Friday Stat Attack
24 Apr 2015
The Friday Stat Attack – the last regular Stat Attack of the season…we’ll be back next week with an end of season special…I know you can’t wait!
OHAFC 1st XI: Season Completed - 10th in Premier Division with 11pts from 18 games, relegated to Division One
OHAFC 2nd XI: Old Epsomians (A), Arthurian League Division Three, 12pm KO
FIXTURE:
- Final 2nd XI and final OHAFC fixture of 2014/15 season
- OHAFC on run of four consecutive League defeats
- Distance to ground from Duke on the Green Pub: 7.4 miles
- Fourth longest away journey of the season
- Average distance for 9 away League games: 10.5 miles
- Referee: TBC
TEAM:
- Old Epsomians (5th, 24pts) v OHAFC 2’s (6th, 23pts) in Division Three
- Last season: OHAFC 6th in Division Three with 18pts, Epsom 3rd with 29pts
- 18th and final League game of the season for both teams
- Harrow won 7, drawn 2, lost 8, goals scored 37 (4th most in division), conceded 44 (3rd most in division)
- Epsom won 8, drawn 3, lost 6, goals scored 42 (3rd most in division), conceded 32 (3rd fewest in division)
- OHAFC will climb above opponents into 5th with win, will finish 6th with draw, will finish 6th or drop to 7th with defeat
- Last time out: OHAFC lost 3-2 at Millfieldians in League (April 11th), Epsom beat Brentwoods 2’s 7-0 at home in League (last weekend)
- Current form (last 3 League games): OHAFC L,L,L - Epsom W,L,W
- OHAFC League away form this season: Pld 8, won 2, drawn 1, lost 5, scored 10, conceded 17
- Epsom League home form this season: Pld 8, won 5, drawn 1, lost 2, scored 25, conceded 16
- Corresponding fixture last season: Game not played
- Previous meeting between sides: OHAFC won 5-4 (H) on November 22nd 2014 (Scorers: O Curry 2, M Curry, Kerry, J Orr-Ewing)
- Overall League record between teams (last six seasons): Pld 2, OHAFC won 1, lost 1, goals scored 6, conceded 7
- League record at Epsom (last five seasons): No games played
- Record OHAFC victory v Epsom (last six seasons): 5-4 (H), Nov 22nd 2014
- Record defeat v Epsom (last six seasons): 1-3 (H), Oct 19th 2010
- OHAFC current League performance after 16 games last season: 2pts better off (23 v 21), scored 2 goal more (35v33), conceded 4 goals more (41v37)
- OHAFC League performance versus corresponding fixtures last season: 1pt worse off (9v10), scored same number of goals (18), conceded 2 goals more (21v19)
PLAYER:
- 44 players from squad used this season, 127 in last six seasons
- 13-man squad named for Matchday 18
- Leading 2nd XI appearances (all competitions): 19 – Orr-Ewing J & Khan, 17 – 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
- Woolley set for 80th career Club appearance (last 6 seasons) & 5th 2nd XI League appearance of season
- Gordon set for 40th career Club appearance & 20th 2nd XI career appearance
- M Curry set for 30th 2nd XI career League start, needs 1 more goal for 20 career Club goals, set for 10th 2nd XI start of season
- Robinson set for 25th 2nd XI career start & 5th 2nd XI League start this season
- Berry set for 20th Club appearance this season, 15th Club start this season & 5th 2nd XI start this season
- Taunton-Collins set for 20th Club start of season & career and 15th 2nd XI League appearance of season & career
- Beeley set for 10th Club start of season
- O Walker set for 5th 2nd XI career appearance & first 2nd XI start of season
- Hoffen set for 2nd XI season debut
- Stead needs 1 more goal for 25 2nd XI career goals
- 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 6 seasons): 62
- Average 2nd XI apps & goals in 13-man squad (all comps, last 6 seasons): 23/5
- Total Club appearances in 13-man squad (all competitions, last 6 seasons): 589
- Total Club goals in 13-man squad (all competitions, last 6 seasons): 154
- Average Club apps & goals in 13-man squad (all comps, last 6 seasons): 45/12
OHAFC 3rd XI: Season Completed - 4th in Division Five North, 13pts from 10 games
Other Stats of the Week: April 18th 2015
- 115th day of the Gregorian calendar, 250 days until Christmas
- 336 days until 2016 Easter Tour
- 1284 Edward II of England is born
- 1792 ‘La Marseillaise’, the French national anthem, is composed by Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle
- 1898 – The United States declares war on Spain
- 1940 American actor Al Pacino was born
- 1947 Dutch legend Johan Cruyff was born
- 1963 Former Manchester United manager David Moyes was born
- 1981 Formula One driver Felipe Massa was born
- 1993 Real Madrid and France defender Raphael Varane was born
- 2005 Bulgaria and Romania sign accession treaties to join the European Union
National Events:
- Anzac Day (Australia & New Zealand)
- DNA Day
- Flag Day (Faroe Island, Swaziland)
- Red Hat Society Day
- Parental Alienation Awareness Day
Colemanballs of the Week:
“Of course it’s great to see Paul Gascoigne starting at the other team’s goal and running the length of the field to score” (Harriet Harman MP)