OHAFC 1st XI: Old Salopians (H), Arthurian League Premier Division, Sat Dec 10th 1.30pm KO at Harrow School Philathletic Pitches

DIVISION

• Fourteenth weekend of 2016/17 Arthurian League season
• Premier Division made up of 10 sides: Brentwoods, Carthusians, Etonians, Foresters, Harrovians, KCS Wimbledon, Lancing Old Boys, Marlburians, Salopians, Tonbridgians
• Tonbridgians won the League and Arthur Dunn Cup last season
• OHAFC have faced all sides previously in the Premier Division except for the Old Marlburians whom they beat 4-0 in the Dunn Cup 2nd Round last season
• First season back in the Premier Division following relegation at end of 2014/15 season
• OHAFC have finished 5th, 8th & 10th in their previous three seasons in the Division
• OHAFC were last League champions in 2010
• Old Foresters lost the division’s last unbeaten record with defeat to KCS Wimbledon a fortnight ago
• Bottom four teams have won only three times in 32 games combined so far this season
• OHAFC in their highest League position of the season and the highest since midway through the 2014/15 season
• Bottom two teams relegated into Division One
• Average points/points per game needed to win Premier Division (last 4 seasons): 38/2.13
• Average points/points per game needed to avoid relegation to Division One (last 4 seasons): 15/0.85
• OHAFC currently on 0.67 pts/game
• Other Premier Division fixture this Saturday: Old Tonbridgians (4th) v Old Marlburians (5th)

FIXTURE

• OHAFC 1s (7th, 6pts) v Old Salopians 1s (8th, 5pts) in the Arthurian League Premier Division
• 10th League fixture of the season for OHAFC, 9th for Old Salopians
• Final League fixture of 2016 for OHAFC 1st XI, the side travel to Lancing next weekend in the Arthur Dunn Cup 2nd Round
• First home game for the OHAFC 1st XI since the 2-0 defeat to KCS Wimbledon on October 15th
• Distance to ground from Duke on the Green Pub: 9.5 miles
• Average distance for 18 League games this season: 11.83 miles (last season 12.86 miles)
• Referee: Thomas Prime
• Refereeing his 8th OHAFC fixture
• OHAFC have never lost a game he has officiated before, 4 wins and 3 draws
• Youngest referee in the Arthurian League has officiated 3 1st XI games previously, all at Harrow – side has won all three, scoring 14 goals & conceding just 1
• Prime has never issued any yellow or red cards to the OHAFC nor awarded them any penalties
• Weather forecast: Rain, 11 degrees
• Pitch forecast: Excellent 80%, Good 20%

TEAMS

• Average position of OHAFC 1st XI last 4 seasons/Average points: 9th in Premier Division/25 points
• Average position of Salopians last 4 seasons/Average points: 7th in Premier Division/28 points
• OHAFC 1st XI League form last season (Division One): Pld 18, won 12, drawn 2, lost 4, scored 48 (2nd most in division), conceded 18 (fewest in division)
• Salopians League form last season (Premier Division): Pld 18, won 7, drawn 4, lost 7, scored 42 (4th most in division), conceded 32 (5th fewest in division)
• OHAFC home League form last season: Pld 9, won 7, lost 2, scored 32, conceded 11
• Salopians away League form last season: Pld 9, won 4, drawn 2, lost 3, scored 20, conceded 14
• Current form (last 3 League games): OHAFC L D W Salopians L W L
• OHAFC home League form this season: Pld 4, lost 4, for 2, against 12
• OHAFC 1s have the worst home record in the Arthurian League this season – ironically, Salopians 1s are the only other side to have lost four out of four (OHAFC have worse goal difference)
• Salopians away League form this season: Pld 4, won 1, drawn 2, lost 1, for 8, against 7
• OHAFC 1s have the lowest number of points (6) after nine games of a League season since stats began in 2009/10
• Last time out: OHAFC lost 2-0 at Tonbridgians, Salopians lost 4-3 at home to Marlburians, both games a fortnight ago
• Corresponding fixture last season: Sides did not meet in the League last season but the Salopians won 2-1 at Harrow in the quarter-finals of the Arthur Dunn Cup on Feb 6th 2016 (Scorer: Gilbert)
• Previous meeting: OHAFC won 3-2 at Salopians on Nov 12th 2016 (Scorers: A Breeden, Gilbert, Owen-Edmunds)
• Overall League record between teams (last eight seasons): Pld 9, OHAFC won 5, drawn 1, lost 3, for 26, against 22
• Last month’s 3-2 win was the OHAFC’s first over Salopians since the 2010/11 season
• League record at Harrow (last seven seasons): Pld 4, OHAFC won 2, lost 2, for 10, against 11
• Record OHAFC victory: 7-4 (A), Nov 20th 2010
• Record OHAFC defeat: 5-1 (H), Dec 7th 2013
• OHAFC will stay 7th with a win or draw & will drop to 8th below Salopians with a defeat

