Season Review · October 6, 2026
Verford Park: Division 8 review - The season in numbers
Verford Park’s Season 23 in Division 8 ended with a 10th-place finish and 20 points. Their record was five wins, five draws and 12 losses.
Gary's mark
5/5
Poor
Finished
10th
Points
20
Record
5-5-12
GD
-17
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
10th
Points
20
Win Rate
23%
Games
22
Season Shape
Most used XI
Best-fit starting eleven for the campaign's most common formation.
Primary shape
3-4-3-A
Formation usage
Standouts
Season honours
MVP by goal contributions, plus the leading scorer and creator.
Season MVP
Nilson Pires
CF
7 contributions
Top scorer
Nilson Pires
CF
5 goals
Top assists
Willi Schneider
LF
3 assists
Season profile
League-relative strengths
Percentile rank against clubs in the same league. Further out is stronger.
- Results
- 20
- P21
- Scoring
- 18
- P4
- Defence
- 35
- P71
- Clean sheets
- 4
- P63
- Goal difference
- -17
- P29
5/5
Season mark
Poor
Campaign Record
5-5-12
Wins
5
23%
Draws
5
23%
Losses
12
55%
Attack · Defence
-17 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
Verford Park’sSeason 23in Division 8 ended with a 10th-place finish and 20 points. Their record was five wins, five draws and 12 losses.
The season’s numbers included 18 goals scored, matching the supplied fun fact:“18 goals scored - attacking struggles this season.”Verford Park conceded 35 goals, finishing with a goal difference of -17.
Campaign Highlights
Key Achievements and Highlights
Filed by
Gary Nano
- Finished 10th in Division 8.
- Recorded five draws across the season.
- Scored 18 goals inSeason 23.
Pressure Points
Areas for Improvement
Desk lens
Touchline
Verford Park’s record of five wins, five draws and 12 losses ended with 20 points and a 10th-place finish. They scored 18 goals and conceded 35, for a goal difference of -17. These results are the available measures of the season’s challenges.
The Long View
Final Assessment
Desk lens
The Ledger
Verford Park finishedSeason 23in 10th place with 20 points. The campaign’s record—five wins, five draws and 12 losses—was accompanied by 18 goals for and 35 against, leaving a -17 goal difference. The figures capture a season with a modest points return and the attacking struggles noted in the supplied fun fact.