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Brian Gouldson

Team: Heswall RblDivision: Division ALast updated: 10/24/2026

Rating

806

Current Handicap

10
Honours
Season:

36

Matches Played

9

Wins

27

Losses

25%

Win Rate

7.7

Avg Win Margin

8.5

Avg Loss Margin

4-12

Home Record

5-15

Away Record

100%

Handicap Confidence

Very Reliable
36 / 33 matches for full confidence· Last recorded match: 8/20/2024

A large recent sample: 36 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 Player7/10
✦SEASON HIGHLIGHTS

No season milestones recorded yet.

Handicap Trend

All Time · 36 matches

+10 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.

19 May6 Jul28 Jul3 Aug2 Aug14 Aug29 Jun20 Aug-125811

Gives 10 more chalks than at the start of this period.

Started0
Lowest0
Current10
Win Percentage(35%)
25%
score-0.50→contribution-0.17
Avg Winning Margin(23%)
7.7
score-0.06→contribution-0.01
Avg Losing Margin(15%)
8.5
score-0.09→contribution-0.01
Recent Form (last 20)(10%)
20%
score-0.60→contribution-0.06
Opponent Strength(15%)
983
score-0.53→contribution-0.08
Weighted Score-0.347
Sample Size Confidence
100%(36/33 matches)
Rating861 → shrunk 861→ adjusted 806
Handicap
10

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

9W27L36 matches·25% win rate
ClubSeasonsDivision(s)PWLWin %
Heswall Rbl2016–2021Division A2542116%
Heswall Rbl B2016–2024Division C, Division B115645.5%
DateOpponentH/AScoreResultMarginCompetitionDivision
8/20/2024Fred DohertyA21-9WIN+12LeagueDivision C
5/25/2023Andy SmithH12-21LOSS-9LeagueDivision B
7/27/2021Mark SmithA5-21LOSS-16LeagueDivision A
7/20/2021Gill SheenA9-21LOSS-12LeagueDivision A
7/8/2021David OwenH4-21LOSS-17LeagueDivision A
6/29/2021Graham WrightA11-21LOSS-10LeagueDivision B
6/15/2021Mark O'brienA20-21LOSS-1LeagueDivision A
6/10/2021Ray HartleyH20-21LOSS-1LeagueDivision A
6/8/2021Syd TaylorH5-21LOSS-16LeagueDivision B
5/18/2021Finlay HormbreyH10-21LOSS-11LeagueDivision A
8/14/2019vs Pensby CA14-21LOSS-7LeagueDivision C
7/24/2019vs Bebington ParkA21-7WIN+14LeagueDivision C
5/29/2019vs Hoylake Central & MelroseA21-17WIN+4LeagueDivision C
5/23/2019John MarklandA21-8WIN+13LeagueDivision C
5/14/2019Roger HampsonA6-21LOSS-15LeagueDivision C
8/2/2018Dave Motley JnrH8-21LOSS-13LeagueDivision A
7/31/2018Wayne RobertsA15-21LOSS-6LeagueDivision A
7/5/2018Fred BeacallA19-21LOSS-2LeagueDivision A
8/22/2017Roy JonesA10-21LOSS-11LeagueDivision A
8/17/2017Lee PowellH6-21LOSS-15LeagueDivision A
8/3/2017Les L WilliamsA13-21LOSS-8LeagueDivision A
7/6/2017Paul DiamondH21-20WIN+1LeagueDivision A
8/9/2016Steve GreenfieldA13-21LOSS-8LeagueDivision A
8/8/2016vs Bromborough Recs BA13-21LOSS-8LeagueDivision C
8/2/2016Alan PophamH21-7WIN+14LeagueDivision A
7/28/2016Les HignettA11-21LOSS-10LeagueDivision A
7/21/2016Chris MorrisonH15-21LOSS-6LeagueDivision A
7/19/2016Brian GoreA20-21LOSS-1LeagueDivision A
7/7/2016Paul GriffithsH6-21LOSS-15LeagueDivision A
7/6/2016Neil HumphreysH21-15WIN+6LeagueDivision A
6/16/2016Steve GreenfieldH20-21LOSS-1LeagueDivision A
6/2/2016Steve SnowH17-21LOSS-4LeagueDivision A
5/31/2016Margaret LewisA17-21LOSS-4LeagueDivision A
5/26/2016Vinnie RoxburghH21-17WIN+4LeagueDivision A
5/19/2016Ray BillyardH18-21LOSS-3LeagueDivision A
5/12/2016Chris KissackA21-20WIN+1LeagueDivision C
Leverhulme Cup2 games · 2W
20181 round
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Quarters RoundPhil EdgeLever Club B21-19WINLOST
20161 round
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Round of 32 RoundTerry LanganBromborough Recs B21-9WINWON
George ONeill Trophy1 games · 1W
20221 round
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Preliminary RoundDave Williams / Lee NaylorTixall B15-12WINWON
Geoff Clare Trophy1 games · 0W
20161 round
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Round of 16 RoundDereck SnedkerPt Sunlight Vill & Wks B14-21LOSSWON

Current Streak

1wins

On a hot run

Longest Win Run

3

Career best winning streak

Longest Loss Run

10

Career worst losing streak

Last 520% win rate
WLLLL
Last 1010% win rate— steady
WLLLLLLLLL
OpponentWLTotalWin %Last Met
Steve Greenfield0220%8/9/2016
Fred Doherty101100%8/20/2024
Andy Smith0110%5/25/2023
Mark Smith0110%7/27/2021
Gill Sheen0110%7/20/2021
David Owen0110%7/8/2021
Graham Wright0110%6/29/2021
Mark O'brien0110%6/15/2021
Ray Hartley0110%6/10/2021
Syd Taylor0110%6/8/2021
Biggest Win
Unknown (+14)7/24/2019
Heaviest Defeat
David Owen (-17)7/8/2021
Best Season
201629% · 14 matches
Worst Season
201629% · 14 matches
Form Arc (1st half → 2nd half)
28% → 22%declining
Avg Opponent Rating Faced
97727 known · 9 unknown
vs Strong Opponents (rating ≥ 1000)
2-1017% win rate
vs Weak Opponents (rating < 1000)
4-1127% win rate

By Division

Division A4-21 (16%)
Division C5-3 (63%)
Division B0-3 (0%)
Division A16%
4W·21L·25 played
Division B0%
0W·3L·3 played
Division C62.5%
5W·3L·8 played

Debut

May 12, 2016

Latest

Aug 20, 2024

Seasons Active

7 (8.3 yr span)

Matches / Season

5.1 (36 total)

Seasons

2016201720182019202120232024