OHAFC 1st XI: Old Carthusians (H), Arthurian League Premier Division, 1pm KO at Harrow School Philathletic Ground

DIVISION

• Fourth weekend of 2016/17 Arthurian League season
• Premier Division made up of 10 sides: Brentwoods, Carthusians, Etonians, Foresters, Harrovians, KCS Wimbledon, Lancing Old Boys, Marlburians, Salopians, Tonbridgians
• Tonbridgians won the League and Arthur Dunn Cup last season
• OHAFC have faced all sides previously in the Premier Division except for the Old Marlburians whom they beat 4-0 in the Dunn Cup 2nd Round last season
• First season back in the Premier Division following relegation at end of 2014/15 season
• OHAFC have finished 5th, 8th & 10th in their previous three seasons in the Division
• OHAFC were last League champions in 2010
• Charterhouse (2 matches) & Tonbridge (1 match) only sides with 100% records to date
• Other Premier Division fixtures this Saturday: Eton (6th) v Forest (1st), Marlborough (10th) v KCS Wimbledon (5th), Tonbridge (4th) v Brentwood (7th)
• Bottom two teams relegated into Division One
• Average points/points per game needed to win Premier Division (last 4 seasons): 38/2.13
• Average points/points per game needed to avoid relegation to Division One (last 4 seasons): 15/0.85

FIXTURE

• OHAFC 1s (9th,0pts) v Old Carthusians (2nd,6pts) in the Arthurian League Premier Division
• OHAFC and Charterhouse have met 12 times in the Premier Division over the past 7 seasons, joint most common opponent along with Brentwood, Cholmeleians, Forest and Lancing
• Distance to ground from Duke on the Green Pub: 9.5 miles
• Average distance for 18 League games this season: 11.83 miles (last season 12.86 miles)
• Referee: Stephen Bodell
• Refereeing his 4th OHAFC League fixture in the last 8 seasons, previous 3 fixtures all home defeats for the club
• Only previous 1st XI fixture the 4-3 defeat to Radley on the school astroturf towards the end of last season
• Weather forecast: Sunny, 14 degrees
• Pitch forecast: 90% Excellent, 10% good

TEAMS

• 2nd fixture of the 2016/17 season for the OHAFC 1st XI, 3rd fixture for the Old Carthusians
• Average position of OHAFC 1st XI last 4 seasons/Average points: 9th in Premier Division/25 points
• Average position of Carthusians last 4 seasons/Average points: 1st in Premier Division/45 points
• Carthusians have been the most successful Arthurian League side over the past decade
• OHAFC 1st XI League form last season (Division One): Won 12, drawn 2, lost 4, goals scored 48 (2nd most in division), conceded 18 (fewest in division)
• Carthusians League form last season (Premier Division): Won 12, drawn 4, lost 2, scored 51 (2nd most in division), conceded 24 (joint 2nd fewest in division)
• OHAFC home League form last season: Won 7, lost 2, scored 32, conceded 11
• Carthusians away League form last season: Won 8, lost 1, scored 30, conceded 9
• Carthusians had the best away record in the Premier Division last season
• Pre-Season Form: OHAFC beat Stowe 9-1, drew 5-5 with Marlburians and lost 2-1 to KCS Wimbledon; Carthusians drew 0-0 with Suttonians
• Current form (last 3 League games): OHAFC L L L D, Carthusians W W D
• Last OHAFC League victory came on March 12th at Malvern (4-1) in Division One
• Last Carthusian League defeat came on December 12th 2015 at Forest (0-3)
• Corresponding fixture last season: Teams did not meet last season
• Previous meeting: OHAFC lost 4-0 at home on April 11th 2015
• Overall League record between teams (last seven seasons): Pld 12, OHAFC won 3, drawn 1, lost 8, scored 20, conceded 43
• League record at Harrow (last seven seasons): OHAFC won 2, drawn 0, lost 4, scored 11, conceded 17
• Charterhouse have won the last 7 League meetings between the teams and 8 of the last 9
• Record OHAFC victory: 3-1 (A) on March 24th 2010 & 3-1 (H) on April 20th 2010
• Record OHAFC defeat: 10-1 (A) on January 17th 2015
• OHAFC can climb as high as 5th with a win, can drop to bottom with draw or defeat; Carthusians can go top with a win or draw

PLAYERS

• 42 players used by 1st XI in all competitions last season, all 42 featured in at least one of the 18 League games
• 94 players have represented the 1st XI in the previous 8 seasons
• Leading 1st XI appearances last season – All competitions (Lge only): Sert & Lederman 19 (16), McGuinness 18 (15)
• Leading 1st XI goalscorers last season – All competitions (Lge only): H Hoffen 11 (9), Gilbert 6 (5), Firoozan 6 (3)
• Worst discipline offenders last season (all competitions): Hill & Sert, 2 yellows each
• 12-man squad named for Matchday 2
• Yunus Sert set for 40th career Club appearance
• Jonny Lalude set for 25th career Club start and season debut
• Charlie Stebbings set for 10th career Club start
• Nick Scarborough set for 5th 1st XI career League start
• Dan Firoozan & Fred Milln set for season debuts
• Alex Ellis & Hamish MacIntyre set for competitive 1st XI debuts
• Also in squad: Alex Breeden, Alex Gilbert, David Griffiths, John Portal
• Total 1st XI appearances / goals in 12-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 285/53
• Average 1st XI appearances / goals in 12-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 24/4 (last season high: 50/11)
• Total Club appearances / goals in 12-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 354/71
• Average Club appearances / goals in 12-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 30/6 (last season high: 57/17)

OHAFC 2nd XI: Old Aldenhamians 2s (A), Arthurian League Division Three, 1.30pm KO at Aldenham School, WD6 3AJ

