Season Review · October 6, 2026
Hardend Stanley: Division 8 review - The season in numbers
Hardend Stanley’s Season 23 in Division 8 finished with 25 points and an eighth-place position. Their record was seven wins, four draws and 11 losses, with 24 goals scored and 31 conceded for a goal difference of −7.
Gary's mark
5/5
Below Average — ★★☆☆☆
Finished
8th
Points
25
Record
7-4-11
GD
-7
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
8th
Points
25
Win Rate
32%
Games
22
Season Shape
Most used XI
Best-fit starting eleven for the campaign's most common formation.
Primary shape
4-3-1-2
Formation usage
Standouts
Season honours
MVP by goal contributions, plus the leading scorer and creator.
Season MVP
Michel Lemoine
RCM
9 contributions
Top scorer
Nilson Pires
LCF
4 goals
Top assists
Michel Lemoine
RCM
6 assists
Season profile
League-relative strengths
Percentile rank against clubs in the same league. Further out is stronger.
- Results
- 25
- P38
- Scoring
- 24
- P17
- Defence
- 31
- P63
- Clean sheets
- 8
- P79
- Goal difference
- -7
- P38
5/5
Season mark
Below Average — ★★☆☆☆
Campaign Record
7-4-11
Wins
7
32%
Draws
4
18%
Losses
11
50%
Attack · Defence
-7 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
Hardend Stanley’sSeason 23in Division 8 finished with 25 points and an eighth-place position. Their record was seven wins, four draws and 11 losses, with 24 goals scored and 31 conceded for a goal difference of −7.
As the supplied fun fact puts it, “A season of football with its own unique story.” The season’s numbers tell that story: a campaign with seven victories, alongside 11 defeats, ending in eighth place.
Campaign Highlights
Key Achievements and Highlights
Filed by
Gary Nano
- Finished8thin Division 8.
- Recorded7 winsand4 draws.
- Scored24 goalsacross the season.
- Finished with25 points.
Pressure Points
Areas for Improvement
Desk lens
Touchline
Hardend Stanley finished Season 23 with 11 losses, four more than their seven wins, and a goal difference of −7 after scoring 24 and conceding 31. Those figures, alongside the final total of 25 points and eighth-place finish, are the available measures of where the season’s results left room for improvement.
The Long View
Final Assessment
Desk lens
The Ledger
Hardend Stanley’s Season 23 ended with an eighth-place finish and 25 points, built on seven wins and four draws. The final record also included 11 losses, while the team scored 24 goals and conceded 31. The resulting −7 goal difference captures the season’s numerical balance: a campaign with wins and points on the board, but more losses than victories.