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Charlie McFarlane

Team: Eccleston BDivision: Division 3Last updated: 10/24/2026

Rating

646

Current Handicap

15
Honours
Season:

80

Matches Played

40

Wins

40

Losses

50%

Win Rate

9.0

Avg Win Margin

9.1

Avg Loss Margin

24-17

Home Record

16-23

Away Record

100%

Handicap Confidence

Very Reliable
42 / 41 matches for full confidence· Last recorded match: 9/1/2026

A large recent sample: 42 matches in the 2024, 2025, 2026 window, comfortably past the 41-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 Wins40/50
✦SEASON HIGHLIGHTS

No season milestones recorded yet.

Handicap Trend

All Time · 80 matches

+15 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 Apr5 Jul16 May25 Jul23 Apr2 Jul9 Apr17 Jun1 Sept-14916

Gives 15 more chalks than at the start of this period.

Started0
Lowest0
Current15
Win Percentage(40%)
52%
score+0.05→contribution+0.02
Avg Winning Margin(25%)
8.7
score+0.12→contribution+0.03
Avg Losing Margin(15%)
9.4
score-0.23→contribution-0.04
Recent Form (last 20)(10%)
50%
score+0.00→contribution+0.00
Opponent Strength(10%)
680
score-0.34→contribution-0.03
Weighted Score-0.019
Sample Size Confidence
100%(42/41 matches)
Rating994 → shrunk 994→ adjusted 645
Recent 3-Season Rating (2024, 2025, 2026)644
Recency Blend40% (42 recent matches)
Final Rating645
Handicap
15

