OHAFC 1st XI: No Game – Next fixture v Old Marlburians, Arthur Dunn Cup 1st Round, (H) Nov 7th

OHAFC 2nd XI: Old Brentwood 2’s (H), Arthurian League Division Three, 12pm KO at Harrow School

FIXTURE:

• Distance to ground from Duke on the Green Pub: 9.5 miles
• Average distance for 18 League games this season: 7.33 miles
• Referee: TBC
• Weather forecast: Sunny, 15 degrees
• Pitch forecast: Excellent 90%, Good 10%
• Pitch for every OHAFC home game this season has been rated ‘Excellent’

TEAM:

• OHAFC 2’s (7th in Division Three, 4pts) v Old Brentwood 2’s (6th in Division Three, 4pts)
• Top two teams promoted to Division Two, bottom two relegated to Division Four
• Average points needed for promotion to Division Two (last 3 seasons): 28 (Avg points per game 1.73, OHAFC currently 0.67)
• Average points needed to avoid relegation to Division Four (last 3 seasons): 16 (Avg points per game 1.02, OHAFC currently 0.67)
• Average position of OHAFC 2nd XI last 3 seasons: 6th in Division Three
• Average position of Brentwood 2’s last 3 seasons: 5th in Division Three
• OHAFC 2nd XI now on a run of 1 win in 11 League games – their worst in the last 7 seasons
• 7th League game of the season for OHAFC, 5th for Brentwood 2’s
• OHAFC will climb above their opponents and into either 4th or 5th with win; will stay 7th or drop to 8th with draw or defeat
• Last season: OHAFC 6th in Division Three with 18pts, Brentwood 2’s 3rd in Division Three with 30pts
• Last season OHAFC won 7, drawn 2, lost 8, goals scored 37 (6th most in division), conceded 46 (3rd most in division)
• Last season Brentwood 2’s won 9, drawn 3, lost 6, goals scored 34 (joint 6th most in division), conceded 32 (joint 3rd fewest in division)
• OHAFC League home form last season: Pld 9, won 5, drawn 1, lost 3, scored 27, conceded 27
• Brentwood 2’s League away form last season: Pld 9, won 3, lost 6, scored 14, conceded 26
• Last time out: Last week OHAFC drew 2-2 at home to Old Citizens, Brentwood 2’s drew 2-2 at home to Salopians 2’s on October 10th
• Current form (last 3 League games): OHAFC D L L; Brentwood 2’s D L W
• Corresponding fixture last season: OHAFC won 4-0 on Jan 3rd 2015 (Scorers: Beeley, Khan, Owen-Edmunds, Turner)
• Previous meeting between sides: OHAFC lost 4-0 (A) on Sept 26th 2015
• Overall League record between the teams (last seven seasons): Pld 11, OHAFC won 3 drawn 2, lost 6, scored 27, conceded 27
• League record in Division Three (last seven seasons): Pld 9, OHAFC won 3, drawn 1, lost 5, scored 23, conceded 22
• Overall League record at Harrow: Pld 5, OHAFC won 3, drawn 1, lost 1, scored 18, conceded 9
• Record League victory v Brentwood 2’s: 6-1 (H), Nov 10th 2012
• Record League defeat v Brentwood 2’s: 4-0 (A), Sept 26th 2015
• Brentwood 2’s & OHAFC 2’s have been in the same divisions for all but one of the last 7 seasons – OHAFC 2’s most common opponent (Next most: KCS Wimbledon 2’s – 5 seasons)
• OHAFC current League performance after same number of games last season: 7pts worse off (4v11), scored 5 goals fewer (11v16), conceded 8 goals more (17v9)
• Current League position compared to same stage last season: 4 places lower (7th v 3rd)
• OHAFC League performance versus corresponding fixtures last season (3): Same number of points (4), scored 3 goals fewer (7v10), conceded one goal fewer (10v11)
• OHAFC & Brentwood performance versus common opponents this season: Both sides have beaten Epsom at home (OHAFC 4-2, Brentwood 7-2) & both sides lost 2-1 away to Old Sennockians

PLAYER:

• 44 players from squad used last season, 131 in last seven seasons
• 29 players used in opening six fixtures this season
• Last season (21 games in League & Cup) – Most appearances: J Orr-Ewing & Khan 19; Leading Scorer: M Curry 8; Worst discipline: C von Hirsch 2 yellows
• Leading 2nd XI appearances (last seven seasons): J Orr-Ewing 83, Chopra 74, Maydon & Woolley 67
• Leading 2nd XI scorers (last seven seasons): Soyinka 59, Stead 24, M Curry 20
• Worst discipline offenders (last seven seasons): Bone 1 yellow, 2 reds & K Amin 5 yellows
• Leading appearances this season: Robinson & Taunton-Collins both appeared in all 6 opening fixtures
• Leading goalscorers this season: 3 - Taunton-Collins, 2 – M Curry, Khan
• Smith is Club’s leading scorer this season on 4 goals
• Worst discipline this season: No cards received
• 13-man squad named for Matchday 6
• Robinson set for 40th 2nd XI appearance & 30th 2nd XI start
• Gordon set for 25th 2nd XI appearance
• Taunton-Collins set for 25th Club start
• Smith set for 20th Club start & seeking 20th Club goal
• C von Hirsch set for 15th Club start, 15th 2nd XI start & 15th 2nd XI League appearance
• O Curry set for 15th 2nd XI League start
• Beresford set for 10th 2nd XI & Club start, 10th 2nd XI League appearance & 5th 2nd XI start & appearance this season
• Pittalis set for 5th 2nd XI start & appearance this season
• Khan set for 5th 2nd XI season start
• David yet to start a game for the Club – 1 previous 2nd XI substitute appearance
• Scarborough made debut for Club in 2nd XI’s 2-2 draw last week
• Total 2nd XI appearances in 13-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 253
• Total 2nd XI goals in 13-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 31
• Average 2nd XI apps / goals in 13-man squad (all comps, last 7 seasons): 19/2 (season high: 23/5)
• Total Club appearances in 13-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 366
• Total Club goals in 13-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 50
• Average Club apps / goals in 13-man squad (all comps, last 7 seasons): 28/4 (season high: 45/12)

OHAFC 3rd XI: No Game - Next fixture v Brentwood 3’s (A), Nov 7th

Did You Know? HALLOWEEN SPECIAL

• Ireland is typically believed to be the birthplace of Halloween
• Halloween is thought to have originated around 4000 B.C., which means Halloween has been around for over 6,000 years
• Halloween has variously been called All Hallows’ Eve, Witches Night, Lamswool, Snap-Apple Night, Samhaim, and Summer’s End
• According to tradition, if a person wears his or her clothes inside out and then walks backwards on Halloween, he or she will see a witch at midnight
• Black and orange are typically associated with Halloween. Orange is a symbol of strength and endurance and, along with brown and gold, stands for the harvest and autumn. Black is typically a symbol of death and darkness and acts as a reminder that Halloween once was a festival that marked the boundaries between life and death
• Stephen Clarke holds the record for the world’s fastest pumpkin carving time: 24.03 seconds, smashing his previous record of 54.72 seconds. The rules of the competition state that the pumpkin must weigh less than 24 pounds and be carved in a traditional way, which requires at least eyes, nose, ears, and a mouth
• The largest pumpkin ever measured was grown by Norm Craven, who broke the world record in 1993 with a 836 lb. pumpkin
• Halloween is the second highest grossing commercial holiday after Christmas