Friday Stat Attack
9 Mar 2018
OHAFC 1st XI: Old Aldenhamians (A), Arthurian League Division One, 12.30pm KO at Aldenham School, Elstree, Hertfordshire WD6 3AJ
DIVISION
- 26th weekend of the Arthurian League season
- OHAFC 1s return to Division One following their second relegation in three seasons
- Top two sides are promoted into the Premier Division, relegation depends on a 1st XI finishing in the top 3 places in Division Two
- Average points per game needed to win Division One (last 5 seasons): 2.10 (34pts this season)
- Average points per game needed for promotion to Premier Division (last 5 seasons): 1.72 (28pts this season)
- Average points per game needed to avoid relegation to Division Two (last 5 seasons): 0.91 (15pts this season)
- OHAFC current avg points per game: 2.00 (14 games played)
- Predicted points tally: At current rate (2.00pts/game) - 32pts
- Other Division One fixtures this weekend: This is the only League fixture this weekend
- OHAFC will climb to 2nd with a win, will stay 3rd with draw or defeat
- Old Bradfieldians have clinched the Division One title
- Old Brentwoods will clinch the second promotion spot with EITHER two wins from their final two League games OR one win and a Harrow loss in either of their final two games
FIXTURE
- Old Aldenhamians (7th, 10pts) v OHAFC 1s (3rd, 28pts) in Arthurian League Division One
- 15th & penultimate League fixture of the season for the OHAFC
- Final away fixture of the season – only the visit of Cholms to Harrow remains after Saturday
- Distance to ground from Duke on the Green Pub, Parsons Green: 14.7 miles
- Average distance for 8 away League games this season: 11.8 miles
- This is the 3rd longest away trip of the season
- Average distance for 16 League games this season: 10 miles (last season 11.83 miles)
- Referee: Tini Kaja
- Refereeing his 5th OHAFC League fixture, previous four have all been home games
- OHAFC record of 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat, 7 goals scored, 4 conceded, one OHAFC player cautioned
- Weather forecast: Cloudy, 13 degrees
- Previous pitch conditions at Aldenham School (last 9 seasons): Excellent – 1 (17%), Good – 3 (50%), Fair – 2 (33%)
TEAMS
- Last season OHAFC 1s finished 9th in the Premier Division with 13pts
- Last season Aldenham finished 7th in Division One with 18pts
- Average position of OHAFC 1st XI last 5 seasons/Average points: 9th in Premier Division/22pts
- Average position of Aldenham last 5 seasons/Average points: 6th in Division One/21pts
- Aldenham are one of only two teams to have spent each of the past five seasons in Division One (also Bradfield)
- OHAFC Premier Division form last season: Pld 18, won 3, drawn 4, lost 11, goals scored 23 (2nd fewest in division), conceded 52 (most in division)
- Aldenham Division One form last season: Pld 18, won 5, drawn 3, lost 10, scored 35 (4th fewest in division), conceded 48 (3rd most in division)
- OHAFC away League form last season: Pld 9, won 1, drawn 4, lost 4, scored 11, conceded 24
- Aldenham home League form last season: Pld 9, won 3, drawn 2, lost 4, scored 20, conceded 17
- OHAFC away League form this season: Pld 7, won 5, drawn 1, lost 1, scored 28, conceded 18
- Aldenham home League form this season: Pld 6, won 3, lost 3, scored 18, conceded 24
- Current form (last 3 League games): OHAFC W W L Aldenham L L L
- Aldenham have not won in the League since beating Berkhamstedians 4-3 at home on December 2nd 2017 (1 draw, 4 defeats)
- Last time out: OHAFC won 7-4 at Old Malvernians on February 10th, Aldenham lost 3-2 at home to Old Brentwoods on February 3rd, both games in Division One
- Corresponding fixture last season: the sides did not meet last season
- Previous meeting: OHAFC won 7-0 at home on October 7th 2017
