Season Review · October 6, 2026
Hedge Albion: Difficult campaign - A season to learn from and improve
Hedge Albion’s Season 23 in Division 5, League 12 was a difficult campaign, finishing 10th with 14 points. The record of four wins, two draws and 16 losses tells the story of a season with limited returns across 22 matches.
Gary's mark
5/5
Poor
Finished
10th
Points
14
Record
4-2-16
GD
-71
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
10th
Points
14
Win Rate
18%
Games
22
Season Shape
Most used XI
Best-fit starting eleven for the campaign's most common formation.
Primary shape
3-4-3
Formation usage
Standouts
Season honours
MVP by goal contributions, plus the leading scorer and creator.
Season MVP
Nilson Pires
LF
7 contributions
Top scorer
Nilson Pires
LF
5 goals
Top assists
Nilson Pires
LF
2 assists
Season profile
League-relative strengths
Percentile rank against clubs in the same league. Further out is stronger.
- Results
- 14
- P21
- Scoring
- 14
- P29
- Defence
- 85
- P4
- Clean sheets
- 3
- P21
- Goal difference
- -71
- P17
5/5
Season mark
Poor
Campaign Record
4-2-16
Wins
4
18%
Draws
2
9%
Losses
16
73%
Attack · Defence
-71 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
Hedge Albion’sSeason 23in Division 5, League 12 was a difficult campaign, finishing 10th with 14 points. The record of four wins, two draws and 16 losses tells the story of a season with limited returns across 22 matches.
The defining figure was a goal difference of-71, matching the supplied fun fact: “defensive struggles throughout the season.” Hedge Albion scored 14 goals and conceded 85, leaving a clear gap between their attacking output and the goals they allowed.
Campaign Highlights
Key Achievements and Highlights
Filed by
Gary Nano
- Finished10thin Division 5, League 12.
- Recordedfour winsandtwo draws.
- Scored14 goalsacross the campaign.
- The season’s goal difference was-71, a notable measure of the challenges Hedge Albion faced.
Pressure Points
Areas for Improvement
Desk lens
Touchline
The supplied results point to clear areas for improvement. Hedge Albion recorded 16 losses against four wins and two draws, while their 14 goals for were outweighed by 85 against. The resulting goal difference of -71 and total of 14 points reflect a challenging season, with the club finishing 10th.
The Long View
Final Assessment
Desk lens
The Ledger
Hedge Albion’sSeason 23was a season to learn from and improve, as the descriptive header puts it. Four wins and two draws provided some points, but 16 losses and a -71 goal difference shaped the campaign’s outcome. The figures underline the scale of the challenge: 14 goals scored, 85 conceded and a 10th-place finish on 14 points.