OHAFC 1st XI: Old Marlburians (H), Arthurian League Premier Division, 1.15pm KO at Harrow School Philathletic Pitches

DIVISION

• 25th 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
• 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
• OHAFC currently on 10pts & 0.67 pts/game
• Other Premier Division fixtures this Saturday: Old Etonians (6th) v Old Brentwoods (9th), Lancing Old Boys (7th) v KCS Wimbledon Old Boys (3rd) & Old Salopians (5th) v Old Tonbridgians (4th)

FIXTURE

• OHAFC 1s (10th, 10pts) v Old Marlbuirans (8th, 12pts) in the Arthurian League Premier Division
• 16th League fixture of the season for both teams
• 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)
• Penultimate home game of the season for the 1st XI, only the visit of Old Brentwoods next weekend remains
• Referee: Kevin Lowe
• Refereeing his 5th OHAFC League fixture in the past 8 seasons
• Record of two wins, a draw and a defeat in the previous four games, no cards shown, OHAFC awarded two penalties
• Previously refereed the 1st XI on 3 occasions, record of a win, a draw and a defeat, 8 goals scored, just 2 conceded
• Last OHAFC fixture officiated: the 1st XI’s 2-0 defeat at home to KCS Wimbledon on October 15th 2016
• Weather forecast: Cloudy, 14 degrees
• Pitch forecast: Excellent 90%, Good 10%
• 17 out of 19 OHAFC home fixtures this season have been on pitches rated ‘Excellent’ (89%)

TEAMS

• Average position of OHAFC 1st XI last 4 seasons/Average points: 9th in Premier Division/25 points
• Average position of Marlburians last 4 seasons/Average points: 8th in Division One/32 points
• Marlburians were promoted three seasons in a row from 2012/13 onwards before finishing 8th in their first season in the Premier Division last year
• OHAFC 1st XI League form last season (Division One): Pld 18, won 12, drawn 2, lost 4, scored 48 (2nd most in division), conceded 18 (fewest in division) – Final position: 2nd
• Marlburians League form last season (Premier Division): Pld 18, won 5, drawn 1, lost 12, scored 27 (joint 2nd fewest in division), conceded 18 (fewest in division) – Final position: 8th
• OHAFC home League form last season: Pld 9, won 7, lost 2, scored 32, conceded 11
• Marlburians away League form last season: Pld 9, won 3, lost 6, scored 14, conceded 21
• Current form (last 3 League games): OHAFC W L D Marlburians W L L
• OHAFC home League form this season: Pld 7, won 1, lost 6, for 7, against 22
• Last week’s victory over Forest secured the OHAFC’s first home points of the season
• Marlburians away League form this season: Pld 8, won 1, drawn 1, lost 6, for 6, against 21
• Marlburians sole away victory this season came at the Old Salopians on November 26th – coincidentally it is also the location of the OHAFC’s only away win of the season
• OHAFC 1s have the lowest number of points (10) after fifteen games of any League season since stats began in 2009/10
• Last time out: OHAFC beat Forest 2-1 at home, Marlburians beat Brentwoods 7-3 at home, both games last weekend
• Corresponding fixture last season: Sides did not meet last season
• Previous meeting: Sides drew 0-0 at Marlborough on November 19th 2016, they also played out a 5-5 draw in a pre-season friendly on August 23rd
• Overall League record between teams (last eight seasons): The 0-0 draw above is the only previous League meeting
• League record at Harrow (last seven seasons): No previous League meetings on the Hill, but Harrow won 4-0 in the Dunn Cup 1st Round on November 7th 2015
• Record OHAFC victory: 4-0 (H) on November 7th 2015
• Record OHAFC defeat: N/A
• OHAFC will climb above their opponents into either 8th or 9th with a win, will climb into 9th or stay 10th with a draw, will remain 10th with a defeat
• OHAFC cannot be relegated on Saturday but defeat would mean they would have to win their two remaining fixtures to have any chance of staying up

