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Simon Taylor

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

Rating

1128

Current Handicap

-2
Honours
Season:

85

Matches Played

62

Wins

23

Losses

73%

Win Rate

9.0

Avg Win Margin

6.3

Avg Loss Margin

36-9

Home Record

26-14

Away Record

100%

Handicap Confidence

Very Reliable
51 / 41 matches for full confidence· Last recorded match: 9/1/2026

A large recent sample: 51 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

50 Wins

62 wins

Next goal: Hot Streak 1513/15
✦SEASON HIGHLIGHTS
2026
10-Game Streak13 in a row

Handicap Trend

All Time · 85 matches

-2 Improving
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.

12 Apr12 Jul16 May5 Sept9 Jul27 May2 Sept9 Jun1 Sept-3037

Gives 2 fewer chalks than at the start of this period.

Started0
Lowest-2
Current-2
Win Percentage(40%)
75%
score+0.49→contribution+0.20
Avg Winning Margin(25%)
9.3
score+0.22→contribution+0.05
Avg Losing Margin(15%)
5.2
score+0.46→contribution+0.07
Recent Form (last 20)(10%)
80%
score+0.60→contribution+0.06
Opponent Strength(10%)
979
score+0.46→contribution+0.05
Weighted Score+0.427
Sample Size Confidence
100%(51/41 matches)
Rating1128 → shrunk 1128
Recent 3-Season Rating (2024, 2025, 2026)1128
Recency Blend40% (51 recent matches)
Final Rating1128
Handicap
-2

