Season Review · October 6, 2026
Earlestind: Dominant force - A season of overwhelming superiority
Earlestind’s Season 23 in Division 4 was a commanding campaign, finishing fourth with 49 points from 22 league matches. The record of 16 wins, one draw and five defeats was backed by 72 goals scored and just 24 conceded.
Gary's mark
5/5
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent
Finished
4th
Points
49
Record
16-1-5
GD
+48
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
4th
Points
49
Win Rate
73%
Games
22
Season Shape
Most used XI
Best-fit starting eleven for the campaign's most common formation.
Primary shape
5-2-1-2
Formation usage
Standouts
Season honours
MVP by goal contributions, plus the leading scorer and creator.
Season MVP
Rufino Arauz
LCF
16 contributions
Top scorer
Rufino Arauz
LCF
10 goals
Top assists
William Gray
AM
7 assists
Season profile
League-relative strengths
Percentile rank against clubs in the same league. Further out is stronger.
- Results
- 49
- P71
- Scoring
- 72
- P63
- Defence
- 24
- P88
- Clean sheets
- 10
- P75
- Goal difference
- +48
- P63
5/5
Season mark
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent
Campaign Record
16-1-5
Wins
16
73%
Draws
1
5%
Losses
5
23%
Attack · Defence
+48 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
Earlestind’sSeason 23in Division 4 was a commanding campaign, finishing fourth with 49 points from 22 league matches. The record of 16 wins, one draw and five defeats was backed by 72 goals scored and just 24 conceded.
The season’s defining figure was a goal difference of+48 across 22 league matches—the supplied fun fact and a clear reflection of the gap between Earlestind’s goals for and goals against. The descriptive header, “A season of overwhelming superiority,” captures the scale of that goal difference, while fourth place provides the final league context.
Campaign Highlights
Key Achievements and Highlights
Filed by
Gary Nano
- Fourth placein Division 4, with 49 points.
- 16 winsacross 22 league matches.
- 72 goals scoredduring the campaign.
- 24 goals conceded, for a goal difference of+48.
Pressure Points
Areas for Improvement
Desk lens
Touchline
Earlestind’s final record included five defeats and one draw from 22 matches. The club finished fourth on 49 points; those results are the clearest measures of the distance between its overall points total and its winning return. The team scored 72 and conceded 24, finishing with a +48 goal difference.
The Long View
Final Assessment
Desk lens
The Ledger
Earlestind completedSeason 23with a fourth-place finish, 49 points and an impressive +48 goal difference. Sixteen wins and 72 goals scored stand out in the record, while the five losses and single draw provide the main counterpoint. It was an excellent season by the supplied rating, defined by a substantial goals advantage and a strong final position.