Season Review · October 6, 2026
Rotton Stanley: Division 8 review - The season in numbers
Rotton Stanley finished Season 23 in fifth place in Division 8, recording 9 wins, 6 draws and 7 losses. The campaign brought them 33 points, with 35 goals scored and 32 conceded.
Gary's mark
3/5
⭐⭐⭐ Average
Finished
5th
Points
33
Record
9-6-7
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
5th
Points
33
Win Rate
41%
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
Nilson Pires
CF
23 contributions
Top scorer
Nilson Pires
CF
14 goals
Top assists
Nilson Pires
CF
9 assists
Season profile
League-relative strengths
Percentile rank against clubs in the same league. Further out is stronger.
- Results
- 33
- P63
- Scoring
- 35
- P46
- Defence
- 32
- P79
- Clean sheets
- 3
- P29
- Goal difference
- +3
- P58
3/5
Season mark
⭐⭐⭐ Average
Campaign Record
9-6-7
Wins
9
41%
Draws
6
27%
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
Rotton Stanley finishedSeason 23in fifth place in Division 8, recording 9 wins, 6 draws and 7 losses. The campaign brought them 33 points, with 35 goals scored and 32 conceded.
The numbers tell a closely balanced story: Rotton Stanley’s goal difference was+3, meaning they scored three more goals than they conceded. That positive figure is the season’s fun fact—and one of the defining details of their record.
Campaign Highlights
Key Achievements and Highlights
Filed by
Gary Nano
- Finished fifth in Division 8.
- Recorded 9 wins and 6 draws across the season.
- Scored 35 goals.
- Ended with a positive goal difference of +3.
Pressure Points
Areas for Improvement
Desk lens
Touchline
Rotton Stanley’s record included 7 losses alongside 9 wins and 6 draws. They scored 35 goals and conceded 32, finishing with a +3 goal difference and 33 points in fifth place. Those figures provide the season’s measurable areas for review without pointing to a cause beyond the available data.
The Long View
Final Assessment
Desk lens
The Ledger
Rotton Stanley’sSeason 23ended with a fifth-place finish and 33 points. Their record of 9 wins, 6 draws and 7 losses, together with 35 goals for and 32 against, produced a positive goal difference of +3. It was an average-rated season, defined by the figures: a winning record and more goals scored than conceded, alongside seven defeats.