Season Review · October 6, 2026
Newking City: Top-three finish - A strong Division 8 campaign
Newking City finished second in Division 8 in Season 23, recording 19 wins, no draws and three losses. The campaign brought 57 points from 22 league matches.
Gary's mark
5/5
Excellent
Finished
2nd
Points
57
Record
19-0-3
GD
+33
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
2nd
Points
57
Win Rate
86%
Games
22
Season Shape
Most used XI
Best-fit starting eleven for the campaign's most common formation.
Primary shape
4-3-1-2
Formation usage
Standouts
Season honours
MVP by goal contributions, plus the leading scorer and creator.
Season MVP
George McDonald
RCF
14 contributions
Top scorer
George McDonald
RCF
10 goals
Top assists
Mario Horvat
AM
6 assists
Season profile
League-relative strengths
Percentile rank against clubs in the same league. Further out is stronger.
- Results
- 57
- P88
- Scoring
- 58
- P71
- Defence
- 25
- P79
- Clean sheets
- 8
- P71
- Goal difference
- +33
- P79
5/5
Season mark
Excellent
Campaign Record
19-0-3
Wins
19
86%
Draws
0
0%
Losses
3
14%
Attack · Defence
+33 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
Newking City finishedsecond in Division 8in Season 23, recording 19 wins, no draws and three losses. The campaign brought 57 points from 22 league matches.
A goal difference of+33 across 22 league matchesstands out in the season’s record: Newking City scored 58 goals and conceded 25.
Campaign Highlights
Key Achievements and Highlights
Filed by
Gary Nano
- Finishedsecondin Division 8.
- Recorded19 winsin 22 league matches.
- Scored58 goals.
- Finished with a+33 goal differenceand57 points.
Pressure Points
Areas for Improvement
Desk lens
Touchline
Newking City’s recorded league results were 19 wins, no draws and three losses, with 58 goals for and 25 against. The final record was 57 points and second position. These figures provide the available basis for assessing the campaign’s results.
The Long View
Final Assessment
Desk lens
The Ledger
Newking City’s Season 23 record combined 19 wins with 58 goals scored and a +33 goal difference, finishing the campaign in second position on 57 points. The results also included three losses; verified player performance totals are unavailable.