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John Barton

Team: Bispham Hall BDivision: Division 1Last updated: 10/24/2026

Rating

940

Current Handicap

10
Honours
Season:

51

Matches Played

18

Wins

33

Losses

35%

Win Rate

8.6

Avg Win Margin

8.6

Avg Loss Margin

13-14

Home Record

5-19

Away Record

17%

Handicap Confidence

Low Confidence
17 / 41 matches for full confidence· Last recorded match: 9/3/2024

Only 17 of the 41 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: Hot Streak 157/15
✦SEASON HIGHLIGHTS

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Handicap Trend

All Time · 51 matches

+10 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 Apr5 Jul23 Aug6 Jun22 Aug7 May25 Jun3 Sept-14916

Gives 10 more chalks than at the start of this period.

Started0
Lowest0
Current10
Win Percentage(40%)
29%
score-0.41→contribution-0.16
Avg Winning Margin(25%)
10.4
score+0.40→contribution+0.10
Avg Losing Margin(15%)
8.3
score-0.06→contribution-0.01
Recent Form (last 20)(10%)
29%
score-0.41→contribution-0.04
Opponent Strength(10%)
1012
score-0.41→contribution-0.04
Weighted Score-0.155
Sample Size Confidence
17%(17/41 matches)
Rating954 → shrunk 992→ adjusted 942
Recent 3-Season Rating (2024, 2025, 2026)935
Recency Blend23% (17 recent matches)
Final Rating940
Handicap
10

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

18W33L51 matches·35.3% win rate
ClubSeasonsDivision(s)PWLWin %
Bispham Hall B2022–2024Division 1, Division 251183335.3%
DateOpponentH/AScoreResultMarginCompetitionDivision
9/3/2024Tommy EvansH20-21LOSS-1LeagueDivision 1
8/27/2024Brian PearceA15-21LOSS-6LeagueDivision 1
8/20/2024John StirzakerH21-8WIN+13LeagueDivision 1
8/6/2024Ray BevingtonH21-15WIN+6LeagueDivision 1
7/30/2024Dean MidgleyH9-21LOSS-12LeagueDivision 1
7/23/2024Colin DugganA21-8WIN+13LeagueDivision 1
7/16/2024Frank DixonH21-13WIN+8LeagueDivision 1
6/25/2024Louis FazakerleyA5-21LOSS-16LeagueDivision 1
6/18/2024Steve JohnsonH5-21LOSS-16LeagueDivision 1
6/12/2024Andy PearceA15-21LOSS-6LeagueDivision 1
6/4/2024Peter BannonH21-9WIN+12LeagueDivision 1
5/28/2024Karl MellingA17-21LOSS-4LeagueDivision 1
5/21/2024Tony RobinsonA12-21LOSS-9LeagueDivision 1
5/14/2024Tommy O'DowdH20-21LOSS-1LeagueDivision 1
5/7/2024Geoff FosterA11-21LOSS-10LeagueDivision 1
4/16/2024Ryan SemmensH8-21LOSS-13LeagueDivision 1
4/9/2024Eddie WebsterA15-21LOSS-6LeagueDivision 1
9/25/2023Sean GartsideA11-21LOSS-10LeagueDivision 1
9/12/2023George CurranH11-21LOSS-10LeagueDivision 1
9/5/2023Ste EvansH20-21LOSS-1LeagueDivision 1
8/29/2023Alan BurrowsA13-21LOSS-8LeagueDivision 1
8/22/2023P CooksonH12-21LOSS-9LeagueDivision 1
8/8/2023Brian PearceA15-21LOSS-6LeagueDivision 1
8/1/2023Mark SweetH16-21LOSS-5LeagueDivision 1
7/11/2023Anthony GartsideA6-21LOSS-15LeagueDivision 1
7/4/2023Eddie HarrisonH13-21LOSS-8LeagueDivision 1
6/27/2023Rod KayA13-21LOSS-8LeagueDivision 1
6/13/2023Nicky ShawA3-21LOSS-18LeagueDivision 1
6/6/2023Craig LoweA18-21LOSS-3LeagueDivision 1
5/30/2023Steve JohnsonH17-21LOSS-4LeagueDivision 1
5/23/2023Andy HayesA4-21LOSS-17LeagueDivision 1
5/16/2023Paul GartsideH14-21LOSS-7LeagueDivision 1
5/2/2023Mike HavernH7-21LOSS-14LeagueDivision 1
9/6/2022Fred HullA21-16WIN+5LeagueDivision 2
8/30/2022Ron ModiakH21-10WIN+11LeagueDivision 2
8/23/2022D TabernerH21-18WIN+3LeagueDivision 2
8/16/2022Bill MolyneuxA4-21LOSS-17LeagueDivision 2
8/9/2022Mike SpencerH10-21LOSS-11LeagueDivision 2
8/2/2022Daniel RigbyA21-20WIN+1LeagueDivision 2
7/26/2022Eric DaviesH21-3WIN+18LeagueDivision 2
7/19/2022Andy HayesA21-20WIN+1LeagueDivision 2
7/12/2022Roy KnowlesH21-8WIN+13LeagueDivision 2
7/5/2022N BateA21-18WIN+3LeagueDivision 2
6/28/2022Tommy EvansH21-9WIN+12LeagueDivision 2
5/24/2022Walter MillerH21-8WIN+13LeagueDivision 2
5/17/2022John MacklinA20-21LOSS-1LeagueDivision 2
5/10/2022Tommy O'DowdH21-17WIN+4LeagueDivision 2
5/3/2022David EvansA18-21LOSS-3LeagueDivision 2
4/26/2022Jim GoodeH21-10WIN+11LeagueDivision 2
4/19/2022Eddie WebsterA13-21LOSS-8LeagueDivision 2
4/12/2022James DobsonH21-13WIN+8LeagueDivision 2

Current Streak

2losses

In a slump

Longest Win Run

7

Career best winning streak

Longest Loss Run

22

Career worst losing streak

Last 540% win rate
LLWWL
Last 1040% win rate— steady
LLWWLWWLLL
OpponentWLTotalWin %Last Met
Tommy Evans11250%9/3/2024
Brian Pearce0220%8/27/2024
Steve Johnson0220%6/18/2024
Tommy O'Dowd11250%5/14/2024
Eddie Webster0220%4/9/2024
Andy Hayes11250%5/23/2023
John Stirzaker101100%8/20/2024
Ray Bevington101100%8/6/2024
Dean Midgley0110%7/30/2024
Colin Duggan101100%7/23/2024
Biggest Win
Eric Davies (+18)7/26/2022
Heaviest Defeat
Nicky Shaw (-18)6/13/2023
Best Season
202272% · 18 matches
Worst Season
20230% · 16 matches
Form Arc (1st half → 2nd half)
52% → 19%declining
Avg Opponent Rating Faced
98151 known · 0 unknown
vs Strong Opponents (rating ≥ 1000)
7-1630% win rate
vs Weak Opponents (rating < 1000)
11-1739% win rate

By Division

Division 15-28 (15%)
Division 213-5 (72%)
Division 115.2%
5W·28L·33 played
Division 272.2%
13W·5L·18 played

Debut

Apr 12, 2022

Latest

Sep 3, 2024

Seasons Active

3 (2.4 yr span)

Matches / Season

17.0 (51 total)

Seasons

202220232024