Season Review · October 6, 2026
Mastord Vale: Division 8 review - The season in numbers
Mastord Vale’s Season 23 in Division 8 ended with 19 points and a 12th-place finish. The record of five wins, four draws and 13 losses tells the story of a difficult campaign across 22 matches.
Gary's mark
5/5
Poor — ★★☆☆☆
Finished
12th
Points
19
Record
5-4-13
GD
-26
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
19
Win Rate
23%
Games
22
Season Shape
Most used XI
Best-fit starting eleven for the campaign's most common formation.
Primary shape
4-5-1-DM
Formation usage
Standouts
Season honours
MVP by goal contributions, plus the leading scorer and creator.
Season MVP
Weijie Hong
CF
14 contributions
Top scorer
Weijie Hong
CF
8 goals
Top assists
Weijie Hong
CF
6 assists
Season profile
League-relative strengths
Percentile rank against clubs in the same league. Further out is stronger.
- Results
- 19
- P4
- Scoring
- 25
- P21
- Defence
- 51
- P21
- Clean sheets
- 1
- P4
- Goal difference
- -26
- P13
5/5
Season mark
Poor — ★★☆☆☆
Campaign Record
5-4-13
Wins
5
23%
Draws
4
18%
Losses
13
59%
Attack · Defence
-26 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
Mastord Vale’sSeason 23in Division 8 ended with 19 points and a 12th-place finish. The record of five wins, four draws and 13 losses tells the story of a difficult campaign across 22 matches.
The numbers underline the challenge: Vale scored 25 goals and conceded 51, leaving a goal difference of -26. As the season’s defining fun fact puts it, that -26 goal difference reflected defensive struggles throughout the season.
Campaign Highlights
Key Achievements and Highlights
Filed by
Gary Nano
- Finished 12th in Division 8.
- Scored 25 goals across the season.
- Recorded four draws.
- Finished with 19 points.
Pressure Points
Areas for Improvement
Desk lens
Touchline
The season record shows room for improvement in the results: Mastord Vale finished with five wins, four draws and 13 losses. The side scored 25 goals and conceded 51, for a goal difference of -26, and finished on 19 points in 12th place.
The Long View
Final Assessment
Desk lens
The Ledger
Mastord Vale’s Season 23 concluded with a 12th-place finish and 19 points. Five wins and four draws were set against 13 losses; the 25 goals scored and 51 conceded produced a -26 goal difference. Those results define a tough Division 8 campaign and the areas the season’s numbers leave to address.