Season Review · October 6, 2026
Upping: Division 8 review - The season in numbers
Upping finished 4th in Division 8, League 15, with 32 points from 22 matches in Season 23. Their record was nine wins, five draws and eight losses.
Gary's mark
5/5
Average
Finished
4th
Points
32
Record
9-5-8
GD
-7
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
4th
Points
32
Win Rate
41%
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
Philippe Robert
LW
9 contributions
Top scorer
Nilson Pires
CF
7 goals
Top assists
Pedro Chagas
RW
6 assists
Season profile
League-relative strengths
Percentile rank against clubs in the same league. Further out is stronger.
- Results
- 32
- P67
- Scoring
- 28
- P54
- Defence
- 35
- P79
- Clean sheets
- 9
- P79
- Goal difference
- -7
- P71
5/5
Season mark
Average
Campaign Record
9-5-8
Wins
9
41%
Draws
5
23%
Losses
8
36%
Attack · Defence
-7 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
Upping finished4th in Division 8, League 15, with 32 points from 22 matches inSeason 23. Their record was nine wins, five draws and eight losses.
The numbers tell “A season of football with its own unique story”: Upping scored 28 goals and conceded 35, ending the campaign with a goal difference of -7.
Campaign Highlights
Key Achievements and Highlights
Filed by
Gary Nano
- Finished4thin Division 8, League 15.
- Collected32 pointsfrom a record of9 wins, 5 draws and 8 losses.
- Scored28 goalsacross the season.
Pressure Points
Areas for Improvement
Desk lens
Touchline
Upping’s record included eight losses, while the team conceded 35 goals and finished with a -7 goal difference. Those figures, alongside 28 goals scored, define the statistical areas to address in reviewing the campaign.
The Long View
Final Assessment
Desk lens
The Ledger
Upping’sSeason 23ended with a 4th-place finish and 32 points, built on nine wins and five draws. The campaign’s final figures also show eight losses and a -7 goal difference, with 28 goals scored and 35 conceded.