Season Review · October 6, 2026
Walton Stanley: Mixed fortunes - Ups and downs in an unpredictable season
Walton Stanley’s Season 23 in Division 7, League 38, ended with a fifth-place finish and 31 points. Their record of 10 wins, one draw and 11 losses captures a campaign with plenty of variation.
Gary's mark
5/5
Average
Finished
5th
Points
31
Record
10-1-11
GD
-14
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
31
Win Rate
45%
Games
22
Season Shape
Most used XI
Best-fit starting eleven for the campaign's most common formation.
Primary shape
5-2-3-A
Formation usage
Standouts
Season honours
MVP by goal contributions, plus the leading scorer and creator.
Season MVP
Bert Verhoef
CF
11 contributions
Top scorer
Bert Verhoef
CF
9 goals
Top assists
Tiago Sá
LF
4 assists
Season profile
League-relative strengths
Percentile rank against clubs in the same league. Further out is stronger.
- Results
- 31
- P63
- Scoring
- 49
- P63
- Defence
- 63
- P21
- Clean sheets
- 4
- P46
- Goal difference
- -14
- P33
5/5
Season mark
Average
Campaign Record
10-1-11
Wins
10
45%
Draws
1
5%
Losses
11
50%
Attack · Defence
-14 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
Walton Stanley’sSeason 23in Division 7, League 38, ended with a fifth-place finish and 31 points. Their record of 10 wins, one draw and 11 losses captures a campaign with plenty of variation.
They scored 49 goals, while conceding 63, for a goal difference of -14. As the supplied fun fact puts it:“A season of football with its own unique story.”
Campaign Highlights
Key Achievements and Highlights
Filed by
Gary Nano
- Finished5thin Division 7, League 38.
- Recorded10 winsand earned31 points.
- Scored49 goalsacross the season.
Pressure Points
Areas for Improvement
Desk lens
Touchline
Walton Stanley finished with 11 losses, one more than their 10 wins, and just one draw. The 63 goals conceded exceeded the 49 scored, leaving a -14 goal difference. Those figures frame the main challenges reflected in the season’s record and fifth-place finish.
The Long View
Final Assessment
Desk lens
The Ledger
Walton Stanley’sSeason 23brought 10 wins, 49 goals and a fifth-place finish, alongside 11 losses and a -14 goal difference. The campaign’s 31 points reflect both the contributions of their victories and the impact of the defeats; the final record tells a season of mixed fortunes.