Season Review · October 6, 2026
Sillsdale Rovers: Top-three finish - A strong Division 8 campaign
Sillsdale Rovers finished 3rd in Division 8 in Season 23, ending the campaign with 41 points from 22 matches. Their record of 13 wins, two draws and seven losses delivered a top-three finish.
Gary's mark
3/5
Good — ⭐⭐⭐
Finished
3rd
Points
41
Record
13-2-7
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
3rd
Points
41
Win Rate
59%
Games
22
Season Shape
Most used XI
Best-fit starting eleven for the campaign's most common formation.
Primary shape
3-4-1-2
Formation usage
Standouts
Season honours
MVP by goal contributions, plus the leading scorer and creator.
Season MVP
Julio Cortes
LCF
18 contributions
Top scorer
Julio Cortes
LCF
15 goals
Top assists
John Bailey
AM
5 assists
Season profile
League-relative strengths
Percentile rank against clubs in the same league. Further out is stronger.
- Results
- 41
- P79
- Scoring
- 33
- P54
- Defence
- 26
- P79
- Clean sheets
- 8
- P79
- Goal difference
- +7
- P79
3/5
Season mark
Good — ⭐⭐⭐
Campaign Record
13-2-7
Wins
13
59%
Draws
2
9%
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
Sillsdale Rovers finished3rd in Division 8inSeason 23, ending the campaign with 41 points from 22 matches. Their record of 13 wins, two draws and seven losses delivered a top-three finish.
The season’s positive goal difference of+7reflects a campaign in which Sillsdale scored more goals than they conceded: 33 for and 26 against. That balance was a clear feature of their final record.
Campaign Highlights
Key Achievements and Highlights
Filed by
Gary Nano
- 3rd placein Division 8
- 13 winsand41 pointsacross the campaign
- Scored33 goals
- Recorded a+7 goal difference, scoring more than they conceded
Pressure Points
Areas for Improvement
Desk lens
Touchline
Sillsdale’s 22-match record included seven losses alongside 13 wins and two draws. They scored 33 goals and conceded 26, finishing with a +7 goal difference and 41 points in 3rd place.
The Long View
Final Assessment
Desk lens
The Ledger
Sillsdale Rovers closedSeason 23in 3rd place with 41 points, built on 13 wins and a positive goal difference of +7. Their 33 goals scored outpaced the 26 conceded; the final record also included two draws and seven losses.