Season Review · October 6, 2026
St Grad: Solid performance - Reliable football with room for growth
St Grad’s Season 23 in Division 2 ended with 37 points and a sixth-place finish. The record of 12 wins, one draw and nine losses gives the campaign a clear shape: plenty of victories, but also a substantial number of defeats.
Gary's mark
5/5
Good — ⭐⭐⭐☆☆
Finished
6th
Points
37
Record
12-1-9
GD
-4
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
6th
Points
37
Win Rate
55%
Games
22
Season Shape
Most used XI
Best-fit starting eleven for the campaign's most common formation.
Primary shape
4-2-3-1
Formation usage
Standouts
Season honours
MVP by goal contributions, plus the leading scorer and creator.
Season MVP
Herbert van der Veen
RW
14 contributions
Top scorer
Guy Sangare
AM
9 goals
Top assists
Herbert van der Veen
RW
8 assists
Season profile
League-relative strengths
Percentile rank against clubs in the same league. Further out is stronger.
- Results
- 37
- P54
- Scoring
- 50
- P46
- Defence
- 54
- P46
- Clean sheets
- 8
- P42
- Goal difference
- -4
- P46
5/5
Season mark
Good — ⭐⭐⭐☆☆
Campaign Record
12-1-9
Wins
12
55%
Draws
1
5%
Losses
9
41%
Attack · Defence
-4 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 Grad’sSeason 23in Division 2 ended with 37 points and a sixth-place finish. The record of 12 wins, one draw and nine losses gives the campaign a clear shape: plenty of victories, but also a substantial number of defeats.
The headline attacking figure was 50 goals scored—aptly described by the season’s fun fact as“prolific attacking football.”St Grad conceded 54, however, leaving a goal difference of -4. That contrast captures a season with plenty of goals at both ends and room for growth in the overall results.
Campaign Highlights
Key Achievements and Highlights
Filed by
Gary Nano
- Scored50 goalsacross the season.
- Recorded12 wins.
- Finishedsixthwith37 points.
- Closed the campaign with a-4 goal difference.
Pressure Points
Areas for Improvement
Desk lens
Touchline
St Grad’s season record included nine losses and just one draw. The 54 goals conceded exceeded the 50 scored, resulting in a -4 goal difference. Those figures, alongside the 37-point total and sixth-place finish, are the clearest measures of where the overall results left room for growth.
The Long View
Final Assessment
Desk lens
The Ledger
St Grad finished Season 23 sixth in Division 2, with 12 wins and 50 goals scored providing notable positives. The 54 goals conceded, -4 goal difference and nine losses temper that return. It was a solid campaign, with the final record pointing to room for improvement in the results.