Season Review · October 6, 2026
Nainston Wanderers: Top-three finish - A strong Division 8 campaign
Nainston Wanderers delivered a strong Season 23 in Division 8, finishing third with 46 points from 22 league matches. Their record of 14 wins, four draws and four losses gave the campaign a solid foundation.
Gary's mark
5/5
Very Good — ⭐⭐⭐⭐☆
Finished
3rd
Points
46
Record
14-4-4
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
3rd
Points
46
Win Rate
64%
Games
22
Season Shape
Most used XI
Best-fit starting eleven for the campaign's most common formation.
Primary shape
4-3-3-D
Formation usage
Standouts
Season honours
MVP by goal contributions, plus the leading scorer and creator.
Season MVP
Adam Thompson
RW
18 contributions
Top scorer
Adam Thompson
RW
14 goals
Top assists
Milan Kovačević
CF
6 assists
Season profile
League-relative strengths
Percentile rank against clubs in the same league. Further out is stronger.
- Results
- 46
- P79
- Scoring
- 51
- P79
- Defence
- 25
- P88
- Clean sheets
- 11
- P88
- Goal difference
- +26
- P79
5/5
Season mark
Very Good — ⭐⭐⭐⭐☆
Campaign Record
14-4-4
Wins
14
64%
Draws
4
18%
Losses
4
18%
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
Nainston Wanderers delivered a strongSeason 23in Division 8, finishing third with 46 points from 22 league matches. Their record of 14 wins, four draws and four losses gave the campaign a solid foundation.
The side scored 51 goals and conceded 25, finishing with a goal difference of +26. That figure also supplies the season’s fun fact:Nainston Wanderers recorded a +26 goal difference across 22 league matches.
Campaign Highlights
Key Achievements and Highlights
Filed by
Gary Nano
- Finished third in Division 8.
- Recorded 14 wins in 22 league matches.
- Scored 51 goals and conceded 25.
- Finished the season with a +26 goal difference and 46 points.
Pressure Points
Areas for Improvement
Desk lens
Touchline
Nainston Wanderers finished third with 46 points, four draws and four losses. Their final record also included 25 goals conceded and a goal difference of +26. These figures frame the areas behind the campaign’s final position without diminishing the strength of the overall return.
The Long View
Final Assessment
Desk lens
The Ledger
Nainston Wanderers completed a strongSeason 23, taking third place in Division 8 with 14 wins and 46 points. Their 51 goals scored and +26 goal difference underline the scale of the campaign’s positive results, while four draws, four losses and 25 goals conceded form the statistical context for the final position.