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Kevin Kearns

Top 10%
Team: Lane Ends ADivision: Division 1Last updated: 10/24/2026

Rating

1088

Current Handicap

1
Honours
Season:

60

Matches Played

50

Wins

10

Losses

83%

Win Rate

10.7

Avg Win Margin

7.0

Avg Loss Margin

30-2

Home Record

20-8

Away Record

50%

Handicap Confidence

Low Confidence
27 / 41 matches for full confidence· Last recorded match: 7/28/2026

Only 27 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.

Boosted by the Division 1 confidence floor rule.

Milestones

Career

50 Wins

50 wins

75% Club

83%

Next goal: Hot Streak 1511/15
✦SEASON HIGHLIGHTS
2022
Home Dominance11/11 home

Handicap Trend

All Time · 60 matches

+1 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.

17 May19 Jul9 May1 Aug18 Jun13 May29 Jul28 Jul-32716

Gives 1 more chalk than at the start of this period.

Started0
Lowest-2
Current1
Win Percentage(40%)
81%
score+0.63→contribution+0.25
Avg Winning Margin(25%)
10.5
score+0.42→contribution+0.10
Avg Losing Margin(15%)
8.0
score+0.00→contribution+0.00
Recent Form (last 20)(10%)
80%
score+0.60→contribution+0.06
Opponent Strength(10%)
974
score+0.60→contribution+0.06
Weighted Score+0.476
Sample Size Confidence
50%(27/41 matches) · floored
Rating1143 → shrunk 1072
Recent 3-Season Rating (2024, 2025, 2026)1116
Recency Blend36% (27 recent matches)
Final Rating1088
Handicap
1

