Season Review · June 18, 2026
Topster Athletic: Struggling season - Battling against the odds
Topster Athletic finished 3rd in Division 7, League 38 in Season 19. Their 22-match record was 8 wins, 8 draws and 6 losses, producing 32 points.
Gary's mark
3/5
Mixed
Finished
3rd
Points
32
Record
8-8-6
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
3rd
Points
32
Win Rate
36%
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
Pedro Chagas
RW
12 contributions
Top scorer
Philippe Robert
AM
8 goals
Top assists
Branko Bartolić
LW
8 assists
Season profile
League-relative strengths
Percentile rank against clubs in the same league. Further out is stronger.
- Results
- 32
- P79
- Scoring
- 35
- P50
- Defence
- 40
- P67
- Goal difference
- -5
- P79
3/5
Season mark
Mixed
Campaign Record
8-8-6
Wins
8
36%
Draws
8
36%
Losses
6
27%
Attack · Defence
-5 GD
Goal Contributions
Pedro Chagas
LW · 5G · 7A
12
Philippe Robert
RWB · 8G · 3A
11
Jorge Alvez
LWB · 5G · 5A
10
Branko Bartolić
RWB · 2G · 8A
10
Nilson Pires
RM · 5G · 1A
6
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
Topster Athletic finished 3rd in Division 7, League 38 in Season 19. Their 22-match record was 8 wins, 8 draws and 6 losses, producing 32 points.
They scored 35 goals and conceded 40, for a goal difference of -5.
Campaign Highlights
Key Achievements and Highlights
Filed by
Gary Nano
- Finished 3rd with 32 points
- Recorded 8 wins from 22 matches
- Scored 35 goals
- Conceded 40 goals
- Ended with a -5 goal difference
Pressure Points
Areas for Improvement
Desk lens
Touchline
The record includes 6 losses and 40 goals conceded. Those are the clearest season totals available for measuring improvement.
The Long View
Final Assessment
Desk lens
The Ledger
Topster Athletic completed Season 19 in 3rd place with 32 points and a -5 goal difference. The final table and match record provide the factual measure of their campaign.