Friday Stat Attack - Dunn Cup special!
20 Oct 2017
OHAFC 1st XI: Old Alleynians (H), Arthur Dunn Cup First Round, 1pm KO at Harrow School Philathletic Pitches, Harrow HA1 3HW
ARTHUR DUNN CUP
- Competition first played in 1903, Salopians and Carthusians sharing the Cup after a 2-2 draw at Crystal Palace
- Holders: Old Carthusians, beat Old Reptonians 3-1 in last year’s final
- Old Carthusians have won 8 of the last 12 editions
- OHAFC have won the Cup once, beating Old Bradfieldians 1-0 in 2007
- Old Alleynians have never won the competition
- 30 sides have entered the First Round of the 2017/18 competition
- Two sides receive byes into round 2: Old Berkhamstedians (Div 1) & Old Marlburians (Prem)
- Two sides have already earned places in Round Two: Suttonians (Div 4) beat Amplefordians (Div 5 Sth) 4-1 and Bradfieldians (Div 1) beat Eastbournians (Div 3) 2-0
- Final will be played on Saturday April 21st 2018, venue TBC
FIXTURE
- OHAFC (3rd in Division One) v Old Alleynians (1st in Division Two) in the first round of the Arthur Dunn Cup
- Distance to ground from Duke on the Green Pub: 9.5 miles
- Average distance for 16 League fixtures this season: 10.0 miles
- Referee: Peter Dace
- Has refereed 9 OHAFC League games in the past 9 seasons and two Arthur Dunn Cup fixtures, the 4-0 first round home win over Marlburians in November 2015 and the 2-1 quarter-final win at home to Old Foresters in January 2013
- Weather forecast: Cloudy, 14 degrees, strong winds
- Pitch forecast: Excellent 90%, Good 10%
- Tie will go to extra-time if scores are level after 90 minutes; if scores remain level, a replay will be scheduled at Alleynians
- Other Dunn Cup fixtures this weekend: Aldenhamians (Div 1) v Rugbeians (Div 4), Bancroftians (Div 4) v Reptonians (Div 1), Brentwoods (Div 1) v Salopians (Prem), Chigwellians (Prem) v Merchants Taylor (Div 3), Etonians (Prem) v KCS Wimbledon (Prem), Foresters (Prem) v Wykehamists (Prem), Kimboltonians (Non-League) v Lancing Old Boys (Prem)
TEAMS
- OHAFC won the competition in 2007, their only appearance in the Final; Alleynians have only entered the competition the last two seasons, reaching the semi-finals in 2015/16
- 5th game of the season for OHAFC in League and Cup, 6th for Alleynians
- OHAFC Arthurian League Division One form this season: Played 4, won 2, drawn 1, lost 1, goals scored 15, conceded 7
- Alleynians Division Two League form this season: Pld 5, won 3, drawn 2, goals scored 13, conceded 4
- Alleynians have already beaten the OHAFC 2s home and away in the League this season, winning 6-0 on the Hill on the opening day of the season and 3-2 in Orpington a fortnight ago (both fixtures were played on astroturf)
- OHAFC home League form: only home fixture to date the 7-0 win over Aldenhamians a fortnight ago
- Alleynians away League form: played 3, won 2, drawn 1, scored 9, conceded 1
- Current form (last three League games): OHAFC W W L, Alleynians W W D
- Last time out: OHAFC won 3-0 at Wellingtonians, Alleynians won 3-1 at KCS Wimbledon 2s, both games last weekend
- Last season in the Arthur Dunn Cup: OHAFC lost 2-1 at Lancing Old Boys in the second round, Alleynians lost 4-0 at Old Brentwoods in the first round
- OHAFC Dunn Cup record last eight seasons: Pld 19, won 12, lost 7 (1 win & 2 defeats aet), scored 53, conceded 40
- Alleynians Dunn Cup record last two seasons: Pld 6, won 4, lost 2, scored 16, conceded 14
- OHAFC Dunn Cup rounds reached previous 8 seasons: Semi-Final x1, Quarter-Final x4, 2nd Round x1, 1st Round x2
- Alleynians Dunn Cup rounds reached previous 2 seasons: Semi-Final x1, First Round x1
- OHAFC biggest Cup win & defeat since 2009: Won 8-0 v Epsom Oct 2011 (1st Rd); Lost 4-0 v Winchester March 2013 (Semi-Final)
