Season Review · October 6, 2026
Horle Stanley: Dominant force - A season of overwhelming superiority
Horle Stanley finished Season 23 in first place in Division 3, league 1, with a record of 20 wins, one draw and one loss. Their 61 points came alongside a formidable goal difference of +72.
Gary's mark
5/5
Excellent — ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Finished
1st
Points
61
Record
20-1-1
GD
+72
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
1st
Points
61
Win Rate
91%
Games
22
Season Shape
Most used XI
Best-fit starting eleven for the campaign's most common formation.
Primary shape
4-5-1-DM
Formation usage
Standouts
Season honours
MVP by goal contributions, plus the leading scorer and creator.
Season MVP
Angelo Barbieri
RM
17 contributions
Top scorer
Jeroen de Jong
CF
12 goals
Top assists
Angelo Barbieri
RM
8 assists
Season profile
League-relative strengths
Percentile rank against clubs in the same league. Further out is stronger.
- Results
- 61
- P96
- Scoring
- 89
- P96
- Defence
- 17
- P96
- Clean sheets
- 13
- P88
- Goal difference
- +72
- P96
5/5
Season mark
Excellent — ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Campaign Record
20-1-1
Wins
20
91%
Draws
1
5%
Losses
1
5%
Attack · Defence
+72 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
Horle Stanley finishedSeason 23in first place in Division 3, league 1, with a record of 20 wins, one draw and one loss. Their 61 points came alongside a formidable goal difference of +72.
The season’s defining figure is that goal difference: Horle Stanley scored 89 goals and conceded 17 across 22 league matches. As the supplied fun fact puts it, that is a+72 goal difference across 22 league matches—a striking measure of their campaign.
Campaign Highlights
Key Achievements and Highlights
Filed by
Gary Nano
- Finished firstin Division 3, league 1.
- Recorded20 winsin 22 league matches.
- Scored89 goalsand conceded17.
- Closed the campaign with a+72 goal differenceand61 points.
Pressure Points
Areas for Improvement
Desk lens
Touchline
Horle Stanley’sone draw and one losswere the only matches that did not end in victory. They also conceded17 goalsover the campaign. Those figures offer a limited statistical counterpoint to an otherwise commanding record of 20 wins, 89 goals scored and a +72 goal difference.
The Long View
Final Assessment
Desk lens
The Ledger
Horle Stanley’sSeason 23ended with first place, 61 points and a record of 20 wins, one draw and one loss. Their 89 goals scored and 17 conceded produced a +72 goal difference. The lone draw and defeat, along with the 17 goals conceded, are the available points of contrast in an outstanding set of league results.