Season Review · October 6, 2026
Leigh Athletic: Difficult campaign - A season to learn from and improve
Leigh Athletic’s Season 23 in Division 6, League 10, was a difficult campaign, finishing 11th with 9 points. The record was two wins, three draws and 17 losses.
Gary's mark
1/5
Poor
Finished
11th
Points
9
Record
2-3-17
GD
-55
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
11th
Points
9
Win Rate
9%
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
Petko Markov
CF
7 contributions
Top scorer
Petko Markov
CF
7 goals
Top assists
David Lindsay
CF
3 assists
Season profile
League-relative strengths
Percentile rank against clubs in the same league. Further out is stronger.
- Results
- 9
- P13
- Scoring
- 20
- P29
- Defence
- 75
- P21
- Clean sheets
- 3
- P29
- Goal difference
- -55
- P21
1/5
Season mark
Poor
Campaign Record
2-3-17
Wins
2
9%
Draws
3
14%
Losses
17
77%
Attack · Defence
-55 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
Leigh Athletic’sSeason 23in Division 6, League 10, was a difficult campaign, finishing 11th with 9 points. The record was two wins, three draws and 17 losses.
The season’s 20 goals scored and 75 conceded produced a goal difference of -55. As the supplied fun fact puts it:“Goal difference of -55 - defensive struggles throughout the season.”
Campaign Highlights
Key Achievements and Highlights
Filed by
Gary Nano
- Leigh Athletic scored 20 goals.
- The team recorded three draws.
- The campaign ended with a 9-point total and an 11th-place finish.
Pressure Points
Areas for Improvement
Desk lens
Touchline
Leigh Athletic’s record of two wins, three draws and 17 losses, alongside 9 points and an 11th-place finish, reflects a challenging league campaign. The team scored 20 goals and conceded 75, ending with a -55 goal difference.
The Long View
Final Assessment
Desk lens
The Ledger
Season 23 was a difficult campaign for Leigh Athletic, with 9 points from two wins, three draws and 17 losses. The team scored 20 goals, conceded 75 and finished 11th with a -55 goal difference. Those figures define a season to learn from and improve.