- OHAFC Competition best (all-time): Won 2007, Semi-Finals 2000, 2002, 2013
- OHAFC remain the only club in the Arthurian League to have played in and won a single Dunn Cup final (3 other clubs have lost in their only Final appearance)
- Previous meeting: The sides have never met before in League or Cup
PLAYER
- 120 players have represented the OHAFC 1st XI since the start of the 2009/10 season
- 22 players from squad used this season (4 League games)
- 13-man squad named for the first OHAFC Cup tie of the season
- 1 player remains from the Dunn Cup-winning squad of 2007: Ed Poulter
- Leading 1st XI appearances this season (all comps): 4 – Josh Adejokun, Alex & James Breeden, Jack Hill & Yunus Sert
- Leading 1st XI scorers this season (all comps): 6 – James Breeden, 3 – Josh Adejokun
- Worst discipline offenders this season: 2 yellows – James Breeden
- Most Dunn Cup appearances (last eight seasons): 18 – David Lederman, 15 – Fred Milln
- Most Dunn Cup goals (last eight seasons): 14 – Harry Hoffen, 5 – Ed Martins
- Seven players made their Dunn Cup debuts for the Club last season: James Breeden, Jesse Duah, George Gould, Cyprian Owen-Edmunds, John Portal, Nick Scarborough & Oli Walker
- Four players are making their Dunn Cup debuts on Saturday: Josh Adejokun, Ciaran Jordan, Chester Robinson & Emre Sert
- Ed Poulter set for 110th career club start & appearance
- Fred Richardson set for 90th career club appearance, 80th career 1st XI start and 10th career Dunn Cup start
- Alex Breeden set for 80th career club start, 60th career 1st XI start and 5th 1st XI start & appearance this season
- Yunus Sert set for 60th career club start, 5th Dunn Cup start and 5th 1st XI start & appearance this season
- Fraser McGuinness set for 40th career club appearance
- Jesse Duah set for 10th 1st XI start and season debut for club
- Josh Adejokun set for 5th 1st XI start & appearance this season
- Jack Hill set for 5th 1st XI start & appearance this season
- Kyle Barrett set for 1st XI season debut
- Also in squad: Alex Gilbert
- Total Dunn Cup appearances / goals in 13-man squad (last 7 seasons): 48/6
- Total 1st XI appearances / goals in 13-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 457/54
- Average 1st XI appearances / goals in 13-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 35/4
- Total Club appearances / goals in 13-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 545/72
- Average Club appearances / goals in 13-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 42/6
OHAFC 2nd XI: Old Carthusians 2s (H), Arthurian League Division Two, 1pm KO at Harrow School Philathletic Pitches, Harrow HA1 3HW
DIVISION
- Seventh weekend of the Arthurian League season
- OHAFC 2s return to Division Two for the first time since the 2009/10 season
- Division Two made up of 10 sides: Alleynians, Charterhouse 2s, Charterhouse 3s, Eton 2s, Forest 2s, KCS Wimbledon 2s, Lancing 2s, Radleians & Westminsters
- OHAFC 2s and Alleynians promoted from Division Three last season, Radleians relegated from Division One
- Lancing 2s are the reigning Division Two champions, earning 30pts from 16 League games last season
- OHAFC 2s unable to earn promotion into Division One, bottom two sides relegated to Division Four
- Average points per game needed to win Division Two (last 5 seasons): 2.05 (37pts this season)
- Average points per game needed to avoid relegation to Division Three (last 5 seasons): 0.88 (16pts this season)
- OHAFC 2s current avg points/game: 0.00
- Other Division Two fixture this weekend: Charterhouse 3s (8th) v KCS Wimbledon 2s (4th)
