Friday Stat Attack
OHAFC 1st XI: Old Marlburians (H), Arthur Dunn Cup First Round, 12pm KO at Harrow School
Old Marlburians website: http://www.marlburianclub.org/affiliates/football
FIXTURE
- Distance to ground from Duke on the Green Pub: 9.5 miles
- Average distance for 18 League fixtures this season: 12.74 miles
- Referee: Peter Dace
- Refereed 5 OHAFC fixtures previously, 3 wins, 2 defeats, issued 1 yellow card & 1 red (Bone, Brentwood 2’s away in Nov 2012)
- Refereed 3 1st XI fixtures, 2 wins, 1 defeat, 1 yellow card
- Weather forecast: Heavy rain, 16 degrees
- Pitch forecast: Excellent 50%, Good 50%
TEAM
- 1st in Division One versus 8th in Premier Division in First Round of Arthur Dunn Cup
- Tie will go to extra-time if scores are level after 90 minutes; if scores remain level, a replay will be scheduled
- 3rd highest ranked tie of the round (after Charterhouse v Forest & Eton v Chigwell)
- OHAFC won the competition in 2007, their only appearance in the Final; Marlborough have never reached the Final
- Old Marlburians promoted to Premier Division for first time in their history this season (last season: 2nd in Division One behind Chigwell)
- 6th game of the season for OHAFC in League and Cup, 7th for Marlborough
- League form this season: OHAFC played 5, won 4, lost 1, goals scored 9, conceded 2; Marlborough played 6, won 1, lost 5, scored 9, conceded 21
- OHAFC have won all 4 home games this season, scoring 9 goals, conceding 1
- Marlborough have won 1 and lost 4 of their 5 away games, scoring 5, conceding 15
- Current form: OHAFC W W L; Marlborough L L L
- Last time out: OHAFC beat Brentwood 2-1 at home, Marlborough lost 5-3 at Tonbridge – both games on October 24th
- Last season in the Arthur Dunn Cup: OHAFC lost 4-1 at home to Lancing in the quarter-finals, Marlborough lost 2-0 at Repton in the 2nd Round
- OHAFC Dunn Cup record last six seasons: Pld 14, Won 10, Lost 5 (2 aet)
- Marlborough Dunn Cup record last two seasons: Pld 3, Won 1, Lost 2 (3 seasons ago Marlborough lost on penalties in the semi-finals of the Junior League Cup to Lancing 2’s)
- OHAFC Dunn Cup rounds reached last 6 seasons: Semi Final x1, Quarter-Final x3, 1st Round x2
- Marlborough Cup rounds reached last 3 seaosns: Junior League Cup semi-finals, Dunn Cup 2nd Round x2
- OHAFC biggest Cup win & defeat since 2009: Won 8-0 v Epsom Oct 2011 (1st Rd); Lost 4-0 v Winchester March 2013 (Semi-Final)
- OHAFC Competition best (all-time): Won 2007, Semi-Finals 2000, 2002, 2013
- OHAFC remain the only club in the Arthurian League to have played in and won a single Dunn Cup final (3 other clubs have lost their only Final appearance)
- Previous meetings: The only previous meeting between the sides was a pre-season friendly on August 18th 2015 – OHAFC won 3-0 (scorers: Gilbert 2, Trower)
- Of 16 Dunn Cup ties in last seven seasons, OHAFC only been drawn away from home twice
- Winners of Saturday's tie will enter hat for 2nd Round draw
PLAYER
- 45 players used in 1st XI squad last season (21 games)
- 21 players from squad used this season (5 games), 83 in last seven seasons
- 14-man squad named for first OHAFC Cup tie of the season
- 4 players remain from Dunn Cup-winning squad of 2007: Hoffen, Lederman, Molloy & Poulter
- Leading 1st XI appearances this season: 5 – Hoffen, Hill, Lederman
- Leading 1st XI scorers this season: 3 – Hoffen, 2 - Firoozan
- Worst discipline offenders this season: 1 yellow – Sert, Soyinka
- Most Dunn Cup appearances (last seven seasons): 15 – Lederman, 13 – Baker, 11 – Milln, Martins
- Most Dunn Cup goals (last seven seasons): 12 – Hoffen, 5 – Martins, 4 – Baker
- Giles Newton only member of squad yet to play in Dunn Cup; 5 players have played in competition once
