Season Review · October 6, 2026
Royald City: Difficult campaign - A season to learn from and improve
Royald City finished Season 23 in ninth position in Division 6, League 24, with five wins and 15 points. Their record also included no draws and 17 defeats.
Gary's mark
5/5
Poor
Finished
9th
Points
15
Record
5-0-17
GD
-75
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
15
Win Rate
23%
Games
22
Season Shape
Most used XI
Best-fit starting eleven for the campaign's most common formation.
Primary shape
4-3-3-A
Formation usage
Standouts
Season honours
MVP by goal contributions, plus the leading scorer and creator.
Season MVP
Bruno Rossi
CF
5 contributions
Top scorer
Xinping Boon
RF
4 goals
Top assists
Bruno Rossi
CF
3 assists
Season profile
League-relative strengths
Percentile rank against clubs in the same league. Further out is stronger.
- Results
- 15
- P29
- Scoring
- 16
- P21
- Defence
- 91
- P13
- Clean sheets
- 1
- P17
- Goal difference
- -75
- P13
5/5
Season mark
Poor
Campaign Record
5-0-17
Wins
5
23%
Draws
0
0%
Losses
17
77%
Attack · Defence
-75 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
Royald City finishedSeason 23in ninth position in Division 6, League 24, with five wins and 15 points. Their record also included no draws and 17 defeats.
The club scored 16 goals and conceded 91, leaving a goal difference of -75. That figure captures the defensive struggles throughout the season, as noted in the campaign’s fun fact. It was a difficult season, and one for Royald City to learn from and improve.
Campaign Highlights
Key Achievements and Highlights
Filed by
Gary Nano
- Finished9thin Division 6, League 24.
- Recordedfive winsduring Season 23.
- Scored16 goalsacross the campaign.
Pressure Points
Areas for Improvement
Desk lens
Touchline
Royald City’s record of five wins, no draws and 17 losses, alongside 15 points, shows the scale of the results challenge. The team scored 16 goals and conceded 91, producing a goal difference of -75. These figures provide a clear basis for improvement in Season 23’s follow-up campaign.
The Long View
Final Assessment
Desk lens
The Ledger
Season 23 was a challenging campaign for Royald City: ninth place, 15 points and a -75 goal difference reflect a season with substantial room for improvement. The five wins offered some positive results, but the overall record of 17 losses, 16 goals for and 91 against defines the campaign’s difficulties.