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Steve Watson

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

Rating

991

Current Handicap

6
Honours
Season:

130

Matches Played

73

Wins

57

Losses

56%

Win Rate

8.2

Avg Win Margin

6.7

Avg Loss Margin

48-18

Home Record

25-39

Away Record

100%

Handicap Confidence

Very Reliable
71 / 33 matches for full confidence· Last recorded match: 8/4/2026

A large recent sample: 71 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

50 Wins

73 wins

Next goal: Decade Player9/10
✦SEASON HIGHLIGHTS
2023
Home Dominance8/8 home

Handicap Trend

All Time · 130 matches

+6 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.

11 Aug24 Jul1 Aug15 Jul6 Jul4 Jun13 May12 May4 Aug-1258

Gives 6 more chalks than at the start of this period.

Started0
Lowest0
Current6
Win Percentage(35%)
54%
score+0.07→contribution+0.02
Avg Winning Margin(23%)
7.9
score-0.02→contribution-0.00
Avg Losing Margin(15%)
7.0
score+0.17→contribution+0.02
Recent Form (last 20)(10%)
25%
score-0.50→contribution-0.05
Opponent Strength(15%)
976
score+0.04→contribution+0.01
Weighted Score+0.002
Sample Size Confidence
100%(71/33 matches)
Rating1001 → shrunk 1001→ adjusted 985
Recent 5-Season Rating (2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026)1001
Recency Blend40% (71 recent matches)
Final Rating991
Handicap
6

