Season Review · October 6, 2026
Finceham Albion: Struggling season - Battling against the odds
Finceham Albion’s Season 23 was a challenging campaign, ending in 7th place with 25 points. Their record was seven wins, four draws and 11 losses.
Gary's mark
5/5
Below Average
Finished
7th
Points
25
Record
7-4-11
GD
+1
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
7th
Points
25
Win Rate
32%
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
Carlos Leal
AM
17 contributions
Top scorer
Carlos Leal
AM
12 goals
Top assists
Pedro Chagas
RW
6 assists
Season profile
League-relative strengths
Percentile rank against clubs in the same league. Further out is stronger.
- Results
- 25
- P42
- Scoring
- 43
- P46
- Defence
- 42
- P71
- Clean sheets
- 6
- P58
- Goal difference
- +1
- P46
5/5
Season mark
Below Average
Campaign Record
7-4-11
Wins
7
32%
Draws
4
18%
Losses
11
50%
Attack · Defence
+1 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
Finceham Albion’sSeason 23was a challenging campaign, ending in 7th place with 25 points. Their record was seven wins, four draws and 11 losses.
One bright spot was the goal difference: Finceham scored 43 goals and conceded 42, finishing with a positive+1. As the season’s fun fact puts it, they scored more goals than they conceded.
Campaign Highlights
Key Achievements and Highlights
Filed by
Gary Nano
- Scored 43 goals across the campaign.
- Finished with a positive goal difference of +1.
- Recorded seven wins and four draws.
- Finished 7th with 25 points.
Pressure Points
Areas for Improvement
Desk lens
Touchline
Finceham’s seven wins and four draws were offset by 11 losses, and the club finished 7th on 25 points. Those figures define the scope for improvement in the results column. The goal difference remained positive at +1, with 43 goals scored and 42 conceded.
The Long View
Final Assessment
Desk lens
The Ledger
Finceham Albion finishedSeason 23in 7th place, collecting 25 points from seven wins, four draws and 11 losses. Their 43 goals scored against 42 conceded gave them a positive goal difference of +1—a clear positive in a season where the losses outnumbered the wins.