Season Review · October 6, 2026
Gorton Orient: Solid performance - Reliable football with room for growth
Gorton Orient finished Season 23 in seventh place in Division 6, recording 12 wins, two draws and eight losses for a total of 38 points. The campaign’s defining figure was a goal difference of +22 across 22 league matches, as the club scored 64 goals and conceded 42.
Gary's mark
5/5
⭐⭐⭐☆☆ Good
Finished
7th
Points
38
Record
12-2-8
GD
+22
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
38
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
Manuel Garcia
LW
12 contributions
Top scorer
Manuel Garcia
LW
9 goals
Top assists
Elvis Mojica
RW
6 assists
Season profile
League-relative strengths
Percentile rank against clubs in the same league. Further out is stronger.
- Results
- 38
- P46
- Scoring
- 64
- P83
- Defence
- 42
- P38
- Clean sheets
- 9
- P63
- Goal difference
- +22
- P46
5/5
Season mark
⭐⭐⭐☆☆ Good
Campaign Record
12-2-8
Wins
12
55%
Draws
2
9%
Losses
8
36%
Attack · Defence
+22 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
Gorton Orient finishedSeason 23in seventh place in Division 6, recording 12 wins, two draws and eight losses for a total of 38 points. The campaign’s defining figure was agoal difference of +22 across 22 league matches, as the club scored 64 goals and conceded 42.
That positive goal difference offers a clear marker of the season’s attacking output, while the final record also leaves room for growth. Gorton Orient’s seventh-place finish provides the context for a season that combined solid results with scope to improve.
Campaign Highlights
Key Achievements and Highlights
Filed by
Gary Nano
- Scored64 goalsin league play.
- Finished with a+22 goal differenceacross 22 matches.
- Recorded12 winsand finishedseventhin Division 6.
- Collected38 pointsduring Season 23.
Pressure Points
Areas for Improvement
Desk lens
Touchline
Gorton Orient ended Season 23 seventh with 38 points, from 12 wins, two draws and eight losses. The club scored 64 goals and conceded 42, finishing with a +22 goal difference. Those figures frame a positive goal difference alongside a seventh-place finish, leaving room to improve the overall points return and position.
The Long View
Final Assessment
Desk lens
The Ledger
Gorton Orient’s Season 23 was a solid campaign: 12 wins, 64 goals scored and a +22 goal difference, with 38 points securing seventh place in Division 6. The record of two draws and eight losses, together with that final position, points to room for growth.