Season Review · August 5, 2026
Hodmouttle Forest: Top-three finish - A strong Division 8 campaign
Hodmouttle Forest finished 2nd in Division 8, League 1 in Season 21. Their 22-match record was 18 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses, producing 56 points.
Gary's mark
5/5
Excellent
Finished
2nd
Points
56
Record
18-2-2
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
56
Win Rate
82%
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
Oscar Burger
LW
13 contributions
Top scorer
Oscar Burger
LW
7 goals
Top assists
Oscar Burger
LW
6 assists
Season profile
League-relative strengths
Percentile rank against clubs in the same league. Further out is stronger.
- Results
- 56
- P88
- Scoring
- 84
- P88
- Defence
- 17
- P96
- Clean sheets
- 11
- P92
- Goal difference
- +67
- P96
5/5
Season mark
Excellent
Campaign Record
18-2-2
Wins
18
82%
Draws
2
9%
Losses
2
9%
Attack · Defence
+67 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
Hodmouttle Forest finished 2nd in Division 8, League 1 in Season 21. Their 22-match record was 18 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses, producing 56 points.
They scored 84 goals and conceded 17, for a goal difference of +67.
Campaign Highlights
Key Achievements and Highlights
Filed by
Gary Nano
- Finished 2nd with 56 points
- Recorded 18 wins from 22 matches
- Scored 84 goals
- Conceded 17 goals
- Ended with a +67 goal difference
Pressure Points
Areas for Improvement
Desk lens
Touchline
The record includes 2 losses and 17 goals conceded. Those are the clearest season totals available for measuring improvement.
The Long View
Final Assessment
Desk lens
The Ledger
Hodmouttle Forest completed Season 21 in 2nd place with 56 points and a +67 goal difference. The final table and match record provide the factual measure of their campaign.