PLAYERS

• 42 players used by 1st XI in all competitions last season, all 42 featured in at least one of the 18 League games
• 105 players have represented the OHAFC 1st XI since the start of the 2009/10 season
• Kyle Barrett became the 100th player to play for the side when making his debut against KCS Wimbledon on October 15th 2016
• Leading 1st XI appearance last season – all competitions: Yunus Sert 19
• Leading 1st XI goalscorers last season – all competitions: Harry Hoffen 11
• Leading 1st XI appearances this season – all competitions: 9 – Yunus Sert, 8 – Alex Breeden
• Leading 1st XI goalscorers this season – all competitions: 2 - Alex Gilbert
• Worst discipline offenders this season - all competitions: 5 yellows – Yunus Sert
• 39 players used in 9 League games so far this season
• 14-man squad named for Matchday 10
• Yunus Sert suspended for this game after collecting five yellow cards this season
• Fred Milln set for 100th career club start, 80th 1st XI career League appearance and set to play his first game since injuring knee in first half of Charterhouse game on October 1st
• Alex Breeden set for 70th career Club start in all competitions and 50th career 1st XI appearance
• Alex Gilbert set for 50th career 1st XI appearance and 40th 1st XI League start
• John Portal & Nick Scarborough both set for 10th career club starts
• Hamish MacIntyre set for 5th 1st XI & club appearance of season & career
• Fred Richardson set for 5th 1st XI season start & appearance
• Cyprian Owen-Edmunds set for 5th 1st XI season appearance
• Also in squad: James Breeden, Alex Ellis, Ed Poulter, Dan Firoozan, George Gould & David Lederman
• Total 1st XI appearances / goals in 14-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 562/109
• Average 1st XI appearances / goals in 14-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 40/8 (last season high: 50/11)
• Total Club appearances / goals in 14-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 646/138
• Average Club appearances / goals in 14-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 46/10 (last season high: 57/17)

OHAFC 2nd XI: Old Chigwellians (A), Arthurian League Division Three, 11.45am KO at Old Chigwellians Club, Roding Lane, Chigwell IG7 6BE

DIVISION

• Fourteenth weekend of 2016/17 Arthurian League season
• Division Three made up of 8 sides: Aldenham 2s, Alleynians, Chigwell 2s, Citizens, Eastbournians, Epsomians, Harrovian 2s, Salopian 2s
• OHAFC 2s have previously met Alleynians only in two friendlies earlier this summer and Chigwell 2s in Division Two – all other sides have been played in Division Three at least twice
• 7th consecutive season OHAFC 2s have played in Division Three
• Side have won 5,6 or 7 League games in each of the previous 6 seasons
• Alleynians (8 wins) the only side remaining in the Arthurian League with a 100% League record
• Top two teams promoted to Division Two, bottom two relegated to Division Four
• Average points per game needed to win Division Three (last 4 seasons): 2.19
• Average points per game needed for promotion to Division Two (last 4 seasons): 1.74
• Average points per game needed to avoid relegation to Division Four (last 4 seasons): 0.99
• OHAFC currently on 2.33 pts/game
• Other Division Three fixture this Saturday: Old Citizens (6th) v Old Epsomians (4th)

