Friday Stat Attack
20 Nov 2015
OHAFC 1st XI: Old Aldenhamians (H), Arthurian League Division One, 2pm KO at Harrow School
FIXTURE
- Distance to ground from Duke on the Green Pub: 9.5 miles
- Average distance for 18 League fixtures this season: 12.74 miles
- Aldenham will become the first side the OHAFC have faced home & away this season
- Referee: George Patriche
- Refereed 2 OHAFC fixtures previously, both 1st XI games, 1 win, 1 defeat
- Refereed fixture at Aldenham on October 3rd, the only defeat for the 1st XI this season (1-0)
- Weather forecast: Cloudy, 4 degrees (acceptable threshold for glove wearing: 5 degrees)
- Pitch forecast: Excellent 50%, Good 50%
TEAM
- OHAFC 1st XI (2nd in Division One, 12pts) v Old Aldenhamians (8th in Division One, 4pts)
- Top two teams promoted to Premier Division
- Three teams level on 12 points at top of Division One, Brentwood and OHAFC have played 5 games, Repton have played 7
- Average points needed for promotion to Premier Division (last 3 seasons): 30 (1.73pts per game, OHAFC currently 2.25pts per game)
- Average position of OHAFC 1st XI last 3 seasons: 8th in Prem Division
- Average position of Aldenham last 3 seasons: 5th in Division One
- Average finishing position of sides relegated from Prem Division (last three seasons): 3rd in Division One
- 6th League game of season for both sides, 5th home game for OHAFC
- OHAFC not played in the League since 2-1 win over Brentwood on October 24th
- Last time out: Last weekend OHAFC beat Harrow School 4-2 in a friendly, Aldenham have played Malvern away from home in both the last two weeks, winning 2-0 in the London Old Boys Cup but losing 4-1 in the League
- OHAFC’s only defeat of the season and Aldenham’s only League win of the season came in 1-0 game at Aldenham School on Oct 3rd
- OHAFC will go top or stay 2nd with win, will go top, stay second or drop to third with draw, will stay 2nd or drop to 3rd with defeat
- Last Season: OHAFC 10th (bottom) of Premier Division, Aldenham 6th in Premier Division
- Last season OHAFC won 3, drawn 2, lost 13, goals scored 23 (4th fewest in division), conceded 59 (most in division)
- Last Season: Aldenham won 6, drawn 2, lost 10, goals scored 44 (5th most in division), conceded 64 (most in division)
- OHAFC League home form last season: Pld 9, won 2, drawn 1, lost 6, scored 12, conceded 27
- Aldenham League away form last season: Pld 9, won 3, lost 6, scored 19, conceded 36
- Corresponding fixture last season: No corresponding fixture
- Previous meeting between sides: OHAFC lost 1-0 (A) in Division One on Oct 3rd 2015
- Overall League record between teams (previous 6 seasons): Above fixture the only recognised game played (2 OHAFC wins in 2009/10 season were expunged when Aldenham were expelled for fielding ineligible players)
- League record at Harrow: Tomorrow’s fixture will be the first meeting at Harrow
- Record OHAFC victory: N/A
- Record OHAFC defeat: 0-1 (A), Oct 3rd 2015
- Current League Form (last 3 League games): OHAFC W W L; Aldenham L L W
- Current performance after same number of games last season: 8pts better off (12v4), scored 1 goal more (9v8), conceded 18 goals fewer (2v20)
- Current League position compared to same stage last season: 6 places higher (2nd v 8th)
- OHAFC 1st XI have conceded only 2 goals in 5 League games for first time since 2009/10 season; record 6-game low of 4 goals conceded, also in 2009/10
- OHAFC 1st XI currently have 3rd best defensive record in the Arthurian League (out of 58 sides): 0.4 goals/game conceded – only Carthusians 2’s (0.2) & Old Bancroftians (0.33) have better records
- OHAFC & Aldenham records versus common opponents this season: Two common opponents, Malvern & Repton – OHAFC played 2, won 2, scored 4, conceded 0; Aldenham played 2, lost 2, scored 3, conceded 8
PLAYER
- 21 players from squad used this season (5 League games), 83 in last seven seasons
- 13-man squad named for matchday 6
- Leading 1st XI League appearances this season: 5 – Hoffen, Hill, Lederman
