Season Review · October 6, 2026
Ilforth End: Difficult campaign - A season to learn from and improve
Ilforth End’s Season 23 in Division 7, League 2 finished with 8 points and 12th place. The campaign record was two wins, two draws and 18 losses.
Gary's mark
5/5
★★☆☆☆ — Poor
Finished
12th
Points
8
Record
2-2-18
GD
-59
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
8
Win Rate
9%
Games
22
Season Shape
Most used XI
Best-fit starting eleven for the campaign's most common formation.
Primary shape
4-4-2
Formation usage
Standouts
Season honours
MVP by goal contributions, plus the leading scorer and creator.
Season MVP
Luis Pinto
RCF
5 contributions
Top scorer
Luis Pinto
RCF
3 goals
Top assists
Luis Pinto
RCF
2 assists
Season profile
League-relative strengths
Percentile rank against clubs in the same league. Further out is stronger.
- Results
- 8
- P4
- Scoring
- 11
- P8
- Defence
- 70
- P21
- Clean sheets
- 2
- P13
- Goal difference
- -59
- P13
5/5
Season mark
★★☆☆☆ — Poor
Campaign Record
2-2-18
Wins
2
9%
Draws
2
9%
Losses
18
82%
Attack · Defence
-59 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
Ilforth End’sSeason 23in Division 7, League 2 finished with 8 points and 12th place. The campaign record was two wins, two draws and 18 losses.
The season’s goal difference was-59, with 11 goals scored and 70 conceded. As the supplied season fact notes, that figure reflected defensive struggles throughout the season.
Campaign Highlights
Key Achievements and Highlights
Filed by
Gary Nano
- Scored 11 goals across the campaign.
- Recorded two draws.
- FinishedSeason 23with 8 points and a goal difference of-59.
Pressure Points
Areas for Improvement
Desk lens
Touchline
TheSeason 23record—two wins, two draws and 18 losses—left Ilforth End with 8 points and 12th place. The team scored 11 goals and conceded 70, resulting in a goal difference of -59. Those figures mark the areas in the campaign record most in need of improvement.
The Long View
Final Assessment
Desk lens
The Ledger
Ilforth End’sSeason 23ended in 12th place with 8 points. The season included two wins and two draws, while 11 goals for and 70 against produced a -59 goal difference. The supplied figures make clear the scale of the challenge ahead: improving the results and narrowing the gap between goals scored and conceded.