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Alan Simpson

Team: Pensby CDivision: Division CLast updated: 10/24/2026

Rating

651

Current Handicap

13
Honours
Season:

68

Matches Played

23

Wins

45

Losses

34%

Win Rate

8.3

Avg Win Margin

8.8

Avg Loss Margin

15-18

Home Record

8-27

Away Record

100%

Handicap Confidence

Very Reliable
68 / 33 matches for full confidence· Last recorded match: 8/11/2026

A large recent sample: 68 matches in the 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 window, comfortably past the 33-match benchmark for full confidence. The handicap is stable and only shifts as form changes.

Milestones

Career

No career milestones yet — keep bowling!

Next goal: 50 Wins23/50
✦SEASON HIGHLIGHTS

No season milestones recorded yet.

Handicap Trend

All Time · 68 matches

+13 Rising
Win on the night Loss on the nightLower handicap = stronger player

The line re-checks the handicap after every match — from results, winning and losing margins, the strength of who was played, and home or away. Each dot is the number that applied going into the next game.

6 Jul19 Jun7 Aug10 Jun16 Jul30 Apr9 Jun8 Jul11 Aug-14916

Gives 13 more chalks than at the start of this period.

Started0
Lowest0
Current13
Win Percentage(35%)
34%
score-0.32→contribution-0.11
Avg Winning Margin(23%)
8.3
score+0.06→contribution+0.01
Avg Losing Margin(15%)
8.8
score-0.14→contribution-0.02
Recent Form (last 20)(10%)
35%
score-0.30→contribution-0.03
Opponent Strength(15%)
887
score-0.45→contribution-0.07
Weighted Score-0.223
Sample Size Confidence
100%(68/33 matches)
Rating911 → shrunk 911→ adjusted 644
Recent 5-Season Rating (2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026)661
Recency Blend40% (68 recent matches)
Final Rating651
Handicap
13

Formula: Rating = 1000 + (weighted score × 400). Each factor is normalized to −1…+1, multiplied by its weight, then summed. Window: factors are computed from the Handicap Calculation Years only (2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026), excluding walkovers — the same window the official recalculation uses. Bayesian shrinkage: the raw rating is pulled toward 1000 by confidence (window matches ÷ 33, an adaptive threshold set by the last recalculation). Offsets: division and B/C/D team offsets are then applied, weighted by where each window match was played. Recency blend: the calculation years are re-weighted at up to 40% by match volume. Players with a long career but fewer than 5 window matches fall back to their full career record. Rating maps to handicap 0–15 (lower = stronger) via the league's spread multiplier.

