Season Review · October 6, 2026
Royarn Stanley: Division 8 review - The season in numbers
Royarn Stanley’s Season 23 in Division 8 finished with 13 points and a 12th-place position. The record was two wins, seven draws and 13 losses, with 18 goals scored and 39 conceded.
Gary's mark
5/5
Poor
Finished
12th
Points
13
Record
2-7-13
GD
-21
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
13
Win Rate
9%
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
Nilson Pires
LCF
9 contributions
Top scorer
Philippe Robert
RCF
6 goals
Top assists
Nilson Pires
LCF
4 assists
Season profile
League-relative strengths
Percentile rank against clubs in the same league. Further out is stronger.
- Results
- 13
- P4
- Scoring
- 18
- P4
- Defence
- 39
- P46
- Clean sheets
- 3
- P25
- Goal difference
- -21
- P4
5/5
Season mark
Poor
Campaign Record
2-7-13
Wins
2
9%
Draws
7
32%
Losses
13
59%
Attack · Defence
-21 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
Royarn Stanley’sSeason 23in Division 8 finished with 13 points and a 12th-place position. The record was two wins, seven draws and 13 losses, with 18 goals scored and 39 conceded.
The season’s defining figure was a goal difference of-21, reflecting the defensive struggles noted in the season record. Royarn Stanley endedSeason 23with that figure alongside a total of 13 points.
Campaign Highlights
Key Achievements and Highlights
Filed by
Gary Nano
- Scored 18 goals duringSeason 23.
- Recorded seven draws.
- Finished the season with 13 points and a 12th-place position.
Pressure Points
Areas for Improvement
Desk lens
Touchline
Royarn Stanley’s record of two wins, seven draws and 13 losses left the club 12th with 13 points. The team scored 18 goals and conceded 39, producing a goal difference of -21. Those figures define the areas for improvement reflected in theSeason 23results.
The Long View
Final Assessment
Desk lens
The Ledger
Royarn Stanley’sSeason 23ended in 12th place with 13 points. The seven draws and 18 goals scored were part of a campaign that also included 13 losses and 39 goals conceded. The resulting -21 goal difference captures the season’s defensive struggles, while the final record and position show the overall challenge of the campaign.