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John McKnight

Team: Rainford North EndDivision: Division 3Last updated: 10/24/2026

Rating

505

Current Handicap

15
Honours
Season:

72

Matches Played

10

Wins

62

Losses

14%

Win Rate

4.9

Avg Win Margin

11.3

Avg Loss Margin

8-27

Home Record

2-35

Away Record

100%

Handicap Confidence

Very Reliable
42 / 41 matches for full confidence· Last recorded match: 9/1/2026

A large recent sample: 42 matches in the 2024, 2025, 2026 window, comfortably past the 41-match benchmark for full confidence. The handicap is stable and only shifts as form changes.

Milestones

Career

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Next goal: Decade Player5/10
✦SEASON HIGHLIGHTS

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Handicap Trend

All Time · 72 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.

19 Jul9 May8 Aug14 May22 Apr29 Jul16 Jun1 Sept-14916

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

Started0
Lowest0
Current15
Win Percentage(40%)
12%
score-0.76→contribution-0.30
Avg Winning Margin(25%)
6.0
score-0.33→contribution-0.08
Avg Losing Margin(15%)
11.2
score-0.54→contribution-0.08
Recent Form (last 20)(10%)
10%
score-0.80→contribution-0.08
Opponent Strength(10%)
686
score-1.00→contribution-0.10
Weighted Score-0.649
Sample Size Confidence
100%(42/41 matches)
Rating805 → shrunk 805→ adjusted 505
Recent 3-Season Rating (2024, 2025, 2026)505
Recency Blend40% (42 recent matches)
Final Rating505
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

