Season Review · August 5, 2026
Shamling City: Top-three finish - A strong Division 8 campaign
Shamling City finished 2nd in Division 8, League 78 in Season 21. Their 22-match record was 13 wins, 2 draws and 7 losses, producing 41 points.
Gary's mark
4/5
Good
Finished
2nd
Points
41
Record
13-2-7
GD
+30
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
41
Win Rate
59%
Games
22
Season Shape
Most used XI
Best-fit starting eleven for the campaign's most common formation.
Primary shape
4-3-3-F9
Formation usage
Standouts
Season honours
MVP by goal contributions, plus the leading scorer and creator.
Season MVP
Eberhard Werner
LF
18 contributions
Top scorer
Eberhard Werner
LF
12 goals
Top assists
Bruno Freitas
LCM
10 assists
Season profile
League-relative strengths
Percentile rank against clubs in the same league. Further out is stronger.
- Results
- 41
- P88
- Scoring
- 63
- P88
- Defence
- 33
- P75
- Clean sheets
- 5
- P29
- Goal difference
- +30
- P88
4/5
Season mark
Good
Campaign Record
13-2-7
Wins
13
59%
Draws
2
9%
Losses
7
32%
Attack · Defence
+30 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
Shamling City finished 2nd in Division 8, League 78 in Season 21. Their 22-match record was 13 wins, 2 draws and 7 losses, producing 41 points.
They scored 63 goals and conceded 33, for a goal difference of +30.
Campaign Highlights
Key Achievements and Highlights
Filed by
Gary Nano
- Finished 2nd with 41 points
- Recorded 13 wins from 22 matches
- Scored 63 goals
- Conceded 33 goals
- Ended with a +30 goal difference
Pressure Points
Areas for Improvement
Desk lens
Touchline
The record includes 7 losses and 33 goals conceded. Those are the clearest season totals available for measuring improvement.
The Long View
Final Assessment
Desk lens
The Ledger
Shamling City completed Season 21 in 2nd place with 41 points and a +30 goal difference. The final table and match record provide the factual measure of their campaign.