OHAFC 1st XI: Old Salopians (A), Arthurian League Premier Division, Sat Nov 5th 12pm KO at Kings House Sports Ground Astroturf, Chiswick W4 2SH

DIVISION

• Tenth 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
• Foresters the only unbeaten team in the division
• Two points separate the bottom five sides
• This is the first weekend of the season the OHAFC have not been bottom of the table
• Other Premier Division fixtures this Saturday: Old Marlburians (7th) v Lancing Old Boys (6th)
• Bottom two teams relegated into Division One
• Two sides promoted from Division One last season (OHAFC & Brentwoods) currently occupying bottom two places
• 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
• OHAFC currently on 0.33 pts/game

FIXTURE

• Old Salopians 1s (10th,2pts) v OHAFC 1s (9th,2pts) in the Arthurian League Premier Division
• Seventh League fixture of the season for OHAFC, sixth for Salopians
• Third away fixture of the season for the OHAFC
• First meeting between the teams this season
• Distance to ground from Duke on the Green Pub: 2.6 miles, the second shortest away trip of the season (KCS Wimbledon the shortest at 1.9 miles)
• Average distance for 18 League games this season: 11.83 miles (last season 12.86 miles)
• Referee: Richard Melvin
• Refereeing his first ever OHAFC fixture
• Weather forecast: Heavy rain, 10 degrees
• Pitch forecast: 4G Astroturf

TEAMS

• Average position of OHAFC 1st XI last 4 seasons/Average points: 9th in Premier Division/25 points
• Average position of Salopians last 4 seasons/Average points: 7th in Premier Division/28 points
• OHAFC 1st XI League form last season (Division One): Pld 18, won 12, drawn 2, lost 4, goals scored 48 (2nd most in division), conceded 18 (fewest in division)
• Salopians League form last season (Premier Division): Pld 18, won 7, drawn 4, lost 7, scored 42 (4th most in division), conceded 32 (5th fewest in division)
• OHAFC away League form last season: Pld 9, won 5, drawn 2, lost 2, scored 16, conceded 7
• Only the two relegated sides in Division One scored fewer away goals than the OHAFC last season
• Salopians home League form last season: Pld 9, won 3, drawn 2, lost 4, scored 22, conceded 18
• Only champions Tonbridge scored more goals at home in the Premier Division than Salopians last season
• Current form (last 3 League games): OHAFC D D L, Salopians L L D
• Both sides’ last League victory came on March 12th 2016: OHAFC won 4-1 at Malvern in Division One, Salopians beat KCS Wimbledon 4-3 at home
• This is the worst start to a season the OHAFC 1s have made since stats began in 2009/10
• Last time out: Last weekend the OHAFC drew 2-2 at Eton in the Premier Division, Salopians won 2-1 at Ibis Eagles in the AFA Cup
• Corresponding fixture last season: Sides did not meet in the League last season
• Previous meeting: Salopians won 2-1 at Harrow in the Dunn Cup quarter-finals on Feb 6th 2016
• Overall League record between teams (last eight seasons): Pld 8, OHAFC won 4, drawn 1, lost 3, scored 23, conceded 20
• League record at Salops (last seven seasons): Pld 4, OHAFC won 2, drawn 1, lost 1, scored 13, conceded 9
• OHAFC have not won ANY of the last 4 fixtures between the teams (1 draw, 3 defeats) having previously won all of the first four meetings since the start of the 2009/10 season
• Record OHAFC victory: 7-4 (A) on Nov 20th 2010
• Record OHAFC defeat: 1-5 (H) on Dec 7th 2013
• OHAFC can climb as high as 6th with a win, will climb to 8th with a draw, will drop to 10th below Salopians with defeat

