Season Review · October 6, 2026
Merthames Albion: Division 8 review - The season in numbers
Merthames Albion finished Season 23 in 10th place in Division 8, recording six wins, five draws and 11 losses for 23 points. The side scored 22 goals and conceded 32, ending the season with a goal difference of −10.
Gary's mark
5/5
Poor — ★☆☆☆☆
Finished
10th
Points
23
Record
6-5-11
GD
-10
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
10th
Points
23
Win Rate
27%
Games
22
Season Shape
Most used XI
Best-fit starting eleven for the campaign's most common formation.
Primary shape
4-2-3-1
Formation usage
Standouts
Season honours
MVP by goal contributions, plus the leading scorer and creator.
Season MVP
Nilson Pires
CF
8 contributions
Top scorer
Nilson Pires
CF
6 goals
Top assists
Jorge Alvez
LCM
4 assists
Season profile
League-relative strengths
Percentile rank against clubs in the same league. Further out is stronger.
- Results
- 23
- P21
- Scoring
- 22
- P4
- Defence
- 32
- P71
- Clean sheets
- 6
- P67
- Goal difference
- -10
- P46
5/5
Season mark
Poor — ★☆☆☆☆
Campaign Record
6-5-11
Wins
6
27%
Draws
5
23%
Losses
11
50%
Attack · Defence
-10 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
Merthames Albion finishedSeason 23in 10th place in Division 8, recording six wins, five draws and 11 losses for 23 points. The side scored 22 goals and conceded 32, ending the season with a goal difference of −10.
As the season’s fun fact puts it:“A season of football with its own unique story.”The numbers tell a clear part of that story: Merthames Albion’s campaign included 11 defeats, alongside five draws and six victories.
Campaign Highlights
Key Achievements and Highlights
Filed by
Gary Nano
- Finished10thin Division 8.
- Recordedsix winsandfive draws.
- Scored22 goalsacross the season.
- Collected23 points.
Pressure Points
Areas for Improvement
Desk lens
Touchline
Merthames Albion’s 11 losses outweighed its six wins, and the side finished with a goal difference of −10 after scoring 22 goals and conceding 32. Those figures frame the key challenges in a season that ended with 23 points and 10th place.
The Long View
Final Assessment
Desk lens
The Ledger
Merthames Albion completedSeason 23in 10th place with 23 points, six wins, five draws and 11 losses. The team scored 22 goals and conceded 32, finishing with a −10 goal difference. Those results set the measure of the campaign: six victories, but more defeats than wins and a negative goal difference.