Friday Stat Attack

2 Jan 2015

The Friday Stat Attack – back from an extended winter break, ready to once more blow your mind with a veritable feast of OHAFC-related statistical phenomena (doo-doo-do-do-doo – phenomena, doo-doodoo-do)

OHAFC 1st XI: No Fixture

OHAFC 2nd XI: Old Brentwoods 2’s (H), Arthurian League Division 3, 12pm KO

FIXTURE:

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

  • Average distance for 9 away League games: 10.4 miles

  • Referee: Alan Greenberg

  • Refereed OHAFC 2nd XI four times in last six seasons, 2 wins, 2 defeats

  • Brentwood 2’s were also OHAFC 2’s 10th League opponents last season (away, lost 5-4)

TEAM:

  • OHAFC 2’s (5th, 14pts) v Brentwood 2’s (8th, 9pts) in Division Three
  • Last season: OHAFC 6th in Division 3 with 18pts, Brentwood 2’s 7th with 14pts
  • 10th game of season for Harrow, 8th game for Brentwood
  • OHAFC 2’s not played since December 6th 2014 (8-3 defeat v Berkhamsted)
  • Harrow won 4, drawn 2, lost 3, goals scored 25 (3rd highest in division), conceded 27 (2nd highest in division)
  • Brentwoods won 2, lost 4, scored 15, conceded 13
  • OHAFC can go 3rd with win, will stay 5th or drop to 6th with draw or defeat
  • Last time out: OHAFC lost 8-3 v Berkhamsted (Home, Dec 6th 2014); Brentwoods lost 3-2 v Citizens (Away, Dec 13th 2014)
  • Current form (last 3 League games): OHAFC L L W, Brentwoods L L W
  • OHAFC home form this season (Lge only): Pld 5, won 3, drawn 1, lost 1, scored 19, conceded 17
  • Brentwoods away form this season (Lge only): Pld 6, won 2, lost 4, scored 9, conceded 13
  • Brentwoods played only once at home this season to date (6-0 win v Old Millfieldians)
  • Corresponding fixture last season: OHAFC won 4-3 on Nov 2nd 2013 (Cater, Curry M, Orr-Ewing W, Woolley)
  • Previous meeting between sides: OHAFC lost 5-4 away on Dec 14th 2013 (Breeden, Cater, Stebbings 2)
  • Overall League record between teams (last five seasons): 8 meetings, OHAFC won 2, drawn 2, lost 4, scored 22, conceded 16
  • League record at Harrow (last five seasons): Played 4, OHAFC won 2, drawn 1, lost 1, scored 14, conceded 4
  • Record OHAFC victory: 6-1 at home on Nov 10th 2012
  • Record defeat: 1-3 away on December 3rd 2011
  • OHAFC current League performance after same no. of games last season: 2pts worse off (14 v 16), scored 6 goals more (25 v 19), conceded 10 more (27 v 17)
  • OHAFC League performance versus corresponding fixtures last season: earned 3pts more (6v3), scored 5 more (8v 3), conceded 3 more (6v3)
  • Harrow and Brentwood performance in common fixtures this season: 3 common fixtures played – Citizens (A), Aldenham 2’s (A), Berkhamsted (A): Both sides won 3-0 at Aldenham, both sides lost at Citizens and Berkhamsted, OHAFC scoring 2 and conceding 9, Brentwoods scoring 3 and conceding 7

PLAYER:

  • 34 players from squad used this season, 119 in last six seasons
  • 13-man squad named for Matchday 10
  • Leading appearances (Lge only): Orr-Ewing J (8 starts + 1 sub app), Khan (7+2), Taunton-Collins (7+1)
  • Leading scorers (Lge only): 4 – Kerry & Curry O, 3 – Curry M & Dalzell
  • Worst discipline offenders: 2 Yellas – von Hirsch C, 1 Yella - Khan
  • Berry set for 75th Clubs start in last six seasons, also set for 10th Club appearance of the season
  • Max Curry set for 30th 2nd XI career start (all comps), 25th 2nd XI Lge start, 5th 2nd XI start of the season; needs 1 more goal for 15 2nd XI career goals and 5 2nd XI goals this season
  • Khan set for 20th 2nd XI career appearance (all comps) & 10th 2nd XI season appearance
  • Turner set for 10th 2nd XI career League start & appearance & 5th Club start and appearance this season
  • Gordon set for 10th 2nd XI career League start
  • Owen-Edmunds set for 10th career Club start (all comps) & 1st Club appearance this season
  • Orr-Ewing J set for 10th 2nd XI season appearance
  • Page set for 2nd XI season debut
  • Curry O needs 1 more goal for 5 2nd XI season goals
  • Total 2nd XI appearances in 13-man squad (all competitions, last 6 seasons): 273
  • Total 2nd XI goals in 13-man squad (all competitions, last six seasons): 53
  • Total Club appearances in 13-man squad (all competitions, last 6 seasons): 397
  • Total Club goals in 13-man squad (all competitions, last 6 seasons): 60

OHAFC 3rd XI: No Fixture

Other Stats of the Week: January 3rd 2015

  • 3rd day of the Gregorian calendar, 355 days until Christmas
  • 90 days until 2015 Easter Tour!
  • 1883 British Prime Minister Clement Atlee was born
  • 1892 Author JR Tolkien was born
  • 1925 Benito Mussolini announces he is taking over Italy
  • 1956 American actor Mel Gibson was born
  • 1958 The West Indies Federation is formed
  • 1959 Alaska is admitted as the 49th State of the USA
  • 1969 German F1 driver Michael Schumacher was born
  • 1977 Apple Computers is incorporated
  • 1988 Irish defender Johnny Evans was born

National Events:

  • The tenth day of the 12 days of Christmas – (10 Drummers Drumming)

Colemanballs of the Week:

“Des Walker knows that Signori has all the tricks up his book” (Ray Wilkins)