Season Review · August 5, 2026
Bothes: Struggling season - Battling against the odds
Bothes finished 8th in Division 5, League 1 in Season 21. Their 22-match record was 7 wins, 1 draw and 14 losses, producing 22 points.
Gary's mark
3/5
Mixed
Finished
8th
Points
22
Record
7-1-14
GD
-15
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
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-A
Formation usage
Standouts
Season honours
MVP by goal contributions, plus the leading scorer and creator.
Season MVP
Jorge Leyton
AM
19 contributions
Top scorer
Jorge Leyton
AM
12 goals
Top assists
Jorge Leyton
AM
7 assists
Season profile
League-relative strengths
Percentile rank against clubs in the same league. Further out is stronger.
- Results
- 22
- P38
- Scoring
- 56
- P46
- Defence
- 71
- P38
- Clean sheets
- 5
- P42
- Goal difference
- -15
- P38
3/5
Season mark
Mixed
Campaign Record
7-1-14
Wins
7
32%
Draws
1
5%
Losses
14
64%
Attack · Defence
-15 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
Bothes finished 8th in Division 5, League 1 in Season 21. Their 22-match record was 7 wins, 1 draw and 14 losses, producing 22 points.
They scored 56 goals and conceded 71, for a goal difference of -15.
Campaign Highlights
Key Achievements and Highlights
Filed by
Gary Nano
- Finished 8th with 22 points
- Recorded 7 wins from 22 matches
- Scored 56 goals
- Conceded 71 goals
- Ended with a -15 goal difference
Pressure Points
Areas for Improvement
Desk lens
Touchline
The record includes 14 losses and 71 goals conceded. Those are the clearest season totals available for measuring improvement.
The Long View
Final Assessment
Desk lens
The Ledger
Bothes completed Season 21 in 8th place with 22 points and a -15 goal difference. The final table and match record provide the factual measure of their campaign.