Season Review · October 6, 2026
Soughborn: Mixed fortunes - Ups and downs in an unpredictable season
Soughborn’s Season 23 in Division 5, League 14, brought a mixed set of results: nine wins, five draws and eight losses. The club finished seventh on 32 points.
Gary's mark
5/5
Average
Finished
7th
Points
32
Record
9-5-8
GD
+5
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
32
Win Rate
41%
Games
22
Season Shape
Most used XI
Best-fit starting eleven for the campaign's most common formation.
Primary shape
5-2-1-2
Formation usage
Standouts
Season honours
MVP by goal contributions, plus the leading scorer and creator.
Season MVP
Junyu Takeuchi
RCF
9 contributions
Top scorer
Junyu Takeuchi
RCF
7 goals
Top assists
Birame Diarra
LCM
5 assists
Season profile
League-relative strengths
Percentile rank against clubs in the same league. Further out is stronger.
- Results
- 32
- P46
- Scoring
- 45
- P38
- Defence
- 40
- P46
- Clean sheets
- 7
- P38
- Goal difference
- +5
- P38
5/5
Season mark
Average
Campaign Record
9-5-8
Wins
9
41%
Draws
5
23%
Losses
8
36%
Attack · Defence
+5 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
Soughborn’sSeason 23in Division 5, League 14, brought a mixed set of results: nine wins, five draws and eight losses. The club finished seventh on 32 points.
There was a positive edge to the goal record, with 45 scored and 40 conceded for a goal difference of +5. As the season’s fun fact notes, Soughborn scored more goals than they conceded.
Campaign Highlights
Key Achievements and Highlights
Filed by
Gary Nano
- Scored 45 goals across the season.
- Finished with a positive goal difference of +5.
- Recorded nine wins and five draws.
- EndedSeason 23in seventh place with 32 points.
Pressure Points
Areas for Improvement
Desk lens
Touchline
Soughborn’s record included eight losses alongside nine wins and five draws. They finished with 32 points and a goal difference of +5, having scored 45 goals and conceded 40. Those figures provide the clearest measures of the season’s results.
The Long View
Final Assessment
Desk lens
The Ledger
Soughborn’sSeason 23ended with a seventh-place finish and 32 points. The season’s defining positives were 45 goals scored and a +5 goal difference; the record also included eight defeats. Overall, the numbers reflect a campaign of mixed fortunes, in keeping with the season’s description.