Season Review · October 6, 2026
Marwick Stanley: Division 8 review - The season in numbers
Marwick Stanley finished Season 23 in fourth place in Division 8, collecting 39 points from 22 matches: 12 wins, three draws and seven losses. The campaign ended with a positive goal difference of +3, matching the season’s defining numerical fact: the club scored more goals than it conceded.
Gary's mark
3/5
⭐⭐⭐ — Good
Finished
4th
Points
39
Record
12-3-7
GD
+3
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
39
Win Rate
55%
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
Branko Bartolić
LW
13 contributions
Top scorer
Branko Bartolić
LW
9 goals
Top assists
Jorge Alvez
LCM
8 assists
Season profile
League-relative strengths
Percentile rank against clubs in the same league. Further out is stronger.
- Results
- 39
- P71
- Scoring
- 38
- P79
- Defence
- 35
- P63
- Clean sheets
- 4
- P50
- Goal difference
- +3
- P63
3/5
Season mark
⭐⭐⭐ — Good
Campaign Record
12-3-7
Wins
12
55%
Draws
3
14%
Losses
7
32%
Attack · Defence
+3 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
Marwick Stanley finishedSeason 23in fourth place in Division 8, collecting 39 points from 22 matches: 12 wins, three draws and seven losses. The campaign ended with a positive goal difference of +3, matching the season’s defining numerical fact: the club scored more goals than it conceded.
Stanley scored 38 goals and conceded 35. The final figures offer a clear picture of a season with more wins than losses, while the three-point total from draws formed a smaller part of the club’s return.
Campaign Highlights
Key Achievements and Highlights
Filed by
Gary Nano
- Finishedfourthin Division 8.
- Recorded12 winsand collected39 points.
- Scored38 goalsacross the season.
- Posted a+3 goal difference, scoring more goals than conceded.
Pressure Points
Areas for Improvement
Desk lens
Touchline
The supplied season figures show seven losses and 35 goals conceded. Marwick Stanley also finished with a goal difference of +3, leaving a margin of three between goals scored and conceded. These are the clearest areas of the final record to assess alongside the 12 wins and 39 points.
The Long View
Final Assessment
Desk lens
The Ledger
Marwick Stanley’sSeason 23ended with fourth place, 39 points and a positive goal difference. The 12 wins and 38 goals scored provide the season’s principal positives. Seven losses and 35 goals conceded are the counterweight in the final record, while the verified player performance totals remain unavailable.