- Leading 1st XI League scorers this season: 3 – Hoffen, 2 - Firoozan
- Worst discipline offenders this season: 1 yellow – Sert, Soyinka
- Lederman set for 120th 1st XI appearance in last 7 seasons, 5th 1st XI start this season, seeking 40th 1st XI goal (last 7 seasons)
- Baker set for 70th 1st XI League start in last 7 seasons
- Poulter set for 70th 1st XI League start & appearance and 5th 1st XI League start & appearance this season
- Richardson set for 70th Club appearance & 5th Club appearance this season
- Gilbert set for 30th 1st XI start, 5th 1st XI League start & appearance this season and seeking 10th 1st XI career goal
- Hill set for 20th 1st XI start & appearance
- Soyinka set for 15th 1st XI appearance & 5th 1st XI League appearance this season
- Sert set for 10th 1st XI League start & 5th 1st XI League start & appearance
- Newton set for 10th Club appearance & 5th Club appearance this season
- Milln set for 5th 1st XI start & appearance this season, seeking 10th 1st XI League goal
- McGuiness set for 5th 1st XI League start & appearance this season
- Lalude set for 5th 1st XI appearance this season
- Total 1st XI appearances / goals in 14-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 616/148
- Average 1st XI appearances / goals in 14-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 47/11 (current season high: 40/10)
- Total Club appearances / goals in 14-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 715/216
- Average Club appearances / goals in 14-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 55/17 (current season high: 44/14)
- This is the most experienced squad the OHAFC 1st XI have named this season
OHAFC 2nd XI: Old Haberdashers (H), Arthurian League Division Three, 2pm KO at Harrow School
FIXTURE
- Distance to ground from Duke on the Green Pub: 9.5 miles
- Average distance for 18 League games this season: 7.33 miles
- Referee: Stephen Bodell
- Refereeing his first ever OHAFC fixture
- Weather forecast: Cloudy, 4 degrees (acceptable threshold for glove wearing: 5 degrees)
- Pitch forecast: Excellent 50%, Good 50%
TEAM
- OHAFC 2’s (6th in Division Three, 7pts) v Old Haberdashers (8th in Division Three, 3pts)
- Top two teams promoted to Division Two, bottom two relegated to Division Four
- Average points needed for promotion to Division Two (last 3 seasons): 28 (Avg points per game 1.73, OHAFC currently 1.00)
- Average points needed to avoid relegation to Division Four (last 3 seasons): 16 (Avg points per game 1.02, OHAFC currently 1.00)
- OHAFC 8 points off promotion places, 4 points off relegation places
- Average position of OHAFC 2nd XI last 3 seasons: 6th in Division Three
- Average position of Haberdashers last 3 seasons: 8th in Division Two
- Haberdashers were relegated from Division Two last season
- 9th League game of the season for OHAFC, 6th for Habs
- OHAFC can climb as high as 4th with a win, will climb to 5th, stay 6th or drop to 7th with a draw, will stay 6th or drop to 7th with defeat
- Last season: OHAFC 6th in Division Three with 18pts, Habs 9th in Division Two with 13pts (after 3 pts deduction)
- Last season OHAFC won 7, drawn 2, lost 8, goals scored 37 (6th most in division), conceded 46 (3rd most in division)
- Last season Habs won 4, drawn 4, lost 10, goals scored 30 (5th most in division), conceded 42 (2nd most in division)
- OHAFC League home form last season: Pld 9, won 5, drawn 1, lost 3, scored 27, conceded 27
- Habs League away form last season: Pld 9, won 2, drawn 2, lost 5, scored 15, conceded 23
- Last time out: Last week OHAFC beat Harrow School 2nd XI 3-1 in a friendly, Habs lost 3-1 at Div 3 leaders KCS Wimbledon 2’s
- Current form (last 3 League games): OHAFC L W D; Habs L L L
- Habs have not won since 5-3 victory over OHAFC on opening day of the season
- Corresponding fixture last season: No fixture last season
- Previous meeting between sides: OHAFC lost 5-3 (A) on opening day of the season, Sept 12th (Scorers: Howells, Pratt, Taunton-Collins)
