Season Review · October 6, 2026
Thopsham: Division 8 review - The season in numbers
Thopsham finished Season 23 in fifth place in Division 8, collecting 40 points from 22 league matches. Their record of 13 wins, one draw and eight losses tells the story of a campaign with plenty of victories, alongside results that left room to climb higher in the standings.
Gary's mark
5/5
Good — ⭐⭐⭐⭐☆
Finished
5th
Points
40
Record
13-1-8
GD
+25
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
5th
Points
40
Win Rate
59%
Games
22
Season Shape
Most used XI
Best-fit starting eleven for the campaign's most common formation.
Primary shape
3-4-1-2
Formation usage
Standouts
Season honours
MVP by goal contributions, plus the leading scorer and creator.
Season MVP
John Evans
LW
16 contributions
Top scorer
John Evans
LW
9 goals
Top assists
Kevin Smith
RCM
9 assists
Season profile
League-relative strengths
Percentile rank against clubs in the same league. Further out is stronger.
- Results
- 40
- P63
- Scoring
- 62
- P71
- Defence
- 37
- P63
- Clean sheets
- 7
- P75
- Goal difference
- +25
- P71
5/5
Season mark
Good — ⭐⭐⭐⭐☆
Campaign Record
13-1-8
Wins
13
59%
Draws
1
5%
Losses
8
36%
Attack · Defence
+25 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
Thopsham finishedSeason 23in fifth place in Division 8, collecting 40 points from 22 league matches. Their record of 13 wins, one draw and eight losses tells the story of a campaign with plenty of victories, alongside results that left room to climb higher in the standings.
The numbers included 62 goals scored and 37 conceded, producing a goal difference of+25. That is the season’s defining statistical feature: as the supplied fun fact puts it, Thopsham recorded agoal difference of +25 across 22 league matches.
Campaign Highlights
Key Achievements and Highlights
Filed by
Gary Nano
- Fifth placein Division 8.
- 13 winsacross the league campaign.
- 62 goals scored.
- Finished with a+25 goal difference.
Pressure Points
Areas for Improvement
Desk lens
Touchline
Thopsham’s eight losses are the clearest area for improvement in the supplied league record. The team finished fifth with 40 points, while the single draw means most of their results were either wins or defeats. They also conceded 37 goals; alongside 62 scored, that left a goal difference of +25.
The Long View
Final Assessment
Desk lens
The Ledger
Thopsham’sSeason 23ended with fifth place, 40 points and a positive goal difference of +25. The 13 wins and 62 goals scored stand out in the season’s figures, while the eight losses mark the main area for improvement in a campaign that finished fifth in Division 8.