Season Review · July 8, 2026
Deves United: Top-three finish - A strong Division 8 campaign
Deves United finished 2nd in Division 8, League 86 in Season 20. Their 22-match record was 14 wins, 6 draws and 2 losses, producing 48 points.
Gary's mark
4/5
Good
Finished
2nd
Points
48
Record
14-6-2
GD
+39
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
48
Win Rate
64%
Games
22
Season Shape
Most used XI
Best-fit starting eleven for the campaign's most common formation.
Primary shape
4-3-3-H
Formation usage
Standouts
Season honours
MVP by goal contributions, plus the leading scorer and creator.
Season MVP
Anthony Basiru
CF
13 contributions
Top scorer
Anthony Basiru
CF
8 goals
Top assists
Anthony Basiru
CF
5 assists
Season profile
League-relative strengths
Percentile rank against clubs in the same league. Further out is stronger.
- Results
- 48
- P88
- Scoring
- 55
- P71
- Defence
- 16
- P96
- Clean sheets
- 11
- P96
- Goal difference
- +39
- P79
4/5
Season mark
Good
Campaign Record
14-6-2
Wins
14
64%
Draws
6
27%
Losses
2
9%
Attack · Defence
+39 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
Deves United finished 2nd in Division 8, League 86 in Season 20. Their 22-match record was 14 wins, 6 draws and 2 losses, producing 48 points.
They scored 55 goals and conceded 16, for a goal difference of +39.
Campaign Highlights
Key Achievements and Highlights
Filed by
Gary Nano
- Finished 2nd with 48 points
- Recorded 14 wins from 22 matches
- Scored 55 goals
- Conceded 16 goals
- Ended with a +39 goal difference
Pressure Points
Areas for Improvement
Desk lens
Touchline
The record includes 2 losses and 16 goals conceded. Those are the clearest season totals available for measuring improvement.
The Long View
Final Assessment
Desk lens
The Ledger
Deves United completed Season 20 in 2nd place with 48 points and a +39 goal difference. The final table and match record provide the factual measure of their campaign.