FIXTURE

• Old Chigwellians 2s (3rd, 15pts) v OHAFC 2s (2nd, 21pts) in Arthurian League Division Three
• 10th League fixture of the season for the OHAFC, 9th for Chigwellians
• Final OHAFC 2nd XI fixture of 2016
• The OHAFC 2s have already played over half their League fixtures, only 4 League games remain after Saturday’s encounter
• 5th OHAFC away League fixture out of 7 – only trips to Eastbournians and Citizens remain in the new year
• Distance to ground from Duke on the Green Pub, Parsons Green: 16.0 miles
• Longest away trip of the season
• Average distance for 7 away League games this season: 8.3 miles (last season 6.5 miles)
• Average distance for 14 League games this season: 8.92 miles (last season 7.33 miles)
• Referee: Peter Dace
• Refereeing his 9th OHAFC League fixture
• OHAFC record of 3 wins & 5 defeats in previous 8 games, 11 goals scored, 16 conceded
• 1 yellow card, 1 red card & 4 penalties awarded to OHAFC
• Average of 1 penalty awarded to OHAFC every 2 games, higher than any other referee in the last 8 seasons
• Refereed three 2nd XI games previously, all away from home – record of 1 win and 2 defeats
• Refereed the 2nd XI’s 4-0 win at Aldenham 2s earlier this season, awarding the side 2 penalties (Lederman missed first, Soyinka scored second)
• Weather forecast: Light rain, 11 degrees
• Pitch forecast: Excellent 50%, Good 50%
• Every 2nd XI home fixture this season has been on a pitch rated ‘Excellent’

TEAMS

• Average position of OHAFC 2nd XI last 4 seasons/Average points: 6th in Division Three/19pts
• Average position of Chigs 2s last 4 seasons/Average points: 7th in Division Two/13pts
• OHAFC Division Three form last season: Pld 14, won 5, drawn 2, lost 7, goals scored 34 (2nd most in division), conceded 38 (2nd most in division)
• Chigs 2s Division Two form last season: Pld 16, won 1, drawn 2, lost 13, scored 11 (fewest in division), conceded 46 (most in division)
• Chigwell were relegated from Division Two last season on a total of 2 pts (they were deducted 3 pts for late cancellation of a fixture)
• OHAFC away League form last season: Pld 7, won 2, lost 5, scored 15, conceded 22
• OHAFC 2s had the 2nd worst away record in Division Three last season
• Chigs 2s home League form last season: Pld 8, won 1, lost 7, scored 7, conceded 23
• OHAFC away League form this season: Pld 4, won 2, lost 2, for 9, against 8
• Chigs 2s home League form this season: Pld 5, won 4, lost 1, for 9, against 4
• Chigs have the best defensive record at home in Division Three this season
• Current form (last 3 League games of last season): OHAFC W W W Chigs 2s W W L
• OHAFC 2s have won five League games in a row for the first time since stats began in the 2009/10 season
• The club record in that time is six consecutive League wins, achieved by the 1st XI in both 2011/12 & 2009/10
• Chigs 2s have played just twice since the end of October
• Last time out: OHAFC beat Citizens 3-0 at home a fortnight ago, Chigs 2s won 3-1 at Eastbournians last weekend
• Corresponding fixture last season: No League fixtures between the teams last season
• Previous meeting: OHAFC won 7-2 on October 29th 2016 (Scorers: Alhadeff 5, Lederman (pen), Morrison)
• Overall League record between teams (last seven seasons): Played 3, OHAFC won 2, lost 1, scored 12, conceded 9
• League record at Chigwell (last seven seasons): Only previous League meeting a 4-3 win for OHAFC on Dec 12th 2009 (Scorers: Arghebant (2 pens), C Bick, Gibson
• Record OHAFC victory: 7-2 at home on Oct 29th 2016
• Record OHAFC defeat: 4-1 at home on Oct 10th 2009 (Scorer: Soyinka)
• OHAFC performance compared to same stage last season (9 games): 14pts better off (21 v 7), scored 11 goals more (32 v 21), conceded 15 goals fewer (14 v 29), five places higher (2nd v 7th)
• OHAFC 2s will go top above Alleynians on goal difference with victory, will stay second with draw or defeat

