Season Review · October 6, 2026
Topster Athletic: Division 8 review - The season in numbers
Topster Athletic finished Season 23 in 12th place in Division 8, recording five wins, three draws and 14 losses for 18 points. The season’s figures included 25 goals scored and 55 conceded, leaving a goal difference of -30.
Gary's mark
5/5
Poor
Finished
12th
Points
18
Record
5-3-14
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
12th
Points
18
Win Rate
23%
Games
22
Season Shape
Most used XI
Best-fit starting eleven for the campaign's most common formation.
Primary shape
4-2-3-1
Formation usage
Standouts
Season honours
MVP by goal contributions, plus the leading scorer and creator.
Season MVP
Branko Bartolić
LW
7 contributions
Top scorer
Branko Bartolić
LW
6 goals
Top assists
Jorge Alvez
LCM
3 assists
Season profile
League-relative strengths
Percentile rank against clubs in the same league. Further out is stronger.
- Results
- 18
- P4
- Scoring
- 25
- P21
- Defence
- 55
- P4
- Clean sheets
- 4
- P42
- Goal difference
- -30
- P4
5/5
Season mark
Poor
Campaign Record
5-3-14
Wins
5
23%
Draws
3
14%
Losses
14
64%
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
Topster Athletic finishedSeason 23in 12th place in Division 8, recording five wins, three draws and 14 losses for 18 points. The season’s figures included 25 goals scored and 55 conceded, leaving a goal difference of -30.
The supplied season fact highlights agoal difference of -30, reflecting defensive struggles throughout the season. Those numbers frame a campaign in which Topster Athletic ended with a negative goal difference and 18 points.
Campaign Highlights
Key Achievements and Highlights
Filed by
Gary Nano
- Finished12thin Division 8.
- Scored25 goalsacross the season.
- Recordedfive winsandthree draws.
Pressure Points
Areas for Improvement
Desk lens
Touchline
Topster Athletic’s record of five wins, three draws and 14 losses left the club with 18 points and a 12th-place finish. The team scored 25 goals and conceded 55, resulting in a goal difference of -30. These results define the areas of the season’s record that fell short.
The Long View
Final Assessment
Desk lens
The Ledger
Topster Athletic endedSeason 23in 12th place with 18 points, five wins, three draws and 14 losses. The club scored 25 goals and conceded 55, producing a -30 goal difference. Those figures tell the story of a season with a difficult balance of results and goal difference.