Season Review · June 18, 2026
Paington Rovers: Top-three finish - A strong Division 8 campaign
Paington Rovers finished 3rd in Division 8, League 118 in Season 19. Their 22-match record was 14 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses, producing 46 points.
Gary's mark
4/5
Good
Finished
3rd
Points
46
Record
14-4-4
GD
+32
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
3rd
Points
46
Win Rate
64%
Games
22
Season Shape
Most used XI
Best-fit starting eleven for the campaign's most common formation.
Primary shape
4-2-2-2-WB
Formation usage
Standouts
Season honours
MVP by goal contributions, plus the leading scorer and creator.
Season MVP
Zdravko Velikov
CF
8 contributions
Top scorer
Zdravko Velikov
CF
6 goals
Top assists
Luis Molina
LF
4 assists
Season profile
League-relative strengths
Percentile rank against clubs in the same league. Further out is stronger.
- Results
- 46
- P79
- Scoring
- 60
- P88
- Defence
- 28
- P92
- Goal difference
- +32
- P88
4/5
Season mark
Good
Campaign Record
14-4-4
Wins
14
64%
Draws
4
18%
Losses
4
18%
Attack · Defence
+32 GD
Goal Contributions
Zdravko Velikov
CF · 6G · 2A
8
Friedrich Unger
CM · 5G · 3A
8
Ousmane Sylla
CF · 5G
5
James Brewer
CM · 3G · 2A
5
Luis Castillo
CM · 2G · 3A
5
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
Paington Rovers finished 3rd in Division 8, League 118 in Season 19. Their 22-match record was 14 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses, producing 46 points.
They scored 60 goals and conceded 28, for a goal difference of +32.
Campaign Highlights
Key Achievements and Highlights
Filed by
Gary Nano
- Finished 3rd with 46 points
- Recorded 14 wins from 22 matches
- Scored 60 goals
- Conceded 28 goals
- Ended with a +32 goal difference
Pressure Points
Areas for Improvement
Desk lens
Touchline
The record includes 4 losses and 28 goals conceded. Those are the clearest season totals available for measuring improvement.
The Long View
Final Assessment
Desk lens
The Ledger
Paington Rovers completed Season 19 in 3rd place with 46 points and a +32 goal difference. The final table and match record provide the factual measure of their campaign.