Last weekend was the first time in history all four OHAFC sides won – many congratulations to all involved!

OHAFC Record last weekend: Pld 4, Won 4, Scored 17, Conceded 5, League points 6, Cup rounds progressed in 2

OHAFC 1st XI: Old Wellingtonians (A), Arthurian League Division One, 12pm KO at Harrow School Astroturf

FIXTURE

• Game switched to Harrow School astroturf due to both sides’ pitches being unplayable
• Distance to ground from Duke on the Green Pub: 9.5 miles
• Average distance for 18 League fixtures this season: 12.86 miles
• Referee: Rich Barnard
• Refereeing his 5th OHAFC League fixture
• OHAFC record of 2 wins, 2 defeats, goals scored 12, conceded 15, 2 yellow cards
• Refereed 1 previous 1st XI fixture, the 5-3 defeat at home to Tonbridge in October 2014
• Weather forecast: Sunny, 6 degrees (Glove wearing threshold: 5 degrees)
• Pitch forecast: Astroturf
• OHAFC 1st XI League Record on astroturf last 7 seasons: Pld 9, Won 4, Lost 5, For 16, Against 18
• Astroturf record at Harrow: Pld 5, Won 3, Lost 2, For 13, Against 10
• Every one of the 5 League wins on the astro at Harrow has been won by a side scoring four goals

TEAM

• OHAFC 1st XI (1st in Division One, 25pts) v Old Wellingtonians (4th in Division One, 17pts)
• Fifth consecutive League away fixture for OHAFC 1st XI (nominally)
• OHAFC 1st XI debut on Harrow astroturf this season (1 previous away fixture on astroturf, 2-1 win over Winchester in November)
• Top two teams promoted to Premier Division
• Average points needed for promotion to Premier Division (last 3 seasons): 30 (1.73pts per game, OHAFC currently 2.5pts per game)
• OHAFC 8 points inside promotion places, Wellington 3 points outside promotion places
• Average position of OHAFC 1st XI last 3 seasons: 8th in Prem Division
• Average position of Wellington last 3 seasons: 6th in Division Two
• Average finishing position of sides relegated from Prem Division (last three seasons): 3rd in Division One
• 11th League game of season for both teams
• 6th away fixture of season for OHAFC (nominally)
• Last time out: OHAFC won 5-0 at Bradfield, Wellington won 2-1 at Winchester, both games last weekend
• OHAFC will stay top regardless of result; 5 wins from remaining 8 games will ensure promotion
• Last Season: OHAFC 10th (bottom) of Premier Division, Wellington 3rd in Division Two
• Current League Form (last 3 League games): OHAFC W D W; Wellington W D L
• OHAFC home League form this season: Pld 5, Won 5, For 11, Against 2
• Wellington away League form this season: Pld 7, Won 3, Drawn 1, Lost 3, Scored 11, Conceded 13
• Corresponding fixture last season: No corresponding fixture
• Previous meeting between sides: OHAFC won 3-0 at home on September 26th 2015 (Scorers: Hoffen 2, Trower)
• Overall League record between teams (previous 7 seasons): Only previous fixture the 3-0 OHAFC win in September
• League record at Wellington: N/A
• Record OHAFC League victory: 3-0 win as above
• Record OHAFC League defeat: N/A
• Current performance after same number of games last season: 18pts better off (25v7), scored two goals more (19v17), conceded 30 goals fewer (4v34)
• Current League position compared to same stage last season: 8 places higher (1st v 9th)
• OHAFC 1st XI continue to set new Club record for lowest number of goals conceded by the side in consecutive League games (last 7 seasons); on course to break record of 17 conceded in 2009/10
• OHAFC 1st XI now have THE best defensive record in the League (58 teams): 4 goals conceded in 10 games (0.4 goals per game)

PLAYER

• 28 players from squad used this season (10 League games), 85 in last seven seasons
• 13-man squad named for Matchday 11
• Leading 1st XI League appearances this season: 10 – Lederman, 9 – 6 players
• Leading 1st XI League scorers this season: 4 – Hoffen, 3 – Firoozan, Breeden
• Worst discipline offenders this season: 2 yellows – Sert
• Lederman set for 130th Club appearance (last 7 seasons)
• Poulter set for 75th 1st XI League start & appearance and 10th 1st XI League start & appearance this season
• Milln set for 75th 1st XI League start and 10th 1st XI start & appearance this season
• F Richardson set for 70th 1st XI appearance & 5th 1st XI League appearance this season
• Gilbert set for 50th Club appearance, 30th 1st XI League start and 10th 1st XI League appearance this season
• Hill set for 25th 1st XI appearance, 20th 1st XI League appearance and 10th 1st XI League appearance this season
• Sert set for 25th Club start and 10th 1st XI League start & appearance this season
• McGuiness set for 25th League appearance for Club and 10th 1st XI League start & appearance this season
• Lalude set for 20th Club start, 20th 1st XI League appearance and 10th 1st XI appearance this season
• T von Hirsch set for10th 1st XI career start and 5th 1st XI League start & appearance this season
• Hoffen set for 10th 1st XI start this season and 10th 1st XI League appearance this season
• Smith set for 5th 1st XI appearance of season & career
• Alex Breeden’s hat-trick last weekend was the first in the League for the 1st XI since Harry Hoffen scored 3 in the 6-1 win over Brentwood on November 9th 2013
• It was the first hat-trick scored away from home in a League game since Luke de Rougemont scored 3 in the 6-4 defeat at Cholms on April 13th 2013
• Alex Gilbert’s goal last Saturday was the first by an OHAFC 1st XI forward since Harry Hoffen’s strike v Winchester on November 28th
• OHAFC 1st XI scored five in a League game last Saturday for the first time since the 5-1 win over Brentwood on Nov 22nd 2014
• It was the first time the side has scored five goals in an away League game since the 7-4 win over Salopians on Nov 20th 2010 – Hoffen & Lederman are the only players to have appeared in both fixtures
• Total 1st XI appearances / goals in 13-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 613/134
• Average 1st XI appearances / goals in 13-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 47/10 (current season high: 50/11)
• Total Club appearances / goals in 13-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 713/178
• Average Club appearances / goals in 13-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 55/14 (current season high: 57/17)

