Season Review · October 6, 2026
Hithle Thistle: Top-three finish - A strong Division 8 campaign
Hithle Thistle put together a strong Division 8 campaign in Season 23, finishing third with 55 points. Their record of 18 wins, one draw and three losses set the foundation for a top-three finish.
Gary's mark
5/5
Excellent — ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Finished
3rd
Points
55
Record
18-1-3
GD
+58
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
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
Bruno Rossi
RCM
12 contributions
Top scorer
Xinping Boon
RW
6 goals
Top assists
Bruno Rossi
RCM
7 assists
Season profile
League-relative strengths
Percentile rank against clubs in the same league. Further out is stronger.
- Results
- 55
- P79
- Scoring
- 75
- P79
- Defence
- 17
- P83
- Clean sheets
- 12
- P79
- Goal difference
- +58
- P79
5/5
Season mark
Excellent — ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Campaign Record
18-1-3
Wins
18
82%
Draws
1
5%
Losses
3
14%
Attack · Defence
+58 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
Hithle Thistle put together a strong Division 8 campaign inSeason 23, finishing third with 55 points. Their record of 18 wins, one draw and three losses set the foundation for a top-three finish.
The goal difference captured the scale of their overall numbers: Hithle Thistle scored 75 goals and conceded 17, for a+58 goal difference across 22 league matches—the season’s fun fact and a defining statistical feature of their campaign.
Campaign Highlights
Key Achievements and Highlights
Filed by
Gary Nano
- Finished third in Division 8.
- Recorded 18 wins and collected 55 points.
- Scored 75 goals across 22 league matches.
- Conceded 17 goals, finishing with a +58 goal difference.
Pressure Points
Areas for Improvement
Desk lens
Touchline
Hithle Thistle’s league record included one draw and three losses. Their third-place finish came with 55 points, while the supplied figures record 75 goals for, 17 against and a +58 goal difference. These are the available results-based indicators for assessing where the campaign could have yielded more points.
The Long View
Final Assessment
Desk lens
The Ledger
Hithle Thistle’sSeason 23ended with a third-place finish and 55 points from 18 wins, one draw and three losses. The club scored 75 goals and conceded 17, recording a +58 goal difference across 22 league matches. Those figures make for a strong Division 8 campaign, with the final position and points total providing the clearest measures of the season’s outcome.