Season Review · October 6, 2026
Newton City: Division 8 review - The season in numbers
Newton City’s Season 23 in Division 8 finished with a record of seven wins, four draws and 11 losses. The club collected 25 points to place ninth, scoring 23 goals and conceding 36 for a goal difference of -13.
Gary's mark
5/5
Below Average
Finished
9th
Points
25
Record
7-4-11
GD
-13
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
9th
Points
25
Win Rate
32%
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
12 contributions
Top scorer
Nilson Pires
LCF
8 goals
Top assists
Philippe Robert
RCF
5 assists
Season profile
League-relative strengths
Percentile rank against clubs in the same league. Further out is stronger.
- Results
- 25
- P29
- Scoring
- 23
- P29
- Defence
- 36
- P25
- Clean sheets
- 5
- P33
- Goal difference
- -13
- P21
5/5
Season mark
Below Average
Campaign Record
7-4-11
Wins
7
32%
Draws
4
18%
Losses
11
50%
Attack · Defence
-13 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
Newton City’sSeason 23in Division 8 finished with a record of seven wins, four draws and 11 losses. The club collected 25 points to place ninth, scoring 23 goals and conceding 36 for a goal difference of -13.
As the supplied fun fact puts it, it was “a season of football with its own unique story.” The numbers provide the outline: 22 matches played, with Newton City finishing the campaign in ninth place.
Campaign Highlights
Key Achievements and Highlights
Filed by
Gary Nano
- Scored 23 goals across the season.
- Recorded four draws.
- Finished ninth in Division 8 with 25 points.
Pressure Points
Areas for Improvement
Desk lens
Touchline
Newton City’s record included 11 losses, alongside seven wins and four draws. The team finished with a -13 goal difference, having scored 23 goals and conceded 36, and ended the season on 25 points in ninth place.
The Long View
Final Assessment
Desk lens
The Ledger
Newton City finishedSeason 23in ninth place, recording seven wins, four draws and 11 losses. The campaign’s figures—23 goals scored, 36 conceded and a -13 goal difference—provide a clear summary of the season, which ended on 25 points.