Season Review · October 6, 2026
Milton City: Top-three finish - A strong Division 8 campaign
Milton City finished 3rd in Division 8 in Season 23, recording 11 wins, three draws and eight losses for a total of 36 points. The campaign’s 45 goals scored and 40 conceded produced a positive goal difference of +5.
Gary's mark
5/5
Good — ★★★☆☆
Finished
3rd
Points
36
Record
11-3-8
GD
+5
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
3rd
Points
36
Win Rate
50%
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
Xinping Boon
RW
17 contributions
Top scorer
Xinping Boon
RW
9 goals
Top assists
Xinping Boon
RW
8 assists
Season profile
League-relative strengths
Percentile rank against clubs in the same league. Further out is stronger.
- Results
- 36
- P79
- Scoring
- 45
- P75
- Defence
- 40
- P46
- Clean sheets
- 6
- P63
- Goal difference
- +5
- P79
5/5
Season mark
Good — ★★★☆☆
Campaign Record
11-3-8
Wins
11
50%
Draws
3
14%
Losses
8
36%
Attack · Defence
+5 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
Milton City finished3rd in Division 8inSeason 23, recording 11 wins, three draws and eight losses for a total of 36 points. The campaign’s 45 goals scored and 40 conceded produced a positive goal difference of+5.
That positive balance is the season’s fun fact: Milton City scored five more goals than it conceded. The figures capture a campaign that ended with a top-three finish and a positive goal difference.
Campaign Highlights
Key Achievements and Highlights
Filed by
Gary Nano
- Finished 3rdin Division 8.
- Scored45 goalsacross the season.
- Recorded a+5 goal difference, scoring more goals than conceded.
- Collected36 pointsfrom 11 wins, three draws and eight losses.
Pressure Points
Areas for Improvement
Desk lens
Touchline
Milton City’s record included eight losses alongside 11 wins and three draws. The team scored 45 goals and conceded 40, finishing with a +5 goal difference and 36 points in 3rd place. These figures provide the season’s results-based measure for assessing areas to improve.
The Long View
Final Assessment
Desk lens
The Ledger
Milton City’sSeason 23ended with a 3rd-place finish, 36 points and a positive goal difference of +5. The club scored 45 goals and conceded 40, while its 11 wins, three draws and eight losses define the campaign’s results.