Season Review · October 6, 2026
Newsby: Division 8 review - The season in numbers
Newsby’s Season 23 in Division 8 ended with 18 points and a 12th-place finish. The campaign record was four wins, six draws and 12 losses, with 16 goals scored and 46 conceded.
Gary's mark
5/5
Poor
Finished
12th
Points
18
Record
4-6-12
GD
-30
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
18
Win Rate
18%
Games
22
Season Shape
Most used XI
Best-fit starting eleven for the campaign's most common formation.
Primary shape
5-2-3
Formation usage
Standouts
Season honours
MVP by goal contributions, plus the leading scorer and creator.
Season MVP
Nilson Pires
CF
8 contributions
Top scorer
Nilson Pires
CF
6 goals
Top assists
Pedro Chagas
RW
4 assists
Season profile
League-relative strengths
Percentile rank against clubs in the same league. Further out is stronger.
- Results
- 18
- P8
- Scoring
- 16
- P13
- Defence
- 46
- P46
- Clean sheets
- 5
- P38
- Goal difference
- -30
- P17
5/5
Season mark
Poor
Campaign Record
4-6-12
Wins
4
18%
Draws
6
27%
Losses
12
55%
Attack · Defence
-30 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’sSeason 23in Division 8 ended with 18 points and a 12th-place finish. The campaign record was four wins, six draws and 12 losses, with 16 goals scored and 46 conceded.
The season’s defining number was a goal difference of -30. As the supplied fun fact notes, that figure reflected defensive struggles throughout the season.
Campaign Highlights
Key Achievements and Highlights
Filed by
Gary Nano
- Newsby scored 16 goals across the campaign.
- The team recorded six draws.
- The season ended with 18 points and a 12th-place position in Division 8.
Pressure Points
Areas for Improvement
Desk lens
Touchline
Newsby finished 12th with four wins, six draws and 12 losses, earning 18 points. The team scored 16 goals and conceded 46, resulting in a goal difference of -30.
The Long View
Final Assessment
Desk lens
The Ledger
Newsby’sSeason 23finished with 18 points and a 12th-place position. The record of four wins, six draws and 12 losses, alongside 16 goals for and 46 against, left the club with a -30 goal difference. The season’s figures capture both its modest points return and the defensive struggles noted in the supplied fun fact.