Season Review · October 6, 2026
South Stanley: Top-three finish - A strong Division 8 campaign
South Stanley finished second in Division 8 in Season 23, recording 34 points from 22 matches. Their record of nine wins, seven draws and six losses reflects a campaign with plenty of points earned, alongside some matches that ended level or in defeat.
Gary's mark
3/5
Average
Finished
2nd
Points
34
Record
9-7-6
GD
+5
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
2nd
Points
34
Win Rate
41%
Games
22
Season Shape
Most used XI
Best-fit starting eleven for the campaign's most common formation.
Primary shape
4-3-3-D
Formation usage
Standouts
Season honours
MVP by goal contributions, plus the leading scorer and creator.
Season MVP
Jorge Alvez
CF
15 contributions
Top scorer
Jorge Alvez
CF
11 goals
Top assists
Pedro Chagas
RW
10 assists
Season profile
League-relative strengths
Percentile rank against clubs in the same league. Further out is stronger.
- Results
- 34
- P88
- Scoring
- 36
- P58
- Defence
- 31
- P79
- Clean sheets
- 7
- P88
- Goal difference
- +5
- P88
3/5
Season mark
Average
Campaign Record
9-7-6
Wins
9
41%
Draws
7
32%
Losses
6
27%
Attack · Defence
+5 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
South Stanley finishedsecond in Division 8 in Season 23, recording 34 points from 22 matches. Their record of nine wins, seven draws and six losses reflects a campaign with plenty of points earned, alongside some matches that ended level or in defeat.
The club scored 36 goals and conceded 31, finishing with a positive goal difference of+5—the season’s fun fact, and a concise summary of the balance between their goals scored and goals conceded.
Campaign Highlights
Key Achievements and Highlights
Filed by
Gary Nano
- Second placein Division 8.
- 34 pointsfrom a record of nine wins, seven draws and six losses.
- Scored36 goalsacross the season.
- Finished with a+5 goal difference.
Pressure Points
Areas for Improvement
Desk lens
Touchline
South Stanley recorded six losses and seven draws alongside their nine wins. Their 36 goals scored and 31 conceded produced a +5 goal difference, while the final points total was 34. Those figures mark the areas of the season’s record that sit alongside the club’s second-place finish.
The Long View
Final Assessment
Desk lens
The Ledger
South Stanley’s Season 23 ended with a second-place finish and 34 points. The campaign’s record included nine wins, seven draws and six losses, with 36 goals for and 31 against yielding a positive goal difference of five. The results provide a clear measure of the season: a top-three finish, with the draws and defeats also part of the overall record.