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Pat Benson

Team: Pensby CDivision: Division CLast updated: 10/24/2026

Rating

637

Current Handicap

13
Honours
Season:

46

Matches Played

13

Wins

33

Losses

28%

Win Rate

8.2

Avg Win Margin

9.4

Avg Loss Margin

9-12

Home Record

4-21

Away Record

100%

Handicap Confidence

Very Reliable
46 / 33 matches for full confidence· Last recorded match: 5/9/2019

A large recent sample: 46 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

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Next goal: Decade Player4/10
✦SEASON HIGHLIGHTS

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Handicap Trend

All Time · 46 matches

+13 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.

26 Apr9 Jun6 Jul9 Aug20 Jul16 Aug3 Jul25 Jul9 May-14916

Gives 13 more chalks than at the start of this period.

Started0
Lowest0
Current13
Win Percentage(35%)
28%
score-0.43→contribution-0.15
Avg Winning Margin(23%)
8.2
score+0.03→contribution+0.01
Avg Losing Margin(15%)
9.4
score-0.23→contribution-0.03
Recent Form (last 20)(10%)
35%
score-0.30→contribution-0.03
Opponent Strength(15%)
927
score-0.52→contribution-0.08
Weighted Score-0.295
Sample Size Confidence
100%(46/33 matches)
Rating882 → shrunk 882→ adjusted 637
Handicap
13

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

13W33L46 matches·28.3% win rate
ClubSeasonsDivision(s)PWLWin %
Pensby C2016–2019Division C45133228.9%
Pensby2017Division A1010%
DateOpponentH/AScoreResultMarginCompetitionDivision
5/9/2019Brian WilliamsA13-21LOSS-8LeagueDivision C
8/21/2018Peter ProwseA7-21LOSS-14LeagueDivision C
8/15/2018vs Bebington ParkH21-15WIN+6LeagueDivision C
8/8/2018vs Pt Sunlight Vill & Wks BH12-21LOSS-9LeagueDivision C
8/1/2018vs Hoylake Central & MelroseA18-21LOSS-3LeagueDivision C
7/26/2018John HenshallA4-21LOSS-17LeagueDivision C
7/25/2018vs Oxton Cons CH8-21LOSS-13LeagueDivision C
7/24/2018Ray WhartonA19-21LOSS-2LeagueDivision C
7/17/2018Ethel JonesH21-2WIN+19LeagueDivision C
7/12/2018Henry WilsonA16-21LOSS-5LeagueDivision C
7/4/2018Alan HoughtonH21-12WIN+9LeagueDivision C
7/3/2018vs Bebington ParkA21-12WIN+9LeagueDivision C
6/21/2018Nicola EcclesA10-21LOSS-11LeagueDivision C
6/13/2018vs Hoylake Central & MelroseH21-12WIN+9LeagueDivision C
5/23/2018vs Sea DogH10-21LOSS-11LeagueDivision C
5/10/2018Denise CapperA17-21LOSS-4LeagueDivision C
8/22/2017Arthur JonesH17-21LOSS-4LeagueDivision C
8/16/2017vs NestonH21-10WIN+11LeagueDivision C
8/10/2017Stan FraserA3-21LOSS-18LeagueDivision C
8/2/2017vs Sea DogH21-13WIN+8LeagueDivision C
8/1/2017Philip CurrieA8-21LOSS-13LeagueDivision C
7/27/2017Trevor DuckersA21-10WIN+11LeagueDivision C
7/26/2017vs Albany BH11-21LOSS-10LeagueDivision C
7/20/2017Ian DoughertyA15-21LOSS-6LeagueDivision C
7/12/2017vs Oxton Cons CA12-21LOSS-9LeagueDivision C
6/15/2017John Gommersall JrA10-21LOSS-11LeagueDivision A
5/31/2017vs Heswall Rbl BH12-21LOSS-9LeagueDivision C
5/25/2017Andy PorterA8-21LOSS-13LeagueDivision C
8/10/2016vs Pt Sunlight Vill & Wks BH14-21LOSS-7LeagueDivision C
8/9/2016Kathryn McaseyA21-16WIN+5LeagueDivision C
7/27/2016George DugganH3-21LOSS-18LeagueDivision C
7/26/2016Ann ConnellH21-18WIN+3LeagueDivision C
7/19/2016Jake McelnayA9-21LOSS-12LeagueDivision C
7/13/2016vs Thingwall BH21-17WIN+4LeagueDivision C
7/6/2016John AllanbyH12-21LOSS-9LeagueDivision C
7/5/2016Tony PowellA21-12WIN+9LeagueDivision C
6/30/2016Roy WilliamsA7-21LOSS-14LeagueDivision C
6/29/2016vs Hoylake CentralH17-21LOSS-4LeagueDivision C
6/23/2016George JellicoeH21-18WIN+3LeagueDivision C
6/9/2016Peter ChallinorA16-21LOSS-5LeagueDivision C
6/2/2016Tom ScottA11-21LOSS-10LeagueDivision C
5/31/2016Aaron RichardsA17-21LOSS-4LeagueDivision C
5/11/2016vs Albany BH10-21LOSS-11LeagueDivision C
5/10/2016Colin MaddockA20-21LOSS-1LeagueDivision C
4/27/2016vs Sea DogH10-21LOSS-11LeagueDivision C
4/26/2016Ian PovallA8-21LOSS-13LeagueDivision C
Geoff Clare Trophy2 games · 1W
20181 round
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Quarters RoundPhil SpencerBebington Park18-21LOSSWON
20161 round
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Round of 16 RoundChris HendryOxton Cons C21-11WINLOST
George ONeill Trophy1 games · 0W
20181 round
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Round of 32 RoundDave Bromley / Derek WigfieldLever Club8-15LOSSLOST

Current Streak

2losses

In a slump

Longest Win Run

2

Career best winning streak

Longest Loss Run

7

Career worst losing streak

Last 520% win rate
LLWLL
Last 1020% win rate— steady
LLWLLLLLWL
OpponentWLTotalWin %Last Met
Sea Dog12333.3%5/23/2018
Bebington Park202100%8/15/2018
Pt Sunlight Vill & Wks B0220%8/8/2018
Hoylake Central & Melrose11250%8/1/2018
Oxton Cons C0220%7/25/2018
Albany B0220%7/26/2017
Brian Williams0110%5/9/2019
Peter Prowse0110%8/21/2018
John Henshall0110%7/26/2018
Ray Wharton0110%7/24/2018
Biggest Win
Ethel Jones (+19)7/17/2018
Heaviest Defeat
Stan Fraser (-18)8/10/2017
Best Season
201833% · 15 matches
Worst Season
201725% · 12 matches
Form Arc (1st half → 2nd half)
22% → 35%improving
Avg Opponent Rating Faced
84822 known · 24 unknown
vs Strong Opponents (rating ≥ 1000)
1-420% win rate
vs Weak Opponents (rating < 1000)
4-1324% win rate

By Division

Division C13-32 (29%)
Division A0-1 (0%)
Division A0%
0W·1L·1 played
Division C28.9%
13W·32L·45 played

Debut

Apr 26, 2016

Latest

May 9, 2019

Seasons Active

4 (3.0 yr span)

Matches / Season

11.5 (46 total)

Seasons

2016201720182019