Season Review · October 6, 2026
Ilforth: Mixed fortunes - Ups and downs in an unpredictable season
Ilforth’s Season 23 finished with 29 points and seventh place in Division 7. Their record was nine wins, two draws and 11 losses, while the team scored 40 goals and conceded 61.
Gary's mark
5/5
Average — ⭐⭐⭐☆☆
Finished
7th
Points
29
Record
9-2-11
GD
-21
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
7th
Points
29
Win Rate
41%
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
Marin Ahmed
RW
8 contributions
Top scorer
Marin Ahmed
RW
6 goals
Top assists
Chris Palmer
LCM
4 assists
Season profile
League-relative strengths
Percentile rank against clubs in the same league. Further out is stronger.
- Results
- 29
- P46
- Scoring
- 40
- P42
- Defence
- 61
- P38
- Clean sheets
- 4
- P38
- Goal difference
- -21
- P38
5/5
Season mark
Average — ⭐⭐⭐☆☆
Campaign Record
9-2-11
Wins
9
41%
Draws
2
9%
Losses
11
50%
Attack · Defence
-21 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’sSeason 23finished with 29 points and seventh place in Division 7. Their record was nine wins, two draws and 11 losses, while the team scored 40 goals and conceded 61.
The season’s supplied fun fact captures a central figure in the campaign: agoal difference of -21, reflecting the gap between Ilforth’s 40 goals for and 61 against.
Campaign Highlights
Key Achievements and Highlights
Filed by
Gary Nano
- Scored 40 goals across Season 23.
- Recorded nine wins and finished seventh in Division 7.
- Collected 29 points.
Pressure Points
Areas for Improvement
Desk lens
Touchline
Ilforth’s 11 losses outweighed their nine wins, with two draws completing the record. The team finished with a -21 goal difference after scoring 40 and conceding 61. These figures are the clearest areas of concern in a season that ended with 29 points and seventh place.
The Long View
Final Assessment
Desk lens
The Ledger
Ilforth’s Season 23 brought nine wins and 40 goals, but 11 losses and 61 goals conceded left the team with a -21 goal difference. The final tally of 29 points secured seventh place in Division 7, making for a season of mixed fortunes.