Season Review · June 18, 2026
Kirkeham: Struggling season - Battling against the odds
Kirkeham finished 8th in Division 5, League 2 in Season 19. Their 22-match record was 8 wins, 5 draws and 9 losses, producing 29 points.
Gary's mark
3/5
Mixed
Finished
8th
Points
29
Record
8-5-9
GD
-2
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
8th
Points
29
Win Rate
36%
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
Avtandil Maisuradze
LCM
10 contributions
Top scorer
Avtandil Maisuradze
LCM
5 goals
Top assists
Ryan Gauthier
LWB
6 assists
Season profile
League-relative strengths
Percentile rank against clubs in the same league. Further out is stronger.
- Results
- 29
- P38
- Scoring
- 49
- P38
- Defence
- 51
- P38
- Goal difference
- -2
- P38
3/5
Season mark
Mixed
Campaign Record
8-5-9
Wins
8
36%
Draws
5
23%
Losses
9
41%
Attack · Defence
-2 GD
Goal Contributions
Avtandil Maisuradze
CM · 5G · 5A
10
Ryan Gauthier
LM · 2G · 6A
8
Patricio Solis
RF · 4G · 2A
6
Otar Kiknadze
LM · 2G · 4A
6
Phillip Lewis
LM · 3G · 1A
4
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
Kirkeham finished 8th in Division 5, League 2 in Season 19. Their 22-match record was 8 wins, 5 draws and 9 losses, producing 29 points.
They scored 49 goals and conceded 51, for a goal difference of -2.
Campaign Highlights
Key Achievements and Highlights
Filed by
Gary Nano
- Finished 8th with 29 points
- Recorded 8 wins from 22 matches
- Scored 49 goals
- Conceded 51 goals
- Ended with a -2 goal difference
Pressure Points
Areas for Improvement
Desk lens
Touchline
The record includes 9 losses and 51 goals conceded. Those are the clearest season totals available for measuring improvement.
The Long View
Final Assessment
Desk lens
The Ledger
Kirkeham completed Season 19 in 8th place with 29 points and a -2 goal difference. The final table and match record provide the factual measure of their campaign.