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Steve Mcloughlin

Team: Bromborough RecsDivision: Division BLast updated: 10/24/2026

Rating

932

Current Handicap

7
Honours
Season:

12

Matches Played

5

Wins

7

Losses

42%

Win Rate

11.2

Avg Win Margin

3.3

Avg Loss Margin

4-4

Home Record

1-3

Away Record

13%

Handicap Confidence

Low Confidence
12 / 33 matches for full confidence· Last recorded match: 8/29/2023

Only 12 of the 33 matches needed for full confidence in the 2022, 2023, 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: Hot Streak 152/15
✦SEASON HIGHLIGHTS

No season milestones recorded yet.

Handicap Trend

All Time · 12 matches

+7 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.

13 Jun29 Jun25 Jul8 Aug22 Aug29 Aug-1258

Gives 7 more chalks than at the start of this period.

Started0
Lowest0
Current7
Win Percentage(35%)
42%
score-0.17→contribution-0.06
Avg Winning Margin(23%)
11.2
score+0.53→contribution+0.12
Avg Losing Margin(15%)
3.3
score+0.79→contribution+0.12
Recent Form (last 20)(10%)
42%
score-0.17→contribution-0.02
Opponent Strength(15%)
979
score-0.19→contribution-0.03
Weighted Score+0.140
Sample Size Confidence
13%(12/33 matches)
Rating1056 → shrunk 1007→ adjusted 932
Recent 5-Season Rating (2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026)934
Recency Blend16% (12 recent matches)
Final Rating932
Handicap
7

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

5W7L12 matches·41.7% win rate
ClubSeasonsDivision(s)PWLWin %
Bromborough Recs2023Division B125741.7%
DateOpponentH/AScoreResultMarginCompetitionDivision
8/29/2023vs Lever Club BH18-21LOSS-3LeagueDivision B
8/24/2023Robert McguiganA20-21LOSS-1LeagueDivision B
8/22/2023Leslie HobbsH15-21LOSS-6LeagueDivision B
8/15/2023Len MastermanH21-8WIN+13LeagueDivision B
8/8/2023vs Sea DogH21-6WIN+15LeagueDivision B
8/1/2023Gill SheenH18-21LOSS-3LeagueDivision B
7/25/2023Matty RobertsH20-21LOSS-1LeagueDivision B
7/20/2023Eddie ThomasH21-13WIN+8LeagueDivision B
6/29/2023Andrew MeldrumH21-9WIN+12LeagueDivision B
6/22/2023Neal SleemanA14-21LOSS-7LeagueDivision B
6/13/2023John SheenA19-21LOSS-2LeagueDivision B
5/25/2023Fred BoltonA21-13WIN+8LeagueDivision B
George ONeill Trophy3 games · 2W
20233 rounds
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Round of 16 RoundLinda Howard / Ray OrdParkfield15-14WINWON
Quarters RoundChris Halsey / John Gomersall JnrLever Club15-11WINWON
Semi Final RoundDarren Hankin / Tony SullivanGladstone11-15LOSSLOST

Current Streak

3losses

In a slump

Longest Win Run

2

Career best winning streak

Longest Loss Run

3

Career worst losing streak

Last 540% win rate
LLLWW
Last 1040% win rate— steady
LLLWWLLWWL
OpponentWLTotalWin %Last Met
Lever Club B0110%8/29/2023
Robert Mcguigan0110%8/24/2023
Leslie Hobbs0110%8/22/2023
Len Masterman101100%8/15/2023
Sea Dog101100%8/8/2023
Gill Sheen0110%8/1/2023
Matty Roberts0110%7/25/2023
Eddie Thomas101100%7/20/2023
Andrew Meldrum101100%6/29/2023
Neal Sleeman0110%6/22/2023
Biggest Win
Unknown (+15)8/8/2023
Heaviest Defeat
Neal Sleeman (-7)6/22/2023
Best Season
202342% · 12 matches
Worst Season
202342% · 12 matches
Form Arc (1st half → 2nd half)
50% → 33%declining
Avg Opponent Rating Faced
9698 known · 4 unknown
vs Strong Opponents (rating ≥ 1000)
1-233% win rate
vs Weak Opponents (rating < 1000)
3-260% win rate
Division B41.7%
5W·7L·12 played

Debut

May 25, 2023

Latest

Aug 29, 2023

Seasons Active

1 (3 mo span)

Matches / Season

12.0 (12 total)

Seasons

2023