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First 8 league matches over the last 14 seasons

                                       W.     D.     L.   Points.   Finished
2025-26  NPL Prem       3.      0.     5.       9.            ?
2024-25. NPL Prem       3.      3.     2.     12            6th
2023-24. NPLPrem        4.      0.     4      12           11th
2022-23. SL PC             1.      5.     2        8             7th
2021-22. NPL Mid          5.      1.     2      16            1st  
2020-21. NPL SE   ***    4.      1.     2      13.       COVID
2019-20  NPL SE           3.      3.     2.     12        COVID
2018-19  ML Prem         7.      0.     1.      21.           1st 
2017-18. ML Div1           3.      3.     2      12.           2nd
2016-17. NPL Prem        2.      1.     5.       7           23rd
2015-16. NPL Prem        3.      2.     3.     11           14th
2014-15  NPL Prem        3.      4.     1.     13             5th
2013-14. NPL Prem        4       2.     2.     14.          17th
2012-13  NPL Prem.       1.      1.     6.       4           12th

  *** 2020-21 - only 7 matches played in COVID abandoned season 

For more than 5 defeats in our first 8 matches we have to go back to season 2012-13 when we lost 6 times. Despite the poor start we recovered to finish 12th. 

In season 2016-17 we lost 5 of our first 8 and were relegated 

In 2022-23 (Southern League) we only won 1 of our first 8 matches but drew 5 and finished 7th.