Season Review · August 5, 2026
Paiton Rangers: Division 8 review - The season in numbers
Paiton Rangers finished 8th in Division 8, League 103 in Season 21. Their 22-match record was 8 wins, 4 draws and 10 losses, producing 28 points.
Gary's mark
3/5
Mixed
Finished
8th
Points
28
Record
8-4-10
GD
-17
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
8th
Points
28
Win Rate
36%
Games
22
Season Shape
Most used XI
Best-fit starting eleven for the campaign's most common formation.
Primary shape
4-4-2
Formation usage
Standouts
Season honours
MVP by goal contributions, plus the leading scorer and creator.
Season MVP
Nilson Pires
LCF
15 contributions
Top scorer
Nilson Pires
LCF
9 goals
Top assists
Nilson Pires
LCF
6 assists
Season profile
League-relative strengths
Percentile rank against clubs in the same league. Further out is stronger.
- Results
- 28
- P38
- Scoring
- 26
- P46
- Defence
- 43
- P29
- Clean sheets
- 6
- P54
- Goal difference
- -17
- P38
3/5
Season mark
Mixed
Campaign Record
8-4-10
Wins
8
36%
Draws
4
18%
Losses
10
45%
Attack · Defence
-17 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
Paiton Rangers finished 8th in Division 8, League 103 in Season 21. Their 22-match record was 8 wins, 4 draws and 10 losses, producing 28 points.
They scored 26 goals and conceded 43, for a goal difference of -17.
Campaign Highlights
Key Achievements and Highlights
Filed by
Gary Nano
- Finished 8th with 28 points
- Recorded 8 wins from 22 matches
- Scored 26 goals
- Conceded 43 goals
- Ended with a -17 goal difference
Pressure Points
Areas for Improvement
Desk lens
Touchline
The record includes 10 losses and 43 goals conceded. Those are the clearest season totals available for measuring improvement.
The Long View
Final Assessment
Desk lens
The Ledger
Paiton Rangers completed Season 21 in 8th place with 28 points and a -17 goal difference. The final table and match record provide the factual measure of their campaign.