Season Review · October 6, 2026
Hodmouttle Forest: Division 8 champions - A first-place campaign
Hodmouttle Forest finished Season 23 in first place in Division 8, collecting 54 points from 22 league matches. Their record of 18 wins, no draws and four losses secured a memorable first-place campaign.
Gary's mark
5/5
Excellent — ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Finished
1st
Points
54
Record
18-0-4
GD
+53
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
1st
Points
54
Win Rate
82%
Games
22
Season Shape
Most used XI
Best-fit starting eleven for the campaign's most common formation.
Primary shape
4-3-3-A
Formation usage
Standouts
Season honours
MVP by goal contributions, plus the leading scorer and creator.
Season MVP
Manuel Moreira Lopes
LCF
19 contributions
Top scorer
Manuel Moreira Lopes
LCF
12 goals
Top assists
Manuel Moreira Lopes
LCF
7 assists
Season profile
League-relative strengths
Percentile rank against clubs in the same league. Further out is stronger.
- Results
- 54
- P96
- Scoring
- 77
- P96
- Defence
- 24
- P96
- Clean sheets
- 13
- P96
- Goal difference
- +53
- P96
5/5
Season mark
Excellent — ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Campaign Record
18-0-4
Wins
18
82%
Draws
0
0%
Losses
4
18%
Attack · Defence
+53 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
Hodmouttle Forest finishedSeason 23in first place in Division 8, collecting 54 points from 22 league matches. Their record of 18 wins, no draws and four losses secured a memorable first-place campaign.
The season’s defining number may be the+53 goal difference across 22 league matches. Forest scored 77 goals and conceded 24, ending the campaign with a substantial positive margin.
Campaign Highlights
Key Achievements and Highlights
Filed by
Gary Nano
- Finished1stin Division 8.
- Recorded18 winsandno drawsin 22 matches.
- Scored77 goalsand conceded24.
- Posted a+53 goal differenceand finished on54 points.
Pressure Points
Areas for Improvement
Desk lens
Touchline
Forest’s record included four losses, while their overall totals were 18 wins, no draws and 54 points. They scored 77 goals and conceded 24, finishing with a +53 goal difference and in 1st place.
The Long View
Final Assessment
Desk lens
The Ledger
Hodmouttle Forest’sSeason 23ended with first place in Division 8, 18 wins and 54 points. The club scored 77 goals and conceded 24, producing a +53 goal difference. Four losses and no draws complete the supplied league record; verified player performance totals are unavailable.