- Overall League record between the teams (last seven seasons): Pld 3, OHAFC won 1, lost 2, scored 11, conceded 15
- Overall League record at Harrow: Only game played a 6-2 defeat on Feb 20th 2010 (Scorers: Defty, Shah)
- Record League victory v Citizens: OHAFC won 6-4 (A) on Jan 30th 2010 (Scorers: Soyinka 2, Hadden-Paton, Arghebant, Shah, Okoigun)
- Record League defeat v Citizens: 6-1 (A), November 29th 2014
- OHAFC current League performance after same number of games last season: 7pts worse off (7v14), scored 2 goals fewer (20v22), conceded 8 goals more (27v19)
- Current League position compared to same stage last season: 2 places lower (6th v 4th)
- OHAFC League performance versus corresponding fixtures last season (4): Same number of points (7), scored 1 goal more (16v15), conceded three goals more (20v17)
- OHAFC & Habs performance versus common opponents this season: Both sides have played KCS Wimbledon 2’s, Sennockians, Epsomians & Citizens in four games – OHAFC won 1, lost 3, scored 9, conceded 14; Habs lost 4, scored 6, conceded 16
PLAYER
- 44 players from squad used last season, 131 in last seven seasons
- 33 players used in opening eight fixtures this season
- Last season (21 games in League & Cup) – Most appearances: J Orr-Ewing & Khan 19; Leading Scorer: M Curry 8; Worst discipline: C von Hirsch 2 yellows
- Leading 2nd XI appearances (last seven seasons): J Orr-Ewing 83, Chopra 74, Maydon & Woolley 67
- Leading 2nd XI scorers (last seven seasons): Soyinka 59, Stead 24, M Curry 20
- Worst discipline offenders (last seven seasons): Bone 1 yellow, 2 reds & K Amin 5 yellows
- Leading appearances this season: Robinson & Taunton-Collins both appeared in all 8 opening fixtures
- Leading goalscorers this season: 4 – Smith, 3 - Taunton-Collins
- Worst discipline this season: 1 yellow - Gordon
- 13-man squad named for Matchday 9
- Robinson set for 50th Club appearance & 40th Club start
- M Curry set for 40th 2nd XI start & 5th 2nd XI season start and appearance
- Khan set for 25th 2nd XI League start
- Taunton-Collins set for 25th 2nd XI start in all competitions
- Gordon set for 25th 2nd XI League appearance
- C von Hirsch set for 20th Club appearance & 5th 2nd XI start and appearance of the season
- W Orr-Ewing set for 10th 2nd XI League statt & appearance
- Alhadeff set for 5th 2nd XI start & appearance of season and career
- O Curry set for 5th 2nd XI start & appearance this season
- Total 2nd XI appearances in 12-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 314
- Total 2nd XI goals in 12-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 53
- Average 2nd XI apps / goals in 12-man squad (all comps, last 7 seasons): 24/4 (season high: 23/5)
- Total Club appearances in 12-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 475
- Total Club goals in 12-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 57
- Average Club apps / goals in 12-man squad (all comps, last 7 seasons): 37/4 (season high: 45/12)
OHAFC 3rd XI: Old Bancroftians (A), Arthurian League Division Five (North), 12pm KO at Old Bancroftians Sports Ground
FIXTURE
- Distance to ground from Duke on the Green Pub: 14.6 miles, 3rd longest away trip of the season
- Average distance for 10 League fixtures this season: 12.4 miles
- Referee: Les Adler
- Refereed one OHAFC fixture previously, 5-3 win for 3rd XI at Forest 3’s last season
- Weather forecast: Cloudy, 4 degrees (acceptable threshold for glove wearing: 5 degrees)
- Pitch forecast: Fair 50%, Poor 50%
TEAM
- Old Bancroftians (1st in Div Five North, 16pts) v OHAFC 3rd XI (3rd in Div 5 North, 10pts)
- Top two in North & South Divisions play off for promotion to Division Four
- OHAFC 1 point off promotion play-off places
- Average position of OHAFC 3rd XI last 3 seasons: 5th in Division Five
- Average position of Bancroftians last 3 seasons: Played two season in the Arthurian League, finishing 2nd in Div 5 North last season & 7th in Division Four the season before
