Season Review · October 6, 2026
Newsby Birch: Division 8 review - The season in numbers
Newsby Birch finished 11th in Division 8 in Season 23, recording four wins, six draws and 12 defeats for 18 points. The team scored 19 goals and conceded 53, ending the season with a goal difference of -34.
Gary's mark
5/5
Poor
Finished
11th
Points
18
Record
4-6-12
GD
-34
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
11th
Points
18
Win Rate
18%
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
Pedro Chagas
RW
7 contributions
Top scorer
Pedro Chagas
RW
4 goals
Top assists
Pedro Chagas
RW
3 assists
Season profile
League-relative strengths
Percentile rank against clubs in the same league. Further out is stronger.
- Results
- 18
- P13
- Scoring
- 19
- P8
- Defence
- 53
- P13
- Clean sheets
- 5
- P58
- Goal difference
- -34
- P4
5/5
Season mark
Poor
Campaign Record
4-6-12
Wins
4
18%
Draws
6
27%
Losses
12
55%
Attack · Defence
-34 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
Newsby Birch finished11th in Division 8inSeason 23, recording four wins, six draws and 12 defeats for 18 points. The team scored 19 goals and conceded 53, ending the season with a goal difference of -34.
The supplied fun fact captures a defining figure of the season:a goal difference of -34, reflecting defensive struggles throughout the season. Newsby Birch’s final record shows the scale of the challenge across the campaign.
Campaign Highlights
Key Achievements and Highlights
Filed by
Gary Nano
- Finished 11th in Division 8.
- Recorded six draws.
- Scored 19 goals.
- Collected 18 points.
Pressure Points
Areas for Improvement
Desk lens
Touchline
The season record shows room for improvement in the results: Newsby Birch had four wins, six draws and 12 losses, finishing on 18 points in 11th place. The team scored 19 goals and conceded 53, resulting in a -34 goal difference.
The Long View
Final Assessment
Desk lens
The Ledger
Newsby Birch endedSeason 23in 11th place with 18 points. Four wins and six draws were offset by 12 losses, while the 19 goals scored and 53 conceded produced a -34 goal difference. Those figures define a difficult season by the final standings and goal record.