League

23W45L68 matches·33.8% win rate
ClubSeasonsDivision(s)PWLWin %
Pensby C2023–2026Division C45162935.6%
Pensby D2025–2026Division C2371630.4%
DateOpponentH/AScoreResultMarginCompetitionDivision
8/11/2026Deb TrimbleA14-21LOSS-7LeagueDivision C
8/10/2026Val LimbH18-21LOSS-3LeagueDivision C
7/29/2026Bill DowH9-21LOSS-12LeagueDivision C
7/23/2026David CotterellA16-21LOSS-5LeagueDivision C
7/22/2026Doug TaylorH21-7WIN+14LeagueDivision C
7/16/2026Rod WhiteH21-12WIN+9LeagueDivision C
7/15/2026Mark HughesH5-21LOSS-16LeagueDivision C
7/14/2026Ronnie AbbotA2-21LOSS-19LeagueDivision C
7/8/2026Andy DawsonH9-21LOSS-12LeagueDivision C
7/7/2026David DunnA5-21LOSS-16LeagueDivision C
7/1/2026Alison BabaH18-21LOSS-3LeagueDivision C
6/30/2026Phill MayA17-21LOSS-4LeagueDivision C
6/25/2026Keith BarnettH21-15WIN+6LeagueDivision C
6/24/2026Neil WrightH12-21LOSS-9LeagueDivision C
6/23/2026Bill PlattA21-12WIN+9LeagueDivision C
6/17/2026Susan WardH21-15WIN+6LeagueDivision C
6/9/2026Graham GouldA21-5WIN+16LeagueDivision C
6/3/2026Pauline HainesA12-21LOSS-9LeagueDivision C
6/2/2026Mark HughesH17-21LOSS-4LeagueDivision C
5/27/2026Rita GunnigleA21-16WIN+5LeagueDivision C
5/21/2026Ian ProctorA21-7WIN+14LeagueDivision C
5/13/2026Paul ChapmanH21-18WIN+3LeagueDivision C
5/12/2026Andy PritchardA20-21LOSS-1LeagueDivision C
5/6/2026Kerys FreemanH21-12WIN+9LeagueDivision C
4/30/2026Deborah SilcockH21-19WIN+2LeagueDivision C
8/13/2025Andy HeronA15-21LOSS-6LeagueDivision C
8/7/2025Gary MaddockH6-21LOSS-15LeagueDivision C
7/31/2025Mark HughesH21-8WIN+13LeagueDivision C
7/30/2025Neil LangleyH21-6WIN+15LeagueDivision C
7/29/2025Ann PritchardA16-21LOSS-5LeagueDivision C
7/28/2025vs Bromborough Social ClubH21-14WIN+7LeagueDivision C
7/24/2025Colin TurnerA13-21LOSS-8LeagueDivision C
7/22/2025Mike HaydenA5-21LOSS-16LeagueDivision C
7/16/2025vs Albany BH21-1WIN+20LeagueDivision C
7/15/2025Tommy BrownA16-21LOSS-5LeagueDivision C
7/9/2025Neil LangleyH8-21LOSS-13LeagueDivision C
7/3/2025Bob ThomasA13-21LOSS-8LeagueDivision C
7/2/2025vs Pensby CH7-21LOSS-14LeagueDivision C
6/24/2025Colin LitsterA21-16WIN+5LeagueDivision C
6/17/2025Steve BowdenA10-21LOSS-11LeagueDivision C
6/11/2025vs Bromborough Pool BH21-18WIN+3LeagueDivision C
6/10/2025Andrew GreenA10-21LOSS-11LeagueDivision C
6/4/2025vs Bromborough Pool BH21-15WIN+6LeagueDivision C
5/22/2025vs Bromborough Pool BA3-21LOSS-18LeagueDivision C
5/21/2025vs Sea DogH17-21LOSS-4LeagueDivision C
5/15/2025Alan PritchardA20-21LOSS-1LeagueDivision C
5/7/2025vs Pensby CA21-20WIN+1LeagueDivision C
8/14/2024vs Bromborough Social ClubA8-21LOSS-13LeagueDivision C
8/8/2024Thomas PughA21-17WIN+4LeagueDivision C
8/7/2024vs Oxton Cons BH21-10WIN+11LeagueDivision C
7/31/2024vs Heswall Rbl BH10-21LOSS-11LeagueDivision C
7/24/2024vs Bromborough Pool BH10-21LOSS-11LeagueDivision C
7/18/2024Bill DowA3-21LOSS-18LeagueDivision C
7/9/2024Simon ThompsonA19-21LOSS-2LeagueDivision C
7/3/2024vs Albany BH20-21LOSS-1LeagueDivision C
7/2/2024Cathy KavanaghA11-21LOSS-10LeagueDivision C
6/26/2024vs Sea DogH21-18WIN+3LeagueDivision C
6/19/2024vs Tixall BH15-21LOSS-6LeagueDivision C
6/18/2024Barry BawdenA13-21LOSS-8LeagueDivision C
6/13/2024Colin MaddockA11-21LOSS-10LeagueDivision C
6/12/2024vs Bromborough Social ClubH16-21LOSS-5LeagueDivision C
8/10/2023Tony MalcolmA9-21LOSS-12LeagueDivision C
8/3/2023Stephen GarnerA21-10WIN+11LeagueDivision C
7/20/2023Jaxon McelnayA8-21LOSS-13LeagueDivision C
7/11/2023Mark ProctorH19-21LOSS-2LeagueDivision C
7/6/2023Darren MckennyA17-21LOSS-4LeagueDivision C
6/28/2023vs Albany BH17-21LOSS-4LeagueDivision C
5/25/2023Alan OotwynA8-21LOSS-13LeagueDivision C
Geoff Clare Trophy4 games · 2W
20262 rounds
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Quarters RoundDavid JonesPensby D21-9WINLOST
Semi Final RoundGraham AmerLever Club C10-21LOSSLOST
20252 rounds
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Quarters RoundJohn ClaytonAlbany B21-5WINWON
Semi Final RoundTony McsorleyBromborough Pool B13-21LOSSLOST
George ONeill Trophy3 games · 0W
20262 rounds
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Preliminary RoundGeorge Mcaleny / Ian MckillopThingwall B13-15LOSSLOST
Round of 16 RoundAdrian Mantle / Brett WilliamsonOxton Cons5-15LOSSLOST
20251 round
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Preliminary RoundNicola Eccles / Steven GardnerLever Club8-15LOSSLOST

Current Streak

4losses

In a slump

Longest Win Run

3

Career best winning streak

Longest Loss Run

6

Career worst losing streak

Last 520% win rate
LLLLW
Last 1020% win rate— steady
LLLLWWLLLL
OpponentWLTotalWin %Last Met
Bromborough Pool B22450%6/11/2025
Mark Hughes12333.3%7/15/2026
Bromborough Social Club12333.3%7/28/2025
Albany B12333.3%7/16/2025
Bill Dow0220%7/29/2026
Neil Langley11250%7/30/2025
Pensby C11250%7/2/2025
Sea Dog11250%5/21/2025
Deb Trimble0110%8/11/2026
Val Limb0110%8/10/2026
Biggest Win
Unknown (+20)7/16/2025
Heaviest Defeat
Ronnie Abbot (-19)7/14/2026
Best Season
202644% · 25 matches
Worst Season
202421% · 14 matches
Form Arc (1st half → 2nd half)
24% → 44%improving
Avg Opponent Rating Faced
84951 known · 17 unknown
vs Strong Opponents (rating ≥ 1000)
0-60% win rate
vs Weak Opponents (rating < 1000)
16-2936% win rate
Division C33.8%
23W·45L·68 played

Debut

May 25, 2023

Latest

Aug 11, 2026

Seasons Active

4 (3.2 yr span)

Matches / Season

17.0 (68 total)

Seasons

2023202420252026