Season Review · October 6, 2026
Runceston Stanley: Division 8 review - The season in numbers
Runceston Stanley finished Season 23 in seventh place in Division 8, recording eight wins, seven draws and seven losses for 31 points. Their campaign’s defining figures were 32 goals scored and 40 conceded, leaving a goal difference of −8.
Gary's mark
5/5
Below Average
Finished
7th
Points
31
Record
8-7-7
GD
-8
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
7th
Points
31
Win Rate
36%
Games
22
Season Shape
Most used XI
Best-fit starting eleven for the campaign's most common formation.
Primary shape
4-3-3-H
Formation usage
Standouts
Season honours
MVP by goal contributions, plus the leading scorer and creator.
Season MVP
Branko Bartolić
LW
12 contributions
Top scorer
Branko Bartolić
LW
7 goals
Top assists
Pedro Chagas
RW
6 assists
Season profile
League-relative strengths
Percentile rank against clubs in the same league. Further out is stronger.
- Results
- 31
- P46
- Scoring
- 32
- P29
- Defence
- 40
- P63
- Clean sheets
- 4
- P54
- Goal difference
- -8
- P38
5/5
Season mark
Below Average
Campaign Record
8-7-7
Wins
8
36%
Draws
7
32%
Losses
7
32%
Attack · Defence
-8 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
Runceston Stanley finishedSeason 23in seventh place in Division 8, recording eight wins, seven draws and seven losses for 31 points. Their campaign’s defining figures were 32 goals scored and 40 conceded, leaving a goal difference of −8.
As the supplied fun fact puts it, it was “A season of football with its own unique story.” The numbers tell part of that story: Runceston Stanley’s seven draws sat alongside their eight wins and seven defeats, while the final tally showed a campaign with more goals conceded than scored.
Campaign Highlights
Key Achievements and Highlights
Filed by
Gary Nano
- Finished7thin Division 8.
- Recorded7 drawsacross the season.
- Secured8 winsand31 points.
- Scored32 goalsover the campaign.
Pressure Points
Areas for Improvement
Desk lens
Touchline
Runceston Stanley endedSeason 23with a −8 goal difference, having scored 32 goals and conceded 40. Their record of eight wins, seven draws and seven losses brought 31 points and a seventh-place finish. Those supplied figures outline the areas where the season’s results fell short of a stronger final position.
The Long View
Final Assessment
Desk lens
The Ledger
Runceston Stanley’sSeason 23concluded with 31 points and seventh place in Division 8. Eight wins and seven draws formed part of a 22-match record, while the 40 goals conceded against 32 scored left the club with a −8 goal difference. The final figures capture a campaign with a mix of results and a negative goal balance.