Season Review · October 6, 2026
Saffhale City: Top-three finish - A strong Division 8 campaign
Saffhale City delivered a strong Season 23 in Division 8, finishing second with 43 points from 22 matches. Their record of 14 wins, one draw and seven losses secured a top-three finish.
Gary's mark
5/5
Very Good
Finished
2nd
Points
43
Record
14-1-7
GD
+7
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
43
Win Rate
64%
Games
22
Season Shape
Most used XI
Best-fit starting eleven for the campaign's most common formation.
Primary shape
4-2-3-1
Formation usage
Standouts
Season honours
MVP by goal contributions, plus the leading scorer and creator.
Season MVP
Weijie Hong
CF
19 contributions
Top scorer
Weijie Hong
CF
12 goals
Top assists
Luis Pinto
LW
9 assists
Season profile
League-relative strengths
Percentile rank against clubs in the same league. Further out is stronger.
- Results
- 43
- P88
- Scoring
- 40
- P67
- Defence
- 33
- P67
- Clean sheets
- 7
- P88
- Goal difference
- +7
- P67
5/5
Season mark
Very Good
Campaign Record
14-1-7
Wins
14
64%
Draws
1
5%
Losses
7
32%
Attack · Defence
+7 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
Saffhale City delivered a strongSeason 23in Division 8, finishing second with 43 points from 22 matches. Their record of 14 wins, one draw and seven losses secured a top-three finish.
The side scored 40 goals and conceded 33, ending the campaign with a positive goal difference of +7—matching the season’s defining fun fact: more goals scored than conceded.
Campaign Highlights
Key Achievements and Highlights
Filed by
Gary Nano
- Finished second in Division 8.
- Recorded 14 wins and collected 43 points.
- Scored 40 goals across the campaign.
- Finished with a +7 goal difference.
Pressure Points
Areas for Improvement
Desk lens
Touchline
Saffhale City recorded seven losses and one draw alongside their 14 wins. They conceded 33 goals, leaving a goal difference of +7. These figures provide the clearest areas to assess as the club reflects on its second-place finish and 43-point campaign.
The Long View
Final Assessment
Desk lens
The Ledger
Saffhale City’sSeason 23was a strong Division 8 campaign, capped by a second-place finish, 14 wins and 43 points. Their 40 goals for and positive goal difference of +7 underline the season’s strengths, while seven losses and 33 goals against are the main figures to weigh alongside that achievement.