Friday Stat Attack
The Friday Stat Attack – this week discovered 7 players who have represented the Club this season are planning on doing ‘a dry January’…in alphabetical order the losers are…”
OHAFC 1st XI: Old Salopians (A), Arthurian League Premier Division, 1pm KO
FIXTURE
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Distance to ground from Duke on the Green Pub: 2.6 miles, the shortest journey of the season
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Average distance for 9 away League games this season: 14.9 miles
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Referee: Neil Hagger
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Refereed 1 previous OHAFC 1st XI game, 6-1 home win v Brentwood in 2013/14
TEAM:
- Old Salopians (10th, 6pts) v OHAFC (8th, 7pts) in Premier Division
- Last season: OHAFC 8th in Prem Division with 22pts, Salops 6th in Premier Division with 24pts
- OHAFC 10th League game of the season, Salops’ 9th
- Harrow won 2, drawn 1, lost 6, goals scored 15 (4th fewest in division), conceded 31 (most in division)
- Salopians won 2, lost 6, goals scored 6, conceded 21
- 4 point separate 6th to 10th in the Premier Division
- OHAFC will climb to 7th or stay 8th with win; will stay 8th or drop to 9th with draw; will drop to 9th or 10th with defeat
- Salops will climb above the OHAFC with a win
- Last time out: OHAFC lost 8-2 at Brentwood (Dec 20th), Salopians beat Harrow 1-0 (Dec 13th)
- Current form (last 3 League games): OHAFC – L,L,L Salops – W, L, L
- OHAFC currently on run of 3 consecutive defeats for 2nd time this season (never lost 3 in a row in any of the previous 5 seasons)
- OHAFC League away form this season: Pld 3, won 1, lost 2, scored 5, conceded 10
- Salops League home form this season: Pld 4, lost 4, scored 2, conceded 12
- Salops only team in Premier Division without a point at home this season
- Corresponding fixture last season: 2-2 draw on April 12th 2014 (Harder 2)
- Previous meeting between sides: OHAFC 1-0 at home on Dec 13th 2014
- Overall League record between teams (last six seasons): Pld 7, OHAFC won 4, drawn 1, lost 2, goals scored 23, conceded 19
- OHAFC won all four fixtures played from 2009-2011, not won since
- OHAFC lost 2 & drawn 1 in three games played since 2013
- League record at Salops (last five seasons): Pld 3, won 2, drawn 1, goals scored 13, conceded 8
- Record OHAFC victory v Salops (last six seasons): 7-4 (A), Nov 20th 2010
- Record defeat v Salops: 1-5 (H), Dec 7th 2013
- OHAFC current League performance after same no. of games last season: 5pts worse off (7 v 12), scored 3 goals fewer (15v18), conceded 14 goals more (31v17)
- OHAFC League performance versus corresponding fixtures last season: 6pts worse off (4v10), scored 6 goals fewer (9v15), conceded 12 goals more (24v12)
- OHAFC and Salops performance in common fixtures this season: 3 common fixtures played – Lancing (H), Tonbridge (H&A): OHAFC 0pts, scored 4, conceded 12; Salops 3pts, scored 3, conceded 9
PLAYER:
- 34 players from squad used this season, 79 in last six seasons
- 12-man squad named for Matchday 13
- Leading 1st XI appearances (League only): 8 – Breeden & Lederman, 7- Gilbert
- Leading 1st XI scorers (League only): 4 – Gilbert & Hoffen
- Worst discipline offenders (League only): 1 ‘yella’ – Breeden, Gilbert, von Hirsch C
- Baker set for 80th Club appearance in last six seasons
- Orr-Ewing W set for 70th Club start of career and 50th 1st XI League appearance
- Hoffen set for 60th 1st XI appearance in last six seasons
- Richardson set for 60th Club career appearance and 50th 1st XI League start
- Molloy set for 50th 1st XI start and appearance in the last six seasons & 5th 1st XI season start
- Gilbert set for 30th career Club appearance
- Taunton-Collins set for 10th career and season Club start
- McGuiness set for 5th 1st XI season start and appearance
- Berry set for 5th 1st XI season start
- Richardson H set for 5th career 1st XI appearance and season debut for Club
- Total 1st XI appearances in 12-man squad (all competitions, last 6 seasons): 386
- Total 1st XI goals in 12-man squad (all competitions, last 6 seasons): 92
