Season Review · October 6, 2026
Hardswood Stanley: Strong campaign - Consistent excellence throughout the season
Hardswood Stanley’s Season 23 brought a strong campaign in Division 4: the club finished fourth with 47 points from 22 league matches. Their record of 15 wins, two draws and five losses was accompanied by 79 goals scored and 25 conceded.
Gary's mark
5/5
⭐⭐⭐⭐☆ — Very Good
Finished
4th
Points
47
Record
15-2-5
GD
+54
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
4th
Points
47
Win Rate
68%
Games
22
Season Shape
Most used XI
Best-fit starting eleven for the campaign's most common formation.
Primary shape
5-2-3
Formation usage
Standouts
Season honours
MVP by goal contributions, plus the leading scorer and creator.
Season MVP
Preben Espersen
CF
17 contributions
Top scorer
Preben Espersen
CF
14 goals
Top assists
Mamadou Sakho
LW
9 assists
Season profile
League-relative strengths
Percentile rank against clubs in the same league. Further out is stronger.
- Results
- 47
- P71
- Scoring
- 79
- P79
- Defence
- 25
- P71
- Clean sheets
- 10
- P58
- Goal difference
- +54
- P83
5/5
Season mark
⭐⭐⭐⭐☆ — Very Good
Campaign Record
15-2-5
Wins
15
68%
Draws
2
9%
Losses
5
23%
Attack · Defence
+54 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
Hardswood Stanley’sSeason 23brought a strong campaign in Division 4: the club finished fourth with 47 points from 22 league matches. Their record of 15 wins, two draws and five losses was accompanied by 79 goals scored and 25 conceded.
The standout figure was a goal difference of+54 across 22 league matches—the season’s fun fact and a measure of the gap between goals scored and goals conceded. Hardswood Stanley endedSeason 23with a 54-goal positive balance.
Campaign Highlights
Key Achievements and Highlights
Filed by
Gary Nano
- Finished fourth in Division 4 with 47 points.
- Recorded 15 wins in 22 league matches.
- Scored 79 goals and conceded 25.
- Posted a goal difference of +54.
Pressure Points
Areas for Improvement
Desk lens
Touchline
Hardswood Stanley finished fourth on 47 points, with 15 wins, two draws and five losses. The season record provides a clear basis for review: those are the results behind the final position. The club scored 79 goals and conceded 25, for a goal difference of +54.
The Long View
Final Assessment
Desk lens
The Ledger
Hardswood Stanley’sSeason 23finished with fourth place and 47 points from 22 matches. The record of 15 wins, two draws and five losses, alongside 79 goals for and 25 against, produced a +54 goal difference. That is the statistical picture of a strong campaign; the final position and points total remain the measures of where the club finished.