Season Review · October 6, 2026
Petcham City: Division 8 review - The season in numbers
Petcham City finished Season 23 in ninth place in Division 8, recording four wins, six draws and 12 defeats for 18 points. The campaign’s numbers tell a difficult story: the club scored 20 goals and conceded 62, ending with a goal difference of -42.
Gary's mark
5/5
Poor — ★☆☆☆☆
Finished
9th
Points
18
Record
4-6-12
GD
-42
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
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
11 contributions
Top scorer
Nilson Pires
CF
6 goals
Top assists
Nilson Pires
CF
5 assists
Season profile
League-relative strengths
Percentile rank against clubs in the same league. Further out is stronger.
- Results
- 18
- P29
- Scoring
- 20
- P21
- Defence
- 62
- P4
- Clean sheets
- 4
- P29
- Goal difference
- -42
- P4
5/5
Season mark
Poor — ★☆☆☆☆
Campaign Record
4-6-12
Wins
4
18%
Draws
6
27%
Losses
12
55%
Attack · Defence
-42 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
Petcham City finishedSeason 23in ninth place in Division 8, recording four wins, six draws and 12 defeats for 18 points. The campaign’s numbers tell a difficult story: the club scored 20 goals and conceded 62, ending with a goal difference of -42.
That -42 goal difference is the season’s defining fact, reflecting the defensive struggles noted in the record. With 62 goals against, Petcham City had a substantial challenge to overcome across the season.
Campaign Highlights
Key Achievements and Highlights
Filed by
Gary Nano
- Finishedninthin Division 8.
- Recordedsix draws.
- Scored20 goalsduring Season 23.
- Collected18 points.
Pressure Points
Areas for Improvement
Desk lens
Touchline
The supplied record shows four wins against 12 losses, with six draws and 18 points. Petcham City scored 20 goals and conceded 62, leaving a -42 goal difference. Those figures were central to the club’s ninth-place finish.
The Long View
Final Assessment
Desk lens
The Ledger
Petcham City ended Season 23 ninth in Division 8, with six draws and 20 goals scored among the season’s figures. The record also shows 12 defeats and 62 goals conceded, producing a -42 goal difference and an 18-point total.