Season Review · October 6, 2026
Naister Stanley: Division 8 review - The season in numbers
Naister Stanley finished Season 23 in 12th place in Division 8, collecting 16 points from five wins, one draw and 16 losses. The campaign’s numbers tell a difficult story: the club scored 29 goals and conceded 58, ending with a goal difference of -29.
Gary's mark
5/5
Poor — ★☆☆☆☆
Finished
12th
Points
16
Record
5-1-16
GD
-29
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
12th
Points
16
Win Rate
23%
Games
22
Season Shape
Most used XI
Best-fit starting eleven for the campaign's most common formation.
Primary shape
4-4-2
Formation usage
Standouts
Season honours
MVP by goal contributions, plus the leading scorer and creator.
Season MVP
Philippe Robert
RCF
11 contributions
Top scorer
Philippe Robert
RCF
9 goals
Top assists
Seungwoo Jeong
LCM
7 assists
Season profile
League-relative strengths
Percentile rank against clubs in the same league. Further out is stronger.
- Results
- 16
- P4
- Scoring
- 29
- P21
- Defence
- 58
- P29
- Clean sheets
- 2
- P29
- Goal difference
- -29
- P21
5/5
Season mark
Poor — ★☆☆☆☆
Campaign Record
5-1-16
Wins
5
23%
Draws
1
5%
Losses
16
73%
Attack · Defence
-29 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
Naister Stanley finishedSeason 23in 12th place in Division 8, collecting 16 points from five wins, one draw and 16 losses. The campaign’s numbers tell a difficult story: the club scored 29 goals and conceded 58, ending with a goal difference of -29.
That -29 goal difference captures the defensive struggles noted in the season’s fun fact. With 58 goals against, Naister Stanley’s season was defined by the challenge of limiting goals conceded.
Campaign Highlights
Key Achievements and Highlights
Filed by
Gary Nano
- Scored29 goalsacross the season.
- Recordedfive wins.
- Finished the campaign with16 points.
Pressure Points
Areas for Improvement
Desk lens
Touchline
The results record of five wins, one draw and 16 losses, alongside 16 points and a 12th-place finish, reflects a challenging season. Naister Stanley conceded 58 goals against 29 scored, leaving a goal difference of -29. Those figures identify the season’s clearest area for improvement: reducing the goals-against total and narrowing the goal difference.
The Long View
Final Assessment
Desk lens
The Ledger
Season 23 was a difficult campaign for Naister Stanley. The club recorded five wins and 16 points, finishing 12th, while conceding 58 goals and posting a -29 goal difference. The 29 goals scored offered a positive tally, but the overall numbers point to reducing goals against as the key area to address.