The Friday Stat Attack – decided this week that Lindt Chocolate Easter Bunnies really are top drawer…and they come with a little bell too!

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

FIXTURE

• Distance to ground from Duke on the Green Pub: 12.2 miles
• Fifth longest trip of season and longest remaining travel distance
• Average distance for 9 away League games this season: 14.9 miles
• Penultimate away game of season
• Referee: Alan Greenberg
• Refereed 12 OHAFC 1st XI games in last six seasons: Won 3, Drawn 2, Lost 7, Scored 20, Conceded 30
• OHAFC have three games remaining – likely to need 2 wins to avoid relegation

TEAM:

• Old Foresters (2nd, 27pts) v OHAFC (10th, 11pts) in Premier Division
• Last season: OHAFC 8th in Prem Division with 22pts, Forest 3rd with 29pts
• OHAFC’s 16th League game of the season, Foresters’ 14th
• Harrow won 3, drawn 2, lost 10, goals scored 21 (4th fewest in division), conceded 48 (most in division)
• Forest won 8, drawn 3, lost 2, goals scored 42 (2nd most in division), conceded 17 (2nd fewest in division)
• 3 points now separate 6th to 10th in the Premier Division, bottom two teams are relegated
• OHAFC could climb as high as 7th with win; will stay 10th with draw or defeat
• Forest still with chance of winning the title, if they win three games in hand will be 1 point behind Charterhouse
• Last time out: OHAFC drew 1-1 at Eton (last weekend), Forest lost 3-2 at Lancing (last weekend)
• Current form (last 3 League games): OHAFC – D, L, L Forest – L, W, W
• Draw at Eton last weekend was OHAFC’s first point on the road in six games
• OHAFC League away form this season: Pld 6, won 1, drawn 1, lost 5, scored 9, conceded 25
• Forest League home form this season: Pld 6, won 5, lost 1, scored 23, conceded 5
• Forest are the only unbeaten team at home in the Premier Division, OHAFC have worst away record in the division
• Corresponding fixture last season: 1-1 draw on Sept 28th 2013 (Scorer: Coleridge-Cole)
• Previous meeting between sides: OHAFC lost 8-1 at home on the opening day of this season, Sept 13th 2014 (Scorer: Gilbert)
• Overall League record between teams (last six seasons): Pld 11, OHAFC won 4, drawn 1, lost 6, goals scored 20, conceded 29
• OHAFC have not won in four and won only twice in last nine
• League record at Forest (last five seasons): Pld 5, won 1, drawn 1, lost 3, goals scored 9, conceded 13
• Record OHAFC victory v Forest (last six seasons): 3-0 (H), April 10th 2010 & Oct 20th 2012
• Record defeat v Forest (last six seasons): 1-8 (H), Sep 13th 2014
• OHAFC current League performance after same no. of games last season: 10pts worse off (11 v 21), scored 9 goals fewer (21v30), conceded 21 goals more (48v27)
• OHAFC League performance versus corresponding fixtures last season: 6pts worse off (8v14), scored 8 goals fewer (10v18), conceded 8 goals more (26v18)

PLAYER:

• 40 players from squad used this season, 81 in last six seasons
• 12-man squad named for Matchday 16
• Leading 1st XI appearances (League only): 13 – Breeden, Lederman 12 - Gilbert
• Leading 1st XI scorers (League only): 5 – Gilbert, 4 – Hoffen, 3 - Lederman
• Worst discipline offenders (League only): 2 ‘yellas’ – Breeden
• Berry set for 80th career Club start in last six seasons
• W Orr-Ewing set for 70th career Club appearance
• Richardson set for 60th 1st XI career start and 10th 1st XI League start & appearance of the season
• Breeden set for 30th 1st XI career League appearance
• Gilbert set for 25th 1st XI career appearance, needs 1 more goal for 10 1st XI career goals, set for 15th 1st XI start & appearance of the season
• Hill set for 10th 1st XI League start & appearance of season & career
• McGuinness set for 10th 1st XI League start & appearance of season & career
• Lalude set for 10th 1st XI League appearance of season & career
• Firoozan set for 5th 1st XI career start & appearance and set for 1st XI League debut this season
• Sert set for 10th career Club start, 5th 1st XI career League appearance and 5th career 1st XI start in all competitions
• Poulter set for 5th 1st XI start & appearance this season
• Total 1st XI appearances in 12-man squad (all competitions, last 6 seasons): 435
• Total 1st XI goals in 12-man squad (all competitions, last 6 seasons): 62
• Avg 1st XI apps/goals per player (all competitions, last 6 seasons): 36/5
• Total Club appearances in 12-man squad (all competitions, last 6 seasons): 551
• Total Club goals in 12-man squad (all competitions, last 6 seasons): 90
• Avg Club apps/goals per player (all competitions, last 6 seasons): 46/8

OHAFC 2nd XI: Old Carthusians 2’s (N), Junior League Cup Semi-Final, Kings House Astroturf 2.45pm KO

FIXTURE:

• Distance to ground from Duke on the Green Pub: 2.6 miles
• Average distance for 9 away League games: 10.5 miles
• Referee: Kevin Turnbull
• Refereeing his first ever OHAFC fixture
• Winners will play Old Millfieldians or KCS Wimbledon 2’s in the Final on April 18th

