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Tom Howard

Team: Lever Club BDivision: Division BLast updated: 10/24/2026

Rating

942

Current Handicap

7
Honours
Season:

114

Matches Played

59

Wins

55

Losses

52%

Win Rate

7.6

Avg Win Margin

7.9

Avg Loss Margin

34-16

Home Record

25-39

Away Record

100%

Handicap Confidence

Very Reliable
73 / 33 matches for full confidence· Last recorded match: 8/28/2026

A large recent sample: 73 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

59 wins

Next goal: Decade Player6/10
✦SEASON HIGHLIGHTS
2026
Home Dominance11/11 home

Handicap Trend

All Time · 114 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.

25 Jul8 Jun29 Jul22 Aug11 Jul1 Jul26 May28 Aug-12510

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

Started0
Lowest0
Current7
Win Percentage(35%)
53%
score+0.07→contribution+0.02
Avg Winning Margin(23%)
6.9
score-0.18→contribution-0.04
Avg Losing Margin(15%)
8.1
score-0.01→contribution-0.00
Recent Form (last 20)(10%)
75%
score+0.50→contribution+0.05
Opponent Strength(15%)
965
score+0.03→contribution+0.00
Weighted Score+0.035
Sample Size Confidence
100%(73/33 matches)
Rating1014 → shrunk 1014→ adjusted 978
Recent 5-Season Rating (2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026)889
Recency Blend40% (73 recent matches)
Final Rating942
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

