Season Review · October 6, 2026
New Leigh: Dominant force - A season of overwhelming superiority
New Leigh’s Season 23 campaign in Division 7 finished with a third-place position and a record of 16 wins, one draw and five losses. The side collected 49 points across 22 league matches.
Gary's mark
5/5
Excellent — ★★★★★
Finished
3rd
Points
49
Record
16-1-5
GD
+43
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
49
Win Rate
73%
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
Seongung Chae
AM
15 contributions
Top scorer
Ahmed Omar
CF
11 goals
Top assists
Anto Šišić
LW
7 assists
Season profile
League-relative strengths
Percentile rank against clubs in the same league. Further out is stronger.
- Results
- 49
- P79
- Scoring
- 72
- P75
- Defence
- 29
- P79
- Clean sheets
- 9
- P71
- Goal difference
- +43
- P79
5/5
Season mark
Excellent — ★★★★★
Campaign Record
16-1-5
Wins
16
73%
Draws
1
5%
Losses
5
23%
Attack · Defence
+43 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
New Leigh’sSeason 23campaign in Division 7 finished with a third-place position and a record of 16 wins, one draw and five losses. The side collected 49 points across 22 league matches.
The standout figure was a goal difference of+43, matching the season’s fun fact: New Leigh recorded that margin across 22 league matches. They scored 72 goals and conceded 29.
Campaign Highlights
Key Achievements and Highlights
Filed by
Gary Nano
- Finished3rdin Division 7.
- Recorded16 winsfrom 22 league matches.
- Scored72 goalsand conceded29.
- Finished with a+43 goal differenceand49 points.
Pressure Points
Areas for Improvement
Desk lens
Touchline
New Leigh’s final position was third, with 49 points from 16 wins, one draw and five losses. The available league figures also show 72 goals for, 29 against and a +43 goal difference. These results provide the full statistical basis for assessing the season; no further improvement areas can be established from the supplied record.
The Long View
Final Assessment
Desk lens
The Ledger
New Leigh endedSeason 23in third place after a 16-win campaign, finishing on 49 points. The season’s defining statistical strength was a +43 goal difference, built from 72 goals scored and 29 conceded. The supplied results capture both the team’s high points total and the five defeats recorded across the campaign.