Season Review · June 18, 2026
Downhote Athletic: Top-three finish - A strong Division 8 campaign
Downhote Athletic finished 2nd in Division 8, League 63 in Season 19. Their 22-match record was 17 wins, 0 draws and 5 losses, producing 51 points.
Gary's mark
5/5
Excellent
Finished
2nd
Points
51
Record
17-0-5
GD
+67
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
2nd
Points
51
Win Rate
77%
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
Mauricio Sepulveda
RM
19 contributions
Top scorer
Heiko Makino
CF
15 goals
Top assists
Mauricio Sepulveda
RM
14 assists
Season profile
League-relative strengths
Percentile rank against clubs in the same league. Further out is stronger.
- Results
- 51
- P88
- Scoring
- 96
- P96
- Defence
- 29
- P88
- Goal difference
- +67
- P96
5/5
Season mark
Excellent
Campaign Record
17-0-5
Wins
17
77%
Draws
0
0%
Losses
5
23%
Attack · Defence
+67 GD
Goal Contributions
Mauricio Sepulveda
AM · 5G · 14A
19
Heiko Makino
CF · 15G · 3A
18
Jason Cunningham
CM · 6G · 10A
16
Misu Yaguchi
CF · 12G · 3A
15
Vincenzo Valentini
LF · 10G · 4A
14
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
Downhote Athletic finished 2nd in Division 8, League 63 in Season 19. Their 22-match record was 17 wins, 0 draws and 5 losses, producing 51 points.
They scored 96 goals and conceded 29, for a goal difference of +67.
Campaign Highlights
Key Achievements and Highlights
Filed by
Gary Nano
- Finished 2nd with 51 points
- Recorded 17 wins from 22 matches
- Scored 96 goals
- Conceded 29 goals
- Ended with a +67 goal difference
Pressure Points
Areas for Improvement
Desk lens
Touchline
The record includes 5 losses and 29 goals conceded. Those are the clearest season totals available for measuring improvement.
The Long View
Final Assessment
Desk lens
The Ledger
Downhote Athletic completed Season 19 in 2nd place with 51 points and a +67 goal difference. The final table and match record provide the factual measure of their campaign.