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John Searson

Team: Rainhill BarDivision: Division 1Last updated: 10/24/2026

Rating

999

Current Handicap

6
Honours
Season:

23

Matches Played

7

Wins

16

Losses

30%

Win Rate

14.6

Avg Win Margin

8.6

Avg Loss Margin

4-6

Home Record

3-10

Away Record

2%

Handicap Confidence

Low Confidence
6 / 41 matches for full confidence· Last recorded match: 9/10/2024

Only 6 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: Decade Player3/10
✦SEASON HIGHLIGHTS

No season milestones recorded yet.

Handicap Trend

All Time · 23 matches

+6 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.

4 May7 Jun20 Jul11 Apr18 Jul23 Aug6 Aug10 Sept-11357

Gives 6 more chalks than at the start of this period.

Started0
Lowest0
Current6
Win Percentage(40%)
17%
score-0.67→contribution-0.27
Avg Winning Margin(25%)
21.0
score+1.00→contribution+0.25
Avg Losing Margin(15%)
8.6
score-0.10→contribution-0.01
Recent Form (last 20)(10%)
17%
score-0.67→contribution-0.07
Opponent Strength(10%)
873
score-0.81→contribution-0.08
Weighted Score-0.180
Sample Size Confidence
2%(6/41 matches)
Rating946 → shrunk 999
Recent 3-Season Rating (2024, 2025, 2026)998
Recency Blend8% (6 recent matches)
Final Rating999
Handicap
6

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

7W16L23 matches·30.4% win rate
ClubSeasonsDivision(s)PWLWin %
Rainhill Bar2022–2023Division 11761135.3%
Rainhill Bar A2024Division 161516.7%
DateOpponentH/AScoreResultMarginCompetitionDivision
9/10/2024Colin WilsonH20-21LOSS-1LeagueDivision 1
9/3/2024AbsentA21-0WIN+21LeagueDivision 1
8/28/2024Alan BurrowsH18-21LOSS-3LeagueDivision 1
8/20/2024Ian LallyA4-21LOSS-17LeagueDivision 1
8/6/2024Wayne DolanA11-21LOSS-10LeagueDivision 1
7/9/2024David UnsworthA9-21LOSS-12LeagueDivision 1
9/6/2023AbsentH21-0WIN+21LeagueDivision 1
8/23/2023AbsentH21-0WIN+21LeagueDivision 1
8/15/2023Neil LynchA21-10WIN+11LeagueDivision 1
8/9/2023John RyanH12-21LOSS-9LeagueDivision 1
7/18/2023Frank GraysonA21-15WIN+6LeagueDivision 1
6/21/2023Eddie HarrisonH10-21LOSS-11LeagueDivision 1
5/10/2023Paul MellingH20-21LOSS-1LeagueDivision 1
4/11/2023Harvey BirchA15-21LOSS-6LeagueDivision 1
9/6/2022N RodgersA4-21LOSS-17LeagueDivision 1
7/26/2022Paul KellyA16-21LOSS-5LeagueDivision 1
7/20/2022AbsentH21-0WIN+21LeagueDivision 1
7/12/2022Ken BowenA13-21LOSS-8LeagueDivision 1
7/5/2022Jeff BarlowA16-21LOSS-5LeagueDivision 1
6/7/2022Antony JohnsonA16-21LOSS-5LeagueDivision 1
5/24/2022Danny BarwiseA8-21LOSS-13LeagueDivision 1
5/18/2022Chris TarbuckH21-20WIN+1LeagueDivision 1
5/4/2022John RyanH7-21LOSS-14LeagueDivision 1

Current Streak

1losses

In a slump

Longest Win Run

3

Career best winning streak

Longest Loss Run

5

Career worst losing streak

Last 520% win rate
LWLLL
Last 1040% win rate↓ declining
LWLLLLWWWL
OpponentWLTotalWin %Last Met
Absent404100%9/3/2024
John Ryan0220%8/9/2023
Colin Wilson0110%9/10/2024
Alan Burrows0110%8/28/2024
Ian Lally0110%8/20/2024
Wayne Dolan0110%8/6/2024
David Unsworth0110%7/9/2024
Neil Lynch101100%8/15/2023
Frank Grayson101100%7/18/2023
Eddie Harrison0110%6/21/2023
Biggest Win
Absent (+21)9/3/2024
Heaviest Defeat
Ian Lally (-17)8/20/2024
Favourite Victim
Absent4-0 H2H
Form Arc (1st half → 2nd half)
18% → 42%improving
Avg Opponent Rating Faced
89723 known · 0 unknown
vs Strong Opponents (rating ≥ 1000)
0-80% win rate
vs Weak Opponents (rating < 1000)
7-847% win rate
Division 130.4%
7W·16L·23 played

Debut

May 4, 2022

Latest

Sep 10, 2024

Seasons Active

3 (2.4 yr span)

Matches / Season

7.7 (23 total)

Seasons

202220232024