59W55L114 matches·51.8% win rate
-7 since first recorded
25 Aug29 Aug937952967986
ClubSeasonsDivision(s)PWLWin %
Lever Club2019–2026Division A93425145.2%
Lever Club B2026Division B1411378.6%
Lever Club B2023–2024Division B76185.7%
DateOpponentH/AScoreResultMarginCompetitionDivision
8/28/2026Jamie SmithA12-21LOSS-9LeagueDivision A
8/24/2026Chris BarlowH21-17WIN+4LeagueDivision A
8/12/2026Nick KavanaghH21-14WIN+7LeagueDivision B
7/30/2026David JonesH21-9WIN+12LeagueDivision B
7/23/2026Robbie DeanH21-11WIN+10LeagueDivision B
7/21/2026Mike Lockwood *H21-15WIN+6LeagueDivision A
7/16/2026George GouldingA7-21LOSS-14LeagueDivision B
7/14/2026David Smart *H21-11WIN+10LeagueDivision A
7/14/2026Phil MountfordA13-21LOSS-8LeagueDivision B
7/7/2026Terry BoydA21-4WIN+17LeagueDivision B
7/2/2026Bob JonesH21-18WIN+3LeagueDivision B
6/30/2026Andy PughH21-13WIN+8LeagueDivision B
6/18/2026David OwenA12-21LOSS-9LeagueDivision A
6/16/2026Gordon DitchfieldA21-15WIN+6LeagueDivision B
6/11/2026John RiggA21-13WIN+8LeagueDivision A
6/9/2026Thomas RaybouldH21-20WIN+1LeagueDivision A
5/28/2026Ryan BarkerH21-11WIN+10LeagueDivision B
5/26/2026Joe Taylor **A21-19WIN+2LeagueDivision B
5/21/2026Chris ParkerA18-21LOSS-3LeagueDivision B
5/19/2026Mark HughesA21-11WIN+10LeagueDivision A
5/14/2026Brian DentonA21-20WIN+1LeagueDivision A
5/12/2026Jordan McElnayH21-19WIN+2LeagueDivision B
5/5/2026Ray PoustieA21-15WIN+6LeagueDivision B
8/26/2025Gary DonaldsonH13-21LOSS-8LeagueDivision A
8/12/2025Tony CavanaghH18-21LOSS-3LeagueDivision A
8/7/2025Liam HowardA21-14WIN+7LeagueDivision A
8/5/2025Katrina LockwoodA9-21LOSS-12LeagueDivision A
7/29/2025Zoe StrattonH21-20WIN+1LeagueDivision A
7/24/2025Geoff McadamA13-21LOSS-8LeagueDivision A
7/15/2025Chris DunbarA21-10WIN+11LeagueDivision A
7/3/2025Phil CritchleyH21-11WIN+10LeagueDivision A
7/1/2025Jack WoodA18-21LOSS-3LeagueDivision A
6/24/2025Kevin ExellA12-21LOSS-9LeagueDivision A
6/3/2025Kathryn MccaseyH21-12WIN+9LeagueDivision A
5/27/2025Daniel JeffriesA6-21LOSS-15LeagueDivision A
5/20/2025David GoreH21-12WIN+9LeagueDivision A
5/13/2025Brian LusseyA7-21LOSS-14LeagueDivision A
5/6/2025Paula GormanH17-21LOSS-4LeagueDivision A
8/16/2024Dave EatonA16-21LOSS-5LeagueDivision A
8/6/2024Brian KenyonH21-5WIN+16LeagueDivision A
8/1/2024Mark JonesH7-21LOSS-14LeagueDivision A
7/31/2024vs Arno TixallA21-17WIN+4LeagueDivision B
7/30/2024Brian FrancisA14-21LOSS-7LeagueDivision A
7/25/2024Trevor SmithH21-10WIN+11LeagueDivision A
7/11/2024Nick WelshA18-21LOSS-3LeagueDivision A
7/9/2024Steve SnowA9-21LOSS-12LeagueDivision A
7/4/2024Alan HeatonH21-13WIN+8LeagueDivision A
7/2/2024Brian HanlonA9-21LOSS-12LeagueDivision A
6/25/2024Colin DraperH20-21LOSS-1LeagueDivision A
6/25/2024Mark WoodA21-16WIN+5LeagueDivision B
6/13/2024Elise HormbreyA21-10WIN+11LeagueDivision A
6/11/2024Peter McgrathH5-21LOSS-16LeagueDivision A
6/4/2024Mike BrannonA18-21LOSS-3LeagueDivision A
5/28/2024Dave HarrisonA18-21LOSS-3LeagueDivision A
5/21/2024Wayne RobertsH12-21LOSS-9LeagueDivision A
5/16/2024Jack KileyA15-21LOSS-6LeagueDivision A
5/7/2024Lynn MountfordA7-21LOSS-14LeagueDivision A
8/24/2023Danny MorrisA14-21LOSS-7LeagueDivision A
8/22/2023Mike BrookA15-21LOSS-6LeagueDivision A
8/17/2023Graham HambletA21-20WIN+1LeagueDivision B
8/15/2023Adam HormbreyH17-21LOSS-4LeagueDivision A
8/3/2023Nigel HughesH11-21LOSS-10LeagueDivision A
7/27/2023Graham WrightA15-21LOSS-6LeagueDivision A
7/20/2023Harry MillingtonA21-19WIN+2LeagueDivision B
7/13/2023Brian KenyonA21-13WIN+8LeagueDivision A
7/11/2023Alan HeatonH21-17WIN+4LeagueDivision A
7/6/2023Rod WhiteA15-21LOSS-6LeagueDivision B
7/4/2023John RobertsH21-11WIN+10LeagueDivision B
6/29/2023Kath DaviesA21-18WIN+3LeagueDivision B
6/22/2023David EvansA21-16WIN+5LeagueDivision A
6/1/2023Kevin TurnerA9-21LOSS-12LeagueDivision A
5/25/2023Mick WalshH21-11WIN+10LeagueDivision A
5/18/2023Brian LawrenceA21-19WIN+2LeagueDivision A
7/29/2021Stephen BibbyA21-7WIN+14LeagueDivision A
7/27/2021David GoreH21-14WIN+7LeagueDivision A
7/22/2021Doreen JohnsonA21-9WIN+12LeagueDivision A
7/20/2021Ged RichardsonH21-11WIN+10LeagueDivision A
7/15/2021Ben ScarrattA21-8WIN+13LeagueDivision A
7/13/2021John RogersH8-21LOSS-13LeagueDivision A
7/8/2021Brian LawrenceH21-14WIN+7LeagueDivision A
7/6/2021John Gommersall JrA17-21LOSS-4LeagueDivision A
7/1/2021David SmartH16-21LOSS-5LeagueDivision A
6/24/2021Dave EatonH21-13WIN+8LeagueDivision A
6/22/2021Eddie LeathamH21-5WIN+16LeagueDivision A
6/17/2021Donald ClarkA21-13WIN+8LeagueDivision A
6/15/2021Stuart WorthingtonH21-14WIN+7LeagueDivision A
6/10/2021Ged RichardsonA1-21LOSS-20LeagueDivision A
6/8/2021Stuart BlairH19-21LOSS-2LeagueDivision A
6/3/2021Keith WhartonA8-21LOSS-13LeagueDivision A
6/1/2021Peter JonesA16-21LOSS-5LeagueDivision A
5/25/2021Phil HellyerA21-13WIN+8LeagueDivision A
5/18/2021Colin DraperA12-21LOSS-9LeagueDivision A
8/22/2019Diane AlcockA13-21LOSS-8LeagueDivision A
8/20/2019Gaynor GreenfieldH21-12WIN+9LeagueDivision A
8/19/2019Ian HazlehurstA4-21LOSS-17LeagueDivision A
8/13/2019Dwayne JonesA12-21LOSS-9LeagueDivision A
8/8/2019Brian GoreH21-8WIN+13LeagueDivision A
8/6/2019Len WheddonA21-15WIN+6LeagueDivision A
8/1/2019Anthony OneillH16-21LOSS-5LeagueDivision A
7/30/2019Peter McgrathA15-21LOSS-6LeagueDivision A
7/25/2019Phil HellyerH21-14WIN+7LeagueDivision A
7/23/2019Ray EvansA15-21LOSS-6LeagueDivision A
7/9/2019Bob JonesH19-21LOSS-2LeagueDivision A
7/4/2019Rick MurrayA19-21LOSS-2LeagueDivision A
6/27/2019John SmithH19-21LOSS-2LeagueDivision A
6/20/2019Mike BrannonA21-19WIN+2LeagueDivision A
6/13/2019Dave ThomasH21-18WIN+3LeagueDivision A
6/6/2019Peter McgrathH21-4WIN+17LeagueDivision A
5/30/2019Gill SheenA12-21LOSS-9LeagueDivision A
5/23/2019Keith ChristianH21-12WIN+9LeagueDivision A
5/16/2019Lewis CooksonH21-20WIN+1LeagueDivision A
5/14/2019Eric AndersonA15-21LOSS-6LeagueDivision A
5/9/2019Barbara McburneyH11-21LOSS-10LeagueDivision A
5/2/2019Stu RaybouldA17-21LOSS-4LeagueDivision A
1 Cup Title Won
Leverhulme Cup 2019· Lever Club
Leverhulme Cup11 games · 9W 1×
20261 round
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Preliminary RoundAndrew MeldrumArno Tixall21-19WINLOST
20252 rounds
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Round of 16 RoundChris DunbarPt Sunlight Vill & Wks21-6WINWON
Quarters RoundNick KavanaghPt Sunlight Vill & Wks B21-13WINWON
20244 rounds
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Round of 16 RoundBrian LawrenceHeswall Rbl21-7WINWON
Quarters RoundSteve BallPensby B21-14WINWON
Semi Final RoundMark WoodCammell Laird21-12WINWON
Final RoundIan MuskettTixall21-20WINLOST
20221 round
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Preliminary RoundMichael WishartPt Sunlight Vill & Wks16-21LOSSLOST
2019 Winner3 rounds
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Round of 16 RoundRonnie JonesLever Club B21-11WINWON
Semi Final RoundJohn GorriePensby20-21LOSSWON
Final RoundKaren SmithGladstone21-15WINWON
George ONeill Trophy11 games · 9W
20263 rounds
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Preliminary RoundJohn Rogers / Ray EvansTixall15-10WINWON
Round of 16 RoundTerry Scott / Mick RamsayThingwall B15-6WINWON
Semi Final RoundJohn Finch / Jamie SmithGladstone4-15LOSSLOST
20252 rounds
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Preliminary RoundLynn Bailey / Nigel EckertPensby D15-13WINWON
Round of 16 RoundKevin Walsh / Brian DentonHeswall Rbl B15-7WINWON
20242 rounds
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Preliminary RoundJohn Gorrie / Jean ClarkPensby B15-6WINWON
Round of 16 RoundVic Alcock / Ricky PowellLedsham Royal15-4WINWON
20222 rounds
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Round of 16 RoundCarol Wyburn / Philip CurrieBebington Park15-1WINWON
Quarters RoundCalvin Gratix / Adam HormbreyLedsham Royal7-15LOSSLOST
20192 rounds
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Round of 32 RoundGeorge Duggan / Joe LandsboroughKendal15-6WINWON
Round of 16 RoundBob Thomas / Jake McelnayAlbany B15-12WINWON
Andy Dawson Cup2 games · 1W
20262 rounds
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Quarters RoundPhil MountfordPensby B21-14WINWON
Semi Final RoundJane HickmanBebington Park15-21LOSSLOST

