Season Review · October 6, 2026
Newsbor Rovers: Division 8 review - The season in numbers
Newsbor Rovers finished Season 23 in 12th place in Division 8, collecting 16 points from a record of four wins, four draws and 14 losses.
Gary's mark
5/5
Poor
Finished
12th
Points
16
Record
4-4-14
GD
-28
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
12th
Points
16
Win Rate
18%
Games
22
Season Shape
Most used XI
Best-fit starting eleven for the campaign's most common formation.
Primary shape
4-4-2
Formation usage
Standouts
Season honours
MVP by goal contributions, plus the leading scorer and creator.
Season MVP
Nilson Pires
LCF
10 contributions
Top scorer
Nilson Pires
LCF
9 goals
Top assists
Philippe Robert
RCF
4 assists
Season profile
League-relative strengths
Percentile rank against clubs in the same league. Further out is stronger.
- Results
- 16
- P4
- Scoring
- 23
- P33
- Defence
- 51
- P17
- Clean sheets
- 2
- P13
- Goal difference
- -28
- P13
5/5
Season mark
Poor
Campaign Record
4-4-14
Wins
4
18%
Draws
4
18%
Losses
14
64%
Attack · Defence
-28 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
Newsbor Rovers finishedSeason 23in 12th place in Division 8, collecting 16 points from a record of four wins, four draws and 14 losses.
The team scored 23 goals and conceded 51, giving them a goal difference of-28. As the season’s fun fact puts it, that figure reflects defensive struggles throughout the season.
Campaign Highlights
Key Achievements and Highlights
Filed by
Gary Nano
- Finished 12th in Division 8.
- Scored 23 goals across the season.
- Recorded four draws.
- Finished with 16 points.
Pressure Points
Areas for Improvement
Desk lens
Touchline
Newsbor Rovers’ record of four wins, four draws and 14 losses, alongside 16 points and a 12th-place finish, provides the season’s clearest areas for improvement. The team scored 23 goals and conceded 51, ending with a goal difference of -28.
The Long View
Final Assessment
Desk lens
The Ledger
Season 23 brought Newsbor Rovers four wins and four draws, but 14 losses left them 12th in Division 8 with 16 points. The side scored 23 goals and conceded 51, finishing on a -28 goal difference—a key figure in the season’s difficult defensive record.