- This is the first time since official stats began in the 2009/10 season that any OHAFC side has started a season with five consecutive defeats
- The longest run of successive League defeats by any OHAFC side in the last 9 seasons is seven, achieved by the 2s in Division Three in the middle of the 2013/14 season – remarkably, the side would win four and draw two of their last six fixtures that season to avoid relegation
FIXTURE
- OHAFC 2s (10th, 0pts) v Old Carthusians 2s (6th, 4pts) in Arthurian League Division Two
- 6th fixture of the season for both sides (Carthusians have entered both the AFA Cup & the London Old Boys Cup)
- 3rd home League fixture of the season for the OHAFC and first away League fixture season for Charterhouse 2s
- Distance to ground from Duke on the Green Pub, Parsons Green: 9.5 miles
- Average distance for 18 League games this season: 11.7 miles (last season 8.92 miles)
- Referee: Tini Kaja
- Refereeing his first ever OHAFC League fixture
- Previously refereed the OHAFC 2s in their pre-season friendly fixture at Old Merchants Taylor on September 2nd
- Weather forecast: Cloudy, 14 degrees, strong winds
- Pitch forecast: Excellent 90%, Good 10%
TEAMS
- Last season OHAFC 2s finished 2nd in Division Three with 34pts
- Last season Charterhouse 2s finished 7th in Division Two with 20pts
- Average position of OHAFC 2nd XI last 5 seasons/Average points: 5th in Division Three/22pts
- Average position of Charterhouse 2s last 5 seasons/Average points: 4th in Division Two/31pts
- Charterhouse 2s finished as Division Two runners-up to sister side Charterhouse 3s for three consecutive seasons before dropping to 5th and 7th in the two previous years
- OHAFC Division Three form last season: Pld 14, won 11, drawn 1, lost 2, goals scored 45 (2nd most in division), conceded 21 (fewest in division)
- Charterhouse 2s Division Two form last season: Pld 16, won 5, drawn 5, lost 6, goals scored 26 (3rd fewest in division), conceded 30 (4th fewest in division)
- OHAFC home League form last season: Pld 7, won 7, scored 29, conceded 9
- OHAFC 2s possessed the best home record in Division Three last season
- Charterhouse 2s away League form last season: Pld 8, won 3, drawn 2, lost 3, scored 12, conceded 10
- Current form (last 3 League games): OHAFC L L L Charterhouse 2s D W W
- OHAFC home form this season: Lost 6-0 on the school astroturf to Alleynians on the opening day of the season and 5-2 to Eton 2s on September 30th
- Charterhouse 2s away form this season: Yet to play an away fixture in either League or Cup this season
- Last time out: OHAFC lost 2-1 at Lancing 2s last weekend, Carthusians beat Old Wokingians 5-4 on penalties in the AFA Cup a fortnight ago
- Corresponding fixture last season: Sides did not meet last season
- Previous meeting: Charterhouse 2s won 3-1 in the semi-finals of the Junior League Cup on March 21st 2015. The sides also met in the Junior League Cup final on April 16th 2011, OHAFC winning 3-2
- Previous League meeting: Only previous League meeting was a Division Two fixture, Charterhouse 2s winning 2-1 at John Lyon School on November 21st 2009
- Overall League record between teams (last 8 seasons): Just the fixture above
- League record at Harrow (last 8 seasons): As above
- Record OHAFC League victory: None
- Record OHAFC League defeat: the 2-1 defeat above
PLAYERS
- 46 players from squad used last season, 154 in the last nine seasons (including current one)
- Leading 2nd XI appearances last season (all competitions): 16 – Lederman, 15 - Taunton-Collins
- Leading 2nd XI goalscorers last season (all competitions): 20 – Soyinka, 13 - Alhadeff
- Worst discipline last season: 1 yellow – Barwick, H Morrison, Sert
- Leading 2nd XI appearances this season (all competitions): 5 - Woolley
