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Geoff Houghton

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

Rating

593

Current Handicap

15
Honours
Season:

70

Matches Played

30

Wins

40

Losses

43%

Win Rate

9.7

Avg Win Margin

8.5

Avg Loss Margin

22-13

Home Record

8-27

Away Record

Milestones

Career

No career milestones yet — keep bowling!

Next goal: 50 Wins30/50

Season Highlights

No season milestones recorded yet.

Handicap Trend

All Time · 70 matches

+15 Rising
12 Apr12 Jul11 Apr6 Jun15 Aug18 Jun6 May1 Jul11 Aug-14916
Started0
Lowest0
Current15
Win Percentage(40%)
37%
score-0.26→contribution-0.10
Avg Winning Margin(25%)
8.2
score+0.04→contribution+0.01
Avg Losing Margin(15%)
9.4
score-0.23→contribution-0.04
Recent Form (last 20)(10%)
30%
score-0.40→contribution-0.04
Opponent Strength(10%)
702
score-0.63→contribution-0.06
Weighted Score-0.232
Sample Size Confidence
73%(35/41 matches)
Rating931 → shrunk 950→ adjusted 601
Recent 3-Season Rating (2024, 2025, 2026)581
Recency Blend40% (35 recent matches)
Final Rating593
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

30W40L70 matches·42.9% win rate
ClubSeasonsDivision(s)PWLWin %
Eccleston B2022–2025Division 369294042%
Eccleston2026Division 3110100%
DateOpponentH/AScoreResultMarginCompetitionDivision
8/11/2026David MustardH21-4WIN+17LeagueDivision 3
9/2/2025Roy LesterH21-3WIN+18LeagueDivision 3
8/19/2025Tom FrithH12-21LOSS-9LeagueDivision 3
8/12/2025Keith WalshH17-21LOSS-4LeagueDivision 3
8/5/2025Ged HopeA7-21LOSS-14LeagueDivision 3
7/29/2025Harry OrrettH14-21LOSS-7LeagueDivision 3
7/23/2025Carl EdwardsA16-21LOSS-5LeagueDivision 3
7/15/2025Graham OwenH21-19WIN+2LeagueDivision 3
7/8/2025Richard MartlandA12-21LOSS-9LeagueDivision 3
7/1/2025Les TeelingH13-21LOSS-8LeagueDivision 3
6/24/2025Les RobertsA8-21LOSS-13LeagueDivision 3
6/17/2025Dave RobertsH21-6WIN+15LeagueDivision 3
6/10/2025Terry JonesA21-19WIN+2LeagueDivision 3
6/3/2025Frank DennettA8-21LOSS-13LeagueDivision 3
5/27/2025Frank CardwellH16-21LOSS-5LeagueDivision 3
5/20/2025Noel SwiftA13-21LOSS-8LeagueDivision 3
5/13/2025Martin RowlandsH11-21LOSS-10LeagueDivision 3
5/6/2025Phil NewA21-16WIN+5LeagueDivision 3
4/29/2025Geoff ParrH10-21LOSS-11LeagueDivision 3
4/23/2025Tom EustaceA7-21LOSS-14LeagueDivision 3
4/15/2025Steve O'BrienH8-21LOSS-13LeagueDivision 3
4/9/2025Steve RoseA17-21LOSS-4LeagueDivision 3
7/23/2024Mike HenthornA15-21LOSS-6LeagueDivision 3
7/9/2024Fred HullA21-5WIN+16LeagueDivision 3
7/2/2024Geoff ParrH8-21LOSS-13LeagueDivision 3
6/25/2024Jimmy NolanA11-21LOSS-10LeagueDivision 3
6/18/2024Dave AthertonH21-19WIN+2LeagueDivision 3
6/11/2024Rick AshcroftA13-21LOSS-8LeagueDivision 3
6/4/2024Keith WalshA8-21LOSS-13LeagueDivision 3
5/28/2024Tom FrithH21-18WIN+3LeagueDivision 3
5/21/2024Ron SingletonA21-18WIN+3LeagueDivision 3
5/14/2024Mike HenthornH21-17WIN+4LeagueDivision 3
4/30/2024Bernard RimmerH21-8WIN+13LeagueDivision 3
4/23/2024Brian ForsythA11-21LOSS-10LeagueDivision 3
4/10/2024Paul CroweA21-14WIN+7LeagueDivision 3
8/15/2023Anthony SinerA12-21LOSS-9LeagueDivision 3
8/8/2023Ward HattonH21-15WIN+6LeagueDivision 3
8/1/2023Roy PealingA18-21LOSS-3LeagueDivision 3
7/25/2023Paul BoltonH13-21LOSS-8LeagueDivision 3
7/18/2023Mike SmithH16-21LOSS-5LeagueDivision 3
7/11/2023Keith WalshA15-21LOSS-6LeagueDivision 3
7/4/2023Eddie McLorieH21-18WIN+3LeagueDivision 3
6/27/2023Les RobertsA15-21LOSS-6LeagueDivision 3
6/14/2023George BishopA15-21LOSS-6LeagueDivision 3
6/6/2023John McKnightH21-7WIN+14LeagueDivision 3
5/30/2023Harry SmithA21-13WIN+8LeagueDivision 3
5/23/2023Ken NaylorH21-17WIN+4LeagueDivision 3
5/16/2023Ken FordA21-16WIN+5LeagueDivision 3
5/9/2023Mike SmithA17-21LOSS-4LeagueDivision 3
5/2/2023Geoff SkeltonH21-4WIN+17LeagueDivision 3
4/25/2023John NugentA11-21LOSS-10LeagueDivision 3
4/18/2023Alec EdwardsH21-6WIN+15LeagueDivision 3
4/11/2023Alan CrossA12-21LOSS-9LeagueDivision 3
9/6/2022Ken ByromA14-21LOSS-7LeagueDivision 3
8/30/2022Jack HardenH21-12WIN+9LeagueDivision 3
8/16/2022Andrew ValentineH21-6WIN+15LeagueDivision 3
8/9/2022Paul LiptrotA10-21LOSS-11LeagueDivision 3
8/2/2022Terry ReillyA21-9WIN+12LeagueDivision 3
7/26/2022Jonathan FenneyH9-21LOSS-12LeagueDivision 3
7/19/2022Les DennettA20-21LOSS-1LeagueDivision 3
7/12/2022Dennis MussellH21-9WIN+12LeagueDivision 3
7/5/2022Ged FinneyA17-21LOSS-4LeagueDivision 3
6/28/2022John McEvoyH12-21LOSS-9LeagueDivision 3
6/7/2022Alex WallaceA16-21LOSS-5LeagueDivision 3
5/31/2022David CothamH21-5WIN+16LeagueDivision 3
5/24/2022Paul BoltonH21-14WIN+7LeagueDivision 3
5/10/2022C LuddenH21-16WIN+5LeagueDivision 3
5/3/2022Brian OwenA4-21LOSS-17LeagueDivision 3
4/26/2022Colin WebsterH21-5WIN+16LeagueDivision 3
4/12/2022AbsentH21-0WIN+21LeagueDivision 3

