Season Review · July 8, 2026
Royall Stanley: Solid performance - Reliable football with room for growth
Royall Stanley finished 5th in Division 5, League 4 in Season 20. Their 22-match record was 12 wins, 4 draws and 6 losses, producing 40 points.
Gary's mark
4/5
Good
Finished
5th
Points
40
Record
12-4-6
GD
+32
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
40
Win Rate
55%
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
David Leclerc
LCF
13 contributions
Top scorer
Yejun Gwon
LCF
11 goals
Top assists
David Leclerc
LCF
6 assists
Season profile
League-relative strengths
Percentile rank against clubs in the same league. Further out is stronger.
- Results
- 40
- P63
- Scoring
- 61
- P63
- Defence
- 29
- P71
- Clean sheets
- 8
- P79
- Goal difference
- +32
- P71
4/5
Season mark
Good
Campaign Record
12-4-6
Wins
12
55%
Draws
4
18%
Losses
6
27%
Attack · Defence
+32 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
Royall Stanley finished 5th in Division 5, League 4 in Season 20. Their 22-match record was 12 wins, 4 draws and 6 losses, producing 40 points.
They scored 61 goals and conceded 29, for a goal difference of +32.
Campaign Highlights
Key Achievements and Highlights
Filed by
Gary Nano
- Finished 5th with 40 points
- Recorded 12 wins from 22 matches
- Scored 61 goals
- Conceded 29 goals
- Ended with a +32 goal difference
Pressure Points
Areas for Improvement
Desk lens
Touchline
The record includes 6 losses and 29 goals conceded. Those are the clearest season totals available for measuring improvement.
The Long View
Final Assessment
Desk lens
The Ledger
Royall Stanley completed Season 20 in 5th place with 40 points and a +32 goal difference. The final table and match record provide the factual measure of their campaign.