Season Review · October 6, 2026
Sand End United: Difficult campaign - A season to learn from and improve
Sand End United’s Season 23 in Division 2 was a difficult campaign, ending in 11th place with 7 points. The record stood at 2 wins, 1 draw and 19 losses.
Gary's mark
5/5
Poor
Finished
11th
Points
7
Record
2-1-19
GD
-86
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
11th
Points
7
Win Rate
9%
Games
22
Season Shape
Most used XI
Best-fit starting eleven for the campaign's most common formation.
Primary shape
4-5-1
Formation usage
Standouts
Season honours
MVP by goal contributions, plus the leading scorer and creator.
Season MVP
Philippe Robert
RAM
4 contributions
Top scorer
Philippe Robert
RAM
3 goals
Top assists
Philippe Robert
RAM
1 assists
Season profile
League-relative strengths
Percentile rank against clubs in the same league. Further out is stronger.
- Results
- 7
- P13
- Scoring
- 6
- P8
- Defence
- 92
- P13
- Clean sheets
- 2
- P21
- Goal difference
- -86
- P13
5/5
Season mark
Poor
Campaign Record
2-1-19
Wins
2
9%
Draws
1
5%
Losses
19
86%
Attack · Defence
-86 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
Sand End United’sSeason 23in Division 2 was a difficult campaign, ending in 11th place with 7 points. The record stood at 2 wins, 1 draw and 19 losses.
The club scored 6 goals and conceded 92, finishing with a goal difference of -86. As the season’s fun fact puts it, that goal difference reflected “defensive struggles throughout the season.”
Campaign Highlights
Key Achievements and Highlights
Filed by
Gary Nano
- Recorded2 winsacross the campaign.
- Earned1 draw.
- Finished11thwith7 points.
Pressure Points
Areas for Improvement
Desk lens
Touchline
The season’s record—2 wins, 1 draw and 19 losses—left Sand End United with 7 points and an 11th-place finish. The team scored 6 goals and conceded 92, resulting in a goal difference of -86.
The Long View
Final Assessment
Desk lens
The Ledger
Sand End United’sSeason 23ended with 7 points and an 11th-place finish. The campaign’s totals were 2 wins, 1 draw and 19 losses, with 6 goals scored and 92 conceded. The -86 goal difference captures the scale of the challenge reflected in the season’s results.