PLAYERS

• 42 players used by 1st XI in all competitions last season, all 42 featured in at least one of the 18 League games
• 109 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 in the last 8 seasons 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
• 45 players used in 13 League games so far this season
• Leading 1st XI appearances this season – all competitions: 15 – Yunus Sert, 14 – Ed Poulter
• Leading 1st XI goalscorers this season – all competitions: 5 - Alex Gilbert, 2 – James Breeden
• Worst discipline offenders this season - all competitions: 5 yellows – Yunus Sert
• 13-man squad named for Matchday 17
• Alex Breeden set for 75th career club appearance
• Alex Gilbert set for 50th career 1st XI League appearance
• Yunus Sert set for 40th career 1st XI start in all competitions and 15th 1st XI League start & appearance this season
• Ed Poulter set for 15th 1st XI start & appearance this season
• Hamish MacIntyre set for 10th 1st XI start of season & career
• Jesse Duah set for 10th club start of season & career
• Rollo Hovey set for 10th club appearance this season
• Kyle Barrett set for 5th 1st XI League start of season & career
• Charlie Bick set for 1st XI season debut
• Also in squad: Pablo Hutchinson, Fred Milln, Fred Richardson & Ogyen Verhagen
• Total 1st XI appearances / goals in 13-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 470/54
• Average 1st XI appearances / goals in 13-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 36/4 (last season high: 50/11)
• Total Club appearances / goals in 13-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 576/82
• Average Club appearances / goals in 13-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 44/6 (last season high: 57/17)

OHAFC 2nd XI: Old Alleynians 2s (H), Junior League Cup 2nd round, 1pm KO at Harrow School Philathletic Pitches

JUNIOR LEAGUE CUP

• Twenty-fifth weekend of 2016/17 Arthurian League season
• Knockout cup competition for Arthurian League teams in Divisions Two, Three, Four & Five North/South plus several invited non-League sides
• Preliminary round (played over two legs) saw 13 teams eliminated from the competition
• 2nd Round draw includes 16 teams
• Sides must win 4 ties to reach the Junior League Cup final
• Final to be played at Merchants Taylors School on April 29th
• Current holders: Charterhouse 3s - beat Lancing 2s 4-1 on April 23rd 2016

FIXTURE

• OHAFC 2s (2nd in Division Three) v Old Alleynians 2s (3rd in Division Five South) in the second round of the Junior League Cup
• 2nd Cup tie of the season for the OHAFC 2s, Alleynians playing their 4th
• 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: Tony Anderson
• Refereeing his first ever OHAFC fixture
• Weather forecast: Cloudy, 14 degrees
• Pitch forecast: Excellent 90%, Good 10%
• 17 out of 19 OHAFC home fixtures this season have been on pitches rated ‘Excellent’ (89%)

TEAMS

• OHAFC have won the competition twice: 2005/6 & 2010/11, Runners-Up in 2011/12
• Alleynians 2s have never won the competition
• 16 places separate the two sides in the Arthurian League
• Sides have never met previously, however the OHAFC 3s have faced Alleynians 2s twice in the League this season, drawing 1-1 at home and winning 5-3 away last week (although the fixture was switched to Harrow)
• 14th League & Cup game of the season for OHAFC 2s, 15th for Alleynians 2s
• League form this season: OHAFC played 12, won 9, drawn 1, lost 2, goals scored 41, conceded 19; Alleynians 2s played 10, won 5, drawn 2, lost 3, scored 28, conceded 25
• OHAFC home League form this season: Pld 5, won 5, For 23, Against 6
• Alleynians away League form this season: Pld 6, won 3, drawn 2, lost 1, For 14, Against 11
• Current form (Last 5 games in League & Cup): OHAFC W W W D W Alleynians 2s L W L W L
• OHAFC 2s have lost a single game this season, the 2-1 League defeat away to Alleynians’ first team on October 15th and are on the best run of form in the entire Arthurian League
• Last time out: OHAFC beat Aldenham 2s 4-2 in Division Three on February 18th, Alleynians 2s lost 5-3 at home to the OHAFC 3s last weekend (game played at Harrow)
• Last season in the Junior League Cup: OHAFC lost 4-0 to Lancing 2’s in quarter-finals, this is Alleynians 2s first season in the competition
• OHAFC Junior League Cup record last six seasons: Pld 21, Won 16, Lost 5 (1 win on penalties, 2 defeats aet), For 76, Against 42
• OHAFC Junior League Cup rounds reached last 7 seasons: Final x2, Semi Final x1, Quarter-Final x3, 1st Round x1
• OHAFC 2’s Junior League Cup record victory (last 7 seasons): 9-0 v Oundle, Jan 21st 2012
• OHAFC 2’s Junior League Cup record defeat (last 7 seasons): Lost 5-1 at home to Millfield (quarter-final) on March 15th 2014 & in 2012 Final versus Charterhouse 3’s on April 21st 2012
• League history between the teams (last 8 seasons): Sides have never met previously in League or Cup
• Previous Rounds this season: Preliminary Round – Alleynians 2s beat Amplefordians 7-6 on aggregate; First Round – OHAFC beat Brentwoods 3s 7-1, Alleynians 2s beat Epsom 2s 2-1
• Winners of Saturday’s tie will travel to Old Westminsters in the quarter-finals, date TBC

