Season Review · October 6, 2026
Wicker City: Top-three finish - A strong Division 8 campaign
Wicker City finished second in Division 8 in Season 23, putting together a strong league campaign of 17 wins, two draws and three defeats. Their 53 points placed them among the division’s top three.
Gary's mark
5/5
Excellent
Finished
2nd
Points
53
Record
17-2-3
GD
+49
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
53
Win Rate
77%
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
Ivanildo Mendes
AM
20 contributions
Top scorer
Ivanildo Mendes
AM
15 goals
Top assists
Pedro Jimenez
RW
9 assists
Season profile
League-relative strengths
Percentile rank against clubs in the same league. Further out is stronger.
- Results
- 53
- P88
- Scoring
- 70
- P88
- Defence
- 21
- P88
- Clean sheets
- 11
- P92
- Goal difference
- +49
- P88
5/5
Season mark
Excellent
Campaign Record
17-2-3
Wins
17
77%
Draws
2
9%
Losses
3
14%
Attack · Defence
+49 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
Wicker City finishedsecond in Division 8 in Season 23, putting together a strong league campaign of 17 wins, two draws and three defeats. Their 53 points placed them among the division’s top three.
The goal difference tells a striking part of the story:+49 across 22 league matches. Wicker City scored 70 goals and conceded 21, finishing the season with a substantial positive margin.
Campaign Highlights
Key Achievements and Highlights
Filed by
Gary Nano
- Second placein Division 8
- 17 winsfrom 22 league matches
- 70 goals scored
- 21 goals conceded
- +49 goal difference
Pressure Points
Areas for Improvement
Desk lens
Touchline
Wicker City recorded two draws and three defeats, finishing on 53 points in second place. The side scored 70 goals and conceded 21, for a goal difference of +49.
The Long View
Final Assessment
Desk lens
The Ledger
Wicker City’s Season 23 campaign combined a second-place finish with 17 wins and a +49 goal difference. The record also included two draws and three defeats; those results left the club with 53 points, while its 70 goals for and 21 against underline the numbers behind a strong Division 8 season.