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Dave Finlay

Team: Bromborough Pool BDivision: Division CLast updated: 10/24/2026

Rating

641

Current Handicap

13
Honours
Season:

40

Matches Played

12

Wins

28

Losses

30%

Win Rate

5.1

Avg Win Margin

8.5

Avg Loss Margin

7-11

Home Record

5-17

Away Record

100%

Handicap Confidence

Very Reliable
40 / 33 matches for full confidence· Last recorded match: 8/8/2019

A large recent sample: 40 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 Player4/10
✦SEASON HIGHLIGHTS

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Handicap Trend

All Time · 40 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.

21 Jul18 May29 Jun19 Jul24 May4 Jul31 Jul8 Aug-13714

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

Started0
Lowest0
Current13
Win Percentage(35%)
30%
score-0.40→contribution-0.14
Avg Winning Margin(23%)
5.1
score-0.49→contribution-0.11
Avg Losing Margin(15%)
8.5
score-0.09→contribution-0.01
Recent Form (last 20)(10%)
25%
score-0.50→contribution-0.05
Opponent Strength(15%)
884
score-0.55→contribution-0.08
Weighted Score-0.405
Sample Size Confidence
100%(40/33 matches)
Rating838 → shrunk 838→ adjusted 641
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

12W28L40 matches·30% win rate
ClubSeasonsDivision(s)PWLWin %
Bromborough Pool B2016–2019Division C39122730.8%
Bromborough Pool2017Division B1010%
DateOpponentH/AScoreResultMarginCompetitionDivision
8/8/2019Brenda ChamberlainA21-19WIN+2LeagueDivision C
8/21/2018Dot RowlandsH17-21LOSS-4LeagueDivision C
8/14/2018Anthony CarlsonA15-21LOSS-6LeagueDivision C
8/9/2018Stephen WheeldonH21-12WIN+9LeagueDivision C
8/2/2018Andrew McaseyA8-21LOSS-13LeagueDivision C
7/31/2018Chris WentworthH12-21LOSS-9LeagueDivision C
7/30/2018vs Oxton Cons CA21-16WIN+5LeagueDivision C
7/24/2018Ian GillH11-21LOSS-10LeagueDivision C
7/18/2018vs Hoylake Central & MelroseA15-21LOSS-6LeagueDivision C
7/12/2018Peter CowanH17-21LOSS-4LeagueDivision C
7/4/2018Sarah ParnellA10-21LOSS-11LeagueDivision C
6/28/2018Heather AndrewsH17-21LOSS-4LeagueDivision C
6/21/2018Clifford ParnellA17-21LOSS-4LeagueDivision C
6/14/2018Ron GreenH21-20WIN+1LeagueDivision C
6/6/2018vs Bebington ParkA21-16WIN+5LeagueDivision C
5/24/2018Ian NorrisA11-21LOSS-10LeagueDivision C
5/15/2018John WyburnA15-21LOSS-6LeagueDivision C
8/22/2017Nicky BaileyA13-21LOSS-8LeagueDivision C
8/17/2017John MarklandH11-21LOSS-10LeagueDivision C
8/15/2017Gerda EvansA10-21LOSS-11LeagueDivision C
7/19/2017vs Oxton Cons CA8-21LOSS-13LeagueDivision C
7/13/2017Larry BakerA7-21LOSS-14LeagueDivision C
7/11/2017Eric BellH12-21LOSS-9LeagueDivision C
7/6/2017Jean TaggartH21-18WIN+3LeagueDivision C
7/4/2017John MarklandA20-21LOSS-1LeagueDivision C
6/29/2017Jamillah BallH12-21LOSS-9LeagueDivision C
6/22/2017Jimmy WelchA11-21LOSS-10LeagueDivision C
6/8/2017John KeeganA21-12WIN+9LeagueDivision C
6/1/2017Ted PolandH21-11WIN+10LeagueDivision C
5/25/2017Joyce HughesA14-21LOSS-7LeagueDivision C
5/18/2017Alan MathewsH21-20WIN+1LeagueDivision C
5/16/2017Dave SharpA3-21LOSS-18LeagueDivision B
5/16/2017John HenshallH16-21LOSS-5LeagueDivision C
5/11/2017Derek MycockA12-21LOSS-9LeagueDivision C
7/26/2016Brenda CoppleA7-21LOSS-14LeagueDivision C
7/21/2016Jake McelnayH17-21LOSS-4LeagueDivision C
7/19/2016Henry WilsonA21-17WIN+4LeagueDivision C
6/16/2016Alan DunbarH11-21LOSS-10LeagueDivision C
6/14/2016vs Thingwall BH21-18WIN+3LeagueDivision C
6/9/2016John BeswickH21-12WIN+9LeagueDivision C
Geoff Clare Trophy2 games · 0W
20181 round
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Quarters RoundAlan MathewsOxton Cons C11-21LOSSLOST
20171 round
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Round of 16 RoundJean McgrathOxton Cons C13-21LOSSLOST
Leverhulme Cup2 games · 0W
20172 rounds
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Round of 32 RoundEllen LevertonPensby B11-21LOSSWON
Round of 16 RoundMike BrannonPt Sunlight Vill & Wks2-21LOSSLOST

Current Streak

1wins

On a hot run

Longest Win Run

2

Career best winning streak

Longest Loss Run

8

Career worst losing streak

Last 540% win rate
WLLWL
Last 1030% win rate↑ improving
WLLWLLWLLL
OpponentWLTotalWin %Last Met
Oxton Cons C11250%7/30/2018
John Markland0220%8/17/2017
Brenda Chamberlain101100%8/8/2019
Dot Rowlands0110%8/21/2018
Anthony Carlson0110%8/14/2018
Stephen Wheeldon101100%8/9/2018
Andrew Mcasey0110%8/2/2018
Chris Wentworth0110%7/31/2018
Ian Gill0110%7/24/2018
Hoylake Central & Melrose0110%7/18/2018
Biggest Win
Ted Poland (+10)6/1/2017
Heaviest Defeat
Dave Sharp (-18)5/16/2017
Best Season
201825% · 16 matches
Worst Season
201724% · 17 matches
Form Arc (1st half → 2nd half)
35% → 25%declining
Avg Opponent Rating Faced
84029 known · 11 unknown
vs Strong Opponents (rating ≥ 1000)
1-420% win rate
vs Weak Opponents (rating < 1000)
6-1825% win rate

By Division

Division C12-27 (31%)
Division B0-1 (0%)
Division B0%
0W·1L·1 played
Division C30.8%
12W·27L·39 played

Debut

Jun 9, 2016

Latest

Aug 8, 2019

Seasons Active

4 (3.2 yr span)

Matches / Season

10.0 (40 total)

Seasons

2016201720182019