Season Review · July 8, 2026
Leigh Athletic: Dominant force - A season of overwhelming superiority
Leigh Athletic finished 3rd in Division 7, League 19 in Season 20. Their 22-match record was 18 wins, 0 draws and 4 losses, producing 54 points.
Gary's mark
5/5
Excellent
Finished
3rd
Points
54
Record
18-0-4
GD
+63
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
82%
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
Igor Grbić
RW
24 contributions
Top scorer
Igor Grbić
RW
15 goals
Top assists
Ramiro Alvarado
RW
12 assists
Season profile
League-relative strengths
Percentile rank against clubs in the same league. Further out is stronger.
- Results
- 54
- P79
- Scoring
- 92
- P88
- Defence
- 29
- P79
- Clean sheets
- 7
- P79
- Goal difference
- +63
- P83
5/5
Season mark
Excellent
Campaign Record
18-0-4
Wins
18
82%
Draws
0
0%
Losses
4
18%
Attack · Defence
+63 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
Leigh Athletic finished 3rd in Division 7, League 19 in Season 20. Their 22-match record was 18 wins, 0 draws and 4 losses, producing 54 points.
They scored 92 goals and conceded 29, for a goal difference of +63.
Campaign Highlights
Key Achievements and Highlights
Filed by
Gary Nano
- Finished 3rd with 54 points
- Recorded 18 wins from 22 matches
- Scored 92 goals
- Conceded 29 goals
- Ended with a +63 goal difference
Pressure Points
Areas for Improvement
Desk lens
Touchline
The record includes 4 losses and 29 goals conceded. Those are the clearest season totals available for measuring improvement.
The Long View
Final Assessment
Desk lens
The Ledger
Leigh Athletic completed Season 20 in 3rd place with 54 points and a +63 goal difference. The final table and match record provide the factual measure of their campaign.