Season Review · October 6, 2026
Petham City: Top-three finish - A strong Division 8 campaign
Petham City finished second in Division 8 in Season 23, ending the campaign with 56 points from 22 league matches. Their record of 18 wins, two draws and two losses underpinned a strong season and secured a top-three finish.
Gary's mark
5/5
Excellent — ★★★★★
Finished
2nd
Points
56
Record
18-2-2
GD
+48
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
2nd
Points
56
Win Rate
82%
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
Orlando Gutierrez
LW
20 contributions
Top scorer
Orlando Gutierrez
LW
12 goals
Top assists
Peter Bauer
RW
9 assists
Season profile
League-relative strengths
Percentile rank against clubs in the same league. Further out is stronger.
- Results
- 56
- P88
- Scoring
- 75
- P88
- Defence
- 27
- P88
- Clean sheets
- 8
- P71
- Goal difference
- +48
- P88
5/5
Season mark
Excellent — ★★★★★
Campaign Record
18-2-2
Wins
18
82%
Draws
2
9%
Losses
2
9%
Attack · Defence
+48 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
Petham City finishedsecond in Division 8 in Season 23, ending the campaign with 56 points from 22 league matches. Their record of 18 wins, two draws and two losses underpinned a strong season and secured a top-three finish.
The goal difference of+48 across 22 league matcheswas a defining figure: Petham City scored 75 goals and conceded 27. That balance helped them complete the campaign in second place.
Campaign Highlights
Key Achievements and Highlights
Filed by
Gary Nano
- Finishedsecondin Division 8.
- Recorded18 winsin 22 league matches.
- Scored75 goalsand conceded27.
- Posted a+48 goal differenceand collected56 points.
Pressure Points
Areas for Improvement
Desk lens
Touchline
Petham City recorded two draws and two losses alongside their 18 wins. They finished second with 56 points, three points behind the maximum available across 22 matches. Their 27 goals conceded contributed to a +48 goal difference, while 75 goals scored gave them a strong overall total.
The Long View
Final Assessment
Desk lens
The Ledger
Petham City’s Season 23 campaign delivered a second-place finish in Division 8, with 18 wins, 56 points and a +48 goal difference. The 75 goals scored were a major part of that strong record. The team also had two draws and two losses, and finished the season in second place.