Season Review · October 6, 2026
Hesby City: Top-three finish - A strong Division 8 campaign
Hesby City finished third in Division 8, collecting 48 points from 22 league matches in Season 23. Their record of 16 wins, no draws and six losses delivered a strong top-three campaign.
Gary's mark
5/5
Excellent — ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Finished
3rd
Points
48
Record
16-0-6
GD
+39
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
3rd
Points
48
Win Rate
73%
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
Michael Sullivan
AM
13 contributions
Top scorer
Michael Sullivan
AM
9 goals
Top assists
Malcolm Barber
LW
6 assists
Season profile
League-relative strengths
Percentile rank against clubs in the same league. Further out is stronger.
- Results
- 48
- P79
- Scoring
- 83
- P79
- Defence
- 44
- P71
- Clean sheets
- 11
- P83
- Goal difference
- +39
- P71
5/5
Season mark
Excellent — ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Campaign Record
16-0-6
Wins
16
73%
Draws
0
0%
Losses
6
27%
Attack · Defence
+39 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
Hesby City finishedthird in Division 8, collecting 48 points from 22 league matches inSeason 23. Their record of 16 wins, no draws and six losses delivered a strong top-three campaign.
The numbers tell the story of a season with plenty of goals: Hesby scored 83 and conceded 44, finishing with a +39 goal difference. As the supplied fun fact notes, that +39 came across 22 league matches.
Campaign Highlights
Key Achievements and Highlights
Filed by
Gary Nano
- Third-place finishin Division 8.
- 16 winsfrom 22 league matches.
- Scored83 goalsand recorded a+39 goal difference.
- Finished the campaign on48 points.
Pressure Points
Areas for Improvement
Desk lens
Touchline
Hesby’s six defeats are the clearest area to reflect on in the league record. They conceded 44 goals across the campaign; alongside 83 scored, that left them with a +39 goal difference and 48 points in third place.
The Long View
Final Assessment
Desk lens
The Ledger
Hesby City’sSeason 23was an excellent Division 8 campaign, built on 16 wins, 83 goals scored and a third-place finish. The six losses and 44 goals conceded are the main figures to weigh against that success, but the final record of 48 points and a +39 goal difference marks a strong season.