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John Clayton

Team: Albany BDivision: Division CLast updated: 10/24/2026

Rating

783

Current Handicap

10
Honours
Season:

10

Matches Played

3

Wins

7

Losses

30%

Win Rate

3.7

Avg Win Margin

7.6

Avg Loss Margin

1-1

Home Record

2-6

Away Record

9%

Handicap Confidence

Low Confidence
10 / 33 matches for full confidence· Last recorded match: 7/2/2026

Only 10 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: Decade Player2/10
✦SEASON HIGHLIGHTS

No season milestones recorded yet.

Handicap Trend

All Time · 10 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.

16 Jul20 May2 Jun17 Jun2 Jul-1371115

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

Started0
Lowest0
Current10
Win Percentage(35%)
30%
score-0.40→contribution-0.14
Avg Winning Margin(23%)
3.7
score-0.72→contribution-0.17
Avg Losing Margin(15%)
7.6
score+0.07→contribution+0.01
Recent Form (last 20)(10%)
30%
score-0.40→contribution-0.04
Opponent Strength(15%)
805
score-0.64→contribution-0.10
Weighted Score-0.440
Sample Size Confidence
9%(10/33 matches)
Rating824 → shrunk 984→ adjusted 784
Recent 5-Season Rating (2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026)780
Recency Blend13% (10 recent matches)
Final Rating783
Handicap
10

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

3W7L10 matches·30% win rate
-7 since first recorded
ClubSeasonsDivision(s)PWLWin %
Albany B2025–2026Division C103730%
DateOpponentH/AScoreResultMarginCompetitionDivision
7/2/2026Josephine FitzpatrickH21-18WIN+3LeagueDivision C
6/23/2026Mark PeersA13-21LOSS-8LeagueDivision C
6/17/2026Graham AmerA21-17WIN+4LeagueDivision C
6/9/2026David DunnA19-21LOSS-2LeagueDivision C
6/2/2026Derek MycockA20-21LOSS-1LeagueDivision C
5/26/2026John BuckleyH6-21LOSS-15LeagueDivision C
5/20/2026Susan CowanA21-17WIN+4LeagueDivision C
5/5/2026Ann PritchardA15-21LOSS-6LeagueDivision C
7/16/2025vs Pensby DA10-21LOSS-11LeagueDivision C
5/20/2025Barry BawdenA11-21LOSS-10LeagueDivision C
Geoff Clare Trophy2 games · 0W
20261 round
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Quarters RoundNicola EcclesLever Club C11-21LOSSLOST
20251 round
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Quarters RoundAlan SimpsonPensby D5-21LOSSLOST
Leverhulme Cup1 games · 1W
20251 round
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Preliminary RoundRay PenkethLever Club B21-20WINLOST

Current Streak

1wins

On a hot run

Longest Win Run

1

Career best winning streak

Longest Loss Run

3

Career worst losing streak

Last 540% win rate
WLWLL
Last 1030% win rate↑ improving
WLWLLLWLLL
OpponentWLTotalWin %Last Met
Josephine Fitzpatrick101100%7/2/2026
Mark Peers0110%6/23/2026
Graham Amer101100%6/17/2026
David Dunn0110%6/9/2026
Derek Mycock0110%6/2/2026
John Buckley0110%5/26/2026
Susan Cowan101100%5/20/2026
Ann Pritchard0110%5/5/2026
Pensby D0110%7/16/2025
Barry Bawden0110%5/20/2025
Biggest Win
Graham Amer (+4)6/17/2026
Heaviest Defeat
John Buckley (-15)5/26/2026
Form Arc (1st half → 2nd half)
20% → 40%improving
Avg Opponent Rating Faced
7849 known · 1 unknown
vs Strong Opponents (rating ≥ 1000)
0-10% win rate
vs Weak Opponents (rating < 1000)
3-538% win rate
Division C30%
3W·7L·10 played

Debut

May 20, 2025

Latest

Jul 2, 2026

Seasons Active

2 (1.1 yr span)

Matches / Season

5.0 (10 total)

Seasons

20252026