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OHAFC 1st XI: Old Salopians (H), Arthurian League Premier Division, 12.30pm KO

FIXTURE

• Distance to ground from Duke on the Green Pub: 9.5 miles

• Average distance for 9 away League games this season: 16.0 miles

• Referee: Alan Greenberg
• Refereeing OHAFC 1st XI for second consecutive week
• Refereeing his 13th 1st XI fixture in last six seasons, more than any other match official
• Record to date: Won 4, Drawn 2, Lost 6
• Refereed corresponding fixture last season: 5-1 defeat for Harrow

TEAM:

• OHAFC (7pts, 7th) v Salopians (3pts, 10th) in Premier Division

• Last season: OHAFC 8th in Prem Division with 22pts, Salopians 6th in Premier Division with 24pts

• Both teams 8th League game of the season

• Harrow won 2, drawn 1, lost 4, goals scored 13, conceded 22 (most in division)

• Harrow conceded just 3 goals in last 4 League games after conceding 19 in first 3 games

• Salopians won 1, lost 6, goals scored 5 (fewest in the division), conceded 21

• 4pts separate 5th to 10th in the Premier Division

• OHAFC will climb to 6th with win, will go 6th or stay 7th with draw, will stay 7th or drop to 8th with defeat

• Last time out: OHAFC beat Chigwell 2-1 (Home, last weekend) in Arthur Dunn Cup 2nd Rd, Salopians lost 2-1 to Charterhouse (Home, Nov 29th)

• Current form (last 3 League games): OHAFC – L W D, Salopians – L L L

• OHAFC home form this season: Pld 5, won 1, drawn 1, lost 3, goals scored 10, conceded 20

• Salopians away form this season: Pld 3, won 1, lost 2, goals scored 3, conceded 9

• Corresponding fixture last season: OHAFC lost 5-1 on Dec 7th 2013 (Breeden)

• Previous meeting between sides: 2-2 draw (A) on April 12th 2014 (Harder 2)

• Overall League record between teams (last five seasons): Pld 6, OHAFC won 4, drawn 1, lost 1, goals scored 12, conceded 8

• League record at Harrow (last five seasons): Pld 3, won 2, lost 1, goals scored 10, conceded 10

• Record OHAFC victory v Salopians: 7-4 (A), Nov 20th 2010

• Record defeat v Salopians: 1-5 (H), Dec 7th 2013

• OHAFC current League performance after same no. of games last season: 2pts worse off (7 v 9), scored three goals fewer (13v16), conceded 10 more (22 v 12)

• OHAFC League performance versus corresponding fixtures last season: 3pts worse off (4v7), scored 5 goals fewer, conceded 8 goals more

• OHAFC and Salopians performance versus common opponents so far this season: Played 4 common opponents (Lancing, Tonbridge, Forest, KCS Wimbledon), OHAFC 3pts from 5 games (scored 8, conceded 21); Salopians 3pts from 5 games (scored 3, conceded 17)

PLAYER:

• 29 players from squad used this season, 77 in last six seasons
• 14-man squad named for Matchday 8
• Leading 1st XI appearances (League only): Breeden & Lederman 6 starts, Berry 4 starts + 2 sub
• Leading 1st XI scorers (League only): 4 – Hoffen, 3 – Gilbert, 1 – five players
• Hoffen & Ben Kerry currently leading Club scorers this season, 5 goals in all competitions
• Worst discipline offenders (League only): Gilbert & Orr-Ewing W – 1 yellow card
• Lederman set for 100th 1st XI start in all competitions & 90th 1st XI League appearance in last six seasons
• Woolley set for 60th Club start in last six seasons
• Breeden set for 25th 1st XI League start; needs one more goal for 5 1st XI League goals
• Taunton-Collins set for 10th Club appearance in all competitions
• Gibson set for 5th 1st XI League appearance; needs one goal for 5 Club goals in all competitions
• McGuiness set for 5th Club start and appearance in all competitions
• Richardson needs one goal for 5 1st XI League goals
• W Orr-Ewing needs one goal for 5 Club goals in all competition
• Sert set for season debut for Club
• Whitehurst set for Club debut
• Total 1st XI appearances in 14-man squad (all competitions, last 6 seasons): 293
• Total 1st XI goals in 14-man squad (all competitions, last 6 seasons): 55
• Total Club appearances in 14-man squad (all competitions, last 6 seasons): 485
• Total Club goals in 14-man squad (all competitions, last 6 seasons): 95

