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Crown Green Handicap

Ian Smith

Team: Pensby CDivision: League 3Last updated: 10/28/2026

Rating

562

Current Handicap

15
Honours
Season:

33

Matches Played

13

Wins

20

Losses

39%

Win Rate

8.8

Avg Win Margin

9.0

Avg Loss Margin

8-7

Home Record

5-13

Away Record

48%

Handicap Confidence

Low Confidence
27 / 39 matches for full confidence· Last recorded match: 7/27/2026

Only 27 of the 39 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 · 33 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.

28 Apr4 Aug31 May19 Jul25 Apr11 Aug19 Jun27 Jul-14916

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

Started0
Lowest0
Current15
Win Percentage(40%)
37%
score-0.26→contribution-0.10
Avg Winning Margin(25%)
8.6
score+0.10→contribution+0.02
Avg Losing Margin(15%)
8.5
score-0.09→contribution-0.01
Recent Form (last 20)(10%)
30%
score-0.40→contribution-0.04
Opponent Strength(10%)
766
score-0.56→contribution-0.06
Weighted Score-0.188
Sample Size Confidence
48%(27/39 matches)
Rating906 → shrunk 955→ adjusted 611
Recent 3-Season Rating (2024, 2025, 2026)474
Recency Blend36% (27 recent matches)
Final Rating562
Handicap
15

Formula: Rating = 1000 + (weighted score × 500). 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 ÷ 39, 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

13W20L33 matches·39.4% win rate
ClubSeasonsDivision(s)PWLWin %
Pensby B2023–2025League 323111247.8%
Pensby C2026League 382625%
Pensby2023League 22020%
DateOpponentH/AScoreResultMarginCompetitionDivision
7/27/2026Debbie GreenA17-21LOSS-4LeagueLeague 3
7/6/2026Gail LewisH21-13WIN+8LeagueLeague 3
7/3/2026John MillingtonH16-21LOSS-5LeagueLeague 3
7/2/2026Carole LongA20-21LOSS-1LeagueLeague 3
6/22/2026Unlisted PlayerH21-0WIN+21LeagueLeague 3
6/19/2026Rene KearneyA15-21LOSS-6LeagueLeague 3
5/18/2026Ronald ParryH11-21LOSS-10LeagueLeague 3
5/1/2026Joe TaylorH17-21LOSS-4LeagueLeague 3
8/15/2025Stephen WheeldonH21-20WIN+1LeagueLeague 3
8/11/2025Linda HowardA16-21LOSS-5LeagueLeague 3
8/4/2025Peter ArnoldH21-8WIN+13LeagueLeague 3
7/25/2025Steve DabbsA14-21LOSS-7LeagueLeague 3
6/6/2025Neil HenningA8-21LOSS-13LeagueLeague 3
5/30/2025Phil GordonH7-21LOSS-14LeagueLeague 3
4/25/2025Keith BartonA21-20WIN+1LeagueLeague 3
8/12/2024Phillip SummersH21-11WIN+10LeagueLeague 3
8/5/2024John BensteadA10-21LOSS-11LeagueLeague 3
7/26/2024Philip CurrieA14-21LOSS-7LeagueLeague 3
7/19/2024Stephen WheeldonH17-21LOSS-4LeagueLeague 3
7/15/2024Zoe StrattonA9-21LOSS-12LeagueLeague 3
6/24/2024Steven PrestonH5-21LOSS-16LeagueLeague 3
6/3/2024Shaun LuckieA21-12WIN+9LeagueLeague 3
5/31/2024Mally LloydH21-17WIN+4LeagueLeague 3
5/24/2024Gillian McalenyA21-13WIN+8LeagueLeague 3
5/10/2024Steve DabbsH5-21LOSS-16LeagueLeague 3
5/3/2024Eddie CarvellA11-21LOSS-10LeagueLeague 3
4/26/2024Tom DavisH21-10WIN+11LeagueLeague 3
8/4/2023Vic AlcockA12-21LOSS-9LeagueLeague 2
7/31/2023vs Great MeolsA6-21LOSS-15LeagueLeague 3
7/3/2023vs Oxton ArgyleA21-19WIN+2LeagueLeague 3
6/30/2023Syd TaylorA10-21LOSS-11LeagueLeague 2
4/28/2023Mike PillingH21-5WIN+16LeagueLeague 3
4/21/2023Linette NashA21-10WIN+11LeagueLeague 3
Cec Hannay Rose Bowl2 games · 0W
20261 round
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Round of 32 RoundAndie JohnstoneNew Brighton Quarry Vikings D11-21LOSSWON
20241 round
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Round of 32 RoundEddie RimmerManor Road B16-21LOSSLOST
Cartwright Cup1 games · 0W
20251 round
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Preliminary RoundMalcolm HughesTixall B9-21LOSSLOST

Current Streak

1losses

In a slump

Longest Win Run

3

Career best winning streak

Longest Loss Run

5

Career worst losing streak

Last 540% win rate
LWLLW
Last 1030% win rate↑ improving
LWLLWLLLWL
OpponentWLTotalWin %Last Met
Stephen Wheeldon11250%8/15/2025
Steve Dabbs0220%7/25/2025
Debbie Green0110%7/27/2026
Gail Lewis101100%7/6/2026
John Millington0110%7/3/2026
Carole Long0110%7/2/2026
Unlisted Player101100%6/22/2026
Rene Kearney0110%6/19/2026
Ronald Parry0110%5/18/2026
Joe Taylor0110%5/1/2026
Biggest Win
Unlisted Player (+21)6/22/2026
Heaviest Defeat
Steven Preston (-16)6/24/2024
Best Season
202442% · 12 matches
Worst Season
202442% · 12 matches
Form Arc (1st half → 2nd half)
44% → 35%declining
Avg Opponent Rating Faced
73229 known · 4 unknown
vs Weak Opponents (rating < 1000)
11-1838% win rate

By Division

League 313-18 (42%)
League 20-2 (0%)
League 20%
0W·2L·2 played
League 341.9%
13W·18L·31 played

Debut

Apr 21, 2023

Latest

Jul 27, 2026

Seasons Active

4 (3.3 yr span)

Matches / Season

8.3 (33 total)

Seasons

2023202420252026