PLAYERS

• 50 players used by 2nd XI in all competitions last season, 48 in 16 League games
• 138 players have represented the 2nd XI since the start of the 2009/10 season
• Leading 2nd XI appearances last season – All competitions: Taunton-Collins 19
• Leading 2nd XI goalscorers last season – All competitions: Alhadeff 8
• Leading 2nd XI appearances this season – All competitions: 8 – Lederman, J Orr-Ewing, Taunton-Collins
• Leading 2nd XI goalscorers this season – All competitions: 11 - Gbeminiyi Soyinka, 7 – Jack Alhadeff
• Worst discipline this season: 1 yelllow – Pablo Hutchinson & Hamish Morrison
• 36 players used in 8 League games so far
• 12-man squad named for Matchday 10
• Geoff Taunton-Collins set for 50th career club start and 40th career 2nd XI league appearance
• Gbeminiyi Soyinka set for 40th 2nd XI League start in the last 8 seasons
• Ollie Curry set for 30th career club start and 5th 2nd XI & club season appearance
• Jack Alhadeff set for 20th career club start & appearance
• David Lederman set for 10th club appearance this season and became the third OHAFC player to reach 50 club goals in the last 8 seasons when scoring against Citizens last time out (Others: Harry Hoffen & Gbeminiyi Soyinka)
• Doug Pratt set for 5th career 2nd XI League appearance and 5th career club start
• Jonny Lalude set for 5th 2nd XI career appearance
• Alexi Pittalis set for 2nd XI career League debut and 2nd XI season debut
• Also in matchday squad: Pablo Hutchinson, Kyri Pittalis, Jack Robinson & Harry Woolley
• Total 2nd XI appearances / goals in 12-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 323/109
• Average 2nd XI appearances / goals in 12-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 27/9 (last season high: 26/5)
• Total Club appearances / goals in 12-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 541/163
• Average Club appearances / goals in 12-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 45/14 (last season high: 45/12)

OHAFC 3rd XI: Old Malvernian 2s (H), Arthurian League Division Five South, 1.30pm KO at Harrow School Philathletic Pitches

DIVISION

• Fourteenth weekend of 2016/17 Arthurian League season
• OHAFC 3rd XI switch from Division Five North to Division Five South
• Side have now played in Division Four, Division Five, Division Five North & Division Five South in previous five seasons
• Division Five South now made up of 8 sides: Alleynian 2s, Amplefordians, Johnians, KCS Wimbledon 3s,Malvernian 2s, Rugbeians, Westminster 2s & OHAFC 3s
• OHAFC 3s have previously met Amplefordians in both Division Four & Division Five and Westminster 2s in Division Four
• Alleynian 2s, KCS Wimbledon 3s & Old Johnians are making their debut in the Arthurian League
• Top two teams in Division Five North & South play off for two promotion places to Division Four
• Average points per game needed to win Division Five South (last 2 seasons): 2.00
• Average points per game needed to make play-offs from Division Five South (last 2 seasons): 1.25
• OHAFC 3s currently 0.63 pts/game
• Other Division Five South fixtures this Saturday: Alleynians 2s (5th) v KCS Wimbledon 2s (4th), Westminsters 2s (8th) v Amplefordians (3rd)

FIXTURE

• OHAFC 3s (7th, 5pts) v Old Malvernian 2s (6th,5pts) in Arthurian League Division Five South
• OHAFC’s 9th League game of the season, Malvern’s 7th
• OHAFC’s 5th home League fixture (out of 7)
• OHAFC have now played over half their League fixtures for the season – only 5 League games remain after Saturday
• This is the OHAFC 3s’ final fixture of 2016
• Distance to ground from Duke on the Green Pub: 9.5 miles
• Average distance for 14 League fixtures this season: 7.99 miles (last season: 12.4 miles)
• Referee: Alan Higgs
• Refereeing his 15th OHAFC League fixture in the last 8 seasons
• Only Alan Greenberg has officiated the club more (18 games)
• OHAFC record of 8 wins, 2 draws & 4 defeats in previous 14 matches, 36 goals scored, 32 conceded
• 8 yellow cards, 1 red card and 5 penalties awarded to OHAFC
• No other referee has awarded the OHAFC more penalties in the last 8 seasons
• Previously refereed 2 OHAFC 3rd XI fixtures, both this season, the 9-1 home defeat to Old Johnians followed by the 1-1 draw at Malvern the following week
• Weather forecast: Rain, 11 degrees
• Pitch forecast: Excellent 80%, Good 20%