PLAYERS

• 42 players used by 1st XI in all competitions last season, all 42 featured in at least one of the 18 League games
• 104 players have represented the OHAFC 1st XI since the start of the 2009/10 season
• Kyle Barrett became the 100th player to play for the side when making his debut against KCS Wimbledon on October 15th 2016
• Leading 1st XI appearance last season – all competitions: Yunus Sert 19
• Leading 1st XI goalscorers last season – all competitions: Harry Hoffen 11
• Leading 1st XI appearances this season – all competitions: 2 players have played in the opening 6 fixtures – Alex Breeden & Yunus Sert
• Leading 1st XI goalscorers this season – all competitions: 1 –J Breeden, Gilbert, Morrison, Stebbings & Walker
• Worst discipline offenders this season - all competitions: 2 yellows – Sert
• 34 players used in 5 League games so far this season
• 13-man squad named for Matchday 7
• Alex Gilbert set for 60th career club appearance and 5th 1st XI start & appearance of season
• Hugo Trower set for 40th career club appearance
• Nick Scarborough set for 10th career club appearance
• Giles Newton set for 10th 1st XI career League appearance and season debut for club
• Emre Sert set for 5th 1st XI career start & appearance
• Alex Ellis set for 5th 1st XI appearance of season & career
• Ed Poulter set for 5th 1st XI season start & appearance
• Jesse Duah set for 1st XI career debut
• Matt Bailey set for club debut
• Also in squad: Alex Breeden, Cyprian Owen-Edmunds & Yunus Sert
• Total 1st XI appearances / goals in 13-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 345/92
• Average 1st XI appearances / goals in 13-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 27/7 (last season high: 50/11)
• Total Club appearances / goals in 13-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 442/121
• Average Club appearances / goals in 13-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 34/9 (last season high: 57/17)

OHAFC 2nd XI: Old Epsomians (H), Arthurian League Division Three, 12pm KO at Harrow School Phil Pitches

DIVISION

• Tenth 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: Old Alleynians (1st) v Old Citizens (6th), Old Chigwellians 2s (4th) v Old Salopian 2s (7th)
• Alleynians (6 wins) one of only two sides with a 100% record in the Arthurian League – Rugbeians (4 wins) in Div 5 South are the other
• 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
• OHAFC currently on 2.14 pts/game

FIXTURE

• OHAFC 2s (2nd, 15pts) v Old Epsomians (3rd,10pts) in Arthurian League Division Three
• 8th League fixture of the season for the OHAFC, 7th for Epsomians
• The OHAFC 2s have already played half their League fixtures, only 6 League games remain after Saturday’s encounter
• 4th OHAFC home League fixture – only three more League fixtures remain after Saturday
• Distance to ground from Duke on the Green Pub, Parsons Green: 9.5 miles
• Average distance for 14 League games this season: 8.92 miles (last season 7.33 miles)
• Referee: Ollie James - grandson of Carry On star Sid James!
• Refereeing his 2nd OHAFC fixture, previous one was the OHAFC 3s’ 1-1 draw with Alleynians 2s on October 22nd
• No penalties or yellow cards shown
• Weather forecast: Cloudy, 10 degrees
• Pitch forecast: Excellent 80%, Good 20%

TEAMS

• Average position of OHAFC 2nd XI last 4 seasons/Average points: 6th in Division Three/19pts
• Average position of Epsomians last 4 seasons/Average points: 6th in Division Three/25pts
• Epsomians have finished above the OHAFC 2s in each of the last three seasons
• OHAFC Division Three form last season: Pld 14, won 5, drawn 2, lost 7, goals scored 34 (2nd most in division), conceded 35 (3rd most in division)
• Epsomians Division Three form last season: Pld 14, won 7, drawn 6, lost 1, scored 41 (most in division), conceded 21 (joint fewest in division)
• Epsomians had comfortably the best goal difference in the division last year and would have been promoted in 2nd had they not been deducted three points for postponing one of their fixtures at late notice
• OHAFC home League form last season: Pld 7, won 3, drawn 2, lost 2, scored 19, conceded 16
• Epsomians away League form last season: Pld 7, won 4, drawn 2, lost 1, scored 21, conceded 14
• Epsomians had the best away record in Division Three last season
• Current form (last 3 League games of last season): OHAFC W W W, Epsomians D L W
• OHAFC 2s have won three League games in a row for the first time since the middle of the 2013/14 season
• OHAFC 2s have won five League games out of six for the first time since stats began at the start of the 2009/10 season
• OHAFC home League form this season: Pld 3, won 3, for 16, against 4
• Epsomians away League form this season: Pld 4, won 2, lost 2, for 11, against 6
• Last time out: OHAFC beat Salopian 2s 3-2 away last weekend, Epsomians have not played since drawing 1-1 at home to the Salopians on October 29th
• Corresponding fixture last season: OHAFC won 4-2 on Oct 3rd 2015 (Scorers: Taunton-Collins 2, Alhadeff, M Curry)
• Previous meeting: OHAFC lost 4-1 at Epsom on the opening day of this season, Sept 10th (Scorer: Morrison)
• Overall League record between teams (last eight seasons): Pld 6, OHAFC won 2, lost 4, for 12, against 19
• League record at Harrow (last seven seasons): Pld 3, OHAFC won 2, lost 1, for 10, against 9
• Record OHAFC victory: 4-2 (H) on Oct 3rd 2015
• Record OHAFC defeat: 1-4 (A) on March 12th 2016 & Sep 10th 2016
• OHAFC have lost the last two meetings between the teams 4-1
• OHAFC performance compared to same stage last season (7 games): 8pts better off (15v7), scored 8 goals more (25v17), conceded 7 goals fewer (12v19), two places higher (2nd v 4th)
• OHAFC 2s will go top with a win and an Alleynians loss, will stay 2nd with a draw or defeat

