Season Review · October 6, 2026
Budlots Stanley: Dominant force - A season of overwhelming superiority
Budlots Stanley’s Season 23 in Division 2 delivered an impressive league campaign: 17 wins, one draw and four defeats brought the club to 52 points and a third-place finish. The team scored 76 goals and conceded 25, ending with a goal difference of +51.
Gary's mark
5/5
Excellent
Finished
3rd
Points
52
Record
17-1-4
GD
+51
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
3rd
Points
52
Win Rate
77%
Games
22
Season Shape
Most used XI
Best-fit starting eleven for the campaign's most common formation.
Primary shape
4-3-3-H
Formation usage
Standouts
Season honours
MVP by goal contributions, plus the leading scorer and creator.
Season MVP
Gerardo Martinez
RW
15 contributions
Top scorer
Gerardo Martinez
RW
12 goals
Top assists
Joseph Bell
LW
9 assists
Season profile
League-relative strengths
Percentile rank against clubs in the same league. Further out is stronger.
- Results
- 52
- P79
- Scoring
- 76
- P71
- Defence
- 25
- P71
- Clean sheets
- 15
- P79
- Goal difference
- +51
- P71
5/5
Season mark
Excellent
Campaign Record
17-1-4
Wins
17
77%
Draws
1
5%
Losses
4
18%
Attack · Defence
+51 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
Budlots Stanley’sSeason 23in Division 2 delivered an impressive league campaign: 17 wins, one draw and four defeats brought the club to 52 points and a third-place finish. The team scored 76 goals and conceded 25, ending with a goal difference of +51.
That goal difference is the season’s standout figure:+51 across 22 league matches. It captures the scale of Budlots Stanley’s overall results, while the final position and points total complete the picture of a strong campaign.
Campaign Highlights
Key Achievements and Highlights
Filed by
Gary Nano
- Finishedthirdin Division 2.
- Recorded17 winsand52 points.
- Scored76 goalsacross the league campaign.
- Finished with a+51 goal difference.
Pressure Points
Areas for Improvement
Desk lens
Touchline
Budlots Stanley finished third with 52 points, from 17 wins, one draw and four losses. The supplied season figures provide no further detail about specific areas for improvement.
The Long View
Final Assessment
Desk lens
The Ledger
Budlots Stanley’s Season 23 was defined by a strong league record, 76 goals scored and a +51 goal difference, culminating in third place and 52 points. The available figures offer a clear summary of the campaign; verified individual player totals are unavailable.