Season Review · October 6, 2026
Newton Stanley: Dominant force - A season of overwhelming superiority
Newton Stanley’s Season 23 campaign in Division 6, League 1, was defined by a formidable record: 19 wins, one draw and two losses from 22 matches. The club finished second with 58 points.
Gary's mark
5/5
Excellent — ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Finished
2nd
Points
58
Record
19-1-2
GD
+68
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
2nd
Points
58
Win Rate
86%
Games
22
Season Shape
Most used XI
Best-fit starting eleven for the campaign's most common formation.
Primary shape
4-2-2-2-WB
Formation usage
Standouts
Season honours
MVP by goal contributions, plus the leading scorer and creator.
Season MVP
Umar Adamu
CF
19 contributions
Top scorer
Umar Adamu
CF
11 goals
Top assists
Umar Adamu
CF
8 assists
Season profile
League-relative strengths
Percentile rank against clubs in the same league. Further out is stronger.
- Results
- 58
- P88
- Scoring
- 80
- P88
- Defence
- 12
- P88
- Clean sheets
- 15
- P88
- Goal difference
- +68
- P88
5/5
Season mark
Excellent — ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Campaign Record
19-1-2
Wins
19
86%
Draws
1
5%
Losses
2
9%
Attack · Defence
+68 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
Newton Stanley’sSeason 23campaign in Division 6, League 1, was defined by a formidable record: 19 wins, one draw and two losses from 22 matches. The club finished second with 58 points.
Their goal difference of+68 across 22 league matchesis the season’s standout fact, built on 80 goals scored and just 12 conceded. That combination of results and goal figures gives context to the “overwhelming superiority” in the season’s descriptive header.
Campaign Highlights
Key Achievements and Highlights
Filed by
Gary Nano
- Finished2ndin Division 6, League 1.
- Recorded19 winsfrom 22 league matches.
- Scored80 goals.
- Conceded12 goals.
- Posted a+68 goal differenceand earned58 points.
Pressure Points
Areas for Improvement
Desk lens
Touchline
Newton Stanley recorded one draw and two losses, finishing second on 58 points. Those are the available results-based measures for assessing areas to improve; no further conclusions about the season can be drawn from the supplied record.
The Long View
Final Assessment
Desk lens
The Ledger
Newton Stanley’sSeason 23record was 19 wins, one draw and two losses, with 80 goals for, 12 against and a +68 goal difference. The club finished second with 58 points. These figures capture a strong campaign, while the final position and results remain the available measures for assessing what could be improved.