Season Review · June 18, 2026
Budlots Stanley: Dominant force - A season of overwhelming superiority
Budlots Stanley finished 2nd in Division 4, League 7 in Season 19. Their 22-match record was 17 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses, producing 53 points.
Gary's mark
5/5
Excellent
Finished
2nd
Points
53
Record
17-2-3
GD
+56
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
53
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
Bruce Cooke
LW
11 contributions
Top scorer
Bruce Cooke
LW
6 goals
Top assists
Bruce Cooke
LW
5 assists
Season profile
League-relative strengths
Percentile rank against clubs in the same league. Further out is stronger.
- Results
- 53
- P88
- Scoring
- 74
- P75
- Defence
- 18
- P88
- Goal difference
- +56
- P79
5/5
Season mark
Excellent
Campaign Record
17-2-3
Wins
17
77%
Draws
2
9%
Losses
3
14%
Attack · Defence
+56 GD
Goal Contributions
Bruce Cooke
LW · 6G · 5A
11
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 finished 2nd in Division 4, League 7 in Season 19. Their 22-match record was 17 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses, producing 53 points.
They scored 74 goals and conceded 18, for a goal difference of +56.
Campaign Highlights
Key Achievements and Highlights
Filed by
Gary Nano
- Finished 2nd with 53 points
- Recorded 17 wins from 22 matches
- Scored 74 goals
- Conceded 18 goals
- Ended with a +56 goal difference
Pressure Points
Areas for Improvement
Desk lens
Touchline
The record includes 3 losses and 18 goals conceded. Those are the clearest season totals available for measuring improvement.
The Long View
Final Assessment
Desk lens
The Ledger
Budlots Stanley completed Season 19 in 2nd place with 53 points and a +56 goal difference. The final table and match record provide the factual measure of their campaign.