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

62W23L85 matches·72.9% win rate
ClubSeasonsDivision(s)PWLWin %
Windle BC2023–2025Division 146331371.7%
Windle A2026Division 12117481%
Parr Cons A2022Division 11812666.7%
DateOpponentH/AScoreResultMarginCompetitionDivision
9/1/2026Andy WeaverH21-7WIN+14LeagueDivision 1
8/18/2026Tommy O'DowdA21-12WIN+9LeagueDivision 1
8/11/2026D HillierH21-9WIN+12LeagueDivision 1
8/5/2026Ian FurbankA12-21LOSS-9LeagueDivision 1
7/28/2026Chris SeddonH21-13WIN+8LeagueDivision 1
7/21/2026John BriggsA15-21LOSS-6LeagueDivision 1
7/14/2026Matt GartsideH16-21LOSS-5LeagueDivision 1
7/7/2026Paul CleggA19-21LOSS-2LeagueDivision 1
6/30/2026Ian HewittH21-10WIN+11LeagueDivision 1
6/23/2026Craig LoweA21-20WIN+1LeagueDivision 1
6/16/2026Dave WebsterH21-11WIN+10LeagueDivision 1
6/9/2026Alan DoolanH21-2WIN+19LeagueDivision 1
6/2/2026Mike CoxA21-18WIN+3LeagueDivision 1
5/26/2026David SwainH21-11WIN+10LeagueDivision 1
5/19/2026Phil O'ConnorA21-9WIN+12LeagueDivision 1
5/12/2026Eddie BrooksH21-2WIN+19LeagueDivision 1
5/5/2026Matt GartsideA21-10WIN+11LeagueDivision 1
4/28/2026Craig DitchfieldH21-18WIN+3LeagueDivision 1
4/21/2026Ian PalmerA21-10WIN+11LeagueDivision 1
4/14/2026John WilsonH21-13WIN+8LeagueDivision 1
4/7/2026Tony MonaghanA21-16WIN+5LeagueDivision 1
9/2/2025Andy PearceH20-21LOSS-1LeagueDivision 1
8/26/2025Karl HoldenA16-21LOSS-5LeagueDivision 1
8/19/2025John CloughA21-16WIN+5LeagueDivision 1
8/12/2025Chris SeddonH21-12WIN+9LeagueDivision 1
8/5/2025Kevin KearnsA21-15WIN+6LeagueDivision 1
7/29/2025Declan KairnsH20-21LOSS-1LeagueDivision 1
7/15/2025Daniel LofthouseH21-20WIN+1LeagueDivision 1
7/8/2025Danny MillerA20-21LOSS-1LeagueDivision 1
7/1/2025Walter MillerH16-21LOSS-5LeagueDivision 1
6/17/2025Barry FosterH21-10WIN+11LeagueDivision 1
6/10/2025John CloughH21-14WIN+7LeagueDivision 1
5/27/2025David BarrowH21-19WIN+2LeagueDivision 1
5/20/2025Ian PalmerA21-13WIN+8LeagueDivision 1
5/6/2025Daniel LofthouseA21-13WIN+8LeagueDivision 1
4/29/2025Ronnie BelshawH21-9WIN+12LeagueDivision 1
4/22/2025Matthew CorlessA21-16WIN+5LeagueDivision 1
4/15/2025Paul MellingH21-16WIN+5LeagueDivision 1
4/9/2025Sean GartsideA21-15WIN+6LeagueDivision 1
9/3/2024Mark WebsterH21-5WIN+16LeagueDivision 1
8/6/2024Keith WhalleyA13-21LOSS-8LeagueDivision 1
7/23/2024Frank DixonA21-9WIN+12LeagueDivision 1
7/9/2024W DitchfieldA11-21LOSS-10LeagueDivision 1
7/2/2024Danny MillerH13-21LOSS-8LeagueDivision 1
6/25/2024Roy WaringA21-7WIN+14LeagueDivision 1
6/18/2024David SwainH21-12WIN+9LeagueDivision 1
6/11/2024Mike HitchcoxA14-21LOSS-7LeagueDivision 1
5/28/2024Alan TaylorH21-2WIN+19LeagueDivision 1
5/21/2024AbsentA21-0WIN+21LeagueDivision 1
5/14/2024Frank DixonH21-19WIN+2LeagueDivision 1
4/23/2024John WilsonA21-11WIN+10LeagueDivision 1
9/12/2023John DanielsA21-8WIN+13LeagueDivision 1
9/5/2023Wayne DitchfieldA9-21LOSS-12LeagueDivision 1
8/29/2023John CloughH21-5WIN+16LeagueDivision 1
8/22/2023D HillierA21-13WIN+8LeagueDivision 1
8/15/2023David BarrowH21-10WIN+11LeagueDivision 1
8/9/2023Mark AthertonA13-21LOSS-8LeagueDivision 1
7/18/2023Declan KearnsH21-14WIN+7LeagueDivision 1
7/11/2023Dave WebsterA21-15WIN+6LeagueDivision 1
7/4/2023AbsentH21-0WIN+21LeagueDivision 1
6/27/2023Wayne RobinsonA21-13WIN+8LeagueDivision 1
6/13/2023D HillierH21-11WIN+10LeagueDivision 1
5/30/2023Mark AthertonH15-21LOSS-6LeagueDivision 1
5/16/2023Daniel LofthouseH21-17WIN+4LeagueDivision 1
5/9/2023Jeff BarlowA21-20WIN+1LeagueDivision 1
5/2/2023Shaun KeenaghanH14-21LOSS-7LeagueDivision 1
4/18/2023Alf RobinsonH21-11WIN+10LeagueDivision 1
9/6/2022Derek RoylanceA20-21LOSS-1LeagueDivision 1
8/30/2022Declan KearnsH10-21LOSS-11LeagueDivision 1
8/23/2022Noel ParrA21-11WIN+10LeagueDivision 1
8/16/2022G OliverH21-12WIN+9LeagueDivision 1
8/2/2022Brian McCarrickH19-21LOSS-2LeagueDivision 1
7/26/2022Dave WebsterA21-20WIN+1LeagueDivision 1
7/19/2022Paul MellingA16-21LOSS-5LeagueDivision 1
7/12/2022Keith WilliamsH21-11WIN+10LeagueDivision 1
6/28/2022Alan WaterworthH21-11WIN+10LeagueDivision 1
6/21/2022Carl GregsonA6-21LOSS-15LeagueDivision 1
6/14/2022Graham ParrH21-20WIN+1LeagueDivision 1
6/7/2022Norman BeesleyA21-7WIN+14LeagueDivision 1
5/31/2022Daniel LofthouseH21-17WIN+4LeagueDivision 1
5/24/2022Brian McCarrickA21-16WIN+5LeagueDivision 1
5/17/2022UnknownH21-15WIN+6LeagueDivision 1
5/10/2022Ged HopeH21-14WIN+7LeagueDivision 1
4/19/2022P CooksonA10-21LOSS-11LeagueDivision 1
4/12/2022Gary AndersH21-7WIN+14LeagueDivision 1

Current Streak

3wins

On a hot run

Longest Win Run

13

Career best winning streak

Longest Loss Run

3

Career worst losing streak

Last 580% win rate
WWWLW
Last 1060% win rate↑ improving
WWWLWLLLWW
OpponentWLTotalWin %Last Met
Daniel Lofthouse404100%7/15/2025
D Hillier303100%8/11/2026
Dave Webster303100%6/16/2026
John Clough303100%8/19/2025
Chris Seddon202100%7/28/2026
Matt Gartside11250%7/14/2026
David Swain202100%5/26/2026
Ian Palmer202100%4/21/2026
John Wilson202100%4/14/2026
Danny Miller0220%7/8/2025
Biggest Win
Absent (+21)5/21/2024
Heaviest Defeat
Carl Gregson (-15)6/21/2022
Favourite Victim
Daniel Lofthouse4-0 H2H
Best Season
202681% · 21 matches
Worst Season
202267% · 18 matches
Form Arc (1st half → 2nd half)
71% → 74%improving
Avg Opponent Rating Faced
96185 known · 0 unknown
vs Strong Opponents (rating ≥ 1000)
22-1658% win rate
vs Weak Opponents (rating < 1000)
40-785% win rate
Division 172.9%
62W·23L·85 played

Debut

Apr 12, 2022

Latest

Sep 1, 2026

Seasons Active

5 (4.4 yr span)

Matches / Season

17.0 (85 total)

Seasons

20222023202420252026