TEAMS

• Average position & points of OHAFC 3rd XI last 3 seasons: 4th in Division Five North, 14pts
• Last season was Malvern 2s first in the League, they finished 6th (bottom) of Division Five South with 4pts from 10 games
• OHAFC League form last season (Division Five North): Pld 10, won 4, drawn 3, lost 3, goals scored 20 (3rd most in division), conceded 18 (3rd fewest in division)
• Malvern League form last season (Division Five South): Pld 10, won 1, drawn 1, lost 8, scored 12 (fewest in division), conceded 29 (2nd most in division)
• OHAFC home League form last season: Pld 5, won 2, drawn 1, lost 2, scored 11, conceded 13
• Malvern away League form last season: Pld 5, won 1, drawn 1, lost 3, scored 4, conceded 7
• OHAFC 3s home League form this season: Pld 4, drawn 1, lost 3, for 4, against 19
• Malvern away League form this season: Pld 3, won 1, drawn 1, lost 1, for 8, against 9
• Current League form (last 3 League games): OHAFC W L D Malvern 2s L D W
• OHAFC 3s win over KCS Wimbledon 3s a fortnight ago was their first of the season
• Corresponding fixture last season: Sides did not meet last season
• Previous meeting: Sides drew 1-1 at Malvern on Nov 5th 2016 (Scorer: Tom Beeley)
• Overall League record between the teams, last 4 seasons: Only previous meeting the game above
• League record at Harrow: No previous meetings
• Last time out: Both teams’ previous fixtures were away to KCS Wimbledon 3s: OHAFC won 4-1 a fortnight ago, Malvern lost 4-2 on November 12th
• OHAFC 3s will climb above Malvern into 6th with a win, will stay 7th with draw or defeat

PLAYERS (3rd XI stats available from start of 2012/13 season only)

• 37 players used by 3rd XI in all competitions last season, 33 in 10 League games
• 111 players have represented the 3rd XI since the start of the 2012/13 season
• Koye Adesanya became the 100th player to play for the OHAFC 3rd XI since their reformation when he came on as substitute against KCS Wimbledon 3s on the opening day of the season
• Leading 3rd XI appearances last season – All competitions: Fogarty 10
• Leading 3rd XI goalscorers last season – All competitions: Smith 6
• 44 players have represented the 3rd XI this season – 8 League games
• Leading 3rd XI appearances this season: 7 – Michael Nugent, Charlie Hicks
• Leading 3rd XI goalscorers this season: 3 – Charlie Bick, 2 - Jesse Duah, Alex Cadisch
• Worst discipline offenders this season: 1 yellow – Alex Smith, Charlie Bick & Nick Kapoor
• 13-man squad named for Matchday 9
• Nick Kapoor set for 30th career 3rd XI appearance - becomes the first OHAFC player to reach this landmark - many congratulations!

• Charlie Hicks set for 5th career 3rd XI start OR 5th 3rd XI substitute appearance of the season

• Oli Walker & Ned Callander both set for 5th 3rd XI starts & appearances this season

• Hamish Morrison set for 3rd XI career debut - yet to start a game for the OHAFC (1 sub appearance for 2nd XI)

• Also in matchday squad: Alexander Cadisch, Tom Faber, Ollie Feather, Hussein Janmo, Romin Mukadam, Michael Nugent, Connor Barrett & Kyle Barrett
• Total 3rd XI appearances / goals in 13-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 120/22
• Average 3rd XI appearances / goals in 13-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 9/2
• Total Club appearances / goals in 13-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 133/27
• Average Club appearances / goals in 13-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 10/2