Season Review · October 6, 2026
Wighton Thistle: Difficult campaign - A season to learn from and improve
Wighton Thistle’s Season 23 ended with 13 points and a 10th-place finish in Division 6, League 4. Their record was four wins, one draw and 17 losses, with 23 goals scored and 89 conceded.
Gary's mark
5/5
Poor — ⭐⭐☆☆☆
Finished
10th
Points
13
Record
4-1-17
GD
-66
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
13
Win Rate
18%
Games
22
Season Shape
Most used XI
Best-fit starting eleven for the campaign's most common formation.
Primary shape
5-4-1-D
Formation usage
Standouts
Season honours
MVP by goal contributions, plus the leading scorer and creator.
Season MVP
James Fernandez
AM
5 contributions
Top scorer
James Fernandez
AM
4 goals
Top assists
Raul Rodriguez
RM
2 assists
Season profile
League-relative strengths
Percentile rank against clubs in the same league. Further out is stronger.
- Results
- 13
- P21
- Scoring
- 23
- P21
- Defence
- 89
- P17
- Clean sheets
- 3
- P21
- Goal difference
- -66
- P21
5/5
Season mark
Poor — ⭐⭐☆☆☆
Campaign Record
4-1-17
Wins
4
18%
Draws
1
5%
Losses
17
77%
Attack · Defence
-66 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
Wighton Thistle’s Season 23 ended with 13 points and a 10th-place finish in Division 6, League 4. Their record was four wins, one draw and 17 losses, with 23 goals scored and 89 conceded.
The supplied fun fact captures the campaign’s central statistical concern: Wighton Thistle finished with a goal difference of -66, reflecting defensive struggles throughout the season.
Campaign Highlights
Key Achievements and Highlights
Filed by
Gary Nano
- Recorded four wins during Season 23.
- Finished the campaign on 13 points.
- Scored 23 goals over the season.
Pressure Points
Areas for Improvement
Desk lens
Touchline
Wighton Thistle recorded 17 losses against four wins and one draw, finishing on 13 points. The side scored 23 goals and conceded 89, resulting in a goal difference of -66. These figures provide a clear statistical measure of the challenges behind their 10th-place finish.
The Long View
Final Assessment
Desk lens
The Ledger
Wighton Thistle’s Season 23 brought four wins and 13 points, but 17 losses and a -66 goal difference defined a difficult campaign. The team scored 23 goals and conceded 89; those results and figures offer a firm basis for assessing the season and looking ahead to improvement.