The Friday Stat Attack – possibly more interesting than a prolonged bout of safety during a late night session at the Masters snooker…

OHAFC 1st XI: Old Carthusians (A), Arthurian League Premier Division, 1pm KO

FIXTURE

• Distance to ground from Duke on the Green Pub: 26.5 miles, the 2nd longest journey of the season (Tonbridge longest, 27.7 miles)
• Average distance for 9 away League games this season: 14.9 miles
• After tomorrow, the 1st XI will have made their three longest away trips of the season
• Referee: Rowland Bass
• Refereeing his second OHAFC1st XI fixture, first was the 1-0 defeat at Tonbridge on Nov 29th 2014

TEAM:

• Old Carthusians (1st, 24pts) v OHAFC (9th, 7pts) in Premier Division
• Last season: OHAFC 8th in Prem Division with 22pts, Charterhouse champions with 48pts (unbeaten in League all season)
• OHAFC 11th League game of the season, Charterhouse’s 12th
• Harrow won 2, drawn 1, lost 7, goals scored 17 (4th fewest in division), conceded 34 (most in division)
• Charterhouse won 7, drawn 3, lost 1, goals scored 28 (2nd most in division), conceded 12 (2nd fewest in division)
• 4 point separate 6th to 10th in the Premier Division, OHAFC 3pts from safety
• OHAFC will climb to 8th or stay 9th with win; will stay 9th or drop to 10th with draw or defeat
• Charterhouse will stay top regardless of result
• Last time out: OHAFC lost 3-2 at Salopians (last weekend), Charterhouse beat KCS Wimbledon 4-1 (Home, last weekend)
• Current form (last 3 League games): OHAFC – L, L, L Charterhouse – W, W, D
• OHAFC currently on run of 4 consecutive defeats, worst run for over 5 seasons
• OHAFC League away form this season: Pld 4, won 1, lost 3, scored 7, conceded 13
• Charterhouse League home form this season: Pld 4, won 3, lost 1, scored 11, conceded 4
• Corresponding fixture last season: OHAFC lost 3-1 on March 29th 2014 (Scorer: Breeden)
• Previous meeting between sides: As above
• Overall League record between teams (last six seasons): Pld 10, OHAFC won 3, drawn 1, lost 6, goals scored 19, conceded 29
• OHAFC lost 1 of first five meetings between the teams, lost all five since
• League record at Charterhouse (last five seasons): Pld 5, won 1, drawn 1, lost 3, goals scored 8, conceded 16
• Record OHAFC victory v Charterhouse (last six seasons): 3-1 twice, away on March 24th 2010 & home on April 20th 2010
• Record defeat v Charterhouse: 7-0 (A), Mar 16th 2013
• OHAFC current League performance after same no. of games last season: 5pts worse off (7 v 12), scored 3 goals fewer (17v20), conceded 14 goals more (34v20)
• OHAFC League performance versus corresponding fixtures last season: 7pts worse off (4v11), scored 6 goals fewer (11v17), conceded 13 goals more (27v14)
• OHAFC and Charterhouse performance in common fixtures this season: 7 common fixtures played – Lancing (A), Salopians (A), Forest (H), Brentwood (H), KCS Wimbledon (A), Tonbridge (H & A): OHAFC 6pts, scored 14, conceded 20; Charterhouse 16pts, scored 18, conceded 7

PLAYER:

• 35 players from squad used this season, 79 in last six seasons
• 14-man squad named for Matchday 11
• Leading 1st XI appearances (League only): 9 – Breeden, 8 – Lederman
• Leading 1st XI scorers (League only): 4 – Gilbert & Hoffen
• Worst discipline offenders (League only): 1 ‘yella’ – Breeden, Gilbert, von Hirsch C
• Milln set for 80th career Club start
• Orr-Ewing W set for 60th 1st XI career appearance and 10th Club start and appearance of season
• Hoffen set for 50th League start for 1st XI in last six seasons
• Berry set for 25th 1st XI career start, 10th 1st XI season appearance and 10th Club start this season
• Breeden set for 25th 1st XI career League appearance and 10th 1st XI start & appearance this season
• Soyinka needs one more goal for 60 career Club goal in all competitions
• McGuiness set for 5th 1st XI start and appearance of season and career
• Gibson set for 5th 1st XI start this season
• Poulter & Coleridge-Cole both set for first Club appearances of the season
• Total 1st XI appearances in 14-man squad (all competitions, last 6 seasons): 517
• Total 1st XI goals in 14-man squad (all competitions, last 6 seasons): 117
• Total Club appearances in 14-man squad (all competitions, last 6 seasons): 685
• Total Club goals in 14-man squad (all competitions, last 6 seasons): 205