- 6th League game of season for OHAFC, 7th for Bancroftians
- Bancroftians are the only side the OHAFC have yet to face this season
- OHAFC will go 2nd or stay 3rd with win, stay 3rd with draw, stay 3rd or drop to 4th with defeat
- OHAFC will go within 3 points of leaders Bancroftians with a win
- Current form: OHAFC W L W; Bancroftians W W W
- Last Season: OHAFC 4th in Division 5 North, Bancroftians 2nd in Division 5 North, lost in play-offs to Old Alleynians
- Last season OHAFC won 3, drawn 4, lost 3, goals scored 21 (4th most in division), conceded 22 (2nd most in division)
- Last Season Bancroftians won 5, drawn 2, lost 3, goals scored 22 (joint most in division), conceded 18 (2nd fewest in division)
- OHAFC League home form last season: Pld 5, won 2, drawn 1, lost 2, scored 10, conceded 11
- Bancroftians League away form last season: Pld 5, won 3, drawn 1, lost 1, scored 14, conceded 11
- Previous meeting: Sides drew 1-1 at Bancroftians on March 28th 2015 (Scorer: Gilbert)
- Corresponding fixture last season: As above
- Overall League record between the sides (Last 3 seasons): Sides drew both fixtures last season, 1-1 at Harrow, 2-2 at Bancroftians
- OHAFC current League performance after same number of games last season: won 4 points more (10v6), scored 2 goals fewer (10v12), conceded 2 goals fewer (10v12)
- Current League position compared to same stage last season: same (3rd)
- OHAFC League performance versus corresponding fixtures last season (3 games): earned same number of points (4), scored 1 goal fewer (6v7), conceded 1 goal more (8v7)
PLAYER (Stats available from last 3 seasons only for 3rd XI)
- 43 players from squad used last season, 90 in last three seasons
- 27 players used in opening five fixtures this season
- Leading 3rd XI appearances (last three seasons): 21 - Elwell, 20 - Gordon & Khan
- Leading 3rd XI scorers (last three seasons): 19 – Smith, 7 - Gilbert
- Worst discipline offenders (last three seasons): 1 yellow, 1 red - Gordon
- Last Season (14 games in League & Cup) – Most Appearances: Feather 10; Leading Scorer: Smith 6; Worst discipline: Feather 2 yellows
- Leading appearances this season: Six players have played in four games
- Leading goalscorers this season: 4 – Smith, 2 – T Beeley
- Worst disicipline this season: No cards received
- 12-man squad named for Matchday 6
- Alex Gwyther set for Club debut
- Turner set for 25th Club start, 10th 3rd XI League start & appearance and 5th 3rd XI start & appearance of the season
- Kapoor set for 20th 3rd XI career appearance
- Fogarty set for 20th 3rd XI career start & appearance and 5th 3rd XI start & appearance this season
- T Beeley set for 20th Club start, 15th 3rd XI League start & appearance and 5th 3rd XI start & appearance this season
- L Callander set for 15th 3rd XI League appearance and 5th Club start & appearance this season
- Feather set for 15th 3rd XI & Club appearance and 5th 3rd XI start & appearance this season
- L Faber set for 10th 3rd XI & Club appearance
- T Faber set for 5th 3rd XI start & appearance this season
- Fife set for 5th 3rd XI start & appearance this season
- Stirrat set for Club season debut
- Total 3rd XI appearances in 12-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 125
- Total 3rd XI goals in 12-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 15
- Avg 3rd XI apps/goals per player (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 10/1 (previous season high 11/3)
- Total Club appearances in 12-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 153
- Total Club goals in 12-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 22
- Avg Club apps/goals per player (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 13/2 (previous season high 16/3)
OHAFC PLAYER LEADERS - 2015/16, ALL CLUB APPEARANCES
Most Appearances: 8- Jack Robinson, Geoff Taunton-Collins
Most Minutes Played: 665 mins - Geoff Taunton-Collins
Most Goals Scored: 8 – Alex Smith, 5 – Harry Hoffen