Season Review · July 8, 2026
Highop Wanderers: Top-three finish - A strong Division 8 campaign
Highop Wanderers finished 3rd in Division 8, League 41 in Season 20. Their 22-match record was 11 wins, 5 draws and 6 losses, producing 38 points.
Gary's mark
4/5
Good
Finished
3rd
Points
38
Record
11-5-6
GD
+27
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
38
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
Jose de Wit
CF
15 contributions
Top scorer
Jose de Wit
CF
11 goals
Top assists
Sergio Angelini
LW
10 assists
Season profile
League-relative strengths
Percentile rank against clubs in the same league. Further out is stronger.
- Results
- 38
- P79
- Scoring
- 58
- P79
- Defence
- 31
- P88
- Clean sheets
- 7
- P79
- Goal difference
- +27
- P79
4/5
Season mark
Good
Campaign Record
11-5-6
Wins
11
50%
Draws
5
23%
Losses
6
27%
Attack · Defence
+27 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
Highop Wanderers finished 3rd in Division 8, League 41 in Season 20. Their 22-match record was 11 wins, 5 draws and 6 losses, producing 38 points.
They scored 58 goals and conceded 31, for a goal difference of +27.
Campaign Highlights
Key Achievements and Highlights
Filed by
Gary Nano
- Finished 3rd with 38 points
- Recorded 11 wins from 22 matches
- Scored 58 goals
- Conceded 31 goals
- Ended with a +27 goal difference
Pressure Points
Areas for Improvement
Desk lens
Touchline
The record includes 6 losses and 31 goals conceded. Those are the clearest season totals available for measuring improvement.
The Long View
Final Assessment
Desk lens
The Ledger
Highop Wanderers completed Season 20 in 3rd place with 38 points and a +27 goal difference. The final table and match record provide the factual measure of their campaign.