- Milln set for 90th Club start & 5th 1st XI season appearance
- Hoffen set for 70th 1st XI appearance (last 7 seasons), 10th Dunn Cup appearance (last 7 seasons) & seeking 50th 1st XI & Club goal (last 7 seasons)
- Lalude set for 20th Club appearance
- Lederman set for 15th Dunn Cup start (last 7 seasons) & seeking 40th 1st XI goal (last 7 seasons)
- McGuiness, Poulter, Sert & T von Hirsch all set for 5th XI appearances of the season
- von Hirsch scored first goal for Club last week in 2nd XI’s 6-2 win over Brentwood 2’s
- Total Dunn Cup appearances / goals in 14-man squad (last 7 seasons): 74 / 20
- Total 1st XI appearances / goals in 14-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 562/118
- Average 1st XI appearances / goals in 14-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 40/8 (current season high: 40/10)
- Total Club appearances / goals in 14-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 658/180
- Average Club appearances / goals in 14-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 47/13 (current season high: 44/14)
OHAFC 2nd XI: Old Citizens (A), Arthurian League Division Three, 11.45am KO at City of London School Playing Fields
FIXTURE
- Distance to ground from Duke on the Green Pub: 10.3 miles
- 2nd longest away League fixture of the season & longest remaining trip on the calendar
- Average distance for 18 League games this season: 7.33 miles
- Referee: Hosts to supply
- Weather forecast: Light rain, 17 degrees
- Pitch forecast: Good 30%, Fair 50%, Poor 20%
TEAM
- Old Citizens (3rd in Division Three, 9pts) v OHAFC 2’s (4th in Division Three, 7pts)
- 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 1.00)
- OHAFC 6 points off promotion places, Citizens 4 points
- Average points needed to avoid relegation to Division Four (last 3 seasons): 16 (Avg points per game 1.02, OHAFC currently 1.00)
- OHAFC 4 points above relegation zone, Citizens 6 points
- Average position of OHAFC 2nd XI last 3 seasons: 6th in Division Three
- Average position of Citizens last 3 seasons: 2nd in Division Four
- Citizens won Division Five and Division Four in 2012/13 & 2013/14 respectively before finishing 7th in Division Three last season
- 8th League game of the season for both sides: they will have completed half their League programme after Saturday’s fixture
- Coincidentally this was also both sides’ 8th League fixture of last season also
- OHAFC will climb above their opponents into 3rd with a win; will stay 4th or drop to 5th with draw or defeat
- Last season: OHAFC 6th in Division Three with 18pts, Citizens 7th in Division Three with 22pts
- Last season OHAFC won 7, drawn 2, lost 8, goals scored 37 (6th most in division), conceded 46 (3rd most in division)
- Last season Citizens won 7, drawn 1, lost 10, goals scored 38 (4th most in division), conceded 39 (6th fewest in division)
- OHAFC League away form last season: Pld 9, won 2, drawn 1, lost 6, scored 10, conceded 19
- Citizens League home form last season: Pld 9, won 3, lost 6, scored 20, conceded 24
- Last time out: Last week OHAFC beat Brentwood 2’s 6-2 at home, Citizens lost 2-0 at KCS Wimbledon 2’s
- Current form (last 3 League games): OHAFC W D L; Citizens L D D
- OHAFC earned only their 2nd win of the season last weekend, Citizens not won in four games (last win 5-3 v Haberdashers on Oct 3rd)
- Corresponding fixture last season: OHAFC lost 6-1 on November 29th 2014 (Scorer: Dalzell)
- Previous meeting between sides: 2-2 draw at Harrow on October 24th 2015 (Scorers: Khan, Smith)
- Overall League record between the teams (last seven seasons): Pld 3, OHAFC drawn 2, lost 1, scored 6, conceded 11
- Overall League record at Citizens: Only game played the 6-1 defeat last season
