Season Review · October 6, 2026
Soley Orient: Top-three finish - A strong Division 8 campaign
Soley Orient finished third in Division 8 in Season 23, closing the campaign with 41 points from 22 matches. Their record of 13 wins, two draws and seven losses gave the season a strong foundation and a top-three finish.
Gary's mark
3/5
Good
Finished
3rd
Points
41
Record
13-2-7
GD
+18
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
4-3-3
Formation usage
Standouts
Season honours
MVP by goal contributions, plus the leading scorer and creator.
Season MVP
Xinping Boon
RW
14 contributions
Top scorer
Xinping Boon
RW
10 goals
Top assists
Itsuki Miyata
RW
7 assists
Season profile
League-relative strengths
Percentile rank against clubs in the same league. Further out is stronger.
- Results
- 41
- P79
- Scoring
- 57
- P79
- Defence
- 39
- P63
- Clean sheets
- 7
- P75
- Goal difference
- +18
- P71
3/5
Season mark
Good
Campaign Record
13-2-7
Wins
13
59%
Draws
2
9%
Losses
7
32%
Attack · Defence
+18 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
Soley Orient finishedthird in Division 8 in Season 23, closing the campaign with 41 points from 22 matches. Their record of 13 wins, two draws and seven losses gave the season a strong foundation and a top-three finish.
The numbers also delivered the supplied fun fact: Soley Orient recorded apositive goal difference of +18, scoring 57 goals and conceding 39. That balance between goals scored and conceded was a notable feature of their campaign.
Campaign Highlights
Key Achievements and Highlights
Filed by
Gary Nano
- Third placein Division 8
- 13 winsacross the season
- 57 goals scored
- +18 goal difference
- 41 pointsearned
Pressure Points
Areas for Improvement
Desk lens
Touchline
Soley Orient’s record included two draws and seven losses alongside their 13 wins. The supplied season figures show 39 goals conceded and a goal difference of +18; these results and totals are the available measures of areas for improvement.
The Long View
Final Assessment
Desk lens
The Ledger
A third-place finish and 41 points madeSeason 23a strong Division 8 campaign for Soley Orient. They scored 57 goals and finished with a +18 goal difference, while their record also included seven losses and 39 goals conceded. The season’s overall rating:Good.