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

50W10L60 matches·83.3% win rate
ClubSeasonsDivision(s)PWLWin %
Lane Ends A2022–2026Division 1, Division 260501083.3%
DateOpponentH/AScoreResultMarginCompetitionDivision
7/28/2026Mike MullenH21-8WIN+13LeagueDivision 1
7/21/2026Ken HalsallA21-10WIN+11LeagueDivision 1
6/16/2026Tony MonaghanH21-13WIN+8LeagueDivision 1
4/14/2026John MolloyH21-6WIN+15LeagueDivision 1
8/26/2025James WhalleyA21-14WIN+7LeagueDivision 1
8/19/2025Steven ThomasH21-18WIN+3LeagueDivision 1
8/13/2025Sean GartsideA21-16WIN+5LeagueDivision 1
8/5/2025Simon TaylorH15-21LOSS-6LeagueDivision 1
7/29/2025Keith WhalleyA21-8WIN+13LeagueDivision 1
7/22/2025Graham BrandH21-8WIN+13LeagueDivision 1
6/24/2025Ben BrookesA21-15WIN+6LeagueDivision 1
6/17/2025W DitchfieldH4-21LOSS-17LeagueDivision 1
6/10/2025Craig DitchfieldA12-21LOSS-9LeagueDivision 1
6/3/2025David SwainH21-6WIN+15LeagueDivision 1
5/27/2025Liam McEganA20-21LOSS-1LeagueDivision 1
5/20/2025Roland GaskellH21-9WIN+12LeagueDivision 1
5/13/2025Les SimmsA21-4WIN+17LeagueDivision 1
5/6/2025Eddie WebsterA21-9WIN+12LeagueDivision 1
4/29/2025Peter CaseH21-13WIN+8LeagueDivision 1
8/14/2024Andy PearceA21-20WIN+1LeagueDivision 1
8/6/2024Tom OllertonH21-5WIN+16LeagueDivision 1
7/30/2024Ray BevingtonA21-13WIN+8LeagueDivision 1
7/23/2024John ToppingH21-9WIN+12LeagueDivision 1
7/16/2024John MolloyH21-17WIN+4LeagueDivision 1
6/18/2024AbsentH21-0WIN+21LeagueDivision 1
5/28/2024Ben WinstanleyA21-10WIN+11LeagueDivision 1
4/9/2024Dean MidgleyA14-21LOSS-7LeagueDivision 1
9/5/2023Karl HoldenH21-12WIN+9LeagueDivision 1
8/22/2023Wayne RobinsonH21-9WIN+12LeagueDivision 1
8/15/2023Alan BurrowsA21-20WIN+1LeagueDivision 1
8/8/2023Antony MeeH21-14WIN+7LeagueDivision 1
8/1/2023Ian MarshA21-10WIN+11LeagueDivision 1
7/25/2023Liam GregsonH21-19WIN+2LeagueDivision 1
7/18/2023Ed WebsterH21-3WIN+18LeagueDivision 1
7/12/2023Keith MacklinA15-21LOSS-6LeagueDivision 1
6/27/2023Declan KearnsA21-20WIN+1LeagueDivision 1
6/13/2023Paul KellyA16-21LOSS-5LeagueDivision 1
5/30/2023P CooksonA7-21LOSS-14LeagueDivision 1
5/16/2023Liam GregsonA21-12WIN+9LeagueDivision 1
5/9/2023Andy TurnerA21-14WIN+7LeagueDivision 1
5/2/2023Mike MullenH21-10WIN+11LeagueDivision 1
4/18/2023Danny MillerH21-13WIN+8LeagueDivision 1
9/6/2022Bill ArnoldH21-10WIN+11LeagueDivision 2
8/23/2022David EvansA21-5WIN+16LeagueDivision 2
8/16/2022Steven BoardmanH21-5WIN+16LeagueDivision 2
8/2/2022Jim GoodeH21-7WIN+14LeagueDivision 2
7/19/2022Roland GaskellH21-8WIN+13LeagueDivision 2
7/12/2022David ThompsonA21-12WIN+9LeagueDivision 2
7/5/2022Dennis BrooksH21-10WIN+11LeagueDivision 2
6/28/2022David BarrowA17-21LOSS-4LeagueDivision 2
6/21/2022Mike BeardH21-4WIN+17LeagueDivision 2
6/14/2022Alan WrightH21-8WIN+13LeagueDivision 2
5/31/2022Simon ReadH21-11WIN+10LeagueDivision 2
5/24/2022George MarshA21-10WIN+11LeagueDivision 2
5/17/2022Fred HullH21-8WIN+13LeagueDivision 2
5/10/2022Roland GaskellA21-8WIN+13LeagueDivision 2
5/3/2022Geoff FosterH21-8WIN+13LeagueDivision 2
4/26/2022Daniel RigbyA20-21LOSS-1LeagueDivision 2
4/19/2022Phil MillingtonH21-10WIN+11LeagueDivision 2
4/12/2022Bill ArnoldA21-6WIN+15LeagueDivision 2

Current Streak

7wins

On a hot run

Longest Win Run

11

Career best winning streak

Longest Loss Run

2

Career worst losing streak

Last 5100% win rate
WWWWW
Last 1090% win rate— steady
WWWWWWWLWW
OpponentWLTotalWin %Last Met
Roland Gaskell303100%5/20/2025
Mike Mullen202100%7/28/2026
John Molloy202100%4/14/2026
Liam Gregson202100%7/25/2023
Bill Arnold202100%9/6/2022
Ken Halsall101100%7/21/2026
Tony Monaghan101100%6/16/2026
James Whalley101100%8/26/2025
Steven Thomas101100%8/19/2025
Sean Gartside101100%8/13/2025
Biggest Win
Absent (+21)6/18/2024
Heaviest Defeat
W Ditchfield (-17)6/17/2025
Favourite Victim
Roland Gaskell3-0 H2H
Best Season
202289% · 18 matches
Worst Season
202573% · 15 matches
Form Arc (1st half → 2nd half)
83% → 83%improving
Avg Opponent Rating Faced
93560 known · 0 unknown
vs Strong Opponents (rating ≥ 1000)
14-961% win rate
vs Weak Opponents (rating < 1000)
36-197% win rate

By Division

Division 134-8 (81%)
Division 216-2 (89%)
Division 181%
34W·8L·42 played
Division 288.9%
16W·2L·18 played

Debut

Apr 12, 2022

Latest

Jul 28, 2026

Seasons Active

5 (4.3 yr span)

Matches / Season

12.0 (60 total)

Seasons

20222023202420252026