Season Review · October 6, 2026
Milton Rovers: Division 8 review - The season in numbers
Milton Rovers finished Season 23 in seventh place in Division 8, collecting 23 points from seven wins, two draws and 13 losses. The campaign ended with 38 goals scored and 63 conceded, leaving a goal difference of -25.
Gary's mark
5/5
★★☆☆☆ Below Average
Finished
7th
Points
23
Record
7-2-13
GD
-25
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
7th
Points
23
Win Rate
32%
Games
22
Season Shape
Most used XI
Best-fit starting eleven for the campaign's most common formation.
Primary shape
4-3-3
Formation usage
Standouts
Season honours
MVP by goal contributions, plus the leading scorer and creator.
Season MVP
Nilson Pires
CF
14 contributions
Top scorer
Nilson Pires
CF
9 goals
Top assists
Pedro Chagas
RW
6 assists
Season profile
League-relative strengths
Percentile rank against clubs in the same league. Further out is stronger.
- Results
- 23
- P50
- Scoring
- 38
- P63
- Defence
- 63
- P4
- Clean sheets
- 2
- P13
- Goal difference
- -25
- P13
5/5
Season mark
★★☆☆☆ Below Average
Campaign Record
7-2-13
Wins
7
32%
Draws
2
9%
Losses
13
59%
Attack · Defence
-25 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 Rovers finishedSeason 23in seventh place in Division 8, collecting 23 points from seven wins, two draws and 13 losses. The campaign ended with 38 goals scored and 63 conceded, leaving a goal difference of -25.
That goal difference tells a difficult part of the story: as the supplied season fact notes, Milton Rovers’-25 goal difference reflected defensive struggles throughout the season. The figures give a clear numerical picture of a season with seven victories, but more losses than wins.
Campaign Highlights
Key Achievements and Highlights
Filed by
Gary Nano
- Scored38 goalsacross the season.
- Recordedseven winsandtwo draws.
- Finishedseventhin Division 8 with23 points.
- Ended the campaign with a-25 goal difference.
Pressure Points
Areas for Improvement
Desk lens
Touchline
The season record of seven wins, two draws and 13 losses leaves scope to improve the results balance. Milton Rovers also finished with 38 goals for and 63 against, producing a -25 goal difference. These figures, alongside the final tally of 23 points and seventh-place finish, are the clearest areas for improvement reflected in the season record.
The Long View
Final Assessment
Desk lens
The Ledger
Milton Rovers’Season 23ended with a seventh-place finish and 23 points, built on seven wins and two draws. The 38 goals scored offered a positive contribution, while 13 losses and 63 goals conceded shaped the final -25 goal difference. The season’s figures point to a campaign with room to improve its results and goals-against totals.