Season Review · October 6, 2026
Royarmslow: Top-three finish - A strong Division 8 campaign
Royarmslow put together a strong Season 23 in Division 8, finishing second with 44 points from 22 matches. Their record of 13 wins, five draws and four losses underpinned a campaign that ended with a top-three finish.
Gary's mark
4/5
Good
Finished
2nd
Points
44
Record
13-5-4
GD
+11
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
44
Win Rate
59%
Games
22
Season Shape
Most used XI
Best-fit starting eleven for the campaign's most common formation.
Primary shape
4-5-1-DM
Formation usage
Standouts
Season honours
MVP by goal contributions, plus the leading scorer and creator.
Season MVP
Luis Pinto
LM
16 contributions
Top scorer
Weijie Hong
CF
13 goals
Top assists
Luca Colombo
AM
8 assists
Season profile
League-relative strengths
Percentile rank against clubs in the same league. Further out is stronger.
- Results
- 44
- P88
- Scoring
- 39
- P88
- Defence
- 28
- P88
- Clean sheets
- 7
- P83
- Goal difference
- +11
- P88
4/5
Season mark
Good
Campaign Record
13-5-4
Wins
13
59%
Draws
5
23%
Losses
4
18%
Attack · Defence
+11 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
Royarmslow put together a strongSeason 23in Division 8, finishing second with 44 points from 22 matches. Their record of 13 wins, five draws and four losses underpinned a campaign that ended with a top-three finish.
The numbers tell a positive story: Royarmslow scored 39 goals and conceded 28, finishing with a goal difference of +11. That positive balance—more goals scored than conceded—was the season’s fun fact and a defining feature of their final record.
Campaign Highlights
Key Achievements and Highlights
Filed by
Gary Nano
- Finishedsecondin Division 8.
- Recorded13 winsand collected44 points.
- Scored39 goalsacross the campaign.
- Finished with a+11 goal difference, scoring more than they conceded.
Pressure Points
Areas for Improvement
Desk lens
Touchline
Royarmslow’s record included four losses alongside 13 wins and five draws. They finished on 44 points, with 39 goals for and 28 against, producing a +11 goal difference. Those figures offer the clearest summary of the results behind their second-place finish.
The Long View
Final Assessment
Desk lens
The Ledger
Royarmslow’sSeason 23ended with a second-place finish, 44 points and a positive goal difference of +11. The record of 13 wins, five draws and four losses reflects a strong Division 8 campaign, while the 39 goals scored and 28 conceded complete the season’s results picture.