Season Review · June 18, 2026
Ling Rovers: Struggling season - Battling against the odds
Ling Rovers finished 9th in Division 5, League 1 in Season 19. Their 22-match record was 7 wins, 1 draw and 14 losses, producing 22 points.
Gary's mark
3/5
Mixed
Finished
9th
Points
22
Record
7-1-14
GD
-22
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
9th
Points
22
Win Rate
32%
Games
22
Season Shape
Most used XI
Best-fit starting eleven for the campaign's most common formation.
Primary shape
4-3-3-H
Formation usage
Standouts
Season honours
MVP by goal contributions, plus the leading scorer and creator.
Season MVP
Jose Lopez
RCM
7 contributions
Top scorer
Jose Lopez
RCM
5 goals
Top assists
Jose Lopez
RCM
2 assists
Season profile
League-relative strengths
Percentile rank against clubs in the same league. Further out is stronger.
- Results
- 22
- P29
- Scoring
- 45
- P29
- Defence
- 67
- P38
- Goal difference
- -22
- P29
3/5
Season mark
Mixed
Campaign Record
7-1-14
Wins
7
32%
Draws
1
5%
Losses
14
64%
Attack · Defence
-22 GD
Goal Contributions
Jose Lopez
CM · 5G · 2A
7
Matthew Todd
CF · 5G · 1A
6
Edson Akimoto
CM · 2G · 2A
4
Branko Bartolić
RWB · 1G
1
Ivan Soto
RW · 1G
1
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
Ling Rovers finished 9th in Division 5, League 1 in Season 19. Their 22-match record was 7 wins, 1 draw and 14 losses, producing 22 points.
They scored 45 goals and conceded 67, for a goal difference of -22.
Campaign Highlights
Key Achievements and Highlights
Filed by
Gary Nano
- Finished 9th with 22 points
- Recorded 7 wins from 22 matches
- Scored 45 goals
- Conceded 67 goals
- Ended with a -22 goal difference
Pressure Points
Areas for Improvement
Desk lens
Touchline
The record includes 14 losses and 67 goals conceded. Those are the clearest season totals available for measuring improvement.
The Long View
Final Assessment
Desk lens
The Ledger
Ling Rovers completed Season 19 in 9th place with 22 points and a -22 goal difference. The final table and match record provide the factual measure of their campaign.