OHAFC 1st XI - No Fixture - Next Game: Old Cholmeleians (H), Arthurian League Div One, Sat March 3rd 2018

OHAFC 2nd XI: Old Citizens (A), Junior League Cup quarter-finals, 12pm KO at City of London School Playing Fields, 147 Marvels Lane, Grove Park, Lewisham SE12 9PP

JUNIOR LEAGUE CUP

• 23rd weekend of 2017/18 Arthurian League season
• Knockout cup competition for Arthurian League teams in Divisions Two, Three, Four & Five North/South plus several invited non-League sides
• Two preliminary rounds saw 14 teams eliminated from the competition
• First Round draw included 32 teams
• Sides must win 4 ties to reach the Junior League Cup final
• OHAFC 2s received a walkover in Round One when Old Chigwellians 3s failed to put out a team
• Final to be played at Merchant Taylors School on April 21st 2018
• Current holders: Old Carthusian 3s – beat Old Westminsters 4-3 on April 29th 2017
• The path to the final has now been drawn for the OHAFC 2s: Quarter-finals – Citizens (A), Semi-finals – Eton 2s or Kimboltonians (H)

FIXTURE

• Old Citizens (2nd in Division Three) v OHAFC 2s (7th in Division Two) in the quarter-finals of the Junior League Cup
• 2nd Cup tie of the season for the OHAFC, 3rd for Citizens
• 1st away Cup tie of the season for the OHAFC
• Distance to ground from Duke on the Green Pub, Parsons Green: 10.3 miles
• Average distance for 9 League away games this season: 13.9 miles (last season 8.3 miles)
• Average distance for 18 League games this season: 11.7 miles (last season 8.92 miles)
• Referee: Terry Turner
• Previously refereed 4 OHAFC League fixtures in the last 9 seasons, all away from home
• OHAFC record of one draw and 3 defeats from the 4 matches, 1 goal scored and 12 conceded
• Refereed the 2nd XI on one previous occasion, the 4-0 defeat away to Forest 2s in Division Three on March 2nd 2013
• Weather forecast: Sunny, 5 degrees
• Previous pitch conditions at Citizens (last 9 seasons): Excellent – 1 (33%), Good – 1 (33%), Fair – 1 (33%)

TEAMS

• OHAFC have won the competition twice: 2005/6 & 2010/11, Runners-Up in 2011/12
• Citizens have never won the competition
• 5 places separate the two sides in the Arthurian League
• OHAFC Division Two form this season: Pld 15, won 4, drawn 2, lost 9, scored 23, conceded 36
• Citizens’ Division Three form this season: Pld 14, won 10, drawn 2, lost 2, scored 40, conceded 23
• OHAFC away League form this season: Pld 7, drawn 2, lost 5, for 9, against 18
• The two draws earned have come in the side's last two away games, both at Charterhouse, against their 2nd & 3rd XIs
• Citizens’ home League form this season: Pld 6, won 6, for 19, against 5
• Current form (League & Cup): OHAFC D D W; Citizens W W W
• Citizens have won their last four fixtures in League & Cup having not won any of the previous three
• Last time out: OHAFC drew 1-1 away to Charterhouse 3s in Division Two last weekend, Citizens beat Merchant Taylors 2-0 at home in Division Three a fortnight ago
• Last season in the Junior League Cup: Both sides were eliminated by Westminsters, Citizens losing 4-1 at home in the 1st round, OHAFC 5-0 away in the quarter-finals
• OHAFC Junior League Cup record last 9 seasons: Pld 25, won 19 (2 after extra time, 1 on pens), lost 6, for 89, against 51
• Citizens Junior League Cup record last five seasons: Pld 8, won 5, lost 3, for 30, against 19
• OHAFC Junior League Cup rounds reached previous 8 seasons: Winners x1, Runners-up x1, Semi Final x1, Quarter-Final x4, 1st Round x1
• Citizens Junior League Cup rounds reached last 4 seasons: Quarter-final x1, 2nd Round x2, 1st Round x1
• OHAFC 2’s Junior League Cup record victory (last 9 seasons): 9-0 v Oundle, Jan 21st 2012
• OHAFC 2’s Junior League Cup record defeat (last 9 seasons): Lost 5-1 at home to Millfield (quarter-final) on March 15th 2014 & in 2012 Final versus Charterhouse 3s on April 21st 2012
• League history between the teams (last 9 seasons): 6 previous meetings, OHAFC have won 2, drawn 2 and lost 2, scored 14, conceded 20
• League record at Citizens (last 9 seasons): 3 previous meetings, OHAFC have won 1 and lost 2, scored 6, conceded 15
• Last season the OHAFC completed the League double over Citizens, winning 3-0 at home on November 26th 2016 (scorers: Barwick, M Curry, Lederman) and 2-1 away on the last day of the season (scorers: M Curry, D Pratt)
• Sides have met once previously in the Junior League Cup, OHAFC winning 6-1 at home in the 2nd round on February 23rd 2014 (OHAFC scorers: Soyinka 3, Chopra 2, Stead)
• Previous Rounds this season:
• 1st Round: OHAFC received a walkover against Chigwell 3s (Div 5N), Citizens beat Winchester 2s (Div 4) 4-2 at home
• 2nd Round: OHAFC beat Sennockians (Div 3) 3-2 at home, Citizens won 7-2 away to Radleians (Div 2)
• Winners of Saturday’s tie will be at home to the winners of the Old Kimboltonians vs Old Etonians 2s tie in the semi-finals

