Obsidian XI

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Obsidian XI
Team
Obsidian XI, managed by Michael_Gill
Location Yorkshire, England England
Series: IV.27
Arena: Darkness Falls (Capacity 52,000)
Founded: 22nd March 2008
Fan Club Obsidiots
Highest Ranking 172nd England, 7th Yorkshire

Obsidian XI are a team based in Yorkshire, England. They are currently competing in Series IV.27 and are managed by Michael_Gill.


Formed during Season 35 in 2008, the club continues to grow in stature as they progress through the Series system. The club achieved their highest rank of 172nd in England on 31st January 2011 and 7th in Yorkshire on 10th January 2011.


Obsidian XI's home ground is Darkness Falls, the stadium having a maximum capacity of 50,000. The club's highest attendance was 50,000 against Millionaires during round 8 of the cup, on 18th January 2011.



Obsidian XI's Home and Away kits, Season 44/45‎



Club History

Series Position W / D / L GF / GA Cup
VI.712 7th 3 / 0 / 11 13 / 66 R1

Obsidian XI were originally founded 22nd March 2008 by Michael_Gill, originally under the guise of GoalScoringSuperstarHero, a nod back to a certain video game of yesteryear. GoalScoringSuperstarHero began in Season 35 as a Series VI.712 side, though against much stronger competition the team struggled to compete, eventually culminating in their relegation to VII.877. On 8th June 2008 the club re-branded, Obsidian XI were born.


Season 36

Series Position W / D / L GF / GA Cup
VII.877 1st 14 / 0 / 0 100 / 5 R2

This season saw the newly re-branded Obsidian XI dominate VII.877. Commanding performances by both Evan Phillips and Matthew Caden from the previous regime, combined with the early season midfield signings of Neo Marginet, Tobi Benke-Schechinger and Even Sviland, Obsidian proved to be too strong for the rest of the series to handle. Notable signings that came later in the season included midfield duo Lyle Kaul-Seidman and Gavin Dalglish, later joined before the final game of the season, Leslaw ‘The Claw’ Wroclawski. Obsidian saw the season come to a close with a perfect 14W-0D-0L record, scoring 100 goals in the process and conceding only 5 the entire season. Evan Phillips scored 19 goals in the series, taking the VII.877 Golden Boot and with it, the club's Player of the Season award. Tobi Benke-Schechinger was named Young Player of the Season.


Season 37

Series Position W / D / L GF / GA Cup
VI.619 2nd 12 / 0 / 2 76 / 7 R2

After the success of last season and subsequent promotion, the season saw a hugely anticipated return to VI for Obsidian XI, the club finding themselves in Series VI.619. Confident that the club had built a foundation from which to avoid the relegation dog-fight that plagued them during Season 35, Gill continued to build upon his core group of players. Notable arrivals to Darkness Falls included winger Alex Denezhkina and striker Tom Adolfsson. Even Sviland was the only notable departure, the club receiving a then record £637,000 for the Norwegian. Obsidian went on to finish the season in second position with a 12W-0D-2L after only faltering twice, both times against eventual series winners, Cobblers. Alex Denezhkina was named Player of the Season, while Young Player of the Season went for the second season in succession to Tobi Benke-Schechinger.


Season 38

Obsidian started the campaign hoping to challenge for their second promotion in three seasons. With the pre-season signing of 19 year old technical defensive forward, Scottie Twohig, Obsidian went from strength to strength, finishing the season with their second perfect 14W-0D-0L and automatic promotion. Continuing their tradition of signing exciting youth prospects, Obsidian captured the signatures of 17 year old midfielder Stephen Wishart and 18 year old winger Kennedy Murray during the course of the season. The exciting combination of Tom Adolfsson and Scottie Twohig up-front paved the way for former Player of the Season Evan Phillips to leave the club, while other notable departures included Leslaw Wroclawski and the previous year's Player of the Season, Alex Denezhkina. Scottie Twohig, affectionately nicknamed 'Twopigs' by fans, earned the club's Player of the Season award after a succession of match winning performances during the campaign. Young Player of the Season was awarded to Neo Marginet, while Tom Adolfsson won the Series VI.619 Golden Boot, scoring 16 goals in total.


Season 39 The previous season's promotion marked Obsidian XI's arrival into V.45. Their first time in V, the club was apprehensive about their chances for survival in what looked to be an extremely competitive series. After an initially positive start that saw them win their first two games of the season, Obsidian only managed to take two points from their following five games. While up until this point, Obsidian had been a largely offensively oriented side, it had become clear to Gill that the area requiring most improvement was their defence were they to battle it out for series survival. This lead to the big name departures of Tom Adolfsson, Lyle Kaul-Seidman, Tobi Benke-Schechinger and also the only surviving player from the original team, Matthew Caden. The departures of those players financed the club's largest investments to date, spending a total of £7.75M on the three players that would become their new defensive line-up, Steven Kinane, Damien Joyce and the then club record signing, £3.25M rated David MacCall. Obsidian went on to win a further three games by the end of the season, earning themselves a hard fought fifth position in the series with 5W-2D-7L. With their safety not yet secure, Obsidian went on to play a demotion play-off game at home to VI's Krysztal, Obsidian running out eventual 7-1 winners and ensuring Series V football again the following season. New Signing David MacCall earned the club's Player of the Season award, after his defensive efforts were largely the credited reason Obsidian avoided automatic relegation. Scottie Twohig, last season's Player of the Season, took the Young Player of the Season award.


Season 40


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Obsidian XI: Top 10 Goal Scorers
Position Player League Cup Total Hattricks
1 Scottie Twohig 48 15 63 0
2 Neo Marginet 42 10 52 2
3 Vincent van Kouwen 24 25 49 8
4 Evan Phillips 32 5 37 2
5 Stephen Wishart 25 10 35 1
6 Tom Adolfsson 22 0 24 2
7 Stephen Kinane 17 6 23 0
8 Wubbo Golverdingen 17 4 21 1
9 Sandy Pike 10 11 21 1
10 Adam Gilbertson 15 6 21 1
* Bold denotes that the player is still with the club.
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