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

73W57L130 matches·56.2% win rate
ClubSeasonsDivision(s)PWLWin %
Bromborough Recs2016–2026Division A, Division B130735756.2%
DateOpponentH/AScoreResultMarginCompetitionDivision
8/4/2026Elaine MilliganA19-21LOSS-2LeagueDivision A
7/30/2026Tom PughH21-10WIN+11LeagueDivision A
7/28/2026James MotleyA10-21LOSS-11LeagueDivision A
7/23/2026Ian SharpH17-21LOSS-4LeagueDivision A
7/21/2026Graham JordanA17-21LOSS-4LeagueDivision A
7/14/2026John Rogers *A7-21LOSS-14LeagueDivision A
7/9/2026Gillian McAlenyH19-21LOSS-2LeagueDivision A
7/7/2026Adam RowlandsA18-21LOSS-3LeagueDivision A
7/2/2026Paul Draper *H16-21LOSS-5LeagueDivision A
6/23/2026Brian Lawrence *A11-21LOSS-10LeagueDivision A
6/18/2026Tony Collier *H7-21LOSS-14LeagueDivision A
6/16/2026Mike Lockwood *A18-21LOSS-3LeagueDivision A
6/9/2026John Gomersall Jnr *A21-15WIN+6LeagueDivision A
5/28/2026Adam RowlandsH17-21LOSS-4LeagueDivision A
5/26/2026Colin DraperA21-14WIN+7LeagueDivision A
5/19/2026Peter McgheeH21-7WIN+14LeagueDivision A
5/14/2026Jack Kiley *H8-21LOSS-13LeagueDivision A
5/12/2026Matty Hindley *H21-19WIN+2LeagueDivision A
5/5/2026Alan Dunbar *A17-21LOSS-4LeagueDivision A
8/12/2025Andrew TurnerA18-21LOSS-3LeagueDivision A
8/5/2025Steve GreenfieldH18-21LOSS-3LeagueDivision A
7/30/2025Andy SmithA8-21LOSS-13LeagueDivision A
7/29/2025Stan NewellA21-20WIN+1LeagueDivision A
7/24/2025Martin SmallH21-15WIN+6LeagueDivision A
7/22/2025Gillian McalenyA17-21LOSS-4LeagueDivision A
7/15/2025Roy JonesH21-6WIN+15LeagueDivision A
7/3/2025Paula GormanH21-8WIN+13LeagueDivision A
6/24/2025Mike BrannonH21-10WIN+11LeagueDivision A
6/17/2025Brian HanlonA15-21LOSS-6LeagueDivision A
6/10/2025Ian MoxhamH21-19WIN+2LeagueDivision A
6/3/2025Dave Jnr MotleyA13-21LOSS-8LeagueDivision A
5/27/2025Phil CritchleyH21-11WIN+10LeagueDivision A
5/20/2025Roy JonesA10-21LOSS-11LeagueDivision A
5/15/2025Kevin ExellH12-21LOSS-9LeagueDivision A
5/13/2025Peter McgheeA21-17WIN+4LeagueDivision A
5/6/2025Katie WoodH21-19WIN+2LeagueDivision A
9/10/2024Ian MuskettA16-21LOSS-5LeagueDivision A
8/6/2024David SmartH21-13WIN+8LeagueDivision A
8/1/2024Geoff DewhurstA21-17WIN+4LeagueDivision A
7/30/2024Colin DraperH21-8WIN+13LeagueDivision A
7/23/2024Vicky MoseleyA8-21LOSS-13LeagueDivision A
7/18/2024Mark HoughtonH21-7WIN+14LeagueDivision A
7/16/2024Andy EcclesA16-21LOSS-5LeagueDivision A
7/9/2024Vic AlcockH21-12WIN+9LeagueDivision A
7/2/2024Edna CookH21-11WIN+10LeagueDivision A
6/27/2024Michael WishartA21-17WIN+4LeagueDivision A
6/25/2024Wayne RobertsH14-21LOSS-7LeagueDivision A
6/18/2024Nicky BaileyA17-21LOSS-4LeagueDivision A
6/13/2024Hanna LusseyH21-10WIN+11LeagueDivision A
6/11/2024Chris BarlowA21-19WIN+2LeagueDivision A
6/4/2024Jon EllisH18-21LOSS-3LeagueDivision A
5/30/2024Dave LewisA16-21LOSS-5LeagueDivision A
5/28/2024Paul CottamH21-10WIN+11LeagueDivision A
5/21/2024Wayne JevonsA21-19WIN+2LeagueDivision A
5/14/2024Brian FrancisA14-21LOSS-7LeagueDivision A
5/7/2024Nick WoodwardH21-12WIN+9LeagueDivision A
8/29/2023vs Lever Club BH21-16WIN+5LeagueDivision B
8/15/2023Ian MorganH21-5WIN+16LeagueDivision B
8/9/2023vs Arno TixallA12-21LOSS-9LeagueDivision B
8/8/2023vs Sea DogH21-16WIN+5LeagueDivision B
8/1/2023Lynn MountfordH21-9WIN+12LeagueDivision B
7/25/2023Mervyn PryceH21-20WIN+1LeagueDivision B
7/20/2023Kevin PulhamH21-15WIN+6LeagueDivision B
7/11/2023Harry MillingtonH21-12WIN+9LeagueDivision B
7/6/2023Adrian CairnsA13-21LOSS-8LeagueDivision B
7/4/2023Roger SimcoeA21-11WIN+10LeagueDivision B
6/29/2023Tony ThelwellH21-17WIN+4LeagueDivision B
6/22/2023Doreen JohnsonA21-13WIN+8LeagueDivision B
6/15/2023George LowdenA21-10WIN+11LeagueDivision B
6/13/2023Gill SheenA6-21LOSS-15LeagueDivision B
6/1/2023John BensteadA21-9WIN+12LeagueDivision B
8/12/2021Wayne RobertsH21-17WIN+4LeagueDivision A
8/10/2021Valerie CecchiniH20-21LOSS-1LeagueDivision A
8/5/2021Dave Jnr MotleyH11-21LOSS-10LeagueDivision A
8/3/2021Colin PortisA13-21LOSS-8LeagueDivision A
7/29/2021Mike SmethurstA17-21LOSS-4LeagueDivision A
7/27/2021Colin GouldingH8-21LOSS-13LeagueDivision A
7/22/2021Geoff StampA17-21LOSS-4LeagueDivision A
7/20/2021Finlay HormbreyH19-21LOSS-2LeagueDivision A
7/15/2021Malcolm GilfoyleA17-21LOSS-4LeagueDivision A
7/13/2021Brian LusseyH21-10WIN+11LeagueDivision A
7/8/2021Gary LewisA18-21LOSS-3LeagueDivision A
7/6/2021Marc DaughertyH21-19WIN+2LeagueDivision A
7/1/2021Dave RimmerA13-21LOSS-8LeagueDivision A
6/24/2021Alec HaynesA18-21LOSS-3LeagueDivision A
