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John C Allen

Team: Bromborough RecsDivision: Division BLast updated: 10/28/2026

Rating

850

Current Handicap

9
Honours
Season:

43

Matches Played

18

Wins

25

Losses

42%

Win Rate

6.0

Avg Win Margin

9.4

Avg Loss Margin

12-11

Home Record

6-14

Away Record

100%

Handicap Confidence

Very Reliable
43 / 33 matches for full confidence· Last recorded match: 8/22/2023

A large recent sample: 43 matches in the 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 window, comfortably past the 33-match benchmark for full confidence. The handicap is stable and only shifts as form changes.

Milestones

Career

No career milestones yet — keep bowling!

Next goal: Decade Player4/10
✦SEASON HIGHLIGHTS

No season milestones recorded yet.

Handicap Trend

All Time · 43 matches

+9 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.

2 Jun21 Jul16 Aug7 Jun12 Jul8 Aug6 Jun22 Aug-13712

Gives 9 more chalks than at the start of this period.

Started0
Lowest0
Current9
Win Percentage(35%)
42%
score-0.16→contribution-0.06
Avg Winning Margin(23%)
6.0
score-0.33→contribution-0.08
Avg Losing Margin(15%)
9.4
score-0.23→contribution-0.03
Recent Form (last 20)(10%)
40%
score-0.20→contribution-0.02
Opponent Strength(15%)
934
score-0.24→contribution-0.04
Weighted Score-0.228
Sample Size Confidence
100%(43/33 matches)
Rating909 → shrunk 909→ adjusted 850
Handicap
9