OHAFC 2nd XI: Old Eastbournians (H), Arthurian League Division Three, 2.15pm KO on Harrow School Astroturf

FIXTURE

• Game to be played on Harrow School astroturf with Phil pitches unplayable
• First League meeting between the sides since 2010/11 season
• Distance to ground from Duke on the Green Pub: 9.5 miles
• Average distance for 18 League games this season: 7.33 miles
• Referee: Thomas Prime
• Refereeing his 4th OHAFC fixture
• Previous record of 2 wins & 1 draw, no penalties or cards awarded
• Only 2nd XI game officiated the 2-2 at home to Citizens on October 24th 2015
• Weather forecast: Sunny, 6 degrees (glove wearing threshold: 5 degrees)
• Pitch forecast: Astroturf
• 3rd consecutive 2nd XI fixture to be played on an artificial surface
• OHAFC 2nd XI League Record on astroturf last 7 seasons: Pld 8, Won 3, Drawn 1, Lost 4, For 16, Against 17
• Astroturf record at Harrow: Pld 5, Won 2, Drawn 1, Lost 2, For 11, Against 11

TEAM

• OHAFC 2’s (6th in Division Three, 10pts) v Old Eastbournian’s (8th in Division Three, 6pts)
• 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 0.91)
• Average points needed to avoid relegation to Division Four (last 3 seasons): 16 (Avg points per game 1.02, OHAFC currently 0.91)
• OHAFC 12 points off promotion places, 5 points off relegation places
• Average position of OHAFC 2nd XI last 3 seasons: 6th in Division Three
• Average position of Eastbournians last 3 seasons: 5th in Division Four
• Eastbournians promoted from Division Four last season
• 12th League game of the season for OHAFC, 11th for Eastbournians
• OHAFC will stay 6th regardless of the result
• Last season: OHAFC 6th in Division Three with 18pts, Eastbournians 2nd in Division Four with 31pts
• Last time out: OHAFC won 4-1 on penalties against Westminster 2’s in 1st Round of Junior League Cup following a 2-2 draw after extra time; Eastbournians drew 2-2 with 7th placed Salopians in Division Three – both games last weekend
• Current form (last 3 League games): OHAFC W L L; Eastbournians D D W
• Corresponding fixture last season: No fixture last season
• Previous meeting between sides: 2-2 draw at Eastbourne on March 19th 2011 (Scorers: Bone, Turner)
• Overall League record between the teams (last seven seasons): Pld 2, OHAFC won 1, drawn 1, scored 7, conceded 3
• Overall League record at Harrow: OHAFC won the only game 5-1 on March 5th 2011 (Soyinka scored all 5 goals)
• Record League victory v Eastbournians: 5-1 win as above
• Record League defeat v Eastbournians: N/A
• OHAFC current League performance after same number of games last season: 7pts worse off (10v17), scored 2 goals fewer (28v30), conceded 7 goals more (36v29)
• Current League position compared to same stage last season: 1 place lower (6th v 5th)
• OHAFC League performance versus corresponding fixtures last season (5): Earned 3 points fewer (7v10), scored 1 goal more (19v18), conceded 5 goals more (24v19)

PLAYER

• 44 players from squad used last season, 129 in last seven seasons
• 43 players used in all competitions this season, 41 used in opening 11 League games
• Leading 2nd XI appearances (last seven seasons): J Orr-Ewing 83, Chopra 76, Berry, Maydon & Woolley 67
• Leading 2nd XI scorers (last seven seasons): Soyinka 61, Stead 24, M Curry 21
• Worst discipline offenders (last seven seasons): Bone 1 yellow, 2 reds & K Amin 5 yellows
• Leading appearances this season (all competitions): 12 – Taunton-Collins, 10 – Gordon, Khan & Robinson
• Leading goalscorers this season: 4 – Alhadeff & Smith, 3 – M Curry & Taunton-Collins
• Worst discipline this season: 1 yellow – O Curry, Gordon
• 13-man squad named for League matchday 12
• Chopra set for 75th Club start (last 7 seasons); yet to start a League game this season (1 sub app)
• Berry set for 50th 2nd XI League start (last 7 seasons)
• M Curry set for 40th 2nd XI League appearance
• Gordon set for 25th 2nd XI career start and 10th 2nd XI League appearance this season
• Taunton-Collins set for 25th 2nd XI League start
• O Curry set for 20th 2nd XI & Club appearance
• Owen-Edmunds set for 10th 2nd XI League appearance
• Robinson set for 10th 2nd XI League appearance & 10th 2nd XI start this season
• Khan set for 10th 2nd XI League appearance this season
• T Beeley set for 2nd XI debut
• Total 2nd XI appearances in 13-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 395
• Total 2nd XI goals in 13-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 65
• Average 2nd XI apps / goals in 13-man squad (all comps, last 7 seasons): 30/5 (season high: 28/9)
• Total Club appearances in 13-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 530
• Total Club goals in 13-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 73
• Average Club apps / goals in 13-man squad (all comps, last 7 seasons): 41/6 (season high: 45/12)

OHAFC 3rd XI: No fixture