Season Review · October 6, 2026
Graing Rovers: Division 8 review - The season in numbers
Graing Rovers finished Season 23 in seventh place in Division 8, with 26 points from 22 matches. Their record was eight wins, two draws and 12 losses.
Gary's mark
5/5
★★☆☆☆ — Below Average
Finished
7th
Points
26
Record
8-2-12
GD
-14
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
26
Win Rate
36%
Games
22
Season Shape
Most used XI
Best-fit starting eleven for the campaign's most common formation.
Primary shape
4-3-3-A
Formation usage
Standouts
Season honours
MVP by goal contributions, plus the leading scorer and creator.
Season MVP
Nilson Pires
CF
10 contributions
Top scorer
Nilson Pires
CF
8 goals
Top assists
Philippe Robert
RF
3 assists
Season profile
League-relative strengths
Percentile rank against clubs in the same league. Further out is stronger.
- Results
- 26
- P46
- Scoring
- 22
- P29
- Defence
- 36
- P79
- Clean sheets
- 5
- P38
- Goal difference
- -14
- P54
5/5
Season mark
★★☆☆☆ — Below Average
Campaign Record
8-2-12
Wins
8
36%
Draws
2
9%
Losses
12
55%
Attack · Defence
-14 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
Graing Rovers finishedSeason 23in seventh place in Division 8, with 26 points from 22 matches. Their record was eight wins, two draws and 12 losses.
The club scored 22 goals and conceded 36, leaving a goal difference of −14. As the season’s fun fact puts it:“A season of football with its own unique story.”
Campaign Highlights
Key Achievements and Highlights
Filed by
Gary Nano
- Finished7thin Division 8.
- Recorded8 winsand2 draws.
- Scored22 goalsacross the season.
- Collected26 points.
Pressure Points
Areas for Improvement
Desk lens
Touchline
Graing Rovers recorded 12 losses, compared with eight wins and two draws. They scored 22 goals and conceded 36, producing a −14 goal difference and a total of 26 points. These figures frame the season’s main statistical challenges.
The Long View
Final Assessment
Desk lens
The Ledger
Graing Rovers endedSeason 23seventh in Division 8, with eight wins, two draws and 12 losses. Their 22 goals for and 36 against resulted in a −14 goal difference and 26 points. The record captures a season with wins to build on, alongside more losses than victories and a negative goal difference.