6/22/2021Babs WoodwardH21-16WIN+5LeagueDivision A
6/17/2021Colin GouldingA9-21LOSS-12LeagueDivision A
6/15/2021Anthony WoodH12-21LOSS-9LeagueDivision A
6/10/2021Mike PattinA19-21LOSS-2LeagueDivision A
6/8/2021Alan HeatonH21-12WIN+9LeagueDivision A
6/3/2021Sue TilstonA21-12WIN+9LeagueDivision A
6/1/2021Dave LewisH21-5WIN+16LeagueDivision A
5/27/2021Ian HazlehurstA18-21LOSS-3LeagueDivision A
8/20/2019Paul QuinlanH21-20WIN+1LeagueDivision A
8/1/2019Nick WelshH21-16WIN+5LeagueDivision A
7/30/2019Stu RaybouldA20-21LOSS-1LeagueDivision A
7/25/2019Mike BrannonH21-8WIN+13LeagueDivision A
7/11/2019Anthony JonesH21-12WIN+9LeagueDivision A
7/9/2019Dave RimmerA21-19WIN+2LeagueDivision A
7/4/2019Lewis CooksonH21-17WIN+4LeagueDivision A
6/27/2019Terry MilnerA18-21LOSS-3LeagueDivision A
6/20/2019Robert RogersH9-21LOSS-12LeagueDivision A
6/11/2019Nick WelshA21-4WIN+17LeagueDivision A
5/30/2019Anthony CarlsonA21-13WIN+8LeagueDivision A
5/23/2019Roy JonesH21-12WIN+9LeagueDivision A
5/16/2019Phil CubbinA21-5WIN+16LeagueDivision A
5/9/2019Kevin VenablesA21-19WIN+2LeagueDivision A
5/2/2019Alec HaynesH15-21LOSS-6LeagueDivision A
8/16/2018Fleur BlackburnH21-10WIN+11LeagueDivision B
7/24/2018Trevor DuckersA21-10WIN+11LeagueDivision B
7/19/2018Chris TippeyH21-16WIN+5LeagueDivision B
7/10/2018John MadgeH21-17WIN+4LeagueDivision B
7/3/2018vs Pensby BA11-21LOSS-10LeagueDivision B
6/28/2018Tony JohnsonH21-7WIN+14LeagueDivision B
6/21/2018Colin DraperA21-16WIN+5LeagueDivision B
6/14/2018Eric AndersonH21-11WIN+10LeagueDivision B
6/7/2018Roy BrannonA21-4WIN+17LeagueDivision B
5/24/2018Stephen GilfoyleH15-21LOSS-6LeagueDivision B
5/16/2018vs Arno TixallA21-19WIN+2LeagueDivision B
5/15/2018Jimmy WelchH21-2WIN+19LeagueDivision B
8/17/2017Jake McelnayA21-17WIN+4LeagueDivision B
7/12/2017vs Tixall CA21-17WIN+4LeagueDivision B
6/15/2017Chris TippeyH21-14WIN+7LeagueDivision B
6/7/2017vs Hoylake Central & MelroseA14-21LOSS-7LeagueDivision B
5/18/2017Derek WigfieldH21-13WIN+8LeagueDivision B
8/11/2016Phil EdgeA9-21LOSS-12LeagueDivision B
7/12/2016Jessie TipladyH21-11WIN+10LeagueDivision B
5/17/2016Cliff UptonH21-8WIN+13LeagueDivision B
5/12/2016Bill TipladyA15-21LOSS-6LeagueDivision B
4/26/2016Ken KerrA21-9WIN+12LeagueDivision B
George ONeill Trophy13 games · 8W
20265 rounds
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Preliminary RoundPaul Blackwell / Mark PeersSea Dog15-4WINWON
Round of 16 RoundShaun Luckie / Colin WilsonAlbany B15-5WINWON
Quarters RoundPeter Holian / Paula GormanCammell Lairds12-15LOSSWON
Semi Final RoundMick Hinds / James FitzpatrickThingwall15-10WINWON
Final RoundJohn Finch / Jamie SmithGladstone7-15LOSSLOST
20251 round
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Preliminary RoundGraham Ellison / Ian MoxhamHeswall Rbl11-15LOSSLOST
20242 rounds
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Preliminary RoundNick Burridge Jr / James MotleyGladstone15-8WINWON
Quarters RoundMartin Small / Dave Jnr MotleyLever Club15-7WINLOST
20233 rounds
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Round of 16 RoundGary Lewis / Chris MorrisonParkfield15-14WINWON
Quarters RoundMartin Small / Steven GardnerLever Club15-12WINWON
Semi Final RoundNick Burridge Jr / Nigel HughesGladstone4-15LOSSLOST
20221 round
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Preliminary RoundEric Cook / Matty RobertsOxton Cons B15-14WINLOST
20171 round
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Round of 32 RoundAndy Pritchard / Robert KnightBromborough Recs B9-15LOSSLOST
Leverhulme Cup7 games · 4W
20261 round
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Preliminary RoundJohn SheenPensby14-21LOSSLOST
20251 round
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Round of 16 RoundCarl AshworthArno Tixall12-21LOSSLOST
20241 round
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Preliminary RoundGary LaceyCammell Laird21-12WINLOST
20191 round
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Preliminary RoundJean JenkinsBromborough Recs B21-4WINWON
20171 round
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Round of 32 RoundJack WilsonHeswall Rbl14-21LOSSLOST
20162 rounds
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Round of 32 RoundPeter HankinKings 200021-10WINLOST
Round of 16 RoundDave EvansCammell Laird21-15WINLOST
Andy Dawson Cup2 games · 1W
20172 rounds
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Quarters RoundMary FishwickAlbany21-16WINWON
Semi Final RoundRob LewisCammell Laird19-21LOSSLOST

