Season Review · October 6, 2026
Walley Wanderers: Mixed fortunes - Ups and downs in an unpredictable season
Walley Wanderers’ Season 23 lived up to its “Mixed fortunes - Ups and downs in an unpredictable season” billing. They finished seventh in Division 5, League 1, with a record of nine wins, two draws and 11 losses, collecting 29 points.
Gary's mark
5/5
Average — ⭐⭐⭐☆☆
Finished
7th
Points
29
Record
9-2-11
GD
+5
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
7th
Points
29
Win Rate
41%
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
Yohan Yang
CF
17 contributions
Top scorer
Yohan Yang
CF
12 goals
Top assists
Sandro Medolishvili
AM
10 assists
Season profile
League-relative strengths
Percentile rank against clubs in the same league. Further out is stronger.
- Results
- 29
- P46
- Scoring
- 61
- P58
- Defence
- 56
- P38
- Clean sheets
- 7
- P46
- Goal difference
- +5
- P46
5/5
Season mark
Average — ⭐⭐⭐☆☆
Campaign Record
9-2-11
Wins
9
41%
Draws
2
9%
Losses
11
50%
Attack · Defence
+5 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
Walley Wanderers’Season 23lived up to its “Mixed fortunes - Ups and downs in an unpredictable season” billing. They finished seventh in Division 5, League 1, with a record of nine wins, two draws and 11 losses, collecting 29 points.
The campaign’s positive goal difference of+5—the supplied fun fact—came from 61 goals scored and 56 conceded. That gives the season a clear statistical bright spot, even as the overall record included more losses than wins.
Campaign Highlights
Key Achievements and Highlights
Filed by
Gary Nano
- Scored61 goalsacross the season.
- Finished with a+5 goal difference, scoring five more than they conceded.
- Recordednine wins and two draws, earning29 points.
- Finishedseventhin Division 5, League 1.
Pressure Points
Areas for Improvement
Desk lens
Touchline
Walley Wanderers finished seventh with 29 points, recording 11 losses compared with nine wins and two draws. The season’s 56 goals conceded were five fewer than the 61 scored, but the overall record shows room for improvement in the results column.
The Long View
Final Assessment
Desk lens
The Ledger
Walley Wanderers’Season 23brought mixed results: nine wins and 61 goals scored were offset by 11 losses, leaving the club seventh on 29 points. Their +5 goal difference offers a positive note in an otherwise uneven league record.