- Record League victory v Citizens: OHAFC yet to beat them
- Record League defeat v Citizens: 6-1 (A), November 29th 2014
- OHAFC current League performance after same number of games last season: 7pts worse off (7v14), scored 4 goals fewer (17v21), conceded 6 goals more (19v13)
- Current League position compared to same stage last season: 2 places lower (4th v 2nd)
- OHAFC League performance versus corresponding fixtures last season (4): Same number of points (7), scored 1 goal fewer (13v14), conceded one goal more (12v11)
- OHAFC & Citizens performance versus common opponents this season: Both sides lost at KCS Wimbledon 2’s (OHAFC 2-1, Citizens 2-0); both sides have also played Haberdashers & Epsom, OHAFC earning 3 points, scoring 8, conceding 9, Citizens earning 4 points, scoring & conceding 7 goals
PLAYER
- 44 players from squad used last season, 131 in last seven seasons
- 31 players used in opening seven 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 7 opening fixtures
- Leading goalscorers this season: 4 – Smith, 3 - Taunton-Collins
- Worst discipline this season: 1 yellow - Gordon
- 12-man squad named for Matchday 8
- Omitted from last week’s Stat Attack: Phil Berry has made his 100th Club appearance in the last 7 seasons, only the 2nd OHAFC player to achieve this feat – see News story for full details
- Khan set for multiple landmarks: 60th Club appearance, 50th Club start, 30th 2nd XI start & 30th 2nd XI League appearance
- Robinson set for either 25th 2nd XI League start or 10th 2nd XI League substitute appearance
- Owen-Edmunds set for 10th 2nd XI career start & 2nd XI season debut
- Pittalis set for 10th 2nd XI League start & appearance
- Elwell set for 5th 2nd XI start this season
- Dalzell set for Club season debut
- T David yet to start a game for Club: 2 2nd XI substitute appearances, 2 goals
- Total 2nd XI appearances in 12-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 230
- Total 2nd XI goals in 12-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 36
- Average 2nd XI apps / goals in 12-man squad (all comps, last 7 seasons): 19/3 (season high: 23/5)
- Total Club appearances in 12-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 393
- Total Club goals in 12-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 43
- Average Club apps / goals in 12-man squad (all comps, last 7 seasons): 33/4 (season high: 45/12)
OHAFC 3rd XI: Old Brentwoods 3’s (A), Arthurian League Division Five (North), 1pm KO at Old Brentwoods Club
FIXTURE
- Distance to ground from Duke on the Green Pub: 23.8 miles, longest away trip of the season
- Average distance for 10 League fixtures this season: 12.4 miles
- Referee: Stuart Borman
- Refereeing his 8th OHAFC fixture, the previous 7 have also been away from home
- OHAFC record of won 3, lost 4, scored 16, conceded 21, 1 yellow card received & 1 penalty
- Refereed 3 previous OHAFC 3rd XI games
- OHAFC record of won 2, lost 1, scored & conceded 8, & 1 penalty awarded
- Weather forecast: Heavy rain, 16 degrees
- Pitch forecast: Fair 40%, Poor 40%, Very Poor 20%
TEAM
- Old Brentwoods 3’s (6th in Div Five North, 0pts) v OHAFC 3rd XI (4th in Div 5 North, 7pts)
- Top two in North & South Divisions play off for promotion to Division Four
- Average position of OHAFC 3rd XI last 3 seasons: 5th in Division Five
- Average position of Brentwood 3’s last 3 seasons: 1st in Division Five
- 5th League game of season for OHAFC, 6th for Brentwoods
- OHAFC will have completed half their League programme after Saturday’s game
- Four points separate top four sides in Division Five North
- OHAFC will go 3rd or stay 4th with win or draw, will stay 4th with defeat
- OHAFC will go within a point of top spot with victory
- Current form: OHAFC L W D; Brentwoods L L L
