Season Review · October 6, 2026
Gratton-Cling: Division 8 review - The season in numbers
Gratton-Cling finished Season 23 in seventh place in Division 8, collecting 31 points from 22 matches. Their record was nine wins, four draws and nine losses.
Gary's mark
5/5
Average
Finished
7th
Points
31
Record
9-4-9
GD
-9
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
31
Win Rate
41%
Games
22
Season Shape
Most used XI
Best-fit starting eleven for the campaign's most common formation.
Primary shape
4-3-3
Formation usage
Standouts
Season honours
MVP by goal contributions, plus the leading scorer and creator.
Season MVP
Nilson Pires
CF
13 contributions
Top scorer
Nilson Pires
CF
9 goals
Top assists
Seungwoo Jeong
LCM
7 assists
Season profile
League-relative strengths
Percentile rank against clubs in the same league. Further out is stronger.
- Results
- 31
- P46
- Scoring
- 32
- P46
- Defence
- 41
- P54
- Clean sheets
- 4
- P38
- Goal difference
- -9
- P54
5/5
Season mark
Average
Campaign Record
9-4-9
Wins
9
41%
Draws
4
18%
Losses
9
41%
Attack · Defence
-9 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
Gratton-Cling finishedSeason 23in seventh place in Division 8, collecting 31 points from 22 matches. Their record was nine wins, four draws and nine losses.
The club scored 32 goals and conceded 41, leaving a goal difference of -9. 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.
- Recorded9 winsand4 draws.
- Scored32 goalsacross the season.
- Finished with31 points.
Pressure Points
Areas for Improvement
Desk lens
Touchline
Gratton-Cling recorded nine losses, alongside nine wins and four draws. The team finished with 32 goals for and 41 against, producing a -9 goal difference. Their final position was seventh, with 31 points.
The Long View
Final Assessment
Desk lens
The Ledger
Gratton-Cling’sSeason 23ended with a seventh-place finish and 31 points from nine wins, four draws and nine losses. The team scored 32 goals, conceded 41 and recorded a -9 goal difference. Those figures frame a season with clear room to improve its final points total and goal difference.