Season Review · October 6, 2026
Exmouthor Palace: Top-three finish - A strong Division 8 campaign
Exmouthor Palace finished 2nd in Division 8, League 120 in Season 23. Their 22-match record was 12 wins, 4 draws and 6 losses, producing 40 points.
Gary's mark
4/5
Good
Finished
2nd
Points
40
Record
12-4-6
GD
+20
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
40
Win Rate
55%
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
Luis Pinto
LW
22 contributions
Top scorer
Weijie Hong
CF
13 goals
Top assists
Luis Pinto
LW
15 assists
Season profile
League-relative strengths
Percentile rank against clubs in the same league. Further out is stronger.
- Results
- 40
- P88
- Scoring
- 55
- P79
- Defence
- 35
- P79
- Clean sheets
- 5
- P75
- Goal difference
- +20
- P88
4/5
Season mark
Good
Campaign Record
12-4-6
Wins
12
55%
Draws
4
18%
Losses
6
27%
Attack · Defence
+20 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
Exmouthor Palace finished 2nd in Division 8, League 120 in Season 23. Their 22-match record was 12 wins, 4 draws and 6 losses, producing 40 points.
They scored 55 goals and conceded 35, for a goal difference of +20.
Campaign Highlights
Key Achievements and Highlights
Filed by
Gary Nano
- Finished 2nd with 40 points
- Recorded 12 wins from 22 matches
- Scored 55 goals
- Conceded 35 goals
- Ended with a +20 goal difference
Pressure Points
Areas for Improvement
Desk lens
Touchline
The record includes 6 losses and 35 goals conceded. Those are the clearest season totals available for measuring improvement.
The Long View
Final Assessment
Desk lens
The Ledger
Exmouthor Palace completed Season 23 in 2nd place with 40 points and a +20 goal difference. The final table and match record provide the factual measure of their campaign.