Season Review · October 6, 2026
Paington Rovers: Mixed fortunes - Ups and downs in an unpredictable season
Paington Rovers’ Season 23 brought an even split of wins and losses: nine victories, four draws and nine defeats. The campaign finished with the club in 7th place on 31 points.
Gary's mark
5/5
Average — ⭐⭐⭐☆☆
Finished
7th
Points
31
Record
9-4-9
GD
+16
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
7th
Points
31
Win Rate
41%
Games
22
Season Shape
Most used XI
Best-fit starting eleven for the campaign's most common formation.
Primary shape
5-2-3-A
Formation usage
Standouts
Season honours
MVP by goal contributions, plus the leading scorer and creator.
Season MVP
Kun Kurihara
CF
9 contributions
Top scorer
Mladen Ćosić
AM
6 goals
Top assists
Kun Kurihara
CF
7 assists
Season profile
League-relative strengths
Percentile rank against clubs in the same league. Further out is stronger.
- Results
- 31
- P46
- Scoring
- 55
- P50
- Defence
- 39
- P54
- Clean sheets
- 5
- P38
- Goal difference
- +16
- P54
5/5
Season mark
Average — ⭐⭐⭐☆☆
Campaign Record
9-4-9
Wins
9
41%
Draws
4
18%
Losses
9
41%
Attack · Defence
+16 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
Paington Rovers’Season 23brought an even split of wins and losses: nine victories, four draws and nine defeats. The campaign finished with the club in 7th place on 31 points.
The numbers carried a clear positive: Paington scored 55 goals and conceded 39, giving them a goal difference of+16. That positive goal difference is the season’s fun fact—and a bright note in a campaign of mixed results.
Campaign Highlights
Key Achievements and Highlights
Filed by
Gary Nano
- Scored55 goalsacross the season.
- Finished with a+16 goal difference.
- Recorded9 wins and 4 draws.
- Ended the season in7th placewith31 points.
Pressure Points
Areas for Improvement
Desk lens
Touchline
Paington’s record of nine wins, four draws and nine losses reflects the season’s mixed results. They finished 7th on 31 points. The supplied figures also show 55 goals scored and 39 conceded, for a +16 goal difference.
The Long View
Final Assessment
Desk lens
The Ledger
Paington Rovers’Season 23ended with a 7th-place finish and 31 points. Nine wins and four draws were balanced by nine losses, while 55 goals scored and 39 conceded produced a positive goal difference of +16. The campaign’s figures capture both sides of the season: mixed results, alongside a clear surplus of goals scored over goals conceded.