PLAYERS

• 50 players used by 2nd XI in all competitions last season, 48 in 16 League games
• 138 players have represented the 2nd XI since the start of the 2009/10 season
• Leading 2nd XI appearances last season – All competitions: Taunton-Collins 19
• Leading 2nd XI goalscorers last season – All competitions: Alhadeff 8
• Leading 2nd XI appearances this season – All competitions: 6 players have played in six games, four of whom have started all six games
• Leading 2nd XI goalscorers this season – All competitions: 9 - Gbeminiyi Soyinka, 7 – Jack Alhadeff
• Worst discipline this season: 1 yelllow – Hamish Morrison
• 33 players used in 7 League games so far
• 13-man squad named for Matchday 8
• Jack Orr-Ewing set for 100th Club appearance in last 8 seasons – becomes the fourth OHAFC player to reach this landmark following David Lederman, Phil Berry & Fred Milln; also set for 90th 2nd XI appearance in last 8 seasons
• Gbeminiyi Soyinka set for 60th club start & 40th 2nd XI League appearance in last 8 seasons
• Azhar Khan set for 40th 2nd XI career League appearance and 40th 2nd XI career start in all competitions
• Theo Gordon set for 30th 2nd XI career League appearance
• Rollo Hovey set for 10th 2nd XI career League start and 5th 2nd XI season appearance
• Kyri Pittalis set for 5th 2nd XI season start & appearance
• Pablo Hutchinson set for 5th 2nd XI appearance of season & career
• Spencer Crawley set for 5th 2nd XI career League appearance
• Max Curry set for 5th 2nd XI season appearance
• Also in matchday squad: David Lederman, Will Orr-Ewing, Jack Robinson & Geoff Taunton-Collins
• Total 2nd XI appearances / goals in 13-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 462/127
• Average 2nd XI appearances / goals in 13-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 36/10 (last season high: 26/5)
• Total Club appearances / goals in 13-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 747/176
• Average Club appearances / goals in 13-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 57/14 (last season high: 45/12)

OHAFC 3rd XI: Old Amplefordians (H), Arthurian League Division Five South, 2pm KO on Harrow School Phil Pitches

DIVISION

• Tenth weekend of 2016/17 Arthurian League season
• OHAFC 3rd XI switch from Division Five North to Division Five South
• Side have now played in Division Four, Division Five, Division Five North & Division Five South in previous five seasons
• Division Five South now made up of 8 sides: Alleynian 2s, Amplefordians, Johnians, KCS Wimbledon 3s,Malvernian 2s, Rugbeians, Westminster 2s & OHAFC 3s
• OHAFC 3s have previously met Amplefordians in both Division Four & Division Five and Westminster 2s in Division Four
• Alleynian 2s, KCS Wimbledon 3s & Old Johnians are making their debut in the Arthurian League
• Other Division Five South fixtures this Saturday: KCS Wimbledon 3s (4th) v Malvern 2s (6th), Rugbeians (1st) v Alleynian 2s (5th)
• Top two teams in Division Five North & South play off for two promotion places to Division Four
• Average points per game needed to win Division Five South (last 2 seasons): 2.00
• Average points per game needed to make play-offs from Division Five South (last 2 seasons): 1.25
• OHAFC 3s currently 0.33 pts/game

FIXTURE

• OHAFC 3s (7th, 2pts) v Old Amplefordians (3rd,7pts) in Arthurian League Division Five South
• OHAFC’s 7th League game of the season, Amplefordians 5th
• OHAFC’s 4th home fixture out of seven
• OHAFC will have played half their League fixtures after Saturday’s game
• Distance to ground from Duke on the Green Pub: 9.5 miles
• Average distance for 14 League fixtures this season: 7.99 miles (last season: 12.4 miles)
• Referee: George Patriche
• Refereeing his 5th OHAFC League fixture
• OHAFC record of 2 wins and 2 defeats in four previous games, 4 goals scored, 7 conceded
• 4 yellow cards shown to OHAFC players – an average of 1 yellow per game, higher than any other referee in the last 8 seasons
• Only 3rd XI fixture previously officiated was this season’s opening day 4-0 defeat at home to KCS Wimbledon 3s
• Alex Smith was booked
• Weather forecast: Cloudy, 11 degrees
• Pitch forecast: Excellent 80%, Good 20%