Current Streak

2wins

On a hot run

Longest Win Run

4

Career best winning streak

Longest Loss Run

5

Career worst losing streak

Last 540% win rate
WWLLL
Last 1030% win rate↑ improving
WWLLLLLWLL
OpponentWLTotalWin %Last Met
Keith Walsh0330%8/12/2025
Tom Frith11250%8/19/2025
Les Roberts0220%6/24/2025
Geoff Parr0220%4/29/2025
Mike Henthorn11250%7/23/2024
Paul Bolton11250%7/25/2023
Mike Smith0220%7/18/2023
David Mustard101100%8/11/2026
Roy Lester101100%9/2/2025
Ged Hope0110%8/5/2025
Biggest Win
Absent (+21)4/12/2022
Heaviest Defeat
Brian Owen (-17)5/3/2022
Nemesis
Keith Walsh0-3 H2H
Best Season
202454% · 13 matches
Worst Season
202524% · 21 matches
Form Arc (1st half → 2nd half)
49% → 37%declining
Avg Opponent Rating Faced
71370 known · 0 unknown
vs Strong Opponents (rating ≥ 1000)
1-0100% win rate
vs Weak Opponents (rating < 1000)
29-4042% win rate
Division 342.9%
30W·40L·70 played

Debut

Apr 12, 2022

Latest

Aug 11, 2026

Seasons Active

5 (4.3 yr span)

Matches / Season

14.0 (70 total)

Seasons

20222023202420252026