Season Review · October 6, 2026
Elshop Villa: Division 8 review - The season in numbers
Elshop Villa’s Season 23 in Division 8 was a difficult campaign, ending in 12th place with two points. The side recorded no wins, drew twice and lost 20 matches.
Gary's mark
5/5
Poor
Finished
12th
Points
2
Record
0-2-20
GD
-50
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
12th
Points
2
Win Rate
0%
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
Philippe Robert
RCF
8 contributions
Top scorer
Philippe Robert
RCF
5 goals
Top assists
Pedro Chagas
AM
4 assists
Season profile
League-relative strengths
Percentile rank against clubs in the same league. Further out is stronger.
- Results
- 2
- P4
- Scoring
- 17
- P4
- Defence
- 67
- P13
- Clean sheets
- 1
- P8
- Goal difference
- -50
- P4
5/5
Season mark
Poor
Campaign Record
0-2-20
Wins
0
0%
Draws
2
9%
Losses
20
91%
Attack · Defence
-50 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
Elshop Villa’sSeason 23in Division 8 was a difficult campaign, ending in 12th place with two points. The side recorded no wins, drew twice and lost 20 matches.
The season’s numbers underline the challenge: Elshop Villa scored 17 goals and conceded 67, finishing with a goal difference of -50. As the supplied fun fact puts it, that -50 goal difference reflected defensive struggles throughout the season.
Campaign Highlights
Key Achievements and Highlights
Filed by
Gary Nano
- Scored 17 goals across the season.
- Earned two points from two draws.
- Finished 12th in Division 8.
Pressure Points
Areas for Improvement
Desk lens
Touchline
The record shows the scale of the challenge ahead: Elshop Villa finished with no wins, two draws and 20 losses, scoring 17 goals and conceding 67. The resulting goal difference was -50, and the team collected two points.
The Long View
Final Assessment
Desk lens
The Ledger
Elshop Villa’sSeason 23ended in 12th place with two points, following 20 losses and two draws. The club scored 17 goals, conceded 67 and finished with a -50 goal difference. Those figures define a tough campaign in Division 8.