10W62L72 matches·13.9% win rate
ClubSeasonsDivision(s)PWLWin %
Rainford North End2022–2026Division 372106213.9%
DateOpponentH/AScoreResultMarginCompetitionDivision
9/1/2026John BurrowsH9-21LOSS-12LeagueDivision 3
8/25/2026Dave OllertonA5-21LOSS-16LeagueDivision 3
8/18/2026Neil AconleyH9-21LOSS-12LeagueDivision 3
8/12/2026Tom EustaceA5-21LOSS-16LeagueDivision 3
8/4/2026Jamie RathboneH18-21LOSS-3LeagueDivision 3
7/21/2026S CassidyH6-21LOSS-15LeagueDivision 3
7/14/2026John PyeA17-21LOSS-4LeagueDivision 3
7/7/2026Barry FosterH21-17WIN+4LeagueDivision 3
6/30/2026Mike TooleH9-21LOSS-12LeagueDivision 3
6/23/2026John StampA6-21LOSS-15LeagueDivision 3
6/16/2026P MurphyH18-21LOSS-3LeagueDivision 3
6/9/2026Gordon LoweA3-21LOSS-18LeagueDivision 3
6/2/2026Kevin HighcockH21-20WIN+1LeagueDivision 3
5/27/2026John HopeA5-21LOSS-16LeagueDivision 3
5/19/2026Ian ThomsonH7-21LOSS-14LeagueDivision 3
4/28/2026Kevin CunninghamA14-21LOSS-7LeagueDivision 3
4/22/2026Mike TooleA7-21LOSS-14LeagueDivision 3
4/7/2026John BurrowsA2-21LOSS-19LeagueDivision 3
8/5/2025Alan TaggartH15-21LOSS-6LeagueDivision 3
7/29/2025Dave PotterA18-21LOSS-3LeagueDivision 3
7/22/2025Les JonesH21-12WIN+9LeagueDivision 3
6/17/2025Keith WalshH14-21LOSS-7LeagueDivision 3
6/11/2025L JonesA18-21LOSS-3LeagueDivision 3
5/27/2025Malcolm WilczynskiA17-21LOSS-4LeagueDivision 3
5/20/2025Derek GrimesH8-21LOSS-13LeagueDivision 3
5/13/2025W PenningtonA21-18WIN+3LeagueDivision 3
5/6/2025Neil MorelandH9-21LOSS-12LeagueDivision 3
4/29/2025Graham FenneyA7-21LOSS-14LeagueDivision 3
4/22/2025Noel SwiftH16-21LOSS-5LeagueDivision 3
4/16/2025Martin RowlandsA4-21LOSS-17LeagueDivision 3
4/8/2025Kevin ParrA12-21LOSS-9LeagueDivision 3
8/20/2024G FrodshamH6-21LOSS-15LeagueDivision 3
8/6/2024Robert PageH9-21LOSS-12LeagueDivision 3
7/23/2024Mike MulcrowH11-21LOSS-10LeagueDivision 3
7/16/2024Andy HillA5-21LOSS-16LeagueDivision 3
7/9/2024Eddie MiddlehurstH21-8WIN+13LeagueDivision 3
5/28/2024Mike CramptonA7-21LOSS-14LeagueDivision 3
5/14/2024Mike MulcrowA8-21LOSS-13LeagueDivision 3
5/7/2024Dave OllertonH3-21LOSS-18LeagueDivision 3
4/30/2024W PenningtonA15-21LOSS-6LeagueDivision 3
4/23/2024D FrenchH6-21LOSS-15LeagueDivision 3
4/16/2024Ken WoodsA13-21LOSS-8LeagueDivision 3
9/5/2023Mike TooleA3-21LOSS-18LeagueDivision 3
8/29/2023Tony GordonH12-21LOSS-9LeagueDivision 3
8/22/2023W PenningtonA11-21LOSS-10LeagueDivision 3
8/15/2023Alan WrightH15-21LOSS-6LeagueDivision 3
8/8/2023David GentA7-21LOSS-14LeagueDivision 3
8/1/2023Nick BateH6-21LOSS-15LeagueDivision 3
7/25/2023Joshua LuttonA6-21LOSS-15LeagueDivision 3
7/18/2023Mike MulcrowH21-17WIN+4LeagueDivision 3
7/11/2023Jonathan FenneyA8-21LOSS-13LeagueDivision 3
6/20/2023Roy PealingA15-21LOSS-6LeagueDivision 3
6/6/2023Geoff HoughtonA7-21LOSS-14LeagueDivision 3
5/30/2023Frank DennettH21-11WIN+10LeagueDivision 3
5/16/2023Joshua LuttonH7-21LOSS-14LeagueDivision 3
5/9/2023Paul LiptrotA4-21LOSS-17LeagueDivision 3
4/25/2023Alan HalsallA9-21LOSS-12LeagueDivision 3
4/18/2023K WebsterH18-21LOSS-3LeagueDivision 3
4/11/2023Bernard RimmerH21-19WIN+2LeagueDivision 3
8/30/2022Malcolm HeyesH17-21LOSS-4LeagueDivision 3
8/23/2022Ian HillA21-19WIN+2LeagueDivision 3
8/16/2022Roy PealingH4-21LOSS-17LeagueDivision 3
8/10/2022D FitzgeraldA7-21LOSS-14LeagueDivision 3
7/26/2022Roy LesterA19-21LOSS-2LeagueDivision 3
7/19/2022Tony GreenhalghH21-20WIN+1LeagueDivision 3
7/12/2022P MurphyA13-21LOSS-8LeagueDivision 3
7/5/2022Ken WoodsH12-21LOSS-9LeagueDivision 3
6/28/2022John BurrowsA9-21LOSS-12LeagueDivision 3
6/14/2022Malcolm WattersonH12-21LOSS-9LeagueDivision 3
6/7/2022John WilliamsA4-21LOSS-17LeagueDivision 3
5/17/2022Alan HalsallH10-21LOSS-11LeagueDivision 3
5/10/2022Stephen SlaterA7-21LOSS-14LeagueDivision 3

Current Streak

7losses

In a slump

Longest Win Run

1

Career best winning streak

Longest Loss Run

13

Career worst losing streak

Last 50% win rate
LLLLL
Last 1010% win rate— steady
LLLLLLLWLL
OpponentWLTotalWin %Last Met
John Burrows0330%9/1/2026
Mike Toole0330%6/30/2026
W Pennington12333.3%5/13/2025
Mike Mulcrow12333.3%7/23/2024
Dave Ollerton0220%8/25/2026
P Murphy0220%6/16/2026
Ken Woods0220%4/16/2024
Joshua Lutton0220%7/25/2023
Roy Pealing0220%6/20/2023
Alan Halsall0220%4/25/2023
Biggest Win
Eddie Middlehurst (+13)7/9/2024
Heaviest Defeat
John Burrows (-19)4/7/2026
Nemesis
John Burrows0-3 H2H
Best Season
202318% · 17 matches
Worst Season
20249% · 11 matches
Form Arc (1st half → 2nd half)
14% → 14%improving
Avg Opponent Rating Faced
70072 known · 0 unknown
vs Strong Opponents (rating ≥ 1000)
0-10% win rate
vs Weak Opponents (rating < 1000)
10-6114% win rate
Division 313.9%
10W·62L·72 played

Debut

May 10, 2022

Latest

Sep 1, 2026

Seasons Active

5 (4.3 yr span)

Matches / Season

14.4 (72 total)

Seasons

20222023202420252026