2024/25 Co-Ord Round-up Part Six - 9th-12th

9th: Claymore Athletic FC (down two places)

Clive will be delighted with the Paul Cartmell Memorial Trophy heading back to Chippenham Park but it was another underwhelming league campaign with just two weeks spent in the top six. Stats show that the Swordsmen were a bit unlucky in the 'counters against' department but scoring-wise they were only around average. More to do in that area for Clive and his squad.

Star Player? Daniel Munoz (three goals, nine clean sheets)

What happened to last year's Star Player? Manuel Akanji missed a chunk of the season through injury

10th: Markian United (down two places)

For the second year running there was a great start to the season for Ian's team before a collapse after the turn of the year. They topped the table after week 13 but it was a slow slide down the table after that. Darwin Nunez and Alejandro Garnacho have shown little sign of replacing Harry Kane while the midfield (with the exception of Ismaila Sarr) has a bit too much of a defensive look about it.

Star Player? Maxence Lacroix (11 clean sheets)

What happened to last year's Star Player? Fabian Schar was edged out by Lacroix this year

11th: Aardvark Abacus (down ten places)

It's been a curious theme in recent seasons, the champions not coming close to defending the title. Ady's team lived up (down?) to that recent trend. The bare stats might point out a bit of bad luck but there was a dramatic drop-off in the 'counters for' column. Heung-Min Son certainly wasn't as effective, Ben White missed a chunk of the season and the choice between three keepers proved a problem.

Star Player? Ollie Watkins (12 goals)

What happened to last year's Star Player? There may have been fewer goals but Watkins still topped the Aardvark chart.

12th: Garth Crooks' Team of the Week (up one)

Ollie made a storming start to his first season in the hot-seat, topping the table in five of the first ten weeks and being fourth at the mid-point. It was downhill from there though. Sticking to a 5-4-1 formation and giving many of the previous manager's players a chance, he'll know what level of surgery is needed before next season. A couple of talented youngsters are already through the door.

Star Player? Mohamed Salah (21 goals)

What happened to last year's Star Player? See above. It's eight seasons in a row now!