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Paul Spooner

Team: Lane Ends BDivision: Division 2Last updated: 10/24/2026

Rating

756

Current Handicap

15
Honours
Season:

76

Matches Played

44

Wins

32

Losses

58%

Win Rate

8.4

Avg Win Margin

8.4

Avg Loss Margin

24-17

Home Record

20-15

Away Record

100%

Handicap Confidence

Very Reliable
49 / 41 matches for full confidence· Last recorded match: 8/25/2026

A large recent sample: 49 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: 50 Wins44/50
✦SEASON HIGHLIGHTS

No season milestones recorded yet.

Handicap Trend

All Time · 76 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.

31 May30 Aug22 Aug18 Jun29 Apr19 Aug9 Jun25 Aug-14916

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

Started0
Lowest0
Current15
Win Percentage(40%)
51%
score+0.02→contribution+0.01
Avg Winning Margin(25%)
8.4
score+0.07→contribution+0.02
Avg Losing Margin(15%)
8.6
score-0.10→contribution-0.01
Recent Form (last 20)(10%)
30%
score-0.40→contribution-0.04
Opponent Strength(10%)
796
score-0.20→contribution-0.02
Weighted Score-0.050
Sample Size Confidence
100%(49/41 matches)
Rating985 → shrunk 985→ adjusted 736
Recent 3-Season Rating (2024, 2025, 2026)785
Recency Blend40% (49 recent matches)
Final Rating756
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

44W32L76 matches·57.9% win rate
ClubSeasonsDivision(s)PWLWin %
Lane Ends B2022–2026Division 2, Division 376443257.9%
DateOpponentH/AScoreResultMarginCompetitionDivision
8/25/2026Gary IrelandH21-12WIN+9LeagueDivision 2
8/18/2026Callum RothwellA12-21LOSS-9LeagueDivision 2
8/17/2026Steve BrackleyH21-18WIN+3LeagueDivision 2
8/12/2026Jack CunliffeA21-9WIN+12LeagueDivision 2
8/11/2026Jim RennisonA21-14WIN+7LeagueDivision 2
7/28/2026Ryan TeelingA1-21LOSS-20LeagueDivision 2
7/21/2026Graham ParrH21-13WIN+8LeagueDivision 2
7/14/2026Howard PinningtonA12-21LOSS-9LeagueDivision 2
7/7/2026John CorlessH10-21LOSS-11LeagueDivision 2
6/23/2026Alan CarrH10-21LOSS-11LeagueDivision 2
6/9/2026Ian McBrideH7-21LOSS-14LeagueDivision 2
6/2/2026Kieron FeeneyH13-21LOSS-8LeagueDivision 2
5/26/2026John PickavanceA21-10WIN+11LeagueDivision 2
5/19/2026Paul KellyH9-21LOSS-12LeagueDivision 2
5/12/2026Lee BolanA18-21LOSS-3LeagueDivision 2
5/5/2026Howard PinningtonH18-21LOSS-3LeagueDivision 2
4/21/2026James SilcockH6-21LOSS-15LeagueDivision 2
4/14/2026L SimmsA10-21LOSS-11LeagueDivision 2
4/7/2026Simon ReadH12-21LOSS-9LeagueDivision 2
8/26/2025Simon ChurchillH19-21LOSS-2LeagueDivision 2
8/19/2025Paul LeylandA21-18WIN+3LeagueDivision 2
8/12/2025Dave RogersH21-11WIN+10LeagueDivision 2
8/5/2025Noel ParrA21-12WIN+9LeagueDivision 2
6/24/2025John LesterH8-21LOSS-13LeagueDivision 2
6/17/2025Peter BannonA16-21LOSS-5LeagueDivision 2
6/10/2025Neil SherwoodH21-11WIN+10LeagueDivision 2
6/4/2025John WhiteH19-21LOSS-2LeagueDivision 2
6/3/2025Andy KubiakA21-17WIN+4LeagueDivision 2
5/20/2025Ed WebsterA19-21LOSS-2LeagueDivision 2
5/13/2025Fred HullH21-10WIN+11LeagueDivision 2
4/29/2025J LyonsA7-21LOSS-14LeagueDivision 2
4/22/2025Paul KellyH17-21LOSS-4LeagueDivision 2
4/8/2025James HopkinsH21-18WIN+3LeagueDivision 2
9/10/2024Peter FreeH21-12WIN+9LeagueDivision 3
9/4/2024Les TeelingA21-16WIN+5LeagueDivision 3
9/3/2024Tom FrithA21-13WIN+8LeagueDivision 3
8/20/2024Craig PunshonA18-21LOSS-3LeagueDivision 3
8/6/2024Mike TooleA8-21LOSS-13LeagueDivision 3
7/9/2024Phil RayH21-5WIN+16LeagueDivision 3
6/25/2024G McClurgH21-7WIN+14LeagueDivision 3
6/18/2024David CothamA21-5WIN+16LeagueDivision 3
6/11/2024Jonathan FenneyH21-12WIN+9LeagueDivision 3
6/4/2024Dennis MussellA21-17WIN+4LeagueDivision 3
5/21/2024M WatkinsA21-15WIN+6LeagueDivision 3
5/14/2024Ian GerrardH21-16WIN+5LeagueDivision 3
5/7/2024Steven BoardmanH16-21LOSS-5LeagueDivision 3
5/1/2024John PyeA21-12WIN+9LeagueDivision 3
4/23/2024Kevin HighcockH21-12WIN+9LeagueDivision 3
4/16/2024Roy BryanA13-21LOSS-8LeagueDivision 3
9/5/2023Ian HillA21-10WIN+11LeagueDivision 3
8/22/2023James RobertsA21-18WIN+3LeagueDivision 3
8/15/2023Neil CunninghamH21-17WIN+4LeagueDivision 3
8/8/2023Kevin GlassA10-21LOSS-11LeagueDivision 3
7/11/2023Les TeelingH21-8WIN+13LeagueDivision 3
7/4/2023Martin JonesA21-8WIN+13LeagueDivision 3
6/27/2023John KayH21-11WIN+10LeagueDivision 3
5/30/2023Alan JohnsonH21-12WIN+9LeagueDivision 3
5/16/2023Mike HenthornH16-21LOSS-5LeagueDivision 3
4/25/2023Peter GeorgesonH14-21LOSS-7LeagueDivision 3
4/18/2023Syd HeathA9-21LOSS-12LeagueDivision 3
8/30/2022Geoff GaskellH10-21LOSS-11LeagueDivision 3
8/23/2022Tony GreenhalghH21-11WIN+10LeagueDivision 3
8/16/2022John CritchleyA21-9WIN+12LeagueDivision 3
8/9/2022George FitzpatrickH21-11WIN+10LeagueDivision 3
7/19/2022Ian AppletonA21-16WIN+5LeagueDivision 3
7/12/2022Jim RennisonH21-20WIN+1LeagueDivision 3
6/28/2022Tom FrithH21-7WIN+14LeagueDivision 3
6/21/2022Roy PealingA12-21LOSS-9LeagueDivision 3
6/14/2022Rick AshcroftA21-12WIN+9LeagueDivision 3
6/7/2022Eric ThorleyH21-7WIN+14LeagueDivision 3
5/31/2022Mike HenthornA21-12WIN+9LeagueDivision 3
5/24/2022Bill AssonH21-17WIN+4LeagueDivision 3
5/17/2022Graham OwenA21-15WIN+6LeagueDivision 3
5/10/2022Mark WakefieldH15-21LOSS-6LeagueDivision 3
4/26/2022Tom EustaceH21-20WIN+1LeagueDivision 3
4/19/2022Paul BoltonA18-21LOSS-3LeagueDivision 3

