Season Review · August 5, 2026
Royall Stanley: Solid performance - Reliable football with room for growth
Royall Stanley finished 7th in Division 5, League 4 in Season 21. Their 22-match record was 11 wins, 2 draws and 9 losses, producing 35 points.
Gary's mark
4/5
Good
Finished
7th
Points
35
Record
11-2-9
GD
+23
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
35
Win Rate
50%
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
Raul Catalan
LCF
17 contributions
Top scorer
Raul Catalan
LCF
13 goals
Top assists
Abdullah Moussa
RCM
7 assists
Season profile
League-relative strengths
Percentile rank against clubs in the same league. Further out is stronger.
- Results
- 35
- P46
- Scoring
- 69
- P79
- Defence
- 46
- P54
- Clean sheets
- 4
- P33
- Goal difference
- +23
- P63
4/5
Season mark
Good
Campaign Record
11-2-9
Wins
11
50%
Draws
2
9%
Losses
9
41%
Attack · Defence
+23 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 7th in Division 5, League 4 in Season 21. Their 22-match record was 11 wins, 2 draws and 9 losses, producing 35 points.
They scored 69 goals and conceded 46, for a goal difference of +23.
Campaign Highlights
Key Achievements and Highlights
Filed by
Gary Nano
- Finished 7th with 35 points
- Recorded 11 wins from 22 matches
- Scored 69 goals
- Conceded 46 goals
- Ended with a +23 goal difference
Pressure Points
Areas for Improvement
Desk lens
Touchline
The record includes 9 losses and 46 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 21 in 7th place with 35 points and a +23 goal difference. The final table and match record provide the factual measure of their campaign.