Season Review · June 18, 2026
Whiell Thistle: Dominant force - A season of overwhelming superiority
Whiell Thistle finished 3rd in Division 7, League 8 in Season 19. Their 22-match record was 17 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses, producing 54 points.
Gary's mark
5/5
Excellent
Finished
3rd
Points
54
Record
17-3-2
GD
+73
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
3rd
Points
54
Win Rate
77%
Games
22
Season Shape
Most used XI
Best-fit starting eleven for the campaign's most common formation.
Primary shape
5-2-3
Formation usage
Standouts
Season honours
MVP by goal contributions, plus the leading scorer and creator.
Season MVP
Said Tsertsvadze
RW
18 contributions
Top scorer
Said Tsertsvadze
RW
12 goals
Top assists
Akio Uchida
LW
9 assists
Season profile
League-relative strengths
Percentile rank against clubs in the same league. Further out is stronger.
- Results
- 54
- P79
- Scoring
- 101
- P96
- Defence
- 28
- P79
- Goal difference
- +73
- P96
5/5
Season mark
Excellent
Campaign Record
17-3-2
Wins
17
77%
Draws
3
14%
Losses
2
9%
Attack · Defence
+73 GD
Goal Contributions
Said Tsertsvadze
RW · 12G · 6A
18
Akio Uchida
LW · 7G · 9A
16
Alan Clayton
CF · 10G · 5A
15
Stuart Stewart
CF · 10G · 4A
14
Soren Sommer
CM · 6G · 8A
14
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
Whiell Thistle finished 3rd in Division 7, League 8 in Season 19. Their 22-match record was 17 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses, producing 54 points.
They scored 101 goals and conceded 28, for a goal difference of +73.
Campaign Highlights
Key Achievements and Highlights
Filed by
Gary Nano
- Finished 3rd with 54 points
- Recorded 17 wins from 22 matches
- Scored 101 goals
- Conceded 28 goals
- Ended with a +73 goal difference
Pressure Points
Areas for Improvement
Desk lens
Touchline
The record includes 2 losses and 28 goals conceded. Those are the clearest season totals available for measuring improvement.
The Long View
Final Assessment
Desk lens
The Ledger
Whiell Thistle completed Season 19 in 3rd place with 54 points and a +73 goal difference. The final table and match record provide the factual measure of their campaign.