OHAFC 1st XI: Old Bradfieldians (H), Arthurian League Division One, 11.30am KO at Harrow School Philathletic Pitches, Harrow HA1 3JD

DIVISION

• 11th weekend of the Arthurian League season
• OHAFC 1s return to Division One following their second relegation in three seasons
• Finished 2nd in Division One in 2015/16 with 12 wins and 2 draws from 18 games
• Ended that season 11 points behind Old Brentwoods who have also returned to Division One this season
• Division One made up of nine sides: Aldenhamians, Berkhamstedians, Bradfieldians, Brentwoods, Cholmeleians, Harrovians, Malvernians, Reptonians & Wellingtonians
• Old Millfieldians resigned from the League just prior to the season starting
• OHAFC & Brentwoods relegated from Premier Division, Berkhamstedians promoted from Division Two despite finishing third
• Top two sides are promoted into the Premier Division, relegation depends on a 1st XI finishing in the top 3 places in Division Two
• Average points per game needed to win Division One (last 5 seasons): 2.10 (34pts this season)
• Average points per game needed for promotion to Premier Division (last 5 seasons): 1.72 (28pts this season)
• Average points per game needed to avoid relegation to Division Two (last 5 seasons): 0.91 (15pts this season)
• OHAFC current avg points per game: 2.17 (6 games played)
• Other Division One fixtures this weekend: Old Berkhamestedians (2nd) v Old Aldenhamians (5th) & Old Wellingtonians (8th, 3pts) v Old Brentwoods (4th, 12pts)
• OHAFC will climb into 2nd or stay 3rd with a win, will stay 3rd or drop to 4th with draw or defeat

FIXTURE

• OHAFC 1s (3rd, 13pts) v Old Bradfieldians (1st, 18pts) in Arthurian League Division One
• Bradfield one of only two teams in the Arthurian League still with a 100% League record (also: Old Tonbridgians in Premier Division)
• 7th League fixture of the season for both teams
• 3rd home League game of the season for the OHAFC 1s
• Sides previously met in Division One in the 2015/16 season
• Bradfield also faced the OHAFC 2s twice in Division Two in the 2009/10 season
• Distance to ground from Duke on the Green Pub, Parsons Green: 9.5 miles
• Average distance for 16 League games this season: 10 miles (last season 11.83 miles)
• Referee: Ari Mendonca
• Refereeing his first ever OHAFC fixture
• Weather forecast: Cloudy, 7 degrees
• Pitch forecast: Excellent 80%, Good 20%

TEAMS

• Last season OHAFC 1s finished 9th in the Premier Division with 13pts
• Last season Bradfield finished 3rd in the Division One with 33pts
• Average position of OHAFC 1st XI last 5 seasons/Average points: 9th in Premier Division/22pts
• Average position of Bradfield last 5 seasons/Average points: 5th in Division One/25pts
• Bradfield have climbed slowly up Division One over the last few seasons and remain one of only two teams to have spent the last 5 years in the division, along with the Old Aldenhamians
• OHAFC Premier Division form last season: Pld 18, won 3, drawn 4, lost 11, goals scored 23 (2nd fewest in division), conceded 52 (most in division)
• Bradfield Division One form last season: Pld 18, won 11, drawn 3, lost 4, scored 47 (4th most in division), conceded 35 (3rd fewest in division)
• OHAFC home League form last season: Pld 9, won 2, lost 7, scored 12, conceded 28
• Bradfield away League form last season: Pld 9, won 5, drawn 2, lost 2, scored 20, conceded 11
• Current form (last 3 League games): OHAFC W W W Bradfield WWW
• The only game either side has lost in the League this season was the 5-3 defeat the OHAFC suffered at Bradfield on September 30th when the team mistakenly travelled to the wrong ground
• OHAFC home form this season: Pld 2, won 2, scored 10, conceded 0
• Bradfield away form this season: Pld 3, won 3, scored 11, conceded 5
• The OHAFC are the only side in the division not to have conceded a goal at home this season (Repton yet to play a home game); Bradfield have scored the joint highest number of away goals this season - 11 (along with the OHAFC)
• Last time out: OHAFC won 3-2 at Brentwoods, Bradfield won 4-1 at home to Cholmeleians, both games in Division One last weekend
• Corresponding fixture last season: the sides did not meet last season
• Previous meeting: Bradfield won 5-3 at home on September 30th 2017
• Overall League record between teams (last nine seasons): Pld 3, OHAFC won 1, lost 2, scored 8, conceded 8
• League record at Harrow (last 8 seasons): The only meeting at Harrow was a Division One fixture on February 13th 2016, Bradfield winning 3-0
• Despite having met only three times in the League in the past decade, the two sides have already scored five in a game against each other: OHAFC winning 5-0 away on January 23rd 2016 and Bradfield winning 5-3 at home earlier this season
• Record OHAFC League victory (last 9 seasons): 5-0 at Bradfield on January 23rd 2016
• Record OHAFC League defeat (last 9 seasons): 3-0 at Harrow on September 30th 2017

