The Friday Stat Attack – what better way to get through statistically the most depressing week of the year than by sitting down with a nice cup of tea and perusing this week's OHAFC stats bonanza?

OHAFC 1st XI: Old Cholmeleians (H), Arthurian League Premier Division, 2pm KO

FIXTURE

• Distance to ground from Duke on the Green Pub: 9.5 miles
• Average distance for 9 away League games this season: 14.9 miles
• Referee: Alan Greenberg
• Refereeing his 14th OHAFC 1st XI fixture in past six seasons, more than any other match official
• Record to date: Won 4, Drawn 2, Lost 7
• Refereed OHAFC 1st XI v Cholms 3 times: 2 defeats and a draw for the OHAFC

TEAM:

• OHAFC (9th, 7pts) v Old Cholmeleians (7th, 10pts) in Premier Division
• Last season: OHAFC 8th in Prem Division with 22pts, Cholms 5th with 28pts
• OHAFC 12th League game of the season, Cholms’ 9th
• Harrow won 2, drawn 1, lost 8, goals scored 18 (4th fewest in division), conceded 44 (most in division)
• Cholms won 3, drawn 1, lost 4, goals scored 11 (3rd fewest in division), conceded 18 (5th fewest in division)
• 4 point separate 6th to 10th in the Premier Division, OHAFC 4pts from safety
• OHAFC will climb to 8th or stay 9th with win; will stay 9th or drop to 10th with draw or defeat
• OHAFC will move level on points with Cholms with win
• Last time out: OHAFC lost 10-1 at Charterhouse – a record League defeat (last weekend), Cholms lost 3-1 at home to KCS Wimbledon (last weekend)
• Current form (last 3 League games): OHAFC – L, L, L Cholms – L, D, W
• OHAFC currently on run of 5 consecutive defeats, worst run for over 10 seasons
• OHAFC League home form this season: Pld 6, won 1, drawn 1, lost 4, scored 10, conceded 21
• Cholms League away form this season: Pld 4, won 1, lost 2, scored 3, conceded 8
• Corresponding fixture last season: OHAFC lost 4-1 on April 26th 2014 (Scorer: Firoozan)
• Previous meeting between sides: OHAFC won 3-2 at home in Arthur Dunn Cup 1st Rd on Oct 18th 2014 (Scorers: Breeden, Orr-Ewing, Hoffen)
• Overall League record between teams (last six seasons): Pld 10, OHAFC won 5, drawn 2, lost 3, goals scored 22, conceded 19
• League record at Harrow (last five seasons): Pld 5, won 4, lost 1, goals scored 9, conceded 4
• Neither side in the 10-match series has ever won more than two consecutive fixtures against the other
• Record OHAFC victory v Cholms (last six seasons): 4-1 (H) on April 17th 2010
• Record defeat v Cholms: 4-1 (A) on April 26th 2014
• OHAFC current League performance after same no. of games last season: 8pts worse off (7 v 15), scored 6 goals fewer (18v24), conceded 24 goals more (44v20)
• OHAFC League performance versus corresponding fixtures last season: 7pts worse off (4v11), scored 6 goals fewer (12v18), conceded 20 goals more (37v17)
• OHAFC and Cholms performance in common fixtures this season: 4 common fixtures played –Salopians (H), Brentwood (H), KCS Wimbledon (A), Tonbridge (H): OHAFC 6pts, scored 11, conceded 8; Cholms 7pts, scored 6, conceded 6

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): 10 – Breeden, 9 – Lederman
• Leading 1st XI scorers (League only): 4 – Gilbert & Hoffen
• Worst discipline offenders (League only): 2 ‘yellas’ – Breeden, 1 ‘yella’ – Gilbert, von Hirsch C
• Milln set for 80th career Club start
• Gilbert set for 30th career Club start, 20th career 1st XI appearance & 10th 1st XI start and appearance of the season
• Breeden set for 25th 1st XI League start of career
• Coleridge-Cole set for 20th career 1st XI appearance
• Lederman needs one more goal for 40 Club goals in past six seasons, also set for 10th 1st XI League appearance of the season
• McGuiness set for 10th Club start & appearance of season and career
• Baker set for 5th 1st XI start of season and 5th 1st XI League appearance of season
• Harder set for 5th 1st XI start & appearance of the season
• Soyinka set for 5th 1st XI League appearance of the season
• Total 1st XI appearances in 14-man squad (all competitions, last 6 seasons): 578
• Total 1st XI goals in 14-man squad (all competitions, last 6 seasons): 154
• Total Club appearances in 14-man squad (all competitions, last 6 seasons): 759
• Total Club goals in 14-man squad (all competitions, last 6 seasons): 259
• This is the most experienced & highest-scoring 1st XI squad fielded this season

OHAFC 2nd XI: Old Aldenhamians 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: Rich Barnard
• Refereed 2 previous OHAFC fixtures, both heavy defeats: 1st XI 3-5 v Tonbridge (H) & 2nd XI 3-8 v Berkhamsted (H)