- Leading 2nd XI goalscorers this season (all competitions): 2 - Alhadeff
- Most OHAFC League appearances v Charterhouse 2s (previous 8 seasons, 1 game played): Only 1 previous fixture
- Leading OHAFC League goalscorers v Charterhouse 2s (previous 8 seasons): 1 – Freddie Brunt
- Most OHAFC League appearances at Harrow (previous 8 seasons): Only 1 previous fixture
- Leading OHAFC League goalscorers at Harrow (previous 8 seasons): 1 – Freddie Brunt
- Four players remain from previous meeting between the teams in 2015 (Harry Woolley, Kyri Pittalis, Geoff Taunton-Collins & Ed Massey) and only Woolley remains from League fixture between the teams in 2009
- 13-man squad named for Matchday 6
- David Lederman set for 150th club start (last 9 seasons), 25th 2nd XI start (last 9 seasons) and 5th 2nd XI start & appearance this season
- Gbeminiyi Soyinka set for 80th career club appearance
- Kyri Pittalis set for 30th career 2nd XI start & appearance and 25th career 2nd XI League start & appearance
- Conti von Hirsch set for 25th career 2nd XI League appearance and 20th career 2nd XI League start
- Ed Massey set for 25th career 2nd XI appearance
- Jamie Barwick set for 10th career 2nd XI start
- Geoff Taunton-Collins set for 5th 2nd XI start & appearance this season
- Anthony Beresford set for OHAFC season debut
- Tom Ward set for OHAFC debut
- Also in Squad: Spencer Crawley, Rollo Hovey, Harry Woolley
- Total 2nd XI appearances / goals in 14-man squad (all competitions, last 9 seasons): 367/110
- Average 2nd XI apps / goals in 14-man squad (all comps, last 9 seasons): 28/8
- Total Club appearances / goals in 14-man squad (all competitions, last 9 seasons): 564/155
- Average Club apps / goals in 14-man squad (all comps, last 9 seasons): 43/12
OHAFC 3rd XI: Old KCS Wimbledon 3s (A), Arthurian League Division Five South, 11am KO at Southfields Aspire Centre 3G, 337 Merton Road, Wandsworth, London SW18 5JU
DIVISION
- Seventh weekend of the 2017/18 Arthurian League season
- Division Five South made up of 8 sides: Amplefordians, Epsom 2s, Harrow 3s, KCS Wimbledon 3s, Kings Scholars, Malvern 2s, Shirburnians, Westminsters 2s
- Epsom 2s, Kings Scholars & Shirburnians are making their debuts 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): 2.26 (32pts this season)
- Average points per game needed to make play-offs from Division Five South (last 2 seasons): 1.81 (25pts this season)
- OHAFC 3s current avg pts/game: 2.00
- Other Division Five South fixtures this weekend: Old King’s Scholars (6th) v Old Amplefordians (1st), Old Shirburnians (2nd) v Old Epsomians 2s (7th), & Old Westminsters 2s (4th) v Old Malvernians 2s (5th)
FIXTURE
- OHAFC 3s (3rd, 6pts) v KCS Wimbledon 3s (8th, 3pts) in Arthurian League Division Five South
- 4th game of the season for OHAFC, 6th for KCS Wimbledon
- Distance to ground from Duke on the Green Pub: 1.9 miles
- This is the shortest away trip of the season
- Average distance for 7 away League games: 7.7 miles
- Average distance for 14 League fixtures this season: 8.59 miles (last season: 8.4 miles)
- Referee: Paul Latty
- Refereeing his 4th OHAFC League fixture in the last 9 seasons, the previous three were all away games also
- Previous record of 1 OHAFC win & 2 defeats, 7 goals scored, 8 conceded, 1 penalty awarded to OHAFC
- Previously officiated two OHAFC 3rd XI fixtures, both last season, the 4-1 home win against Saturday’s opponents KCS Wimbledon 3s and the earlier 5-2 defeat away to Amplefordians
- Weather forecast: Sunny, 15 degrees
- Pitch forecast: Astroturf
- OHAFC 3s’ League record on astroturf (last 6 seasons): Pld 9, won 5, lost 4, scored 26, conceded 21
