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Alan Steedman

Team: Thingwall BDivision: Division CLast updated: 10/24/2026

Rating

695

Current Handicap

12
Honours
Season:

43

Matches Played

13

Wins

30

Losses

30%

Win Rate

7.3

Avg Win Margin

8.8

Avg Loss Margin

9-10

Home Record

4-20

Away Record

100%

Handicap Confidence

Very Reliable
43 / 33 matches for full confidence· Last recorded match: 8/4/2021

A large recent sample: 43 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

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Next goal: Decade Player5/10
✦SEASON HIGHLIGHTS

No season milestones recorded yet.

Handicap Trend

All Time · 43 matches

+12 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.

28 Jun13 Jul7 Jun21 Aug26 Jun1 Aug8 Jun4 Aug-13713

Gives 12 more chalks than at the start of this period.

Started0
Lowest0
Current12
Win Percentage(35%)
30%
score-0.40→contribution-0.14
Avg Winning Margin(23%)
7.3
score-0.12→contribution-0.03
Avg Losing Margin(15%)
8.8
score-0.13→contribution-0.02
Recent Form (last 20)(10%)
40%
score-0.20→contribution-0.02
Opponent Strength(15%)
909
score-0.50→contribution-0.08
Weighted Score-0.286
Sample Size Confidence
100%(43/33 matches)
Rating886 → shrunk 886→ adjusted 695
Handicap
12

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

13W30L43 matches·30.2% win rate
ClubSeasonsDivision(s)PWLWin %
Thingwall B2016–2021Division C41132831.7%
Thingwall2019–2021Division A2020%
DateOpponentH/AScoreResultMarginCompetitionDivision
8/4/2021vs Pensby CA16-21LOSS-5LeagueDivision C
7/13/2021Martin HickmanH21-8WIN+13LeagueDivision C
7/8/2021Cathy KavanaghH21-16WIN+5LeagueDivision C
6/24/2021Roy BiggsH21-11WIN+10LeagueDivision C
6/17/2021George LowdenA20-21LOSS-1LeagueDivision C
6/8/2021Roy CookeH7-21LOSS-14LeagueDivision C
6/3/2021Ralph BowieH16-21LOSS-5LeagueDivision A
6/1/2021Robert HolmesA4-21LOSS-17LeagueDivision C
5/27/2021Robert McguiganH19-21LOSS-2LeagueDivision C
5/18/2021Paul ChapmanA21-20WIN+1LeagueDivision C
8/1/2019Frederick ShawA21-14WIN+7LeagueDivision C
7/25/2019Carol WyburnA21-17WIN+4LeagueDivision C
7/23/2019Jean BarnesH21-18WIN+3LeagueDivision C
7/11/2019Roy BiggsA8-21LOSS-13LeagueDivision C
7/9/2019Liam MasseyA6-21LOSS-15LeagueDivision A
6/26/2019vs Hoylake Central & MelroseA6-21LOSS-15LeagueDivision C
6/25/2019vs Pt Sunlight Vill & Wks BH14-21LOSS-7LeagueDivision C
6/20/2019Ray WhartonH21-17WIN+4LeagueDivision C
6/13/2019Len MastermanA18-21LOSS-3LeagueDivision C
5/14/2019Frank Leech SrA8-21LOSS-13LeagueDivision C
5/9/2019Gordon BarnesA21-5WIN+16LeagueDivision C
8/21/2018Robert PinningH16-21LOSS-5LeagueDivision C
8/16/2018Dave EdwardsA20-21LOSS-1LeagueDivision C
8/9/2018Peter SteeleA13-21LOSS-8LeagueDivision C
7/5/2018Robert LigginsA6-21LOSS-15LeagueDivision C
7/3/2018vs Sea DogH17-21LOSS-4LeagueDivision C
6/7/2018Gordon CapperA14-21LOSS-7LeagueDivision C
5/16/2018vs Pensby CA15-21LOSS-6LeagueDivision C
8/10/2017Jean BarnesH21-18WIN+3LeagueDivision C
7/26/2017vs Oxton Cons CA12-21LOSS-9LeagueDivision C
7/25/2017Colin LiddiardA14-21LOSS-7LeagueDivision C
7/13/2017Peter CowanA5-21LOSS-16LeagueDivision C
7/11/2017Phil DuckersH17-21LOSS-4LeagueDivision C
7/6/2017John GellingH14-21LOSS-7LeagueDivision C
6/29/2017John SheppardH15-21LOSS-6LeagueDivision C
6/15/2017Ken JonesH21-15WIN+6LeagueDivision C
5/18/2017Phil NorburyA8-21LOSS-13LeagueDivision C
6/28/2016Scott NewshamH20-21LOSS-1LeagueDivision C
6/23/2016Alan DaviesH21-8WIN+13LeagueDivision C
6/16/2016Roy BlakelyH21-11WIN+10LeagueDivision C
6/15/2016vs Hoylake CentralA3-21LOSS-18LeagueDivision C
5/12/2016John CliffeA3-21LOSS-18LeagueDivision C
4/27/2016vs Oxton Cons CA12-21LOSS-9LeagueDivision C
Geoff Clare Trophy4 games · 2W
20211 round
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Semi Final RoundJean ClarkPensby B21-11WINLOST
20191 round
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Quarters RoundKevin TurnerPt Sunlight Vill & Wks B10-21LOSSLOST
20181 round
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Quarters RoundSheena TurnerPt Sunlight Vill & Wks B21-13WINLOST
20161 round
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Quarters RoundPeter TeagueBromborough Recs B20-21LOSSWON
George ONeill Trophy2 games · 0W
20192 rounds
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Round of 32 RoundNick Woodward / George GouldingPort Sunlight VW B1-15LOSSWON
Quarters RoundGeorge Saxton / Chris WentworthBebington Park11-15LOSSWON

Current Streak

1losses

In a slump

Longest Win Run

4

Career best winning streak

Longest Loss Run

7

Career worst losing streak

Last 560% win rate
LWWWL
Last 1040% win rate↑ improving
LWWWLLLLLW
OpponentWLTotalWin %Last Met
Pensby C0220%8/4/2021
Roy Biggs11250%6/24/2021
Jean Barnes202100%7/23/2019
Oxton Cons C0220%7/26/2017
Martin Hickman101100%7/13/2021
Cathy Kavanagh101100%7/8/2021
George Lowden0110%6/17/2021
Roy Cooke0110%6/8/2021
Ralph Bowie0110%6/3/2021
Robert Holmes0110%6/1/2021
Biggest Win
Gordon Barnes (+16)5/9/2019
Heaviest Defeat
Unknown (-18)6/15/2016
Best Season
201945% · 11 matches
Worst Season
202140% · 10 matches
Form Arc (1st half → 2nd half)
19% → 41%improving
Avg Opponent Rating Faced
86128 known · 15 unknown
vs Strong Opponents (rating ≥ 1000)
1-150% win rate
vs Weak Opponents (rating < 1000)
11-1542% win rate

By Division

Division C13-28 (32%)
Division A0-2 (0%)
Division A0%
0W·2L·2 played
Division C31.7%
13W·28L·41 played

Debut

Apr 27, 2016

Latest

Aug 4, 2021

Seasons Active

5 (5.3 yr span)

Matches / Season

8.6 (43 total)

Seasons

20162017201820192021