TEAMS

• Average position & points of OHAFC 3rd XI last 3 seasons: 4th in Division Five North, 14pts
• Average position & points of Amplefordians last 3 seasons: 1st in Division Five South, 16 pts
• Amplefordians have been alternately relegated and promoted between Divisions Four and Five in each of the last 4 seasons
• Both sides were relegated from Division Four in 2012/13
• OHAFC League form last season: Pld 10, won 4, drawn 3, lost 3, goals scored 20 (3rd most in division), conceded 18 (3rd fewest in division)
• Amplefordians League form last season: Pld 10, won 4, drawn 2, lost 4, goals scored 16 (4th most in division), conceded 23 (4th most in division)
• OHAFC home League form last season: Pld 5, won 2, drawn 1, lost 2, scored 11, conceded 13
• Amplefordians away League form last season: Pld 5, won 2, drawn 1, lost 2, scored 9, conceded 13
• OHAFC 3s home League form this season: Pld 3, drawn 1, lost 2, for 2, against 14
• Amplefordians away League form this season: Pld 2, won 1, lost 1, for 6, against 3
• Current League form (last 3 League games): OHAFC D L D , Amplefordians W L D
• Amplefordians have not played in the League since beating the OHAFC 5-2 on October 8th
• OHAFC 3s have not won in the League since January 23rd when beating Cholms 4s 6-0
• Corresponding fixture last season: Sides did not meet last season
• Previous meeting: Amplefordians won 5-2 at home on October 8th 2016
• Overall League record between the teams, last 4 seasons: Pld 4, 1 draw, 3 Amplefordian wins
• League record at Harrow: Only League meeting was a 2-0 defeat for the OHAFC on Nov 30th 2013
• Last time out: OHAFC 3s drew 1-1 at Malvern 2s, Amplefordians lost 12-1 at Lancing in the Dunn Cup first round, both games last weekend
• The OHAFC 3s have now conceded the 3rd highest number of goals in the entire League this season (23) and have the 2nd worst goal difference (-18) – only Old Haileyburians in Division Two have a worse goal difference (-28)
• OHAFC 3s will stay 7th in the table regardless of Saturday’s results

PLAYERS (3rd XI stats available since 2012/13 season only)

• 37 players used by 3rd XI in all competitions last season, 33 in 10 League games
• 113 players have represented the 3rd XI since the start of the 2012/13 season
• Koye Adesanya became the 100th player to play for the OHAFC 3rd XI since their reformation when he came on as substitute against KCS Wimbledon 3s on the opening day of the season
• Leading 3rd XI appearances last season – All competitions: Fogarty 10
• Leading 3rd XI goalscorers last season – All competitions: Smith 6
• 38 players have represented the 3rd XI this season – 6 League games
• Leading 3rd XI appearances this season: 5 – Nick Kapoor, Charlie Hicks, Michael Nugent
• Leading 3rd XI goalscorers this season: 2 – Charlie Bick & Jesse Duah
• Worst discipline offenders this season: 1 yellow – Alex Smith, Charlie Bick & Nick Kapoor
• 13-man squad named for Matchday 7
• Ludo Callander set for 30th career Club appearance and 20th 3rd XI career League start
• Tom Faber set for 10th 3rd XI career League start and makes season debut for the club
• Charlie Bick set for 5th season & career appearance for 3rd XI
• Oli Walker set for 5th Club season start
• Charlie Hicks set for 5th career 3rd XI start OR sub appearance
• Harry Bick set for club debut
• Also in matchday squad: Ned Callander, Ollie Feather, Alec Fogarty, Kojo Frimpong, Anthony Love, Romin Mukhadam & Michael Nugent
• Total 3rd XI appearances / goals in 11-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 122/22
• Average 3rd XI appearances / goals in 11-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 10/2
• Total Club appearances / goals in 11-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 145/25
• Average Club appearances / goals in 11-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 11/2

STAT ATTACK SPECIAL FEATURE

Most Club Appearances for the OHAFC over the past 8 seasons

1st David Lederman – 143

2nd Phil Berry – 111

3rd Fred Milln – 102

4th Jack Orr-Ewing - 99

5th Ed Poulter – 94

6th Quentin Baker – 87

7th Harry Woolley – 86

8th Harry Hoffen – 84

9th Arjun Chopra – 83

10th Will Orr-Ewing - 82