Season Review · October 6, 2026
Hightock Albion: Difficult campaign - A season to learn from and improve
Hightock Albion’s Season 23 in Division 6 finished with a 9th-place position and 16 points. The record of five wins, one draw and 16 losses tells the story of a difficult campaign, with 22 goals scored and 71 conceded.
Gary's mark
5/5
Poor
Finished
9th
Points
16
Record
5-1-16
GD
-49
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
9th
Points
16
Win Rate
23%
Games
22
Season Shape
Most used XI
Best-fit starting eleven for the campaign's most common formation.
Primary shape
4-3-3-D
Formation usage
Standouts
Season honours
MVP by goal contributions, plus the leading scorer and creator.
Season MVP
David Preece
CF
6 contributions
Top scorer
David Preece
CF
5 goals
Top assists
Mamuka Khachishvili
LW
3 assists
Season profile
League-relative strengths
Percentile rank against clubs in the same league. Further out is stronger.
- Results
- 16
- P29
- Scoring
- 22
- P21
- Defence
- 71
- P29
- Clean sheets
- 4
- P29
- Goal difference
- -49
- P21
5/5
Season mark
Poor
Campaign Record
5-1-16
Wins
5
23%
Draws
1
5%
Losses
16
73%
Attack · Defence
-49 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
Hightock Albion’sSeason 23in Division 6 finished with a 9th-place position and 16 points. The record of five wins, one draw and 16 losses tells the story of a difficult campaign, with 22 goals scored and 71 conceded.
The season’s supplied fun fact captures a central feature of the record: a goal difference of -49, reflecting defensive struggles throughout the season. It is a campaign Hightock Albion can learn from as they look ahead.
Campaign Highlights
Key Achievements and Highlights
Filed by
Gary Nano
- Finished 9th in Division 6.
- Recorded five wins.
- Scored 22 goals across the season.
Pressure Points
Areas for Improvement
Desk lens
Touchline
Hightock Albion finished 9th with 16 points, following a record of five wins, one draw and 16 losses. The goal difference of -49 came from 22 goals for and 71 against. Those figures frame the challenge ahead: improving the results and narrowing the gap between goals scored and conceded.
The Long View
Final Assessment
Desk lens
The Ledger
Hightock Albion’sSeason 23ended with a 9th-place finish, five wins, one draw, 16 losses and 16 points. The club scored 22 goals and conceded 71, leaving a -49 goal difference. The record sets out both the season’s outcome and the scale of the improvement needed in the results and goal difference.