Season Review · October 6, 2026
Staidge Vale: Top-three finish - A strong Division 8 campaign
Staidge Vale delivered an excellent Season 23 in Division 8, finishing second with 54 points from 22 league matches. Their record of 17 wins, three draws and two losses made for a strong campaign, capped by 60 goals scored and 17 conceded.
Gary's mark
5/5
Excellent
Finished
2nd
Points
54
Record
17-3-2
GD
+43
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
54
Win Rate
77%
Games
22
Season Shape
Most used XI
Best-fit starting eleven for the campaign's most common formation.
Primary shape
5-2-3-A
Formation usage
Standouts
Season honours
MVP by goal contributions, plus the leading scorer and creator.
Season MVP
Mario Fleitas
RF
14 contributions
Top scorer
Mario Fleitas
RF
11 goals
Top assists
Pierre Matthews
LF
6 assists
Season profile
League-relative strengths
Percentile rank against clubs in the same league. Further out is stronger.
- Results
- 54
- P88
- Scoring
- 60
- P88
- Defence
- 17
- P92
- Clean sheets
- 11
- P92
- Goal difference
- +43
- P88
5/5
Season mark
Excellent
Campaign Record
17-3-2
Wins
17
77%
Draws
3
14%
Losses
2
9%
Attack · Defence
+43 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
Staidge Vale delivered an excellentSeason 23in Division 8, finishing second with 54 points from 22 league matches. Their record of 17 wins, three draws and two losses made for a strong campaign, capped by 60 goals scored and 17 conceded.
The numbers underline the scale of the achievement: Staidge Vale’s goal difference was +43 across 22 league matches. That figure, paired with their second-place finish, gives thisSeason 23campaign a clear statistical signature.
Campaign Highlights
Key Achievements and Highlights
Filed by
Gary Nano
- Finished second in Division 8.
- Earned 54 points from 22 matches.
- Scored 60 goals and conceded 17.
- Recorded a +43 goal difference.
Pressure Points
Areas for Improvement
Desk lens
Touchline
Staidge Vale recorded three draws and two losses inSeason 23. Their final position was second, with 54 points; the supplied figures also show 60 goals for, 17 against and a +43 goal difference. Those results provide the available context for assessing the season’s remaining room for improvement.
The Long View
Final Assessment
Desk lens
The Ledger
Staidge Vale’sSeason 23was an excellent Division 8 campaign, finishing second after collecting 17 wins and 54 points. The 60 goals scored, 17 conceded and +43 goal difference mark a strong overall record. Three draws and two losses were part of the season’s results, with second place the final position.