- Overall League record between teams (last nine seasons): Pld 3, OHAFC won 2, lost 1, scored 9, conceded 2
- League record at Aldenham (last nine seasons): Only game played was a 1-0 defeat on October 3rd 2015
- Record OHAFC League victory (last 9 seasons): 7-0 at home in Division One on October 7th 2017
- Record OHAFC League defeat (last 9 seasons): 1-0 away in Division One on October 3rd 2015
PLAYERS
- 54 players from squad used last season, 121 in the last nine seasons (including current one)
- Leading 1st XI appearances last season (all competitions): 18 – Yunus Sert, 17 – Ed Poulter
- Leading 1st XI goalscorers last season (all competitions): 5 – Alex Gilbert
- Worst discipline last season: 6 yellows – Yunus Sert
- 37 players used in 16 League and Cup games so far this season
- Leading OHAFC 1s appearances this season (all competitions): 14 - Alex Breeden, James Breeden & Yunus Sert
- Leading OHAFC 1s goalscorers this season (all competitions): 31 – James Breeden, 7 – Josh Adejokun
- Worst OHAFC 1s discipline this season (all competitions): 4 yellows – James Breeden, 2 yellows – Alex Breeden & Yunus Sert
- Most OHAFC League appearances v Aldenham 1st XI (previous 9 seasons, 3 games played): 3 – Hill, Poulter, Richardson, Y Sert
- Leading OHAFC League goalscorers v Aldenham 1st XI (previous 9 seasons): 3 – James Breeden, 2 – Chester Robinson
- Most OHAFC League appearances v Aldenham 1st XI at Aldenham (previous 8 seasons, 1 game played): 14 players played in the 1-0 defeat in October 2015
- Leading OHAFC League goalscorers v Aldenham 1st XI at Aldenham (previous 8 seasons): No goals scored
- 11-man squad named for Matchday 17
- Yunus Sert set for 75th career club appearance and 15th 1st XI start & appearance this season
- Alex Gilbert set for 60th career 1st XI League appearance and 10th 1st XI appearance this season
- Fraser McGuinness set for 40th career 1st XI start & appearance and 10th 1st XI start & appearance this season
- Jack Hill set for 40th career 1st XI start
- Jonny Lalude set for 30th career 1st XI League appearance and 25th career 1st XI League start
- James Breeden set for 25th career 1st XI start & appearance and 15th 1st XI start & appearance this season
- Alex Breeden set for 15th 1st XI start & appearance this season
- Fred Richardson set for 10th 1st XI League appearance this season and 10th 1st XI start in all competitions this season
- Archie Maxwell set for 5th club appearance of season & career
- JAMES & TOM WALDUCK set for OHAFC debuts – sons of former OHAFC striking legend Jason “Jaggers” Walduck
- Total 1st XI appearances / goals in 11-man squad (all competitions, last 9 seasons): 424/91
- Average 1st XI apps / goals in 11-man squad (all comps, last 9 seasons): 39/8
- Total Club appearances / goals in 11-man squad (all competitions, last 9 seasons): 505/108
- Average Club apps / goals in 11-man squad (all comps, last 9 seasons): 46/10
- Average age of the matchday squad: 24yrs 4mths
- Oldest player: Fred Richardson, 32 yrs
- Youngest players: James & Tom Walduck, 17yrs 1mth
OHAFC 2nd XI: Old Etonians 2s (A), Arthurian League Division One, 12pm KO at Eton College, Slough Road, Eton, Windsor SL4 6HR
DIVISION
- 25th weekend of the Arthurian League season
- OHAFC 2s return to Division Two for the first time since the 2009/10 season
- OHAFC 2s unable to earn promotion into Division One, bottom two sides relegated to Division Four (provisionally)
- 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: 0.93 (15 games played)
- Predicted points tally: At current rate (0.93pts/game): 17pts
- Other Division Two fixtures this weekend: Old Alleynians (1st) v Old Carthusians 2s (3rd), Old Foresters 2s (4th) v Old Westminsters (5th) & Lancing Old Boys 2s (10th) v Old Carthusians 3s (8th)