- Total Club appearances in 12-man squad (all competitions, last 6 seasons): 519
- Total Club goals in 12-man squad (all competitions, last 6 seasons): 124
OHAFC 2nd XI: Old Salopians 2’s (H), Arthurian League Division 3, 1pm 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: Ronald Mangwendez
- Refereeing his first ever OHAFC fixture
- Fixture taking place on Harrow School Astroturf
TEAM:
- OHAFC 2’s (3rd, 17pts) v Old Salopian 2’s (2nd, 20pts) in Division Three
- Last season: OHAFC 6th in Division 3 with 18pts, Salops 2’s were relegated from Division 2, finishing 10th with 8pts
- 11th game of season for both teams
- Harrow won 5, drawn 2, lost 3, goals scored 29 (2nd highest in division), conceded 27 (2nd highest in division)
- Salops won 6, drawn 2, lost 2, scored 24, conceded 12 (2nd lowest in division)
- OHAFC will go 2nd with a 5-goal win or better, stay 3rd with win by less than five goals, stay 3rd or drop to 4th with a draw, will stay 3rd or drop to 4th or 5th with defeat
- Last time out: OHAFC won 4-0 v Brentwood 2’s (Home, Last week); Salops beat Aldenham 2’s 4-0 (Home, Dec 13th)
- Current form (last 3 League games): OHAFC W L L , Salops W W W
- OHAFC home form this season (Lge only): Pld 6, won 4, drawn 1, lost 1, scored 23, conceded 17
- Salops away form this season (Lge only): Pld 5, won 4, lost 1, scored 12, conceded 6
- Corresponding fixture last season: N/A
- Previous meeting between sides: 1-1 draw (A), Oct 11th 2014 (Kerry)
- Overall League record between teams (last five seasons): 5 meetings, OHAFC won 1, drawn 1, lost 3, scored 6, conceded 10
- League record at Harrow (last five seasons): Played 2, OHAFC won 1, lost 1, scored 4, conceded 3
- Record OHAFC victory: 3-1 at home on Oct 15th 2011
- Record defeat: 0-3 away on December 17th 2011
- OHAFC current League performance after same no. of games last season: 1pt better off (17 v 16), scored 6 goals more (29 v 23), conceded 5 more (27 v 22)
- OHAFC League performance versus corresponding fixtures last season: earned 3pts more (9v6), scored 5 more (12v 7), conceded the same number of goals (6)
- Harrow and Salops performance in common fixtures this season: 4 common fixtures played – Citizens (A), Aldenham 2’s (A), Malvern 2’s (H), Epsom (H): Harrow 9pts, scored 14, conceded 10; Salops 10pts, scored 11, conceded 2
PLAYER:
- 36 players from squad used this season, 119 in last six seasons
- 14-man squad named for Matchday 10
- Leading appearances (Lge only): Orr-Ewing J 10 (9 starts + 1 sub app), Khan 10 (8+2), Taunton-Collins 9 (8+1)
- Leading scorers (Lge only): 4 – Kerry & Curry O, 3 – Curry M, Dalzell & Khan
- Worst discipline offenders: 2 Yellas – von Hirsch C, 1 Yella - Khan
- Orr-Ewing J set for 75th career 2nd XI appearance, 60th 2nd XI League appearance & 10th 2nd XI season start
- Robinson set for 20th career 2nd XI start & 2nd XI season debut
- Dalzell set for 10th 2nd XI career League appearance
- Gordon set for 10th 2nd XI season appearance
- Stead set for 5th 2nd XI season appearance
- Page set for 5th season Club appearance
- Beeley set for 1st Club start of season
- Kyri Pittalis (GK) set for Club debut
- Total 2nd XI appearances in 13-man squad (all competitions, last 6 seasons): 302
- 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): 395
- Total Club goals in 13-man squad (all competitions, last 6 seasons): 58
OHAFC 3rd XI: No Fixture
Other Stats of the Week: January 10th 2015
- 10th day of the Gregorian calendar, 345 days until Christmas
- 83 days until 2015 Easter Tour!
- 1908 Bernard Lee, who played M in the James Bond film series, was born
- 1920 The Treaty of Versailles takes effect, officially ending World War I
- 1929 The Adventures of Tintin is first published in Belgium
- 1945 Scottish singer Rod Stewart was born
- 1949 American World Heavyweight champion and inventor of the low-fat grilling machine George Foreman was born
- 1976 Golfer Ian Poulter was born
- 1985 Sir Clive Sinclair launches the Sinclair C5 personal electric vehicle
National Events:
- The Traditional Day of Benin
Colemanballs of the Week:
“I’ve lost count of how many corners there have been. Lincoln have had 1 and Crystal Palace 17” (Ron Jones)