Season Review · October 6, 2026
Rader: Division 8 review - The season in numbers
Rader finished Season 23 in 11th place in Division 8, collecting 17 points from five wins, two draws and 15 losses. The campaign’s numbers tell a difficult story: the side scored 24 goals and conceded 64, ending with a goal difference of -40.
Gary's mark
5/5
Poor
Finished
11th
Points
17
Record
5-2-15
GD
-40
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
17
Win Rate
23%
Games
22
Season Shape
Most used XI
Best-fit starting eleven for the campaign's most common formation.
Primary shape
3-1-4-2
Formation usage
Standouts
Season honours
MVP by goal contributions, plus the leading scorer and creator.
Season MVP
Philippe Robert
RCF
10 contributions
Top scorer
Philippe Robert
RCF
5 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
- 17
- P13
- Scoring
- 24
- P21
- Defence
- 64
- P21
- Clean sheets
- 3
- P21
- Goal difference
- -40
- P21
5/5
Season mark
Poor
Campaign Record
5-2-15
Wins
5
23%
Draws
2
9%
Losses
15
68%
Attack · Defence
-40 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
Rader finishedSeason 23in 11th place in Division 8, collecting 17 points from five wins, two draws and 15 losses. The campaign’s numbers tell a difficult story: the side scored 24 goals and conceded 64, ending with a goal difference of -40.
That goal difference of -40 reflectsdefensive struggles throughout the season, the supplied fun fact for Rader’s campaign. It is a stark feature of a season in which the club’s five victories were not enough to offset its 15 defeats.
Campaign Highlights
Key Achievements and Highlights
Filed by
Gary Nano
- Scored24 goalsacross the season.
- Recordedfive winsandtwo draws.
- Finished11thin Division 8, with17 points.
Pressure Points
Areas for Improvement
Desk lens
Touchline
Rader’s 15 losses and 64 goals conceded were significant features of the campaign, contributing to a goal difference of -40. The club finished 11th with 17 points, while its 24 goals for and five wins show the limits of its overall return across the season.
The Long View
Final Assessment
Desk lens
The Ledger
Rader’sSeason 23ended with 17 points and an 11th-place finish in Division 8. The five wins and 24 goals for provided some positive figures, but 15 losses and 64 goals against left the club with a -40 goal difference. The season’s record is defined by that gap between goals scored and conceded.