- OHAFC 2s will climb above Eton into 6th with a victory, will stay 7th or drop to 8th with draw or defeat
- Old Alleynians will claim the Division Two title with two wins from their final four games
FIXTURE
- Old Etonians 2s (6th, 15pts) v OHAFC 2s (7th, 14pts) in Arthurian League Division Two
- 16th League fixture of the season for OHAFC, 13th for Eton
- 8th and penultimate League game of the season for the OHAFC, only the trip to Forest 2s remains after Saturday
- Distance to ground from Duke on the Green Pub, Parsons Green: 17.4 miles
- Average distance for 9 League away games this season: 13.9 miles (last season 8.3 miles)
- This is the third longest away trip of the season, with the side having undertaken the two furthest trips (to Chaterhouse 2s & 3s) in their two previous away games
- Average distance for 18 League games this season: 11.7 miles (last season 8.92 miles)
- Referee: Ciaran Fitzgibbon
- Refereeing his first ever OHAFC League fixture
- Weather forecast: Rain, 10 degrees
- Pitch conditions at Eton College for all OHAFC fixtures (past 9 seasons – 8 games played): Good 3 (37%), Fair 4 (50%), Waterlogged 1 (13%)
TEAMS
- Last season OHAFC 2s finished 2nd in Division Three with 34pts
- Last season Etonians finished 5th in Division Two with 21pts
- Average position of OHAFC 2nd XI last 5 seasons/Average points: 5th in Division Three/22pts
- Average position of Etonians last 5 seasons/Average points: 8th in Division Two/22pts
- Eton have established themselves as a mid-table Division Two side following their promotion from Division Three at the end of the 2013/14 season
- 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)
- Eton Division Two form last season: Pld 16, won 6, drawn 3, lost 7, goals scored 32 (5th most in division), conceded 28 (3rd fewest in division)
- OHAFC away League form last season: Pld 7, won 4, drawn 1, lost 2, scored 16, conceded 12
- OHAFC 2s had the 2nd best away League record in Division Three last season
- Eton home League form last season: Pld 8, won 2, drawn 2, lost 4, scored 12, conceded 13
- Eton had the worst home League record in Division two last season
- OHAFC away League form this season: Pld 7, drawn 2, lost 5, scored 9, conceded 18
- Eton home League form this season: Pld 7, won 1, drawn 3, lost 3, scored 9, conceded 15
- Current form (last 3 League games): OHAFC D D W Eton L L L
- OHAFC 2s are unbeaten in the League in 2018 and have not lost a League match since the 2-1 defeat at home to Charterhouse 3s on December 9th
- Eton have lost their last four League games and have won one of their last 7 since the start of November 2017
- Last time out: OHAFC won 6-1 at Citizens, Eton lost 3-2 at Kimboltonians, both games a fortnight ago in the quarter-finals of the Junior League Cup
- Corresponding fixture last season: Sides did not meet last season
- Previous meeting: Etonians won 5-2 on the Hill on September 30th 2017 (OHAFC Scorers: G Crawley, Lederman pen)
- Overall League record between teams (last 9 seasons): Played 7, OHAFC won 2, drawn 2, lost 3, scored 16, conceded 19
- League record at Eton (last 8 seasons): Played 3, OHAFC won 1, drawn 1, lost 1, scored 4, conceded 8
- Record OHAFC League victory: 8-2 (H) on April 14th 2012
- Record OHAFC League defeat: 5-0 (A) on November 26th 2011
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
- 51 players used in 17 League & Cup appearances so far this season
- Leading 2nd XI appearances this season (all competitions): 16 –Taunton-Collins, Woolley
- Leading 2nd XI goalscorers this season (all competitions): 5 – Soyinka, 4 - Lederman
- Worst discipline this season (all competitions): 2 yellows – Alexi Pittalis
- Most OHAFC League appearances v Eton 2s (last 9 seasons, 7 games played): 6 – Simon Maydon
- Leading OHAFC League goalscorers v Eton 2s (last 9 seasons, 16 goals scored): 3 – Johan Harder
