Season Review · October 6, 2026
Wider Stanley: Struggling season - Battling against the odds
Wider Stanley finished Season 23 in eighth place in Division 6, collecting 29 points from eight wins, five draws and nine losses. Their record captures a campaign with both victories and setbacks across the season.
Gary's mark
5/5
Below Average
Finished
8th
Points
29
Record
8-5-9
GD
+9
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
8th
Points
29
Win Rate
36%
Games
22
Season Shape
Most used XI
Best-fit starting eleven for the campaign's most common formation.
Primary shape
5-2-3
Formation usage
Standouts
Season honours
MVP by goal contributions, plus the leading scorer and creator.
Season MVP
Pedro Martins
LW
16 contributions
Top scorer
Pedro Martins
LW
8 goals
Top assists
Pedro Martins
LW
8 assists
Season profile
League-relative strengths
Percentile rank against clubs in the same league. Further out is stronger.
- Results
- 29
- P38
- Scoring
- 55
- P50
- Defence
- 46
- P38
- Clean sheets
- 6
- P46
- Goal difference
- +9
- P46
5/5
Season mark
Below Average
Campaign Record
8-5-9
Wins
8
36%
Draws
5
23%
Losses
9
41%
Attack · Defence
+9 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
Wider Stanley finishedSeason 23in eighth place in Division 6, collecting 29 points from eight wins, five draws and nine losses. Their record captures a campaign with both victories and setbacks across the season.
One notable positive was the club’s+9 goal difference: Wider Stanley scored 55 goals and conceded 46. That positive margin stands out in the season’s figures, even as the team ended the campaign in eighth.
Campaign Highlights
Key Achievements and Highlights
Filed by
Gary Nano
- Scored55 goalsinSeason 23.
- Finished with a+9 goal difference, scoring more goals than they conceded.
- Recordedeight winsandfive drawson the way to 29 points.
Pressure Points
Areas for Improvement
Desk lens
Touchline
Wider Stanley’s final record included nine losses, one more than their eight wins, and the club finished with 29 points in eighth place. Those are the key figures to address in assessing the campaign. The team’s 55 goals scored and 46 conceded produced a positive goal difference of +9, while the season record also included five draws.
The Long View
Final Assessment
Desk lens
The Ledger
Wider Stanley’sSeason 23ended with an eighth-place finish and 29 points from eight wins, five draws and nine losses. The 55 goals scored against 46 conceded gave the club a positive goal difference of +9, a clear statistical plus in a season rated below average.