Season Review · October 6, 2026
Riste United: Division 8 champions - A first-place campaign
Riste United finished Season 23 in first place in Division 8, earning the title with 55 points from 22 league matches. Their record of 18 wins, one draw and three losses underpinned a championship campaign.
Gary's mark
5/5
Excellent
Finished
1st
Points
55
Record
18-1-3
GD
+55
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
1st
Points
55
Win Rate
82%
Games
22
Season Shape
Most used XI
Best-fit starting eleven for the campaign's most common formation.
Primary shape
3-4-3-A
Formation usage
Standouts
Season honours
MVP by goal contributions, plus the leading scorer and creator.
Season MVP
Phillip Lewis
RM
20 contributions
Top scorer
Phillip Lewis
RM
12 goals
Top assists
Phillip Lewis
RM
8 assists
Season profile
League-relative strengths
Percentile rank against clubs in the same league. Further out is stronger.
- Results
- 55
- P96
- Scoring
- 75
- P96
- Defence
- 20
- P96
- Clean sheets
- 10
- P83
- Goal difference
- +55
- P96
5/5
Season mark
Excellent
Campaign Record
18-1-3
Wins
18
82%
Draws
1
5%
Losses
3
14%
Attack · Defence
+55 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
Riste United finishedSeason 23in first place in Division 8, earning the title with 55 points from 22 league matches. Their record of 18 wins, one draw and three losses underpinned a championship campaign.
The numbers tell a compelling story: Riste scored 75 goals and conceded 20, for a goal difference of +55. That +55 goal difference across 22 league matches is the season’s standout statistical fact.
Campaign Highlights
Key Achievements and Highlights
Filed by
Gary Nano
- Finishedfirstin Division 8 and claimed the championship.
- Recorded18 winsfrom 22 matches.
- Scored75 goalsand conceded20.
- Finished with a+55 goal differenceand55 points.
Pressure Points
Areas for Improvement
Desk lens
Touchline
Riste’s league record included three losses and one draw, alongside 20 goals conceded. Those figures are the clearest areas for review within the supplied season record, even as the club finished with 18 wins and a +55 goal difference.
The Long View
Final Assessment
Desk lens
The Ledger
Riste United’sSeason 23was a first-place campaign: 18 wins, 55 points and a +55 goal difference secured the Division 8 title. The record also included one draw and three losses, with 20 goals against. Those results provide the season’s key points for reflection alongside the clear achievement of finishing top.