- Most OHAFC League appearances v Eton 2s at Eton (last 9 seasons, 3 games played): 3 – Simon Maydon
- Leading OHAFC League goalscorers v Eton 2s at Eton (last 9 seasons, 4 goals scored): 2 – Gbeminiyi Soyinka
- 12-man squad named for Matchday 18
- David Lederman set for 175th club appearance (last 9 seasons) and 15th 2nd XI League start & appearance this season
- Harry Woolley set for 100th 2nd XI appearance (last 9 seasons) and 15th 2nd XI League start & appearance this season
- Emre Sert set for 25th career club appearance and 5th 2nd XI start & appearance this season
- Rollo Hovey set for 20th career 2nd XI League appearance
- Alexi Pittalis set for 10th career 2nd XI League appearance and 10th career club start
- Will Payne set for 10th 2nd XI appearance of season & career
- Geoff Taunton-Collins set for 15th 2nd XI League start & appearance this season
- Ollie Curry set for 5th club appearance this season
- Ed Massey set for 5th 2nd XI League start this season
- Giles Newton set for 2nd XI League debut this season
- Also in Squad: Jack Alhadeff & Tom Ward
- Total 2nd XI appearances/goals in 12-man squad (all competitions, last 9 seasons): 320/79
- Average 2nd XI apps/goals in 12-man squad (all comps, last 9 seasons): 31/5
- Total Club appearances/goals in 12-man squad (all competitions, last 9 seasons): 589/110
- Average Club apps/goals in 12-man squad (all comps, last 9 seasons): 49/9
- Average age of matchday squad: 27yrs 7mths
- Oldest Player: David Lederman, 43yrs 6mths
- Youngest Player: Will Payne, 19yrs 4mths
OHAFC 3rd XI: Old Brentwoods 3s (H), David Woolcott Trophy quarter-finals, 1.30pm KO at Harrow School Philathletic pitches, HA1 4AD
DAVID WOOLCOTT TROPHY
- 25th weekend of 2017/18 Arthurian League season
- Knockout cup competition for Arthurian League teams in Divisions Four & Five North/South plus several invited non-League sides
- First Round draw included 23 teams but only 7 fixtures, the remaining nine sides all received byes into Round Two
- Second round included 16 teams
- Sides must win 4 ties to reach the David Woolcott Trophy final (assuming no byes)
- Final to be played at Merchant Taylors School at the end of April
- Current holders: Old Tonbridgians 2s beat Old Rugbeians 6-5 on penalties in last season’s final after the sides had drawn 1-1 after normal time
- This is only the second time in the competition’s history the OHAFC have reached the quarter-finals
- The winners of Saturday’s tie have been drawn at home to the winners of the Alleynians 2s v Johnians tie in the semi-finals
FIXTURE
- OHAFC 3s (1st in Division Five South) v Old Brentwoods 3s (2nd in Division Five North) in the quarter-finals of the David Woolcott Trophy
- 3rd Cup tie of the season for the OHAFC, 4th for Brentwoods 3s, who have already been eliminated from the Junior League Cup
- Sides have met twice previously in the League in the last decade
- Distance to ground from Duke on the Green Pub, Parsons Green: 9.5 miles
- Average distance for 14 League games this season: 8.92 miles (last season 7.33 miles)
- Referee: Temitope Shabi
- Has refereed 18 OHAFC League fixtures in the last 9 seasons, 14 of them at Harrow
- OHAFC record of 10 wins, 2 draws & 6 defeats, 46 goals scored, 49 conceded, not a single yellow or red card shown to an OHAFC player
- Has previously refereed the OHAFC 3rd XI on 10 occasions, 7 at home
- OHAFC record of 5 wins, 2 draws & 3 defeats, 24 goals scored and 26 conceded
- Last OHAFC League fixture officiated: the 2s’ 1-0 home win over Old Westminsters on January 27th
- Last OHAFC 3s League fixture officiated: the 3-1 home win over Malvernian 2s on January 6th
- Weather forecast: Rain, 13 degrees
- Pitch forecast: Excellent 60%, Good 40%
TEAMS
