Season Review · October 6, 2026
Elsthlin Rovers: Division 8 review - The season in numbers
Elsthlin Rovers finished Season 23 in ninth place in Division 8, with 20 points from 22 matches. Their record was five wins, five draws and 12 losses.
Gary's mark
5/5
Poor
Finished
9th
Points
20
Record
5-5-12
GD
-18
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
9th
Points
20
Win Rate
23%
Games
22
Season Shape
Most used XI
Best-fit starting eleven for the campaign's most common formation.
Primary shape
5-2-3-A
Formation usage
Standouts
Season honours
MVP by goal contributions, plus the leading scorer and creator.
Season MVP
Friedrich Unger
LCM
6 contributions
Top scorer
Luis Pinto
RF
4 goals
Top assists
Friedrich Unger
LCM
4 assists
Season profile
League-relative strengths
Percentile rank against clubs in the same league. Further out is stronger.
- Results
- 20
- P29
- Scoring
- 20
- P29
- Defence
- 38
- P71
- Clean sheets
- 5
- P38
- Goal difference
- -18
- P63
5/5
Season mark
Poor
Campaign Record
5-5-12
Wins
5
23%
Draws
5
23%
Losses
12
55%
Attack · Defence
-18 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
Elsthlin Rovers finishedSeason 23in ninth place in Division 8, with 20 points from 22 matches. Their record was five wins, five draws and 12 losses.
The supplied fun fact captures the campaign’s attacking return:20 goals scored — attacking struggles this season. Rovers conceded 38 goals, giving them a goal difference of -18.
Campaign Highlights
Key Achievements and Highlights
Filed by
Gary Nano
- Scored 20 goals across the season.
- Recorded five draws.
- Finished ninth in Division 8 with 20 points.
Pressure Points
Areas for Improvement
Desk lens
Touchline
The supplied results show five wins, five draws and 12 losses, with 20 goals for and 38 against. Elsthlin Rovers finished on 20 points, in ninth position, with a goal difference of -18.
The Long View
Final Assessment
Desk lens
The Ledger
Elsthlin Rovers endedSeason 23in ninth place with 20 points. The season’s record of five wins, five draws and 12 losses, alongside 20 goals scored and 38 conceded, resulted in a -18 goal difference.