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

40W40L80 matches·50% win rate
ClubSeasonsDivision(s)PWLWin %
Eccleston B2022–2025Division 378403851.3%
Eccleston2026Division 31010%
Eccleston A2023Division 11010%
DateOpponentH/AScoreResultMarginCompetitionDivision
9/1/2026Noel SwiftA0-21LOSS-21LeagueDivision 3
9/2/2025Chris ShepherdH21-12WIN+9LeagueDivision 3
8/26/2025Dave PotterA21-10WIN+11LeagueDivision 3
8/12/2025Martin FostersH21-14WIN+7LeagueDivision 3
8/5/2025Craig PunshonA6-21LOSS-15LeagueDivision 3
7/29/2025Brian MatthewsH8-21LOSS-13LeagueDivision 3
7/15/2025Phil NewH21-17WIN+4LeagueDivision 3
7/8/2025Brian ForsythA16-21LOSS-5LeagueDivision 3
7/1/2025L JonesH14-21LOSS-7LeagueDivision 3
6/24/2025Paul LiptrotA16-21LOSS-5LeagueDivision 3
6/17/2025Gary ElliotH20-21LOSS-1LeagueDivision 3
6/10/2025Derek MercerA21-6WIN+15LeagueDivision 3
6/3/2025Geoff SkeltonA21-5WIN+16LeagueDivision 3
5/27/2025Ken WoodsH21-20WIN+1LeagueDivision 3
5/20/2025Trevor FrenchA6-21LOSS-15LeagueDivision 3
5/13/2025Norman BeesleyH21-17WIN+4LeagueDivision 3
5/6/2025Martin JonesA21-14WIN+7LeagueDivision 3
4/29/2025Colin JonesH5-21LOSS-16LeagueDivision 3
4/23/2025L JonesA21-8WIN+13LeagueDivision 3
4/15/2025Mike MulcrowH18-21LOSS-3LeagueDivision 3
4/9/2025David SandlandA3-21LOSS-18LeagueDivision 3
9/4/2024Roy LesterH21-16WIN+5LeagueDivision 3
8/28/2024Kevin HighcockA20-21LOSS-1LeagueDivision 3
8/23/2024David GentH21-8WIN+13LeagueDivision 3
8/20/2024Alec EdwardsH21-10WIN+11LeagueDivision 3
8/6/2024Ian HillA21-9WIN+12LeagueDivision 3
7/23/2024Graham FenneyA7-21LOSS-14LeagueDivision 3
7/16/2024Martin JonesH19-21LOSS-2LeagueDivision 3
7/9/2024Jim StottA9-21LOSS-12LeagueDivision 3
7/2/2024Richard MartlandH12-21LOSS-9LeagueDivision 3
6/25/2024Alex WallaceA11-21LOSS-10LeagueDivision 3
6/18/2024K WebsterH21-20WIN+1LeagueDivision 3
6/11/2024Alec EdwardsA21-8WIN+13LeagueDivision 3
6/4/2024Daniel WatkinsA19-21LOSS-2LeagueDivision 3
5/28/2024Derek MercerH21-7WIN+14LeagueDivision 3
5/21/2024Steven BoardmanA21-20WIN+1LeagueDivision 3
5/14/2024Ray CharnockH21-11WIN+10LeagueDivision 3
5/7/2024Brian OwenA11-21LOSS-10LeagueDivision 3
4/30/2024Dave RahmanH12-21LOSS-9LeagueDivision 3
4/23/2024G FrodshamA21-12WIN+9LeagueDivision 3
4/16/2024Alan TaggartH21-11WIN+10LeagueDivision 3
4/10/2024Phil RayA21-15WIN+6LeagueDivision 3
9/12/2023Matt GartsideH10-21LOSS-11LeagueDivision 1
9/5/2023Craig PunshonH11-21LOSS-10LeagueDivision 3
8/29/2023Jim GoodeA21-18WIN+3LeagueDivision 3
8/22/2023Dave AthertonH21-17WIN+4LeagueDivision 3
8/15/2023Jim McMahonA21-9WIN+12LeagueDivision 3
8/8/2023Mike TooleH12-21LOSS-9LeagueDivision 3
8/1/2023Ken NaylorA14-21LOSS-7LeagueDivision 3
7/25/2023W PenningtonH21-5WIN+16LeagueDivision 3
7/18/2023Chris ShepherdH21-8WIN+13LeagueDivision 3
7/11/2023David GentA6-21LOSS-15LeagueDivision 3
7/4/2023Neil CunninghamH16-21LOSS-5LeagueDivision 3
6/27/2023David CothamA21-13WIN+8LeagueDivision 3
6/20/2023David LawtonH21-11WIN+10LeagueDivision 3
6/14/2023Kevin HighcockA21-16WIN+5LeagueDivision 3
6/6/2023Dennis MussellH21-7WIN+14LeagueDivision 3
5/30/2023Dave RahmanA17-21LOSS-4LeagueDivision 3
5/23/2023Andrew CharnockH21-19WIN+2LeagueDivision 3
5/16/2023Ian HillA10-21LOSS-11LeagueDivision 3
4/18/2023Anthony BurrowsH7-21LOSS-14LeagueDivision 3
4/11/2023Graham FenneyA12-21LOSS-9LeagueDivision 3
9/6/2022Andrew CharnockA21-12WIN+9LeagueDivision 3
8/30/2022K HurstH21-3WIN+18LeagueDivision 3
8/16/2022Les ClareH21-15WIN+6LeagueDivision 3
8/2/2022Eddie MiddlehurstA21-10WIN+11LeagueDivision 3
7/26/2022Ray IllingH21-16WIN+5LeagueDivision 3
7/19/2022Frank DennettA12-21LOSS-9LeagueDivision 3
7/12/2022Ken DuffyH21-11WIN+10LeagueDivision 3
7/5/2022James HopkinsA19-21LOSS-2LeagueDivision 3
6/28/2022Anthony OllertonH18-21LOSS-3LeagueDivision 3
6/7/2022Les ClareA11-21LOSS-10LeagueDivision 3
5/31/2022George MontgomeryH21-11WIN+10LeagueDivision 3
5/24/2022Eddie MiddlehurstH12-21LOSS-9LeagueDivision 3
5/17/2022Graham FenneyA8-21LOSS-13LeagueDivision 3
5/10/2022Phil WatkinsH15-21LOSS-6LeagueDivision 3
5/3/2022John MayerA4-21LOSS-17LeagueDivision 3
4/26/2022Chris NicholH17-21LOSS-4LeagueDivision 3
4/19/2022John MarshA15-21LOSS-6LeagueDivision 3
4/12/2022Ken ByromH21-10WIN+11LeagueDivision 3

Current Streak

1losses

In a slump

Longest Win Run

5

Career best winning streak

Longest Loss Run

6

Career worst losing streak

Last 560% win rate
LWWWL
Last 1040% win rate↑ improving
LWWWLLWLLL
OpponentWLTotalWin %Last Met
Graham Fenney0330%7/23/2024
Chris Shepherd202100%9/2/2025
Craig Punshon0220%8/5/2025
L Jones11250%7/1/2025
Derek Mercer202100%6/10/2025
Martin Jones11250%5/6/2025
Kevin Highcock11250%8/28/2024
David Gent11250%8/23/2024
Alec Edwards202100%8/20/2024
Ian Hill11250%8/6/2024
Biggest Win
K Hurst (+18)8/30/2022
Heaviest Defeat
Noel Swift (-21)9/1/2026
Nemesis
Graham Fenney0-3 H2H
Best Season
202457% · 21 matches
Worst Season
202244% · 18 matches
Form Arc (1st half → 2nd half)
50% → 50%improving
Avg Opponent Rating Faced
70780 known · 0 unknown
vs Strong Opponents (rating ≥ 1000)
1-150% win rate
vs Weak Opponents (rating < 1000)
39-3950% win rate

By Division

Division 340-39 (51%)
Division 10-1 (0%)
Division 10%
0W·1L·1 played
Division 350.6%
40W·39L·79 played

Debut

Apr 12, 2022

Latest

Sep 1, 2026

Seasons Active

5 (4.4 yr span)

Matches / Season

16.0 (80 total)

Seasons

20222023202420252026