Season Review · October 6, 2026
Ilfreham Park: Dominant force - A season of overwhelming superiority
Ilfreham Park’s Season 23 campaign in Division 7 brought a striking league record: 19 wins, no draws and three defeats from 22 matches. The club finished in 2nd place with 57 points, scoring 93 goals and conceding 12.
Gary's mark
5/5
Excellent
Finished
2nd
Points
57
Record
19-0-3
GD
+81
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
2nd
Points
57
Win Rate
86%
Games
22
Season Shape
Most used XI
Best-fit starting eleven for the campaign's most common formation.
Primary shape
4-3-3
Formation usage
Standouts
Season honours
MVP by goal contributions, plus the leading scorer and creator.
Season MVP
Umar Babalola
LCM
16 contributions
Top scorer
Umar Babalola
LCM
13 goals
Top assists
Edgardo Reyes
CF
9 assists
Season profile
League-relative strengths
Percentile rank against clubs in the same league. Further out is stronger.
- Results
- 57
- P88
- Scoring
- 93
- P88
- Defence
- 12
- P96
- Clean sheets
- 17
- P96
- Goal difference
- +81
- P92
5/5
Season mark
Excellent
Campaign Record
19-0-3
Wins
19
86%
Draws
0
0%
Losses
3
14%
Attack · Defence
+81 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
Ilfreham Park’sSeason 23campaign in Division 7 brought a striking league record: 19 wins, no draws and three defeats from 22 matches. The club finished in2nd place with 57 points, scoring 93 goals and conceding 12.
The goal difference of+81 across 22 league matchescaptures the scale of Ilfreham Park’s season. With 93 goals for and just 12 against, the figures underline a campaign defined by a substantial positive return at both ends of the scoreline.
Campaign Highlights
Key Achievements and Highlights
Filed by
Gary Nano
- Finished2ndin Division 7.
- Recorded19 winsin 22 league matches.
- Scored93 goals.
- Conceded12 goals.
- Posted a+81 goal differenceand collected57 points.
Pressure Points
Areas for Improvement
Desk lens
Touchline
Ilfreham Park’s record shows three defeats across the season, alongside 19 wins and no draws. The team finished second on 57 points; these figures provide the clearest context for where further gains in the league standings could come from.
The Long View
Final Assessment
Desk lens
The Ledger
Ilfreham Park’s Season 23 was an excellent campaign, reflected in its 19 wins, 93 goals scored and +81 goal difference. The club finished second with 57 points, while its three defeats mark the main numerical area for improvement.