Current Streak

1losses

In a slump

Longest Win Run

5

Career best winning streak

Longest Loss Run

10

Career worst losing streak

Last 520% win rate
LWLLL
Last 1010% win rate— steady
LWLLLLLLLL
OpponentWLTotalWin %Last Met
Colin Draper303100%5/26/2026
Roy Jones21366.7%7/15/2025
Adam Rowlands0220%7/7/2026
Peter Mcghee202100%5/19/2026
Mike Brannon202100%6/24/2025
Dave Jnr Motley0220%6/3/2025
Wayne Roberts11250%6/25/2024
Dave Lewis11250%5/30/2024
Arno Tixall11250%8/9/2023
Colin Goulding0220%7/27/2021
Biggest Win
Jimmy Welch (+19)5/15/2018
Heaviest Defeat
Gill Sheen (-15)6/13/2023
Favourite Victim
Colin Draper3-0 H2H
Best Season
201883% · 12 matches
Worst Season
202626% · 19 matches
Form Arc (1st half → 2nd half)
62% → 51%declining
Avg Opponent Rating Faced
959104 known · 26 unknown
vs Strong Opponents (rating ≥ 1000)
17-1947% win rate
vs Weak Opponents (rating < 1000)
43-2563% win rate

By Division

Division A44-49 (47%)
Division B29-8 (78%)
Division A47.3%
44W·49L·93 played
Division B78.4%
29W·8L·37 played

Debut

Apr 26, 2016

Latest

Aug 4, 2026

Seasons Active

9 (10.3 yr span)

Matches / Season

14.4 (130 total)

Seasons

201620172018201920212023202420252026