Season Review · October 6, 2026
Witby United: Division 8 review - The season in numbers
Witby United’s Season 23 in Division 8 ended with 23 points and a 10th-place finish. Their record was seven wins, two draws and 13 losses, with 21 goals scored and 33 conceded for a goal difference of -12.
Gary's mark
5/5
Below Average
Finished
10th
Points
23
Record
7-2-13
GD
-12
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
23
Win Rate
32%
Games
22
Season Shape
Most used XI
Best-fit starting eleven for the campaign's most common formation.
Primary shape
3-4-3
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
Pedro Chagas
LM
5 assists
Season profile
League-relative strengths
Percentile rank against clubs in the same league. Further out is stronger.
- Results
- 23
- P21
- Scoring
- 21
- P17
- Defence
- 33
- P58
- Clean sheets
- 4
- P21
- Goal difference
- -12
- P33
5/5
Season mark
Below Average
Campaign Record
7-2-13
Wins
7
32%
Draws
2
9%
Losses
13
59%
Attack · Defence
-12 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
Witby United’sSeason 23in Division 8 ended with 23 points and a 10th-place finish. Their record was seven wins, two draws and 13 losses, with 21 goals scored and 33 conceded for a goal difference of -12.
The supplied fun fact describes it as “A season of football with its own unique story.” The numbers tell a straightforward part of that story: Witby finished the season with more losses than wins and a negative goal difference.
Campaign Highlights
Key Achievements and Highlights
Filed by
Gary Nano
- Finished10thin Division 8.
- Recordedseven wins.
- Scored21 goalsacross the season.
- Collected23 points.
Pressure Points
Areas for Improvement
Desk lens
Touchline
Witby’s record of seven wins, two draws and 13 losses left them with 23 points and a 10th-place finish. The side scored 21 goals and conceded 33, resulting in a goal difference of -12. Those figures mark the areas of the season’s league record that could improve.
The Long View
Final Assessment
Desk lens
The Ledger
Witby United’sSeason 23concluded with a 10th-place finish, seven wins, two draws and 13 losses. They scored 21 goals and conceded 33, ending on 23 points with a -12 goal difference. The season’s record provides a clear summary: the wins were not enough to offset the losses, and the goal difference remained negative.