- Astroturf record away from home (last 6 seasons): Pld 5, won 4, lost 1, scored 15, conceded 8
- The OHAFC 3s are yet to draw a League fixture played on astroturf
- The OHAFC 2s lost 2-1 to KCS Wimbledon 2s on the Southfield Aspire astro in September
TEAMS
- Average position & points of OHAFC 3rd XI last 5 seasons: 3rd in Division Five, 10pts
- Average position & points of KCS Wimbledon 3s last 5 seasons: Last season was the side’s first in the League, they finished 4th in Division Five South with 19 points
- OHAFC 3s League form last season: Pld 14, won 3, drawn 3, lost 8, goals scored 24 (fewest in division), conceded 49 (most in division)
- KCS Wimbledon 3s League form last season: Pld 14, won 6, drawn 1, lost 7, goals scored 27 (3rd fewest in the division), conceded 28 (3rd fewest in the division)
- OHAFC 3s away League form last season: Pld 7, won 2, drawn 2, lost 3, scored 15, conceded 17
- KCS Wimbledon 3s home League form last season: Pld 7, won 3, lost 4, scored 15, conceded 18
- Current League form (last 3 League games of last season): OHAFC W W L D, KCS Wimbledon L L L
- KCS Wimbledon have lost their last 3 League games, conceding 14 goals in the process
- Corresponding fixture last season: OHAFC won 4-1 at Southfields Aspire Centre on November 26th 2016, Alex Cadisch 2, Ned Callander & Harry Turner (pen) the scorers
- Previous meeting: OHAFC won 4-1 on Harrow Hill on September 30th this year (Harrow’ last fixture), Connor Barrett, Chuka Ilogu, Olly Roberts & Alex Smith the scorers
- Overall League record between the teams, last 4 seasons: Three previous meetings, OHAFC have won the last two 4-1, KCS Wimbledon won the first 4-0 on September 10th 2016
- Last time out: OHAFC 3s beat KCS Wimbledon 3s 4-1 at Harrow on September 30th, KCS Wimbledon lost 7-1 at Shirburnians on October 7th
- The OHAFC 3rd XI are attempting to win a third successive League game for the first time since the side reformed in the 2012/13 season
PLAYERS (3rd XI stats available since 2012/13 season only)
- 63 players used by 3rd XI in all competitions last season, 62 in 14 League games
- 125 players have represented the 3rd XI since the start of the 2012/13 season
- Leading 3rd XI appearances last season – All competitions: 10 – N Callander, C Ilogu, Kapoor
- Leading 3rd XI goalscorers last season – All competitions: 5 – N Callander, Walker
- Worst discipline last season – All competitions: 1 yellow – C Bick, Kapoor, Smith
- Leading 3rd XI appearances this season – All competitions: 5 players have played in all three games to date
- Leading 3rd XI goalscorers this season – All competitions: 2 – Okoigun, Smith
- 14-man squad named for Matchday 4
- Alec Fogarty set for 30th career 3rd XI (& club) start & appearance
- Harry Turner set for 30th career club start
- Ludo Callander set for 25th career 3rd XI start and club season debut
- Alex Smith set for 25th career 3rd XI League appearance
- Hussein Janmo set for 10th career 3rd XI start in League & all competitions and 10th career club start
- Connor Barrett set for 10th career 3rd XI League appearance and 10th career 3rd XI start in all competitions
- Harry Bick set for 10th career club start and 5th club appearance this season
- Oli Walker set for club season debut
- Also in matchday squad: Charlie Bick, Ned Callander, Tom Faber, Oscar Gairard, Nick Kapoor & Olly Roberts
- Total 3rd XI appearances / goals in 11-man squad (all competitions, last 8 seasons): 230/61
- Average 3rd XI appearances / goals in 11-man squad (all competitions, last 8 seasons): 16/4
- Total Club appearances / goals in 11-man squad (all competitions, last 8 seasons): 294/77
- Average Club appearances / goals in 11-man squad (all competitions, last 8 seasons): 21/6