Season Review · October 6, 2026
Alcoth Stanley: Top-three finish - A strong Division 8 campaign
Alcoth Stanley finished Season 23 in second place in Division 8, securing a top-three finish with 49 points. Their record of 16 wins, one draw and five losses tells the story of a strong campaign across 22 league matches.
Gary's mark
5/5
Excellent — ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Finished
2nd
Points
49
Record
16-1-5
GD
+37
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
49
Win Rate
73%
Games
22
Season Shape
Most used XI
Best-fit starting eleven for the campaign's most common formation.
Primary shape
3-1-4-2
Formation usage
Standouts
Season honours
MVP by goal contributions, plus the leading scorer and creator.
Season MVP
Antonio Arias
RCF
17 contributions
Top scorer
Francisco Cortes
RCF
11 goals
Top assists
Jan Mikkelsen
RCM
10 assists
Season profile
League-relative strengths
Percentile rank against clubs in the same league. Further out is stronger.
- Results
- 49
- P88
- Scoring
- 61
- P71
- Defence
- 24
- P88
- Clean sheets
- 13
- P88
- Goal difference
- +37
- P79
5/5
Season mark
Excellent — ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Campaign Record
16-1-5
Wins
16
73%
Draws
1
5%
Losses
5
23%
Attack · Defence
+37 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
Alcoth Stanley finishedSeason 23in second place in Division 8, securing a top-three finish with 49 points. Their record of 16 wins, one draw and five losses tells the story of a strong campaign across 22 league matches.
The season’s fun fact is a goal difference of+37 across 22 league matches. Alcoth Stanley scored 61 goals and conceded 24, ending the campaign with a substantial positive margin.
Campaign Highlights
Key Achievements and Highlights
Filed by
Gary Nano
- Second placein Division 8.
- Top-three finishin a strong Division 8 campaign.
- Scored61 goalsacross 22 league matches.
- Recorded a+37 goal difference.
Pressure Points
Areas for Improvement
Desk lens
Touchline
Alcoth Stanley’s season record includes five losses and one draw alongside 16 wins. The team also conceded 24 goals; these figures are the available measures for assessing areas to improve on in a campaign that finished with 49 points and second place.
The Long View
Final Assessment
Desk lens
The Ledger
Alcoth Stanley’sSeason 23was an excellent Division 8 campaign, ending in second place with 49 points. The 16 wins and 61 goals scored were key elements of the record, while five losses and 24 goals conceded offer the clearest statistical areas to build on.