Season Review · October 6, 2026
Newestage City: Solid performance - Reliable football with room for growth
Newestage City finished Season 23 in fifth place in Division 7, recording 13 wins, no draws and nine losses for 39 points. The campaign’s numbers tell a clear story: 46 goals scored and 35 conceded, giving the side a positive goal difference of 11.
Gary's mark
3/5
Good — ⭐⭐⭐
Finished
5th
Points
39
Record
13-0-9
GD
+11
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
5th
Points
39
Win Rate
59%
Games
22
Season Shape
Most used XI
Best-fit starting eleven for the campaign's most common formation.
Primary shape
4-4-2-H
Formation usage
Standouts
Season honours
MVP by goal contributions, plus the leading scorer and creator.
Season MVP
Edward Jones
LM
12 contributions
Top scorer
Luis Opazo
RCF
9 goals
Top assists
Edward Jones
LM
8 assists
Season profile
League-relative strengths
Percentile rank against clubs in the same league. Further out is stronger.
- Results
- 39
- P63
- Scoring
- 46
- P54
- Defence
- 35
- P63
- Clean sheets
- 8
- P58
- Goal difference
- +11
- P63
3/5
Season mark
Good — ⭐⭐⭐
Campaign Record
13-0-9
Wins
13
59%
Draws
0
0%
Losses
9
41%
Attack · Defence
+11 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
Newestage City finishedSeason 23in fifth place in Division 7, recording 13 wins, no draws and nine losses for 39 points. The campaign’s numbers tell a clear story: 46 goals scored and 35 conceded, giving the side a positive goal difference of 11.
That+11 goal differenceis the season’s fun fact: Newestage City scored more goals than it conceded. The final record was a solid platform, with room for growth reflected in the nine defeats.
Campaign Highlights
Key Achievements and Highlights
Filed by
Gary Nano
- Finished fifth in Division 7.
- Scored 46 goals across the season.
- Recorded a positive goal difference of +11.
- Collected 39 points from 13 wins.
Pressure Points
Areas for Improvement
Desk lens
Touchline
The record included nine losses and no draws, contributing to a fifth-place finish on 39 points. Newestage City scored 46 goals and conceded 35, leaving a goal difference of +11. Those results provide the season’s measurable areas for growth.
The Long View
Final Assessment
Desk lens
The Ledger
Newestage City’sSeason 23was a solid campaign: fifth place, 13 wins and a positive goal difference of +11. The 46 goals scored were matched against 35 conceded, while nine losses and 39 points mark the results-based room for improvement.