Season Review · October 6, 2026
Yarton United: Top-three finish - A strong Division 8 campaign
Yarton United finished second in Division 8 in Season 23, collecting 40 points from 13 wins, one draw and eight defeats. Their record showed a clear positive balance: 68 goals scored and 28 conceded, for a goal difference of +40.
Gary's mark
3/5
Good ⭐⭐⭐
Finished
2nd
Points
40
Record
13-1-8
GD
+40
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
40
Win Rate
59%
Games
22
Season Shape
Most used XI
Best-fit starting eleven for the campaign's most common formation.
Primary shape
4-3-3-H
Formation usage
Standouts
Season honours
MVP by goal contributions, plus the leading scorer and creator.
Season MVP
David Smith
LW
19 contributions
Top scorer
Ricardo Alderete
CF
14 goals
Top assists
David Smith
LW
9 assists
Season profile
League-relative strengths
Percentile rank against clubs in the same league. Further out is stronger.
- Results
- 40
- P88
- Scoring
- 68
- P96
- Defence
- 28
- P96
- Clean sheets
- 9
- P96
- Goal difference
- +40
- P96
3/5
Season mark
Good ⭐⭐⭐
Campaign Record
13-1-8
Wins
13
59%
Draws
1
5%
Losses
8
36%
Attack · Defence
+40 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
Yarton United finishedsecond in Division 8 in Season 23, collecting 40 points from 13 wins, one draw and eight defeats. Their record showed a clear positive balance: 68 goals scored and 28 conceded, for a goal difference of+40.
That goal difference is the season’s defining statistical fact: Yarton United recorded+40 across 22 league matches. The campaign ended with the club in second place on 40 points.
Campaign Highlights
Key Achievements and Highlights
Filed by
Gary Nano
- Second placein Division 8.
- Scored68 goalsacross the league campaign.
- Conceded28 goals.
- Finished with a+40 goal differenceand40 points.
Pressure Points
Areas for Improvement
Desk lens
Touchline
Yarton United recorded eight losses and one draw alongside their 13 wins. They conceded 28 goals and finished on 40 points; these figures provide the available context for assessing areas to improve next season.
The Long View
Final Assessment
Desk lens
The Ledger
Yarton United’s Season 23 ended with a second-place finish, 13 wins and a +40 goal difference. The record also included one draw and eight losses, with 68 goals scored and 28 conceded. Those results and totals define a strong Division 8 campaign, while the losses remain the clearest area for improvement in the supplied figures.