Current Streak

1losses

In a slump

Longest Win Run

7

Career best winning streak

Longest Loss Run

8

Career worst losing streak

Last 580% win rate
LWWWW
Last 1070% win rate↑ improving
LWWWWWLWLW
OpponentWLTotalWin %Last Met
Peter Mcgrath12333.3%6/11/2024
Bob Jones11250%7/2/2026
David Gore202100%5/20/2025
Dave Eaton11250%8/16/2024
Brian Kenyon202100%8/6/2024
Alan Heaton202100%7/4/2024
Colin Draper0220%6/25/2024
Mike Brannon11250%6/4/2024
Brian Lawrence202100%5/18/2023
Ged Richardson11250%7/20/2021
Biggest Win
Terry Boyd (+17)7/7/2026
Heaviest Defeat
Ged Richardson (-20)6/10/2021
Best Season
202678% · 23 matches
Worst Season
202432% · 19 matches
Form Arc (1st half → 2nd half)
51% → 53%improving
Avg Opponent Rating Faced
951102 known · 12 unknown
vs Strong Opponents (rating ≥ 1000)
7-2721% win rate
vs Weak Opponents (rating < 1000)
44-2465% win rate

By Division

Division A42-51 (45%)
Division B17-4 (81%)
Division A45.2%
42W·51L·93 played
Division B81%
17W·4L·21 played

Debut

May 2, 2019

Latest

Aug 28, 2026

Seasons Active

6 (7.3 yr span)

Matches / Season

19.0 (114 total)

Seasons

201920212023202420252026