Season Review · October 6, 2026
St Arle United: Top-three finish - A strong Division 8 campaign
St Arle United recorded a strong Division 8 campaign in Season 23, finishing second with 47 points. Their 15 wins, two draws and five defeats made for a productive league return, while 56 goals scored and 31 conceded produced a goal difference of +25.
Gary's mark
5/5
Very Good — ★★★★☆
Finished
2nd
Points
47
Record
15-2-5
GD
+25
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
2nd
Points
47
Win Rate
68%
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
Bruno Rossi
RM
13 contributions
Top scorer
Xinping Boon
LM
8 goals
Top assists
Bruno Rossi
RM
8 assists
Season profile
League-relative strengths
Percentile rank against clubs in the same league. Further out is stronger.
- Results
- 47
- P88
- Scoring
- 56
- P79
- Defence
- 31
- P88
- Clean sheets
- 9
- P88
- Goal difference
- +25
- P79
5/5
Season mark
Very Good — ★★★★☆
Campaign Record
15-2-5
Wins
15
68%
Draws
2
9%
Losses
5
23%
Attack · Defence
+25 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
St Arle United recorded a strong Division 8 campaign inSeason 23, finishing second with 47 points. Their 15 wins, two draws and five defeats made for a productive league return, while 56 goals scored and 31 conceded produced a goal difference of +25.
That +25 goal difference across 22 league matches is the season’s defining statistical snapshot: St Arle finished with a substantial positive margin alongside their second-place position.
Campaign Highlights
Key Achievements and Highlights
Filed by
Gary Nano
- Finishedsecondin Division 8.
- Won15of 22 league matches.
- Scored56 goalsand finished with a+25 goal difference.
- Collected47 points.
Pressure Points
Areas for Improvement
Desk lens
Touchline
St Arle’s five defeats and two draws represent seven matches without a win, while their 31 goals conceded are part of the overall record behind a +25 goal difference. Those figures provide room to improve on the campaign’s results, even with the team finishing second on 47 points.
The Long View
Final Assessment
Desk lens
The Ledger
St Arle United finishedSeason 23in second place, with 15 wins, 47 points and a +25 goal difference. Their 56 goals scored were a strong part of the record; the five losses, two draws and 31 goals conceded are the other figures to measure against in assessing the campaign.