PLAYERS

• 44 players from squad used last season, 139 in last eight seasons
• 38 players used in opening 13 League & Cup fixtures this season
• Leading Junior League Cup appearances for 2nd XI (last 7 seasons): 18 – J Orr-Ewing, 17 – Chopra
• Leading JLC goalscorers for 2nd XI (last 7 seasons): 27 – Soyinka, 7 – Harder, Stead
• Leading 2nd XI appearances this season (all competitions): 12 – Lederman, Taunton-Collins
• Leading 2nd XI goalscorers this season (all competitions): 18 – Soyinka, 11 – Alhadeff
• Leading 2nd XI Junior League Cup goalscorers this season: 4 - Soyinka
• Worst discipline this season: 1 yellow – Hutchinson, H Morrison
• 13-man squad named for Matchday 14
• Jack Orr-Ewing set for 100th career club start, 90th career 2nd XI start, 10th club start this season, 10th 2nd XI appearance this season and Junior League Cup season debut**
• Arjun Chopra set for 80th 2nd XI appearance (last 8 seasons) and season debut for the club (1st appearance since getting married to Chloe)
• Max Curry set for 60th career club start, 10th club start this season, 10th 2nd XI appearance this season and first fixture as 2nd XI captain this season
• Jonny Lalude set for 30th career club start, 5th career 2nd XI start and Junior League Cup season debut
• Jack Alhadeff set for 25th career club start & appearance and 5th career Junior League Cup start & appearance
• Ed Massey set for 20th career club start, 5th club start this season, 5th 2nd XI appearance this season and Junior League Cup season debut
• Gbeminiyi Soyinka set for 15th Junior League Cup start (last 8 seasons)
• Doug Pratt set for 10th career club appearance and Junior League Cup career debut
• John Portal set for 5th club start this season and Junior League Cup career debut
• Emre Sert set for Junior League Cup career debut, 2nd XI career debut and debut appearance this season playing outfield
• Ali Buckley set for 2nd XI season debut
• Charlie Walsh set for Junior League Cup season debut and first appearance in public since ‘enjoying himself’ at the Club Dinner
• Also in squad: David Lederman
• Total Junior League Cup appearances /goals in 13-man squad: 75/40 (2016/17 1st Round: 74/31)
• Gbeminiyi Soyinka (27) & Max Curry (7) have scored 34 of the squad’s 38 previous goals in the competition
• Total 2nd XI appearances / goals in 13-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 372/146
• Average 2nd XI apps / goals in 13-man squad (all comps, last 7 seasons): 29/11
• Total Club appearances / goals in 13-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 632/194
• Average Club apps / goals in 13-man squad (all comps, last 7 seasons): 49/15

3rd XI: No Fixture, Next game - Westminster 2s (A), Division Five South, Saturday March 18th 2017