TEAM:

• 6th in Division Three v 2nd in Division Two in semi-finals of Junior League Cup
• Previous Round: OHAFC defeated Berkhamsted 3-2 (A) on March 7th, Carthusians 2’s beat Carthusians 3’s 1-0 on March 14th
• 16th game of the season for OHAFC in League and Cup, 22nd for Carthusians
• League form this season: OHAFC won 6, drawn 2, lost 6, goals scored 34, conceded 39; Carthusians won 8, drawn 4, lost 2, scored 25, conceded 7
• Last time out: OHAFC beat Berkhamsted 3-2 away in JLC quarter-finals (Mar 7th), Carthusians beat Carthusians 3’s in JLC quarter-finals on Mar 14th
• Last season in the Junior League Cup: OHAFC lost 1-5 at home to Old Millfieldians in the quarter-finals, Carthusians lost 2-1 (N) to Old Marlburians in the Final
• OHAFC 2nd XI Junior League Cup record last six seasons: Pld 19, Won 15 (2 aet), Lost 4, Scored 73, Conceded 36
• Record away from home: Pld 7, Won 5 (1 aet), Lost 2, Scored 23, Conceded 16
• JLC record on Astroturf: Played 3, Won 3, all 3-2 (one game after extra-time)
• OHAFC 2nd XI Junior League Cup rounds reached last 5 seasons: Winners x1, Finalists x1, Quarter-Finals x2, 1st Round x1
• Biggest Cup win & defeat since 2009: Won 9-0 v Oundle (H) Jan 21st 2012 (1st Rd); Lost 5-1 v Charterhouse 3’s in Final, April 21st 2012 (Neutral venue)
• Competition best (all-time): Won 2006, 2011
• Previous meeting: OHAFC won 3-2 (N) in Junior League Cup final in 2011 (Scorers: Harder 2, Berry)
• Previous Junior League Cup meetings: 1, as above
• Game being played at a neutral venue due to Phil Pitches being readied for cricket season
• Winners of Saturday's tie will face winners of Millfield vs KCS Wimbledon 2’s in the Final

PLAYER:

• 41 players from squad used this season, 121 in last six seasons
• 12-man squad named for 3rd Cup tie of the season
• Leading 2nd XI appearances (all competitions): 16 – Orr-Ewing J & Khan, 14 – Taunton-Collins
• Leading 2nd XI scorers (all competitions): 8 – M Curry, 7 – Kerry, 5 - Khan
• Worst discipline offenders (all competitions): 2 ‘yellas’ – C von Hirsch
• Most Junior Leauge Cup appearances (last six seasons): 17 – Orr Ewing J, 14 – Chopra, 13 - Soyinka
• Most Junior League Cup goals (last six seasons): 21 – Soyinka, 7 – Harder, 6 – M Curry, Stead
• Woolley set for 60th career Club start in last six seasons, 10th career 2nd XI Cup start, 5th Club appearance of season and Cup debut this season
• Khan set for 50th career Club appearance and 15th 2nd XI start of season
• Stead set for 50th career 2nd XI appearance
• Kerry set for 40th career Club appearance, 30th career 2nd XI appearance, 15th Club start & appearance this season and needs 1 more goal for 10 Club goals this season
• Taunton-Collins set for 15th 2nd XI appearance of season & career
• Massey set for 10th Club appearance of season & career
• Owen-Edmunds set for 10th 2nd XI career appearance and season Cup debut
• Maydon set for 10th 2nd XI appearance this season
• Total Junior League Cup appearances in 12-man squad (last six seasons): 78
• Total Junior League Cup goals in 12-man squad (last six seasons): 15
• Total 2nd XI appearances in 12-man squad (all competitions, last 6 seasons): 395
• Total 2nd XI goals in 12-man squad (all competitions, last 6 seasons): 54
• Average 2nd XI apps & goals in 12-man squad (all comps, last 6 seasons): 33/5
• Total Club appearances in 12-man squad (all competitions, last 6 seasons): 469
• Total Club goals in 12-man squad (all competitions, last 6 seasons): 59
• Average Club apps & goals in 12-man squad (all comps, last 6 seasons): 39/5

OHAFC 3rd XI: No Fixture

Other Stats of the Week: March 21st 2015

• 80th day of the Gregorian calendar, 278 days until Christmas
• 13 days until 2015 Easter Tour!
• 1413 Henry V becomes King of England
• 1935 English football manager Brian Clough was born
• 1944 James Bond actor Timothy Dalton was born (Not OHAFC legendary centre-half Tim Dalton)
• 1960 Three-times F1 champion Ayrton Senna was born
• 1980 Former World Player of the Year Ronaldinho was born
• 1986 Former Swansea striker Michu was born (Not OHAFC legendary mascot The Michu Cat)
• 2006 Social media website Twitter is founded

National Events:

• International Day of Forests
• Truant’s Day (Poland)
• World Poetry Day
• World Puppetry Day

Colemanballs of the Week:

“With two laps to go then the action will begin, unless this is the action, which it is…” (Murray Walker)