Season Review · October 6, 2026
Hortlen: Solid performance - Reliable football with room for growth
Hortlen’s Season 23 in Division 6, League 4 ended with a sixth-place finish and 41 points. Their record of 13 wins, two draws and seven losses gave the campaign a solid foundation, while 64 goals scored reflected a substantial contribution on the attacking side of the ledger.
Gary's mark
5/5
Good — ⭐⭐⭐⭐☆
Finished
6th
Points
41
Record
13-2-7
GD
+34
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
6th
Points
41
Win Rate
59%
Games
22
Season Shape
Most used XI
Best-fit starting eleven for the campaign's most common formation.
Primary shape
5-2-3
Formation usage
Standouts
Season honours
MVP by goal contributions, plus the leading scorer and creator.
Season MVP
Jeroen Brinkman
CF
16 contributions
Top scorer
Jan Visser
RW
11 goals
Top assists
Billy Jensen
LW
9 assists
Season profile
League-relative strengths
Percentile rank against clubs in the same league. Further out is stronger.
- Results
- 41
- P54
- Scoring
- 64
- P63
- Defence
- 30
- P54
- Clean sheets
- 10
- P58
- Goal difference
- +34
- P54
5/5
Season mark
Good — ⭐⭐⭐⭐☆
Campaign Record
13-2-7
Wins
13
59%
Draws
2
9%
Losses
7
32%
Attack · Defence
+34 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
Hortlen’sSeason 23in Division 6, League 4 ended with a sixth-place finish and 41 points. Their record of 13 wins, two draws and seven losses gave the campaign a solid foundation, while 64 goals scored reflected a substantial contribution on the attacking side of the ledger.
A defining number was Hortlen’s+34 goal difference across 22 league matches. With 30 goals conceded, the side finished the season with a strong overall balance between goals scored and allowed—though sixth place leaves room for further progress.
Campaign Highlights
Key Achievements and Highlights
Filed by
Gary Nano
- Finished6thin Division 6, League 4.
- Collected41 pointsfrom 22 league matches.
- Scored64 goals.
- Recorded a+34 goal difference.
- Won13matches, alongside two draws.
Pressure Points
Areas for Improvement
Desk lens
Touchline
Hortlen’s sixth-place finish provides the clearest measure of the scope for growth. The club recorded seven losses and two draws alongside its 13 wins, finishing on 41 points. Those are the season’s verified results; the final position shows there was room to improve on the overall return.
The Long View
Final Assessment
Desk lens
The Ledger
Hortlen completedSeason 23with a 13-win record, 64 goals scored and a +34 goal difference, finishing sixth with 41 points. The season delivered a solid statistical return, while the seven defeats and final position leave clear room for improvement in the results.