Season Review · October 6, 2026
Haver United: Top-three finish - A strong Division 8 campaign
Haver United finished second in Division 8 in Season 23, closing the campaign with 43 points from 22 league matches. Their record of 12 wins, seven draws and three losses delivered a top-three finish and a strong return across the season.
Gary's mark
5/5
Good
Finished
2nd
Points
43
Record
12-7-3
GD
+26
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
43
Win Rate
55%
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
Xinping Boon
LCM
11 contributions
Top scorer
Chris Banks
RW
8 goals
Top assists
Lindomar Da Silva
RW
7 assists
Season profile
League-relative strengths
Percentile rank against clubs in the same league. Further out is stronger.
- Results
- 43
- P88
- Scoring
- 57
- P79
- Defence
- 31
- P88
- Clean sheets
- 6
- P75
- Goal difference
- +26
- P79
5/5
Season mark
Good
Campaign Record
12-7-3
Wins
12
55%
Draws
7
32%
Losses
3
14%
Attack · Defence
+26 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
Haver United finishedsecond in Division 8inSeason 23, closing the campaign with 43 points from 22 league matches. Their record of 12 wins, seven draws and three losses delivered a top-three finish and a strong return across the season.
The numbers underline the scale of the achievement: Haver scored 57 goals and conceded 31, for a goal difference of+26. That is the season’s fun fact in full: a goal difference of +26 across 22 league matches.
Campaign Highlights
Key Achievements and Highlights
Filed by
Gary Nano
- Second placein Division 8.
- 43 pointsfrom 22 matches.
- 12 wins, alongside seven draws and three losses.
- 57 goals scoredand31 conceded.
- +26 goal differenceacross the campaign.
Pressure Points
Areas for Improvement
Desk lens
Touchline
Haver’s record included three defeats, while seven matches ended in draws. The club finished on 43 points, six behind a maximum return of 49 from 22 matches. Those results mark the areas where the campaign’s final points tally could have been stronger. Haver also conceded 31 goals; alongside their 57 scored, that left a goal difference of +26.
The Long View
Final Assessment
Desk lens
The Ledger
Haver United’sSeason 23was a strong Division 8 campaign, ending in second place with 12 wins, 43 points and a +26 goal difference. The 57 goals scored were a notable part of the season’s record, while the seven draws and three losses show where points were left behind. Overall, the club’s top-three finish and positive goal difference make this a good season.