Season Review · October 6, 2026
Wigh Rovers: Top-three finish - A strong Division 8 campaign
Wigh Rovers finished third in Division 8 in Season 23, collecting 36 points from 22 matches. Their record of 10 wins, six draws and six losses made for a solid campaign, capped by a top-three position.
Gary's mark
5/5
Average ⭐⭐⭐☆☆
Finished
3rd
Points
36
Record
10-6-6
GD
+2
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
3rd
Points
36
Win Rate
45%
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
Michel Lemoine
RCM
9 contributions
Top scorer
Nilson Pires
CF
6 goals
Top assists
Jorge Alvez
LW
6 assists
Season profile
League-relative strengths
Percentile rank against clubs in the same league. Further out is stronger.
- Results
- 36
- P79
- Scoring
- 30
- P67
- Defence
- 28
- P88
- Clean sheets
- 6
- P67
- Goal difference
- +2
- P71
5/5
Season mark
Average ⭐⭐⭐☆☆
Campaign Record
10-6-6
Wins
10
45%
Draws
6
27%
Losses
6
27%
Attack · Defence
+2 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
Wigh Rovers finishedthird in Division 8inSeason 23, collecting 36 points from 22 matches. Their record of 10 wins, six draws and six losses made for a solid campaign, capped by a top-three position.
The numbers behind that finish were closely balanced: Wigh scored 30 goals and conceded 28, giving them a positive goal difference of+2. As the season’s fun fact puts it, they scored more goals than they conceded.
Campaign Highlights
Key Achievements and Highlights
Filed by
Gary Nano
- Secured athird-place finishin Division 8.
- Earned36 pointsacross 22 matches.
- Recorded10 winsand scored30 goals.
- Finished with a+2 goal difference.
Pressure Points
Areas for Improvement
Desk lens
Touchline
Wigh Rovers’ record included six losses, while their 30 goals scored exceeded the 28 conceded by only two. Those figures show the narrow margins reflected in the final goal difference, alongside a campaign that also featured six draws.
The Long View
Final Assessment
Desk lens
The Ledger
Wigh Rovers closedSeason 23in third place with 36 points and a winning record of 10 victories against six defeats. Their 30 goals for and 28 against produced a positive goal difference, though the modest +2 margin and six losses are the main counterpoints in an otherwise strong Division 8 finish.