DIVISION

• Fourth weekend of 2016/17 Arthurian League season
• Division Three made up of 8 sides: Aldenham 2s, Alleynians, Chigwell 2s, Citizens, Eastbournians, Epsomians, Harrovian 2s, Salopian 2s
• OHAFC 2s have previously met Alleynians only in two friendlies earlier this summer and Chigwell 2s in Division Two – all other sides have been played in Division Three at least twice
• 7th consecutive season OHAFC 2s have played in Division Three
• Side have won 5,6 or 7 League games in each of the previous 6 seasons
• Other Division Three fixtures this Saturday:
• Alleynians the only side with a 100% record (3 games)
• Top two teams promoted to Division Two, bottom two relegated to Division Four
• Average points per game needed to win Division Three (last 4 seasons): 2.19
• Average points per game needed for promotion to Division Two (last 4 seasons): 1.74
• Average points per game needed to avoid relegation to Division Four (last 4 seasons): 0.99

FIXTURE

• Old Aldenhamians 2s (7th,0pts) v OHAFC 2s (4th, 3pts) in Arthurian League Division Three
• Distance to ground from Duke on the Green Pub: 14.7 miles
• Second longest away trip of the season (Chigwell 2s the longest, 16.0 miles)
• Average distance for 7 away League games this season: 8.3 miles (last season 6.5 miles)
• Average distance for 14 League games this season: 8.91 miles (last season 7.33 miles)
• Referee: Peter Dace
• Refereeing his 7th OHAFC League fixture in the last 8 seasons
• Previous record of 2 wins and 4 defeats, 1 win and 2 defeats both at home and away
• One yellow card and one red card shown to OHAFC players (Joe Bone sent off at Brentwood in November 2012)
• Weather forecast: Sunny, 14 degrees
• Pitch forecast: 60% Excellent, 40% good

TEAMS

• 3rd fixture for both teams in Arthurian League Division Three
• Average position of OHAFC 2nd XI last 4 seasons/Average points: 6th in Division Three/19pts
• Average position of Aldenhamians last 4 seasons/Average points: 6th in Division Three/22pts
• Aldenham 2s have been promoted or relegated between Divisions Two, Three and Four in each of the last four seasons
• They were promoted in second from Division Four last season
• OHAFC Division Three form last season: Won 5, drawn 2, lost 7, goals scored 34 (2nd most in division), conceded 38 (2nd most in division)
• Aldenhamians Division Four form last season: Won 6, drawn 4, lost 2, scored 20 (joint 2nd fewest in division), conceded 18 (2nd fewest in division)
• Only bottom side Cholms 3s scored fewer goals than Aldenham 2s in Division Four last season
• OHAFC away League form last season: Won 2, lost 5, scored 15, conceded 22
• Aldenhamians home League form last season: Won 3, drawn 1, lost 2, scored 11, conceded 13
• Pre-Season Form: OHAFC defeated Old Alleynians (also Div Three) twice, 6-4 away and 1-0 at home; Aldenhamians didn’t play any friendlies
• Current form (last 3 League games of last season): OHAFC WL W, Aldenhamians L L D
• Last time out: OHAFC beat Eastbournians 6-2, Aldenhamians lost 2-0 at Chigwell 2s, both games last weekend
• Corresponding fixture last season: Sides didn’t meet last season
• Previous meeting: OHAFC won 2-0 at home on January 24th 2015 (Scorers: Jag Bajwa, Walker)
• Overall League record between teams (last seven seasons): Pld 9, OHAFC won 4, drawn 1, lost 4, scored 17, conceded 24
• League record at Harrow (last seven seasons): OHAFC won 3, lost 1, scored 10, conceded 6
• Record OHAFC victory: 5-1 (H) on October 30th 2010
• Record OHAFC defeat: 0-7 (A) on Dec 15th 2012

PLAYERS

• 50 players used by 2nd XI in all competitions last season, 48 in 16 League games
• 136 players have represented the 2nd XI in the previous 8 seasons
• Leading 2nd XI appearances last season – All competitions (Lge only): Taunton-Collins 19 (16), Khan 15 (12), Robinson 14 (12)
• Leading 2nd XI goalscorers last season – All competitions (Lge only): Alhadeff 8 (8), Taunton-Collins 6 (6), M Curry 5 (5)
• Worst discipline offenders last season (all competitions): O Curry - 2 yellows
• 13-man squad named for Matchday 2
• Jack Robinson set for 60th Club appearance & 50th Club start (last 8 seasons)
• Gbemini Soyinka set for 50th 2nd XI appearance (last 8 seasons); has now scored 66 goals in 66 games for the Club (last 8 seasons)
• Geoff Taunton-Collins set for 40th career 2nd XI appearance
• Azhar Yaqub-Khan set for 30th career 2nd XI League start & 2nd XI season debut
• Conti von Hirsch set for 20th 2nd XI & Club career start and Club season debut
• Rollo Hovey set for 10th career Club start
• Charlie Walsh set for 1st appearance for the Club since dislocating his knee at Charterhouse in 1st XI defeat on March 29th 2014; also set for 2nd XI League debut (1 previous Junior League Cup appearance)
• Doug Morrison scored on Club debut last week
• Pablo Hutchinson set for competitive Club debut
• Also in squad: Jack Alhadeff, David Lederman, Jack Orr-Ewing, Harry Woolley
• Total 2nd XI appearances / goals in 14-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 387/105
• Average 2nd XI appearances / goals in 14-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 30/8 (last season high: 26/5)
• Total Club appearances / goals in 14-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 629/150
• Average Club appearances / goals in 14-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 48/12 (last season high: 45/12)

OHAFC 3rd XI: NO FIXTURE - Next Game: Saturday, October 8th at Old Amplefordians