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

18W25L43 matches·41.9% win rate
ClubSeasonsDivision(s)PWLWin %
Bromborough Recs2016–2023Division B, Division A43182541.9%
DateOpponentH/AScoreResultMarginCompetitionDivision
8/22/2023Robert McguiganH21-20WIN+1LeagueDivision B
8/13/2019Roy JonesH5-21LOSS-16LeagueDivision A
8/8/2019Ian MoxhamA7-21LOSS-14LeagueDivision A
6/27/2019Roy JonesA3-21LOSS-18LeagueDivision A
6/20/2019Ian MoxhamH11-21LOSS-10LeagueDivision A
6/11/2019Chris MorrisonA5-21LOSS-16LeagueDivision A
6/6/2019Darren HankinH10-21LOSS-11LeagueDivision A
5/16/2019Ray EvansA4-21LOSS-17LeagueDivision A
5/14/2019Les HignettH21-16WIN+5LeagueDivision A
5/2/2019Harry MillingtonH11-21LOSS-10LeagueDivision A
8/10/2017Jean ClarkA11-21LOSS-10LeagueDivision B
8/8/2017vs Cammell LairdA18-21LOSS-3LeagueDivision B
8/3/2017Andy SmithA12-21LOSS-9LeagueDivision B
8/1/2017Ann BrownH21-14WIN+7LeagueDivision B
7/27/2017Billy CottamA21-16WIN+5LeagueDivision B
7/25/2017Lewis BullenH21-10WIN+11LeagueDivision B
7/12/2017vs Tixall CA21-17WIN+4LeagueDivision B
7/4/2017Dave RobertsH21-18WIN+3LeagueDivision B
6/29/2017Mike SmethurstA21-14WIN+7LeagueDivision B
6/22/2017Jean ClarkH12-21LOSS-9LeagueDivision B
6/15/2017Peter BreenH21-18WIN+3LeagueDivision B
6/7/2017vs Hoylake Central & MelroseA21-18WIN+3LeagueDivision B
6/1/2017Keith BasnettH20-21LOSS-1LeagueDivision B
5/25/2017Aaron RichardsA21-7WIN+14LeagueDivision B
5/18/2017Brian ShepherdH13-21LOSS-8LeagueDivision B
5/11/2017Ronnie JonesH21-19WIN+2LeagueDivision B
8/25/2016vs Arno TixallH11-21LOSS-10LeagueDivision B
8/16/2016Andy DawsonH11-21LOSS-10LeagueDivision B
8/11/2016Ray PenkethA11-21LOSS-10LeagueDivision B
8/9/2016Peter MartinA19-21LOSS-2LeagueDivision B
8/4/2016Roger HamerH21-16WIN+5LeagueDivision B
7/28/2016Ken HoltH21-20WIN+1LeagueDivision B
7/26/2016Dave WilsonH18-21LOSS-3LeagueDivision B
7/21/2016Colin MounseyA11-21LOSS-10LeagueDivision B
7/13/2016vs Tixall CA20-21LOSS-1LeagueDivision B
7/12/2016Ellen LevertonH21-11WIN+10LeagueDivision B
7/7/2016Derek WilliamsA21-11WIN+10LeagueDivision B
7/5/2016Leslie HobbsH21-9WIN+12LeagueDivision B
6/30/2016Katie WoodA16-21LOSS-5LeagueDivision B
6/2/2016Jim IvanoffA15-21LOSS-6LeagueDivision B
5/31/2016David OwenH5-21LOSS-16LeagueDivision B
5/17/2016Lee NaylorH21-16WIN+5LeagueDivision B
5/12/2016Fleur BlackburnA12-21LOSS-9LeagueDivision B
George ONeill Trophy3 games · 1W
20191 round
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Round of 32 RoundPhilip Currie / Keith GentleBebington Park13-15LOSSLOST
20171 round
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Round of 32 RoundTerry Langan / Ron GreenBromborough Recs B9-15LOSSLOST
20161 round
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Round of 32 RoundPeter Martin / Kevin CostallOxton Cons B15-7WINLOST
Leverhulme Cup3 games · 1W
20191 round
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Preliminary RoundMark McaseyBromborough Recs B21-13WINWON
20171 round
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Round of 32 RoundRay JonesHeswall Rbl10-21LOSSLOST
20161 round
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Round of 16 RoundDavid OwenCammell Laird13-21LOSSLOST
Andy Dawson Cup3 games · 2W
20173 rounds
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Round of 16 RoundDerek WigfieldLever Club B18-21LOSSWON
Quarters RoundSyd TaylorAlbany21-15WINWON
Semi Final RoundMark WoodCammell Laird21-19WINLOST

Current Streak

1wins

On a hot run

Longest Win Run

6

Career best winning streak

Longest Loss Run

7

Career worst losing streak

Last 520% win rate
WLLLL
Last 1020% win rate— steady
WLLLLLLLWL
OpponentWLTotalWin %Last Met
Roy Jones0220%8/13/2019
Ian Moxham0220%8/8/2019
Jean Clark0220%8/10/2017
Tixall C11250%7/12/2017
Robert Mcguigan101100%8/22/2023
Chris Morrison0110%6/11/2019
Darren Hankin0110%6/6/2019
Ray Evans0110%5/16/2019
Les Hignett101100%5/14/2019
Harry Millington0110%5/2/2019
Biggest Win
Aaron Richards (+14)5/25/2017
Heaviest Defeat
Roy Jones (-18)6/27/2019
Best Season
201763% · 16 matches
Worst Season
201635% · 17 matches
Form Arc (1st half → 2nd half)
38% → 45%improving
Avg Opponent Rating Faced
90831 known · 12 unknown
vs Strong Opponents (rating ≥ 1000)
0-60% win rate
vs Weak Opponents (rating < 1000)
10-1540% win rate

By Division

Division B17-17 (50%)
Division A1-8 (11%)
Division A11.1%
1W·8L·9 played
Division B50%
17W·17L·34 played

Debut

May 12, 2016

Latest

Aug 22, 2023

Seasons Active

4 (7.3 yr span)

Matches / Season

10.8 (43 total)

Seasons

2016201720192023