Season Review · October 6, 2026
Gland City: Struggling season - Battling against the odds
Gland City finished Season 23 in eighth place in Division 7, League 4, with 24 points. Their record was eight wins, no draws and 14 losses, leaving a campaign shaped by contrasting results.
Gary's mark
5/5
Below Average
Finished
8th
Points
24
Record
8-0-14
GD
-29
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
8th
Points
24
Win Rate
36%
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
Yacouba Kouakou
LF
9 contributions
Top scorer
Lucas De Jesus
RF
7 goals
Top assists
Ahmed Awad
LM
5 assists
Season profile
League-relative strengths
Percentile rank against clubs in the same league. Further out is stronger.
- Results
- 24
- P38
- Scoring
- 41
- P38
- Defence
- 70
- P38
- Clean sheets
- 4
- P42
- Goal difference
- -29
- P38
5/5
Season mark
Below Average
Campaign Record
8-0-14
Wins
8
36%
Draws
0
0%
Losses
14
64%
Attack · Defence
-29 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
Gland City finishedSeason 23in eighth place in Division 7, League 4, with 24 points. Their record was eight wins, no draws and 14 losses, leaving a campaign shaped by contrasting results.
The club scored 41 goals and conceded 70, for a goal difference of -29. As the supplied fun fact notes, that goal difference reflectsdefensive struggles throughout the season.
Campaign Highlights
Key Achievements and Highlights
Filed by
Gary Nano
- Recordedeight winsin Season 23.
- Scored41 goals.
- Finishedeighthin Division 7, League 4.
Pressure Points
Areas for Improvement
Desk lens
Touchline
Gland City’s record of eight wins, no draws and 14 losses ended with 24 points and an eighth-place finish. Their 41 goals for were outweighed by 70 against, producing a -29 goal difference. Those figures mark the main areas of difficulty in the season record.
The Long View
Final Assessment
Desk lens
The Ledger
Gland City’s Season 23 included eight wins and 41 goals, but 14 losses and 70 goals conceded contributed to a -29 goal difference and an eighth-place finish on 24 points. The figures capture a campaign with some wins to build on, alongside a record that fell short overall.