Season Review · October 6, 2026
Swanney Wanderers: Solid performance - Reliable football with room for growth
Swanney Wanderers finished Season 23 in sixth place in Division 5, collecting 34 points from 22 matches. Their record of 11 wins, one draw and 10 losses reflects a season with plenty of victories, alongside room to improve on consistency in the results.
Gary's mark
4/5
Good
Finished
6th
Points
34
Record
11-1-10
GD
+4
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
6th
Points
34
Win Rate
50%
Games
22
Season Shape
Most used XI
Best-fit starting eleven for the campaign's most common formation.
Primary shape
5-2-3
Formation usage
Standouts
Season honours
MVP by goal contributions, plus the leading scorer and creator.
Season MVP
Emilio Bustos
CF
13 contributions
Top scorer
Emilio Bustos
CF
10 goals
Top assists
Antonio Pimentel
LCM
8 assists
Season profile
League-relative strengths
Percentile rank against clubs in the same league. Further out is stronger.
- Results
- 34
- P54
- Scoring
- 51
- P46
- Defence
- 47
- P54
- Clean sheets
- 5
- P46
- Goal difference
- +4
- P54
4/5
Season mark
Good
Campaign Record
11-1-10
Wins
11
50%
Draws
1
5%
Losses
10
45%
Attack · Defence
+4 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
Swanney Wanderers finishedSeason 23in sixth place in Division 5, collecting 34 points from 22 matches. Their record of 11 wins, one draw and 10 losses reflects a season with plenty of victories, alongside room to improve on consistency in the results.
A notable feature was the side’spositive goal difference of +4: Swanney scored 51 goals and conceded 47. That balance captures the season’s solid performance, while the club’s own summary—reliable football with room for growth—fits a campaign that ended with a positive return on goals but scope to improve its overall record.
Campaign Highlights
Key Achievements and Highlights
Filed by
Gary Nano
- Finishedsixthin Division 5.
- Scored51 goalsacross the season.
- Recorded a+4 goal difference, scoring more than they conceded.
- Earned11 winsand finished on34 points.
Pressure Points
Areas for Improvement
Desk lens
Touchline
Swanney’s 10 losses and single draw offer clear room to improve on the season’s results. They finished sixth with 34 points; their 51 goals scored were offset by 47 conceded, leaving a goal difference of +4. These figures provide a grounded measure of the progress still available.
The Long View
Final Assessment
Desk lens
The Ledger
Season 23 was a solid campaign for Swanney Wanderers: sixth place, 11 wins and 51 goals scored, alongside a positive goal difference of +4. The 10 losses and one draw point to room for growth in the results, but the club finished the season with 34 points and more goals scored than conceded.