OHAFC 2nd XI: No Fixture

OHAFC 3rd XI: Old Merchants Taylor (H), Arthurian League Division Five (North), 12.30pm KO

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: Sean McGoldrick
• Refereeing his first ever OHAFC fixture
• First ever meeting between the two sides in Harrow

TEAM:

• OHAFC 3rd XI (5th, 6pts) v Old Merchants Taylor (2nd, 11pts) in Division Five (North)
• Last season: OHAFC 5th in Division Five with 13pts, Merchants Taylor playing first ever Arthurian League campaign
• OHAFC 8th League game of the season, Merchants Taylor’s 7th
• Harrow won 1, drawn 3, lost 3, goals scored 17 (joint most in division), conceded 19 (also joint most in division)
• Merchants Taylor won 3, drawn 2, lost 1, goals scored 17 (joint most in division), conceded 14 (joint 2nd most in division)
• OHAFC five points off promotion places with three games remaining
• OHAFC can climb as high as 3rd with win, will stay 5th with draw, will stay 5th or drop to 6th with defeat
• Last time out: OHAFC lost 4-3 at home to Tonbridge 2’s in Junior Lge Cup Prelim Rd (Dec 13th), Merchants Taylor beat Forest 3’s 7-1 in Junior Lge Cup Prelim Rd (Last weekend)
• Current form (last 3 League games): OHAFC – L, L, W; Merchants Taylor L W D
• OHAFC currently on run of 3 consecutive defeats, worst run of the season
• OHAFC League home form this season: Pld 3, drawn 1, lost 2, scored 7, conceded 9
• Merchants Taylor League away form this season: Pld 3, won 2, lost 1, scored 10, conceded 7
• Corresponding fixture last season: N/A
• Previous meeting between sides: 1-1 draw at Merchant Taylors on Sep 13th 2014 (opening weekend of season)
• Overall League record between teams (last six seasons): 1-1 draw on opening day of the season was the first ever meeting between the two teams
• OHAFC current League performance after same no. of games last season: 2pts better off (6 v 4), scored 3 goals more (17v14), conceded 10 goals fewer (19v29)
• OHAFC League performance versus corresponding fixtures last season: 2pts worse off (4v6), scored 1 goal more (14v13), conceded 1 goal fewer (16v17)
• OHAFC and Merchants Taylor performance in common fixtures this season: 4 common fixtures played – Cholms 4’s (H & A), Brentwood 4’s (A), Forest 3’s (H) – OHAFC 1pt earned, scored 9, conceded 13; Merchants Taylor earned 10pts, scored 17, conceded 6

PLAYER:

• 36 players from squad used this season, 79 in last six seasons
• 12-man squad named for Matchday 8
• Leading 3rd XI appearances (Lge only): 5 – Feather & L Callander, 4 - Fogarty
• Leading 3rd XI scorers (Lge only): 4 – Smith, 2 – N Callander
• Worst discipline offenders (Lge only): 1 ‘yella’ – Feather & Kerry
• Beeley set for 10th 3rd XI career Lge start & appearance
• L Callander set for 10th 3rd XI career League start
• Sewell set for 10th 3rd XI career League start & 5th 3rd XI start and appearance this season
• Pratt set for 3rd XI debut and 5th Club appearance of the season
• Fogarty set for 5th 3rd XI start and appearance this season
• Page set for 5th Club start of the season
• Massey set for 5th Club appearance of the season
• Ilogu set for season debut for Club
• Total 3rd XI appearances in 12-man squad (all competitions, last 6 seasons): 72
• Total 3rd XI goals in 12-man squad (all competitions, last six seasons): 11
• Total Club appearances in 12-man squad (all competitions, last 6 seasons): 94
• Total Club goals in 12-man squad (all competitions, last 6 seasons): 14

Other Stats of the Week: January 17th 2015

• 17th day of the Gregorian calendar, 338 days until Christmas
• 76 days until 2015 Easter Tour!
• 1287 King Alfonso III of Aragon invades Minorca
• 1899 American mobster Al Capone was born
• 1917 The United States paid Denmark $25 million for the Virgin Islands
• 1928 Hairdresser Vidal Sassoon was born
• 1942 World Heavyweight champion Muhammed Ali was born
• 1946 The UN Security Council holds its first meeting
• 1983 Spanish footballer Alvaro Arbeloa was born
• 1996 The Czech Republic applies for membership of the EU

National Events:

• The National Day of Minorca

Colemanballs of the Week:

“We go to the four corners of the globe to bring you the best of rugby league: Batley, Oldham, Wigan and France…” (Eddie Hemmings)