Season Review · October 6, 2026
Orpen Albion: Division 8 review - The season in numbers
Orpen Albion’s Season 23 in Division 8 ended with an 11th-place finish and 19 points. Their record was five wins, four draws and 13 losses across the season.
Gary's mark
5/5
★★☆☆☆ — Poor
Finished
11th
Points
19
Record
5-4-13
GD
-26
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
19
Win Rate
23%
Games
22
Season Shape
Most used XI
Best-fit starting eleven for the campaign's most common formation.
Primary shape
5-3-2
Formation usage
Standouts
Season honours
MVP by goal contributions, plus the leading scorer and creator.
Season MVP
Nilson Pires
LCF
11 contributions
Top scorer
Pedro Chagas
RCF
8 goals
Top assists
Nilson Pires
LCF
5 assists
Season profile
League-relative strengths
Percentile rank against clubs in the same league. Further out is stronger.
- Results
- 19
- P13
- Scoring
- 24
- P29
- Defence
- 50
- P21
- Clean sheets
- 5
- P42
- Goal difference
- -26
- P13
5/5
Season mark
★★☆☆☆ — Poor
Campaign Record
5-4-13
Wins
5
23%
Draws
4
18%
Losses
13
59%
Attack · Defence
-26 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
Orpen Albion’sSeason 23in Division 8 ended with an 11th-place finish and 19 points. Their record was five wins, four draws and 13 losses across the season.
The numbers included 24 goals scored and 50 conceded, leaving a goal difference of -26. As the season’s fun fact notes, that -26 goal difference reflecteddefensive struggles throughout the season.
Campaign Highlights
Key Achievements and Highlights
Filed by
Gary Nano
- Scored 24 goals.
- Recorded five wins.
- Earned four draws.
- Finished with 19 points in 11th place.
Pressure Points
Areas for Improvement
Desk lens
Touchline
Orpen Albion’s record of five wins, four draws and 13 losses, alongside a return of 19 points and an 11th-place finish, captures the challenge of the campaign. The side scored 24 goals and conceded 50, ending on a -26 goal difference.
The Long View
Final Assessment
Desk lens
The Ledger
Orpen Albion’sSeason 23was defined by an 11th-place finish, 19 points and a -26 goal difference. Five wins and 24 goals scored offered some positives, but 13 losses and 50 goals conceded shaped a difficult overall record.