TEAM:

• OHAFC 2’s (3rd, 17pts) v Old Aldenhamian 2’s (9th, 7pts) in Division Three
• Last season: OHAFC 6th in Division 3 with 18pts, Aldenham 2’s were relegated from Division 2, finishing 9th with 14pts
• 12th game of season for both teams
• Harrow won 5, drawn 2, lost 4, goals scored 30 (2nd highest in division), conceded 29 (3rd highest in division)
• Aldenham won 2, drawn 1, lost 8, goals scored 7 (fewest in division), conceded 30 (2nd most in division)
• OHAFC can climb as high as 3rd with a win, will end the day between 4th and 6th with a draw, will stay 5th or drop to 6th or 7th with defeat
• Last time out: OHAFC lost 2-1 to Salopian 2’s (Home, Jan 10th), Aldenham lost 5-1 to Citizens (Home, Last weekend)
• Current form (last 3 League games): OHAFC L W L, Aldenham L D L
• OHAFC home form this season (Lge only): Pld 7, won 4, drawn 1, lost 2, scored 24, conceded 19
• Aldenham away form this season (Lge only): Pld 3, won 1, lost 2, scored 3, conceded 11
• Corresponding fixture last season: N/A
• Previous meeting between sides: OHAFC won 3-0 (A) on Oct 25th 2014 (Scorers: Khan 2, Stead)
• Overall League record between teams (last six seasons): 8 meetings, OHAFC won 3, drawn 1, lost 4, scored 15, conceded 24
• Aldenham 2’s and Brentwood 2’s are the only two sides the OHAFC 2nd XI have faced in five of the last six seasons
• League record at Harrow (last five seasons): Played 3, OHAFC won 2, lost 1, scored 8, conceded 6
• Record OHAFC victory: 5-1 at home on Oct 30th 2010
• Record defeat: 0-7 away on December 15th 2012
• OHAFC current League performance after same no. of games last season: 1pt better off (17 v 16), scored 7 goals more (30 v 23), conceded 3 more (29 v 26)
• 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 Aldenham performance in common fixtures this season: 9 common fixtures played – Citizens (H&A), Salops 2’s (H&A), Berkhamsted (H&A), KCS Wimbledon 2’s (H), Malvern 2’s (H) & Brentwood 2’s (H): Harrow 11pts, scored 22, conceded 25; Aldenham 7pts, scored 7, conceded 24

PLAYER:

• 38 players from squad used this season, 120 in last six seasons
• 12-man squad named for Matchday 12
• Leading appearances (Lge only): Orr-Ewing J 11 (10 starts + 1 sub app), Khan 11 (9+2)
• Leading scorers (Lge only): 4 – Kerry, Curry M & Curry O, 3 – Dalzell & Khan
• Worst discipline offenders: 2 Yellas – von Hirsch C, 1 Yella - Khan
• Orr-Ewing J set for 75th career 2nd XI start in all competitions & 60th career 2nd XI League start
• Robinson set for 30th career 2nd XI appearance
• Khan set for 20th career 2nd XI League appearance & 10th 2nd XI start of the season
• Jag Bajwa set for 10th career 2nd XI appearance
• Gordon set for 10th 2nd XI start this season
• Taunton-Collins set for 10th 2nd XI start of season and career
• Massey set for 5th Club start of season and career
• Beeley set for 5th Club appearance this season
• Lalude set for 2nd XI career League debut and 2nd XI season debut in all competitions
• Total 2nd XI appearances in 13-man squad (all competitions, last 6 seasons): 203
• Total 2nd XI goals in 13-man squad (all competitions, last six seasons): 30
• Total Club appearances in 13-man squad (all competitions, last 6 seasons): 316
• Total Club goals in 13-man squad (all competitions, last 6 seasons): 38

OHAFC 3rd XI: No Fixture

Other Stats of the Week: January 24th 2015

• 24th day of the Gregorian calendar, 334 days until Christmas
• 69 days until 2015 Easter Tour!
• 41 AD Roman Emperor Caligula is assassinated by his Praetorian Guards
• 1862 Bucharest is proclaimed capital of Romania
• 1908 The first Boy Scout troop is organized in England by Robert Baden-Powell
• 1930 Turkey farmer Bernard Matthews was born – bootiful!
• 1959 English comedian and star of Shooting Stars, Vic Reeves is born
• 1984 The first Apple Macintosh computer goes on sale
• 1987 Uruguayan footballer Luis Suarez was born
• 2009 ITV boxing commentator Reg Gutteridge died

National Events:

• Earliest day on which Saturday of Souls can fall (Feb 27th is the latest)
• Unification Day (Romania)

Colemanballs of the Week:

“You know, sometimes football turns on the slightest biscuit of misfortune” (David Pleat)