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Jim Leighton

Team: Pt Sunlight Vill & Wks BDivision: Division CLast updated: 10/24/2026

Rating

770

Current Handicap

11
Honours
Season:

18

Matches Played

7

Wins

11

Losses

39%

Win Rate

7.4

Avg Win Margin

10.8

Avg Loss Margin

6-4

Home Record

1-7

Away Record

30%

Handicap Confidence

Low Confidence
18 / 33 matches for full confidence· Last recorded match: 8/25/2016

Only 18 of the 33 matches needed for full confidence in the 2022, 2023, 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: Hot Streak 153/15
✦SEASON HIGHLIGHTS

No season milestones recorded yet.

Handicap Trend

All Time · 18 matches

+11 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.

26 Apr7 Jun16 Jun7 Jul14 Jul26 Jul10 Aug25 Aug-13713

Gives 11 more chalks than at the start of this period.

Started0
Lowest0
Current11
Win Percentage(35%)
39%
score-0.22→contribution-0.08
Avg Winning Margin(23%)
7.4
score-0.10→contribution-0.02
Avg Losing Margin(15%)
10.8
score-0.47→contribution-0.07
Recent Form (last 20)(10%)
39%
score-0.22→contribution-0.02
Opponent Strength(15%)
892
score-0.36→contribution-0.05
Weighted Score-0.251
Sample Size Confidence
30%(18/33 matches)
Rating900 → shrunk 970→ adjusted 770
Handicap
11

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

7W11L18 matches·38.9% win rate
ClubSeasonsDivision(s)PWLWin %
Pt Sunlight Vill & Wks B2016Division C1871138.9%
DateOpponentH/AScoreResultMarginCompetitionDivision
8/25/2016vs Hoylake CentralA5-21LOSS-16LeagueDivision C
8/17/2016vs Oxton Cons CH17-21LOSS-4LeagueDivision C
8/16/2016Ann PritchardH10-21LOSS-11LeagueDivision C
8/10/2016vs Pensby CA21-15WIN+6LeagueDivision C
8/4/2016Steve RowlandA8-21LOSS-13LeagueDivision C
8/2/2016Barry TilstonH21-17WIN+4LeagueDivision C
7/26/2016Eric PercivalH21-5WIN+16LeagueDivision C
7/21/2016Doreen JohnsonH21-17WIN+4LeagueDivision C
7/14/2016John MarklandH11-21LOSS-10LeagueDivision C
7/13/2016vs Oxton Cons CA10-21LOSS-11LeagueDivision C
7/7/2016Ann ConnellA7-21LOSS-14LeagueDivision C
6/22/2016vs Hoylake CentralH21-13WIN+8LeagueDivision C
6/16/2016Teresa DobsonA4-21LOSS-17LeagueDivision C
6/9/2016Graham WrightH21-13WIN+8LeagueDivision C
6/7/2016Henry WilsonA18-21LOSS-3LeagueDivision C
6/2/2016Dave CamplinH10-21LOSS-11LeagueDivision C
5/31/2016John AllanbyA12-21LOSS-9LeagueDivision C
4/26/2016Lesley QuinnH21-15WIN+6LeagueDivision C
Leverhulme Cup1 games · 0W
20161 round
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Round of 32 RoundRoy JonesLever Club4-21LOSSLOST

Current Streak

3losses

In a slump

Longest Win Run

3

Career best winning streak

Longest Loss Run

3

Career worst losing streak

Last 520% win rate
LLLWL
Last 1040% win rate↓ declining
LLLWLWWWLL
OpponentWLTotalWin %Last Met
Hoylake Central11250%8/25/2016
Oxton Cons C0220%8/17/2016
Ann Pritchard0110%8/16/2016
Pensby C101100%8/10/2016
Steve Rowland0110%8/4/2016
Barry Tilston101100%8/2/2016
Eric Percival101100%7/26/2016
Doreen Johnson101100%7/21/2016
John Markland0110%7/14/2016
Ann Connell0110%7/7/2016
Biggest Win
Eric Percival (+16)7/26/2016
Heaviest Defeat
Teresa Dobson (-17)6/16/2016
Best Season
201639% · 18 matches
Worst Season
201639% · 18 matches
Form Arc (1st half → 2nd half)
33% → 44%improving
Avg Opponent Rating Faced
82311 known · 7 unknown
vs Strong Opponents (rating ≥ 1000)
1-0100% win rate
vs Weak Opponents (rating < 1000)
3-730% win rate
Division C38.9%
7W·11L·18 played

Debut

Apr 26, 2016

Latest

Aug 25, 2016

Seasons Active

1 (4 mo span)

Matches / Season

18.0 (18 total)

Seasons

2016