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Bernard Rimmer

Team: Black HorseDivision: Division 2Last updated: 10/28/2026

Rating

900

Current Handicap

12
Honours
Season:

39

Matches Played

9

Wins

30

Losses

23%

Win Rate

6.7

Avg Win Margin

11.8

Avg Loss Margin

5-12

Home Record

4-18

Away Record

10%

Handicap Confidence

Low Confidence
13 / 41 matches for full confidence· Last recorded match: 8/19/2025

Only 13 of the 41 matches needed for full confidence in the 2024, 2025, 2026 window. The rating is pulled toward the league average, so the handicap may shift noticeably as more results arrive.

Milestones

Career

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Next goal: Decade Player4/10
✦SEASON HIGHLIGHTS

No season milestones recorded yet.

Handicap Trend

All Time · 39 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.

7 Jun30 Aug23 May4 Jul15 Aug30 Apr18 Jun19 Aug-14916

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

Started0
Lowest0
Current12
Win Percentage(40%)
23%
score-0.54→contribution-0.22
Avg Winning Margin(25%)
7.0
score-0.17→contribution-0.04
Avg Losing Margin(15%)
13.1
score-0.85→contribution-0.13
Recent Form (last 20)(10%)
23%
score-0.54→contribution-0.05
Opponent Strength(10%)
885
score-0.67→contribution-0.07
Weighted Score-0.505
Sample Size Confidence
10%(13/41 matches)
Rating849 → shrunk 985→ adjusted 897
Recent 3-Season Rating (2024, 2025, 2026)922
Recency Blend17% (13 recent matches)
Final Rating901
Handicap
12

Formula: Rating = 1000 + (weighted score × 300). Each factor is normalized to −1…+1, multiplied by its weight, then summed. Window: factors are computed from the Handicap Calculation Years only (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 ÷ 41, 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

9W30L39 matches·23.1% win rate
ClubSeasonsDivision(s)PWLWin %
Black Horse2022–2025Division 2, Division 33993023.1%
DateOpponentH/AScoreResultMarginCompetitionDivision
8/19/2025Mal GradyA5-21LOSS-16LeagueDivision 2
7/22/2025Frank TwissH3-21LOSS-18LeagueDivision 2
5/13/2025Frank TwissA2-21LOSS-19LeagueDivision 2
9/3/2024Martin JonesA21-16WIN+5LeagueDivision 3
7/30/2024Brian EgertonH21-15WIN+6LeagueDivision 3
6/25/2024Malcolm WattersonH18-21LOSS-3LeagueDivision 3
6/18/2024Ron SingletonA7-21LOSS-14LeagueDivision 3
6/11/2024David GentA6-21LOSS-15LeagueDivision 3
6/4/2024R GerrardH13-21LOSS-8LeagueDivision 3
5/28/2024Jim FaircloughA4-21LOSS-17LeagueDivision 3
5/15/2024George BishopA21-11WIN+10LeagueDivision 3
4/30/2024Geoff HoughtonA8-21LOSS-13LeagueDivision 3
4/16/2024Malcolm WattersonA13-21LOSS-8LeagueDivision 3
9/5/2023Graham OwenH5-21LOSS-16LeagueDivision 3
8/29/2023Chris ShepherdA15-21LOSS-6LeagueDivision 3
8/22/2023Andrew CharnockA15-21LOSS-6LeagueDivision 3
8/15/2023Paul BoltonH17-21LOSS-4LeagueDivision 3
8/1/2023Les DennettH21-7WIN+14LeagueDivision 3
7/25/2023John HornA14-21LOSS-7LeagueDivision 3
7/18/2023David CunliffeH8-21LOSS-13LeagueDivision 3
7/11/2023Paul LiptrotA8-21LOSS-13LeagueDivision 3
7/4/2023Jack HardenH21-8WIN+13LeagueDivision 3
6/27/2023Steve BrackleyA1-21LOSS-20LeagueDivision 3
6/20/2023Alan HalsallH21-18WIN+3LeagueDivision 3
6/6/2023Ronnie GurnellA21-19WIN+2LeagueDivision 3
5/30/2023Eric ThorleyH21-19WIN+2LeagueDivision 3
5/23/2023John BurrowsA7-21LOSS-14LeagueDivision 3
4/26/2023D FitzgeraldA7-21LOSS-14LeagueDivision 3
4/18/2023Craig PunshonH16-21LOSS-5LeagueDivision 3
4/11/2023John McKnightA19-21LOSS-2LeagueDivision 3
9/6/2022John ToppingH11-21LOSS-10LeagueDivision 2
8/30/2022Carl RodenA12-21LOSS-9LeagueDivision 2
7/19/2022A GradyA9-21LOSS-12LeagueDivision 2
6/28/2022Neil CunninghamH2-21LOSS-19LeagueDivision 2
6/21/2022M K CunliffeH14-21LOSS-7LeagueDivision 2
6/14/2022Brian ForsythA5-21LOSS-16LeagueDivision 2
6/7/2022David FryerH8-21LOSS-13LeagueDivision 2
5/10/2022Derek RogersH4-21LOSS-17LeagueDivision 2
5/3/2022Ron SingletonA21-16WIN+5LeagueDivision 2

Current Streak

3losses

In a slump

Longest Win Run

3

Career best winning streak

Longest Loss Run

12

Career worst losing streak

Last 540% win rate
LLLWW
Last 1020% win rate↑ improving
LLLWWLLLLL
OpponentWLTotalWin %Last Met
Frank Twiss0220%7/22/2025
Malcolm Watterson0220%6/25/2024
Ron Singleton11250%6/18/2024
Mal Grady0110%8/19/2025
Martin Jones101100%9/3/2024
Brian Egerton101100%7/30/2024
David Gent0110%6/11/2024
R Gerrard0110%6/4/2024
Jim Fairclough0110%5/28/2024
George Bishop101100%5/15/2024
Biggest Win
Les Dennett (+14)8/1/2023
Heaviest Defeat
Steve Brackley (-20)6/27/2023
Best Season
202430% · 10 matches
Worst Season
202329% · 17 matches
Form Arc (1st half → 2nd half)
26% → 20%declining
Avg Opponent Rating Faced
90239 known · 0 unknown
vs Strong Opponents (rating ≥ 1000)
0-60% win rate
vs Weak Opponents (rating < 1000)
9-2427% win rate

By Division

Division 38-19 (30%)
Division 21-11 (8%)
Division 28.3%
1W·11L·12 played
Division 329.6%
8W·19L·27 played

Debut

May 3, 2022

Latest

Aug 19, 2025

Seasons Active

4 (3.3 yr span)

Matches / Season

9.8 (39 total)

Seasons

2022202320242025