- Last Season: OHAFC 4th in Division 5 North, Brentwoods 3’s 8th in Division Four
- Last season OHAFC won 3, drawn 4, lost 3, goals scored 21 (4th most in division), conceded 22 (2nd most in division)
- Last Season Brentwoods 3’s won 2, drawn 1, lost 11, goals scored 14 (fewest in division), conceded 44 (most in division)
- OHAFC League away form last season: Pld 5, won 1, drawn 3, lost 1, scored 11, conceded 11
- Brentwoods 3’s League home form last season: Pld 7, won 1, lost 6, scored 6, conceded 15
- Previous meeting: OHAFC won 2-1 on October 10th 2015 (Scorers: T Beeley, Feather)
- Corresponding fixture last season: Sides had never met prior to this season – OHAFC 3rd XI have played the now-disbanded Brentwood 4th XI 3 times, winning once, losing twice
- OHAFC current League performance after same number of games last season: won 4 points more (7v3), scored 1 goal more (8v7), conceded same number of goals (9)
- Current League position compared to same stage last season: same (3rd)
- OHAFC League performance versus corresponding fixtures last season (3 games): earned same number of points (4), scored 1 goal fewer (6v7), conceded 1 goals more (8v7)
PLAYER
- 43 players from squad used last season, 89 in last seven seasons
- 25 players used in opening four fixtures this season
- Leading 3rd XI appearances (last three seasons): Elwell, Gordon & Khan 20
- Leading 3rd XI scorers (last three seasons): Smith 15
- Worst discipline offenders (last three seasons): Gordon 1 yellow, 1 red
- Last Season (14 games in League & Cup) – Most Appearances: Feather 10; Leading Scorer: Smith 6; Worst discipline: Feather 2 yellows
- Leading appearances this season: Feather & C Thorn have both appeared in the opening four fixtures
- Leading goalscorers this season: 3 – Smith, 2 – T Beeley
- Worst disicipline this season: No cards received
- 12-man squad named for Matchday 5
- McHardy set for 25th Club start & appearance, 10th 3rd XI League start & appearance & 5th Club appearance of the season
- Turner set for 25th Club appearance
- A Smith set for 20th 3rd XI appearance, 15th 3rd XI League start & 5th Club appearance of the season
- L Callander set for 15th 3rd XI start in all competitions
- T Faber set for 10th Club appearance in all competitions
- Ilogu set for 5th 3rd XI & Club start and making season debut for Club
- L Faber set for 5th 3rd XI League start
- Max Smith (brother of Alex) set for Club debut
- Total 3rd XI appearances in 12-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 111
- Total 3rd XI goals in 12-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 27
- Avg 3rd XI apps/goals per player (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 9/2 (previous season high 11/3)
- Total Club appearances in 12-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 147
- Total Club goals in 12-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 38
- Avg Club apps/goals per player (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 12/3 (previous season high 16/3)
OHAFC PLAYER LEADERS - 2015/16, ALL CLUB APPEARANCES
Most Appearances: 7- Jack Robinson, Geoff Taunton-Collins
Most Minutes Played: 575 mins - Geoff Taunton-Collins
Most Goals Scored: 7 – Alex Smith, 3 – Harry Hoffen, Geoff Taunton-Collins
OHAFC PLAYER LEADERS – LAST 7 SEASONS, ALL CLUB APPEARANCES
Top 10 Most Appearances:
121 – David Lederman
100 – Phil Berry
93 – Jack Orr-Ewing
92 – Fred Milln
85 – Quentin Baker
79 – Harry Woolley
78 – Arjun Chopra
77 – Ed Poulter
73 – Alasdair Pritchard
72 – Will Orr-Ewing
Top 10 Goalscorers:
60 – Gbemini Soyinka
49 – Harry Hoffen
41 – David Lederman
28 – Johan Harder
25 – Quentin Baker
24 – Dave Stead
22 – Alex Smith
21 – Max Curry
16 – Alex Gilbert
13 – Alex Breeden