.
They scored 18 goals and conceded 58, for a goal difference of -40.
Campaign Highlights
Key Achievements and Highlights
Filed by
Gary Nano
- Finished 12th with 18 points
- Recorded 5 wins from 22 matches
- Scored 18 goals
- Conceded 58 goals
- Ended with a -40 goal difference
Pressure Points
Areas for Improvement
Desk lens
Touchline
The record includes 14 losses and 58 goals conceded. Those are the clearest season totals available for measuring improvement.
The Long View
Final Assessment
Desk lens
The Ledger
Bray Wanderers completed Season 19 in 12th place with 18 points and a -40 goal difference. The final table and match record provide the factual measure of their campaign.