Season Review · October 6, 2026
Horton Rovers: Difficult campaign - A season to learn from and improve
Horton Rovers’ Season 23 was a difficult campaign, ending 12th in Division 5 with 4 points. The record of one win, one draw and 20 losses tells the story of a season in which results proved hard to come by.
Gary's mark
5/5
Poor
Finished
12th
Points
4
Record
1-1-20
GD
-84
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
12th
Points
4
Win Rate
5%
Games
22
Season Shape
Most used XI
Best-fit starting eleven for the campaign's most common formation.
Primary shape
4-1-2-1-2
Formation usage
Standouts
Season honours
MVP by goal contributions, plus the leading scorer and creator.
Season MVP
Pedro Chagas
AM
3 contributions
Top scorer
Nilson Pires
LCF
2 goals
Top assists
Pedro Chagas
AM
2 assists
Season profile
League-relative strengths
Percentile rank against clubs in the same league. Further out is stronger.
- Results
- 4
- P4
- Scoring
- 5
- P4
- Defence
- 89
- P17
- Clean sheets
- 0
- P4
- Goal difference
- -84
- P4
5/5
Season mark
Poor
Campaign Record
1-1-20
Wins
1
5%
Draws
1
5%
Losses
20
91%
Attack · Defence
-84 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
Horton Rovers’Season 23was a difficult campaign, ending 12th in Division 5 with 4 points. The record of one win, one draw and 20 losses tells the story of a season in which results proved hard to come by.
The club scored 5 goals and conceded 89, finishing with a goal difference of -84. The supplied season fact highlights “defensive struggles throughout the season,” reflected in that goal difference.
Campaign Highlights
Key Achievements and Highlights
Filed by
Gary Nano
- Finished 12th in Division 5.
- Recorded one win and one draw.
- Scored 5 goals during the season.
Pressure Points
Areas for Improvement
Desk lens
Touchline
The supplied results show one win, one draw and 20 losses, with 5 goals for and 89 against. Horton Rovers finished on 4 points in 12th place, with a goal difference of -84.
The Long View
Final Assessment
Desk lens
The Ledger
Horton Rovers’Season 23was a difficult campaign, reflected in the club’s 12th-place finish, 4 points and record of one win, one draw and 20 losses. The season’s figures—5 goals scored, 89 conceded and a -84 goal difference—make clear the scale of the challenge.