Season Review · October 6, 2026
Marksham: Division 8 review - The season in numbers
Marksham finished Season 23 in ninth place in Division 8, recording five wins, five draws and 12 losses for 20 points. The campaign’s numbers included 23 goals scored and 54 conceded, leaving the club with a goal difference of -31.
Gary's mark
5/5
Poor
Finished
9th
Points
20
Record
5-5-12
GD
-31
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
9th
Points
20
Win Rate
23%
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
Nilson Pires
CF
10 contributions
Top scorer
Nilson Pires
CF
8 goals
Top assists
Phillip Lewis
RWB
4 assists
Season profile
League-relative strengths
Percentile rank against clubs in the same league. Further out is stronger.
- Results
- 20
- P29
- Scoring
- 23
- P21
- Defence
- 54
- P42
- Clean sheets
- 5
- P71
- Goal difference
- -31
- P21
5/5
Season mark
Poor
Campaign Record
5-5-12
Wins
5
23%
Draws
5
23%
Losses
12
55%
Attack · Defence
-31 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
Marksham finishedSeason 23in ninth place in Division 8, recording five wins, five draws and 12 losses for 20 points. The campaign’s numbers included 23 goals scored and 54 conceded, leaving the club with a goal difference of -31.
The supplied fun fact captures the defensive struggles throughout the season: Marksham endedSeason 23with a goal difference of -31. That figure, alongside the 54 goals conceded, forms a defining part of the season’s statistical picture.
Campaign Highlights
Key Achievements and Highlights
Filed by
Gary Nano
- Finished ninth in Division 8.
- Scored 23 goals across the season.
- Recorded five draws.
- Collected 20 points.
Pressure Points
Areas for Improvement
Desk lens
Touchline
Marksham’s record of five wins, five draws and 12 losses, alongside 20 points and a ninth-place finish, shows the scale of the challenge inSeason 23. The club scored 23 goals and conceded 54, resulting in a goal difference of -31.
The Long View
Final Assessment
Desk lens
The Ledger
Marksham’sSeason 23ended with a ninth-place finish and 20 points from five wins, five draws and 12 losses. The club scored 23 goals, conceded 54 and recorded a -31 goal difference. Those figures sum up a difficult season, with the overall record and goal difference the clearest areas of concern.