OHAFC 2nd XI: No Fixture

OHAFC 3rd XI: Old Tonbridgians 2’s (H), Junior League Cup Preliminary Round

FIXTURE

• Distance to ground from Duke on the Green Pub: 9.5 miles
• Average distance for 10 League fixtures this season: 12.42 miles
• Referee: Bob Jennings, refereed one OHAFC game previously, a 3rd XI draw

TEAM:

• 5th in Division 5 North and 4th in Division 5 South meet in 1st Round of Junior League Cup
• Harrow 3rd XI never got past first round
• 8th game of the season for Harrow, 7th for Tonbridge
• OHAFC won 1, drawn 3, lost 3, goals scored 17, conceded 19
• Tonbridge won 1, drawn 1, lost 4, scored 9, conceded 23
• Last time out: Harrow lost 3-2 at home to Forest 3’s (B Sewell, Walker); Tonbridge lost 3-0 at home to Mill Hill
• Last season in the Junior League Cup: OHAFC lost 7-3 to Oundle in Preliminary Round, Tonbridge didn’t enter
• OHAFC 3rd XI Junior League Cup record last six seasons: Pld 2, Lost 2, Goals scored 5, Conceded 13
• Biggest Cup defeat: Last season’s 7-3 defeat to Oundle on January 25th 2014
• Competition best (all-time): Never got beyond 1st Round
• Corresponding League fixture last season: N/A
• Previous meeting: Sides never met before
• Winners of Saturday's tie will enter hat for 1st Round draw

PLAYER:

• 33 players from squad used this season, 77 in last six seasons
• 11-man squad named for Cup tie
• Leading 3rd XI appearances (all competitions): L Callander & Feather 5 starts, Kapoor 4 starts + 1 sub
• Leading 3rd XI scorers: Smith 4, N Callander & Breeden 2
• Worst discipline offenders: Feather & Kerry 1 yellow card each
• Beeley set for 10th 3rd XI start & appearance in all competitions and 10th start for Club
• Kapoor set for 10th start for 3rd XI & Club
• Robinson set for Cup debut for 3rd XI; set for 1st appearance for Club this season
• Walker set for Cup debut for 3rd XI
• 5 players set for Cup debuts for Club: Beeley, Faber, Feather, Kapoor, Mee
• Total Junior League Cup appearances in 13-man squad (last six seasons): 28
• Total Junior League Cup goals in 13-man squad (last six seasons): 7
• Total 3rd XI appearances in 13-man squad (all competitions, last 6 seasons): 75
• Total 3rd XI goals in 13-man squad (all competitions, last six seasons): 24
• Total Club appearances in 13-man squad (all competitions, last 6 seasons): 214
• Total Club goals in 13-man squad (all competitions, last 6 seasons): 36

Other Stats of the Week: December 13th 2014

• 347th day of the Gregorian calendar, 12 days until Christmas
• 112 days until 2015 Easter Tour!
• 1577 Sir Francis Drake sets sail from Portsmouth on his round the world voyage
• 1923 English gangster Frankie Fraser was born
• 1952 English jockey John Francome was born
• 1967 US actor, singer, producer Jamie Foxx was born
• 1984 Spain and Arsenal footballer Santi Cazorla was born
• 1988 American golfer Rickie Fowler was born

National Events:

• Acadian Remembrance Day
• Republic Day in Malta

Colemanballs of the Week:

“I don’t know where this Arctic wind has come from, but it’s freezing” (Radio 5 Live commentator Alan Green)