- Neither side has ever progressed past the quarter-finals in this competition
- OHAFC 3s sit top of Division Five South with 25pts from 9 games, Brentwood 3s sit 2nd in Division Five North with 22pts from 10 games
- OHAFC Division Five South form this season: Pld 9, won 8, drawn 1, scored 28, conceded 7
- OHAFC 3s’ only defeat of the season – the 6-0 opening day loss away to Malvern 2s – has been expunged following the withdrawal of Malvernians from the League
- Brentwood 3s Division Five North form this season: Pld 10, won 7, drawn 1, lost 2, scored 35, conceded 17
- OHAFC home League form this season: Pld 4, won 3, lost 1, scored 9, conceded 3
- Brentwood 3s away League form this season: Pld 5, won 2, drawn 1, lost 2, scored 18, conceded 12
- Current form (League & Cup): OHAFC W W W Brentwood 3s W W L
- Last time out: OHAFC beat Forest 3s 4-1 on pens following a 2-2 draw aet in the 2nd round of the DW Trophy three weeks ago, Brentwoods beat Forest 3s 6-1 away in the League a fortnight ago
- Last season in the David Woolcott Trophy: OHAFC lost 9-3 at home to the Old Albanians in the first round, Brentwoods 3s failed to raise a side for their first round tie away to Winchester 2s
- OHAFC David Woolcott Trophy Record (last 4 seasons): Pld 6, won 3 (1 on penalties), lost 3, scored 15, conceded 19
- Brentwoods 3s David Woolcott Trophy (last 5 seasons): Pld 4, won 2, lost 2, scored 4, conceded 7
- OHAFC DWT rounds reached previous 3 seasons: Quarter-Final x1, 2nd Round x1, 1st Round x1
- Brentwood 3s DWT rounds reached previous 4 seasons: Quarter-Final x1, 2nd Round x2, 1st Round x1
- Prior to this season, Brentwood 3s had failed to raise a side for any DW Trophy game in the previous two seasons
- OHAFC 3s DWT record victory: 4-2 (H) v Old Rugbeians, 1st Rd, March 7th 2015
- OHAFC 3s DWT record defeat: 9-3 (H) v Old Albanians, 1st Rd, February 18th 2017
- League history between the teams (last 9 seasons): 2 previous meetings, both in Division Five North in the 2014/15 seasons, OHAFC winning both games 2-1
- Sides have never met previously in the DW Trophy
- Winners of Saturday’s tie will be at home to the winners of the Alleynians 2s v Johnians tie in the semi-finals
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, 15 games): 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
- 36 players used in 12 League & Cup games this season
- Leading 3rd XI appearances this season – All competitions: 13 - Nick Kapoor
- Leading 3rd XI goalscorers this season – All competitions: 13 – Alex Smith, 7 – Ned Callander
- Worst discipline this season – All competitions: 1 yellow – Harry Bick, Nick Kapoor
- 12-man squad named for Matchday 14
- Alex Smith set for 50th career club appearance and 15th club appearance this season
- Tommy Faber set for 25th career 3rd XI appearance and 5th career DW Trophy start & appearance
- Al Fogarty set for 10th 3rd XI start & appearance this season
- Ed Richards set for 5th 3rd XI start & appearance this season
- Ned Callander set for 5th career DW Trophy start & appearance
- Humphrey Atkinson set for 5th career 3rd XI start
- Tom Mitchell set for 5th career club appearance
- Also in matchday squad: Connor Barrett, Kyle Barrett, Harry Bick, Oscar Gairard & Nick Kapoor
- Total 3rd XI appearances / goals in 12-man squad (all competitions, last 9 seasons): 247/34
- Average 3rd XI appearances / goals in 12-man squad (all competitions, last 9 seasons): 21/3
- Total Club appearances / goals in 12-man squad (all competitions, last 9 seasons): 284/78
- Average Club appearances / goals in 12-man squad (all competitions, last 9 seasons): 24/7
- Total David Woolcott Trophy appearance / goals in 13-man squad: 38/12
- Average age of squad: 24yrs 5mths
- Oldest Player: Alec Fogarty, 27yrs 7mths
- Youngest Player: Humphrey Atkinson, 18yrs 4mths