Current Streak

1wins

On a hot run

Longest Win Run

7

Career best winning streak

Longest Loss Run

7

Career worst losing streak

Last 580% win rate
WLWWW
Last 1050% win rate↑ improving
WLWWWLWLLL
OpponentWLTotalWin %Last Met
Jim Rennison202100%8/11/2026
Howard Pinnington0220%7/14/2026
Paul Kelly0220%5/19/2026
Les Teeling202100%9/4/2024
Tom Frith202100%9/3/2024
Mike Henthorn11250%5/16/2023
Gary Ireland101100%8/25/2026
Callum Rothwell0110%8/18/2026
Steve Brackley101100%8/17/2026
Jack Cunliffe101100%8/12/2026
Biggest Win
Phil Ray (+16)7/9/2024
Heaviest Defeat
Ryan Teeling (-20)7/28/2026
Best Season
202275% · 16 matches
Worst Season
202632% · 19 matches
Form Arc (1st half → 2nd half)
74% → 42%declining
Avg Opponent Rating Faced
76376 known · 0 unknown
vs Strong Opponents (rating ≥ 1000)
0-10% win rate
vs Weak Opponents (rating < 1000)
44-3159% win rate

By Division

Division 331-12 (72%)
Division 213-20 (39%)
Division 239.4%
13W·20L·33 played
Division 372.1%
31W·12L·43 played

Debut

Apr 19, 2022

Latest

Aug 25, 2026

Seasons Active

5 (4.4 yr span)

Matches / Season

15.2 (76 total)

Seasons

20222023202420252026