2022/23 Co-Ord Round-up Part Eight - 1st-4th

1st: Fred West Landscape Gardening XI (up 11 places on last season)

Fred got the final day win to give him his highest points total and equal his own fewest defeats record. With just one defeat since league 10 he’s made it look emphatic. Taiwo Awoniyi, Bruno Fernandes and Jakub Kiwior got the goals and should all be around next year as the spine to the team. That’s four titles in the last seven seasons but he does seem to take a year off after winning which gives the rest of us some hope.

Star Player? Mohamed Salah (17 goals) for the sixth year in a row

What happened to last year's Star Player? See above

2nd: The Cow-Faced Juniors (up three)

Despite being best of the rest I got the feeling that Chris was never convinced his team were quite good enough to take the title. A 2-1 defeat to Trusted on the final day meant it was a mere five points from the last six games which backed that thought up. Question marks over Rodrigo’s future add to his forward conundrum going into the summer. 

Star Player? Gabriel (three goals, 13 cleans) made it back-to-back wins.

What happened to last year's Star Player? See above

3rd: The Fabulous Artisans (down one)

A poor run over the winter stopped Ben getting into the title shake-up. He finished with a 2-1 win at SGU to seal third (seven wins and two draws in his last nine games) and add that to his FA Cup win. Evan Ferguson looks a good signing for the future and he’ll expect to be thereabouts again.

Star Player? Martin Odegaard (14 goals) was the game's top midfielder this year.

What happened to last year's Star Player? Injury and loss of form diminished Mason Mount's impact.

4th: The Wateringhole Society (down three)

Kiran's team had an unlucky run in October/November where they scored nine times in four games and only had three points to show for it. The chase eventually ran out of steam with six defeats in the last two months. Counters for Cody Gakpo and Jan Paul van Hecke in their final day win over Nil Satis shows the boss still has an eye for a player.

Star Player? Ivan Toney (17 goals) might not win this next year.

What happened to last year's Star Player? Nine counters for Ruben Dias didn't get him close to a repeat.