Season Review · October 6, 2026
Saldon Vale: Struggling season - Battling against the odds
Saldon Vale finished Season 23 in seventh place in Division 6, League 2, with 27 points. Their record of eight wins, three draws and 11 losses reflects a season with more defeats than victories.
Gary's mark
5/5
Below Average
Finished
7th
Points
27
Record
8-3-11
GD
-4
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
7th
Points
27
Win Rate
36%
Games
22
Season Shape
Most used XI
Best-fit starting eleven for the campaign's most common formation.
Primary shape
4-4-2
Formation usage
Standouts
Season honours
MVP by goal contributions, plus the leading scorer and creator.
Season MVP
Joseph Coulibaly
LCF
12 contributions
Top scorer
Cameron Roberts
RCF
10 goals
Top assists
Adam James
LCM
7 assists
Season profile
League-relative strengths
Percentile rank against clubs in the same league. Further out is stronger.
- Results
- 27
- P46
- Scoring
- 51
- P46
- Defence
- 55
- P46
- Clean sheets
- 5
- P29
- Goal difference
- -4
- P46
5/5
Season mark
Below Average
Campaign Record
8-3-11
Wins
8
36%
Draws
3
14%
Losses
11
50%
Attack · Defence
-4 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
Saldon Vale finishedSeason 23in seventh place in Division 6, League 2, with 27 points. Their record of eight wins, three draws and 11 losses reflects a season with more defeats than victories.
The club scored 51 goals and conceded 55, ending with a goal difference of -4. The supplied fun fact captures one notable feature of the campaign:51 goals scored — prolific attacking football.
Campaign Highlights
Key Achievements and Highlights
Filed by
Gary Nano
- Scored51 goalsacross the season.
- Finishedseventhin Division 6, League 2.
- Collected27 pointsfrom eight wins, three draws and 11 losses.
Pressure Points
Areas for Improvement
Desk lens
Touchline
Saldon Vale’s 11 losses outweighed their eight wins, while three draws made up the remainder of their results. They finished with a negative goal difference of -4 after scoring 51 and conceding 55. Those figures, alongside a seventh-place finish and 27 points, are the key measures of the season’s challenges.
The Long View
Final Assessment
Desk lens
The Ledger
Season 23 brought Saldon Vale 27 points and a seventh-place finish, with eight wins, three draws and 11 losses. Their 51 goals provided a substantial attacking return, but 55 conceded left the club with a -4 goal difference. The season’s record reflects both the goals scored and the results that limited their final points total.