Season Review · October 6, 2026
Ellow Rovers: Division 8 review - The season in numbers
Ellow Rovers finished Season 23 in sixth place in Division 8, recording nine wins, four draws and nine losses. Their 31 points came alongside 44 goals scored and 47 conceded, leaving a goal difference of -3.
Gary's mark
5/5
Average
Finished
6th
Points
31
Record
9-4-9
GD
-3
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
6th
Points
31
Win Rate
41%
Games
22
Season Shape
Most used XI
Best-fit starting eleven for the campaign's most common formation.
Primary shape
4-2-3-1
Formation usage
Standouts
Season honours
MVP by goal contributions, plus the leading scorer and creator.
Season MVP
Khadim Diakhate
RW
13 contributions
Top scorer
Khadim Diakhate
RW
9 goals
Top assists
Luis Pinto
LW
5 assists
Season profile
League-relative strengths
Percentile rank against clubs in the same league. Further out is stronger.
- Results
- 31
- P54
- Scoring
- 44
- P63
- Defence
- 47
- P46
- Clean sheets
- 3
- P33
- Goal difference
- -3
- P54
5/5
Season mark
Average
Campaign Record
9-4-9
Wins
9
41%
Draws
4
18%
Losses
9
41%
Attack · Defence
-3 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
Ellow Rovers finishedSeason 23in sixth place in Division 8, recording nine wins, four draws and nine losses. Their 31 points came alongside 44 goals scored and 47 conceded, leaving a goal difference of -3.
It was, as the season’s fun fact puts it,“A season of football with its own unique story.”The final numbers capture a campaign with 22 matches played and a close balance between wins and losses.
Campaign Highlights
Key Achievements and Highlights
Filed by
Gary Nano
- Finishedsixthin Division 8.
- Recordednine winsandfour draws.
- Scored44 goalsacross the season.
- Collected31 points.
Pressure Points
Areas for Improvement
Desk lens
Touchline
Ellow Rovers endedSeason 23with nine wins, four draws and nine losses, finishing sixth on 31 points. They scored 44 goals and conceded 47, for a goal difference of -3. Those figures provide the season’s clearest areas for review: the results record, points total and goal difference.
The Long View
Final Assessment
Desk lens
The Ledger
Ellow Rovers’Season 23finished with a sixth-place position and 31 points. The side recorded nine wins, four draws and nine losses, scoring 44 goals and conceding 47. The -3 goal difference and final points total frame the season’s results, with the campaign’s overall rating assessed as average.