Season Review · October 6, 2026
Halton: Dominant force - A season of overwhelming superiority
Halton’s Season 23 ended with a second-place finish in Division 5, backed by 55 points from 22 league matches. The record was 18 wins, one draw and three losses, with 87 goals scored and 17 conceded.
Gary's mark
5/5
Excellent — ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Finished
2nd
Points
55
Record
18-1-3
GD
+70
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
2nd
Points
55
Win Rate
82%
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
Miguel Oliveira
RW
18 contributions
Top scorer
Miguel Oliveira
RW
14 goals
Top assists
Jaeseop Lee
RCM
8 assists
Season profile
League-relative strengths
Percentile rank against clubs in the same league. Further out is stronger.
- Results
- 55
- P88
- Scoring
- 87
- P96
- Defence
- 17
- P88
- Clean sheets
- 14
- P88
- Goal difference
- +70
- P96
5/5
Season mark
Excellent — ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Campaign Record
18-1-3
Wins
18
82%
Draws
1
5%
Losses
3
14%
Attack · Defence
+70 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
Halton’sSeason 23ended with a second-place finish in Division 5, backed by 55 points from 22 league matches. The record was 18 wins, one draw and three losses, with 87 goals scored and 17 conceded.
A goal difference of+70 across 22 league matchesis the season’s defining figure. It captures the scale of Halton’s scoring and defensive numbers as the club completed its campaign in second place.
Campaign Highlights
Key Achievements and Highlights
Filed by
Gary Nano
- Finishedsecondin Division 5.
- Recorded18 winsin 22 league matches.
- Scored87 goalsand conceded17.
- Finished with a+70 goal differenceand55 points.
Pressure Points
Areas for Improvement
Desk lens
Touchline
Halton’s final record included three losses and one draw. The campaign finished in second place on 55 points, with 87 goals for, 17 against and a +70 goal difference. Those figures provide the season’s factual basis for assessing the remaining gap to the top position; no further details about that gap are available here.
The Long View
Final Assessment
Desk lens
The Ledger
Halton’sSeason 23was marked by 18 wins, 87 goals scored and a +70 goal difference, culminating in second place with 55 points. The record also included one draw and three losses. The figures tell the story of a high-scoring campaign, while the final position remains the clearest measure of where Halton finished.