PLAYERS

• 46 players from squad used last season, 155 in the last nine seasons (including current one)
• Leading 2nd XI appearances last season (all competitions, 17 games played): 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, Y Sert
• 50 players used in 15 League & Cup appearances so far this season
• Leading 2nd XI appearances this season (all competitions): 15 – Lederman, Taunton-Collins, Woolley
• Leading 2nd XI goalscorers this season (all competitions): 4 – Lederman, Soyinka 3 – Alhadeff, Okoigun
• Worst discipline this season (all competitions): 2 yellows – Alexi Pittalis
• Most OHAFC League & Cup appearances v Citizens (last 9 seasons, 5 games played): 4 – Geoff Taunton-Collins, 3 – Azhar Khan, Kyri Pittalis, Harry Woolley
• Leading OHAFC League & Cup goalscorers v Citizens (last 9 seasons): 3 – Gbeminiyi Soyinka, 2 – Arjun Chopra, Max Curry, Harry Dalzell
• Most OHAFC League & Cup appearances at Citizens (last 9 seasons, 2 games played): 2 – Tristan David, Kyri Pittalis, Geoff Taunton-Collins
• Leading OHAFC League & Cup goalscorers at Citizens (last 9 seasons): 2 – Harry Dalzell
• 13-man squad named for Matchday 17
• Ollie Curry set for 40th career club appearance and Junior League Cup (JLC) season debut
• Ed Massey set for 30th career 2nd XI appearance, 5th 2nd XI start this season and JLC season debut
• Max Curry set for 15th career JLC appearance and JLC season debut
• Josh Adejokun set for 15th club start & appearance of season & career and JLC career debut
• Geoff Taunton-Collins set for 10th career JLC start & appearance
• Doug Morrison set for 10th career 2nd XI start
• Emre Sert set for 5th career 2nd XI start and JLC season debut
• Freddie Brunt set for first JLC appearance (last 9 seasons)
• Alexi Pittalis & Pablo Hutchinson both set for their JLC season debuts
• Also in Squad: Gbeminiyi Soyinka, Tom Ward & Harry Woolley
• Total 2nd XI appearances/goals in 13-man squad (all competitions, last 9 seasons): 421/140
• Average 2nd XI apps/goals in 13-man squad (all comps, last 9 seasons): 32/11
• Total Club appearances/goals in 13-man squad (all competitions, last 9 seasons): 583/165
• Average Club apps/goals in 13-man squad (all comps, last 9 seasons): 45/13
• Total Junior League Cup appearances/goals in 13-man squad (last 9 seasons): 76/38
• Average age of matchday squad: 29yrs 7mths
• Oldest Player: Harry Woolley, 32yrs 7mths
• Youngest Player: Tom Ward, 22yrs

Stat Attack Special Feature – Junior League Cup Appearances & Goals

Most OHAFC appearances in the JLC (past 9 seasons):

1. Jack Orr-Ewing – 19
2. Gbeminiyi Soyinka – 18
3. Arjun Chopra – 17
4. Harry Woolley – 15
5. Phil Berry, Max Curry – 14
6. Simon Maydon – 13
7. Ed Arghebant, Azhar, Khan, Dave Stead – 11
8. Jack Robinson – 10

Leading OHAFC goalscorers in the JLC (past 9 seasons):

1. Gbeminiyi Soyinka – 30
2. Johan Harder, Dave Stead – 7
3. Max Curry – 6
4. Phil Berry – 5
5. Joe Bone, Ben Kerry – 4
6. Ed Arghebant, Arjun Chopra – 3
7. Jack Orr-Ewing, Jack Robinson, Hugo Trower – 2

OHAFC 3rd XI - No Game - Next Fixture: Old Brentwoods 3s (H), David Woolcott Trophy Quarter-Finals, Saturday March 10th 2018