Season Review · October 6, 2026
Royston Rovers: Solid performance - Reliable football with room for growth
Royston Rovers finished Season 23 in sixth place in Division 7, collecting 41 points from 22 matches. Their record of 13 wins, two draws and seven losses reflects a season with plenty of victories, though the number of defeats leaves room for improvement.
Gary's mark
5/5
Good — ⭐⭐⭐⭐☆
Finished
6th
Points
41
Record
13-2-7
GD
+4
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
6th
Points
41
Win Rate
59%
Games
22
Season Shape
Most used XI
Best-fit starting eleven for the campaign's most common formation.
Primary shape
4-5-1-DM
Formation usage
Standouts
Season honours
MVP by goal contributions, plus the leading scorer and creator.
Season MVP
Michel Lemoine
AM
19 contributions
Top scorer
Michel Lemoine
AM
13 goals
Top assists
Allan Carroll
CF
9 assists
Season profile
League-relative strengths
Percentile rank against clubs in the same league. Further out is stronger.
- Results
- 41
- P54
- Scoring
- 46
- P50
- Defence
- 42
- P54
- Clean sheets
- 9
- P58
- Goal difference
- +4
- P54
5/5
Season mark
Good — ⭐⭐⭐⭐☆
Campaign Record
13-2-7
Wins
13
59%
Draws
2
9%
Losses
7
32%
Attack · Defence
+4 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
Royston Rovers finishedSeason 23in sixth place in Division 7, collecting 41 points from 22 matches. Their record of 13 wins, two draws and seven losses reflects a season with plenty of victories, though the number of defeats leaves room for improvement.
The campaign’s defining statistic was apositive goal difference of +4, as Royston scored 46 goals and conceded 42. That balance captures the season’s headline: the Rovers found the net more often than they were breached, while finishing with a four-goal margin in their favour.
Campaign Highlights
Key Achievements and Highlights
Filed by
Gary Nano
- Sixth placein Division 7.
- 41 pointsfrom 22 matches.
- 46 goals scoredacross the season.
- Positive goal difference of +4, with 46 goals for and 42 against.
- Recorded13 wins.
Pressure Points
Areas for Improvement
Desk lens
Touchline
Royston’s seven losses and 42 goals conceded are the clearest figures to weigh against an otherwise positive return. The Rovers also recorded just two draws, ending the season with 41 points and a sixth-place finish.
The Long View
Final Assessment
Desk lens
The Ledger
Royston Rovers’Season 23brought 13 wins, 41 points and a sixth-place finish, with a positive goal difference of +4 providing a solid statistical summary. The 46 goals scored were matched by 42 conceded; reducing the impact of the seven defeats would be the clearest area for progress, while the season’s overall record gives the club a firm foundation to build on.