Season Review · October 6, 2026
Epston Palace: Solid performance - Reliable football with room for growth
Epston Palace finished Season 23 in 5th place in Division 7, collecting 35 points from 11 wins, two draws and nine losses. The campaign brought a positive goal difference of +10, with 63 goals scored and 53 conceded.
Gary's mark
5/5
Good
Finished
5th
Points
35
Record
11-2-9
GD
+10
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
5th
Points
35
Win Rate
50%
Games
22
Season Shape
Most used XI
Best-fit starting eleven for the campaign's most common formation.
Primary shape
3-4-3-A
Formation usage
Standouts
Season honours
MVP by goal contributions, plus the leading scorer and creator.
Season MVP
Neil Evans
AM
21 contributions
Top scorer
Neil Evans
AM
13 goals
Top assists
Neil Evans
AM
8 assists
Season profile
League-relative strengths
Percentile rank against clubs in the same league. Further out is stronger.
- Results
- 35
- P63
- Scoring
- 63
- P79
- Defence
- 53
- P46
- Clean sheets
- 4
- P38
- Goal difference
- +10
- P71
5/5
Season mark
Good
Campaign Record
11-2-9
Wins
11
50%
Draws
2
9%
Losses
9
41%
Attack · Defence
+10 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
Epston Palace finishedSeason 23in5th placein Division 7, collecting 35 points from 11 wins, two draws and nine losses. The campaign brought a positive goal difference of+10, with 63 goals scored and 53 conceded.
That +10 goal difference is the season’s fun fact: Epston Palace scored more goals than they conceded. Their final record offers both clear positives and room to grow, with nine defeats among their 22 league matches.
Campaign Highlights
Key Achievements and Highlights
Filed by
Gary Nano
- Scored63 goalsacross the season.
- Finished with a+10 goal difference.
- Recorded11 winsand finished5thwith35 points.
Pressure Points
Areas for Improvement
Desk lens
Touchline
Epston Palace’s record included nine losses and two draws, leaving points on the table across the season. They conceded 53 goals, while their final total of 35 points placed them 5th. These figures provide the clearest areas for progress inSeason 23.
The Long View
Final Assessment
Desk lens
The Ledger
Epston Palace’sSeason 23ended with a 5th-place finish, 35 points and a healthy +10 goal difference. Their 63 goals scored were a notable positive, while nine losses and 53 goals conceded mark the main statistical areas for improvement. Overall, it was a good season with room to build on the results.