Season Review · October 6, 2026
Epstley Rangers: Top-three finish - A strong Division 8 campaign
Epstley Rangers finished second in Division 8 in Season 23, putting together a campaign of 17 wins, two draws and three losses. They collected 53 points across 22 league matches.
Gary's mark
5/5
Excellent — ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Finished
2nd
Points
53
Record
17-2-3
GD
+58
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
2nd
Points
53
Win Rate
77%
Games
22
Season Shape
Most used XI
Best-fit starting eleven for the campaign's most common formation.
Primary shape
4-3-3-D
Formation usage
Standouts
Season honours
MVP by goal contributions, plus the leading scorer and creator.
Season MVP
Wolfgang Böttcher
CF
22 contributions
Top scorer
Wolfgang Böttcher
CF
18 goals
Top assists
Arif Delić
RDM
6 assists
Season profile
League-relative strengths
Percentile rank against clubs in the same league. Further out is stronger.
- Results
- 53
- P88
- Scoring
- 83
- P88
- Defence
- 25
- P88
- Clean sheets
- 8
- P88
- Goal difference
- +58
- P88
5/5
Season mark
Excellent — ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Campaign Record
17-2-3
Wins
17
77%
Draws
2
9%
Losses
3
14%
Attack · Defence
+58 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
Epstley Rangers finishedsecond in Division 8 in Season 23, putting together a campaign of 17 wins, two draws and three losses. They collected 53 points across 22 league matches.
The goal difference tells a striking part of the story:+58 across 22 league matches, as noted in the season’s fun fact. Epstley scored 83 goals and conceded 25, closing the campaign with a substantial positive balance.
Campaign Highlights
Key Achievements and Highlights
Filed by
Gary Nano
- Second placein Division 8.
- Recorded17 winsin 22 league matches.
- Scored83 goals.
- Finished with a+58 goal difference.
Pressure Points
Areas for Improvement
Desk lens
Touchline
Epstley’s league record included two draws and three losses. The team finished second on 53 points, with 83 goals scored and 25 conceded; those figures provide the measurable context for the campaign.
The Long View
Final Assessment
Desk lens
The Ledger
Epstley Rangers’ Season 23 was marked by a second-place finish, 17 wins and a +58 goal difference. Their 83 goals and 25 conceded underline the overall numbers behind a strong Division 8 campaign, while the two draws and three losses form the remaining part of the record.