PLAYERS

• 54 players from squad used last season, 120 in the last nine seasons (including current one)
• Leading 1st XI appearances last season (all competitions): 18 – Yunus Sert, 17 – Ed Poulter
• Leading 1st XI goalscorers last season (all competitions): 5 – Alex Gilbert
• Worst discipline last season: 6 yellows – Yunus Sert
• 26 players used in 8 League and Cup games to date
• Leading OHAFC 1s appearaces this season (all competitions): 8 - Alex Breeden & Yunus Sert are the remaining ever-presents
• Leading OHAFC 1s goalscorers this season (all competitions): 14 – James Breeden, 3 – Adejokun
• James Breeden has scored 8 of the side’s last 9 goals and needs just 4 more to set a new record for the most 1st XI goals scored in a single season since 2009/10 (current holder: Harry Hoffen, 17 in the 2011/12 season)
• Worst OHAFC 1s discipline this season (all competitions): 3 yellows – James Breeden, 2 yellows – Alex Breeden
• Most OHAFC League appearances v Bradfield (previous 9 seasons, 5 games played): 4 – Milln, Richardson; 3 – A Breeden, Hill, Y Sert
• Leading OHAFC League goalscorers v Bradfield (previous 9 seasons): 3 – A Breeden, Harder
• Most OHAFC League appearances at Harrow (previous 9 seasons, max 2 games): 2 – Milln, Richardson
• Leading OHAFC League goalscorers at Harrow (previous 9 seasons): 3 - Harder
• 12-man squad named for Matchday 7
• Ed Poulter set for 100th 1st XI League start & appearance (last 9 seasons) – becomes only the 2nd player to reach these two milestones (also: David Lederman)
• Yunus Sert set for 50th career 1st XI start in all competitions
• Hugo Trower set for 40th career club start and 25th career 1st XI League appearance
• Fred Richardson set for 5th 1st XI League appearance & 5th 1st XI start in all competitions this season
• Ciaran Jordan set for 5th 1st XI appearance of season & career
• James Breeden has now scored 14 goals in 7 1st XI appearances this season and needs just four more goals to break the record for the highest goals tally for the 1st XI in a single season (all competitions, last 9 seasons only)
• Also in Squad: Josh Adejokun, Alex Breeden, Will Bamford, Jonny Lalude, Fraser McGuinness & Adi Omisore
• Total 1st XI appearances / goals in 12-man squad (all competitions, last 9 seasons): 437/50
• Average 1st XI apps / goals in 12-man squad (all comps, last 9 seasons): 36/4
• Total Club appearances / goals in 12-man squad (all competitions, last 9 seasons): 521/66
• Average Club apps / goals in 12-man squad (all comps, last 9 seasons): 43/6

OHAFC 2nd XI: Old Foresters 2s (H), Arthurian League Division Two, 11.45am KO at Harrow School, Philathletic Pitches, Harrow HA1 3JD

DIVISION

• Eleventh weekend of the Arthurian League season
• OHAFC 2s return to Division Two for the first time since the 2009/10 season
• Division Two made up of 10 sides: Alleynians, Charterhouse 2s, Charterhouse 3s, Eton 2s, Forest 2s, KCS Wimbledon 2s, Lancing 2s, Radleians & Westminsters
• OHAFC 2s and Alleynians promoted from Division Three last season, Radleians relegated from Division One
• Lancing 2s are the reigning Division Two champions, earning 30pts from 16 League games last season
• OHAFC 2s unable to earn promotion into Division One, bottom two sides relegated to Division Four
• Average points per game needed to win Division Two (last 5 seasons): 2.05 (37pts this season)
• Average points per game needed to avoid relegation to Division Three (last 5 seasons): 0.88 (16pts this season)
• OHAFC currently on 0.38 pts per game
• Other Division Two fixtures this weekend: Charterhouse 3s (6th) v Alleynians (1st), Eton 2s (2nd) v Lancing 2s (10th) & Westminsters (8th) v Radleians (4th)
• OHAFC 2s will climb above their opponents into 7th or 8th with a win and either stay 9th or drop to 10th with a draw or defeat
• Just four points separate the bottom five sides in the division

FIXTURE

• OHAFC 2s (9th, 3pts) v Old Foresters 2s (7th, 5pts) in Arthurian League Division Two
• 9th fixture of the season for OHAFC, 6th for Forest
• 5th home fixture of the season for the OHAFC
• Just six other sides in the Arthurian League have played as many League games as the OHAFC 2s this season – three of these teams are not in action this weekend
• Distance to ground from Duke on the Green Pub, Parsons Green: 9.5 miles
• Average distance for 18 League games this season: 11.17 miles (last season 8.92 miles)
• Referee: Tini Kaja
• Refereeing his 3rd OHAFC League fixture in 9 seasons, both previous games earlier this season
• Officiated the 1st XI’s 3-0 home win over Repton On October 28th and the 2s’ 2-1 home defeat by Charterhouse 2s the week before
• No yellow or red cards shown to OHAFC players, awarded a penalty to the 2s after Gbeminiyi Soyinka was brought down in the second half
• Weather forecast: Cloudy, 7 degrees
• Pitch forecast: Excellent 80%, Good 20%
• Following last week’s defeat at Radley, the OHAFC 2s have now played more games on astroturf this season than in any other season in the side’s history: 4
• The OHAFC 1st XI played five games on astro in the 2015/16 season

TEAMS

• Average position of OHAFC 2nd XI last 5 seasons/Average points: 5th in Division Three/22pts
• Average position of Forest last 5 seasons/Average points: 9th in Division Two/19pts
• Forest have established themselves as a solid Division Two side following promotion from Division Three in 2013/14
• OHAFC Division Three form last season: Pld 14, won 11, drawn 1, lost 2, goals scored 45 (2nd most in division), conceded 21 (fewest in division)
• Forest Division Two form last season: Pld 16, won 5, drawn 2, lost 9, scored 21 (2nd fewest in division), conceded 36 (2nd most in division)
• OHAFC home League form last season: Pld 7, won 4, drawn 1, lost 2, scored 16, conceded 12
• OHAFC 2s had the best home form in Division Three last season
• Forest away League form last season: Pld 8, drawn 1, lost 7, scored 6, conceded 23
• Forest had the worst away record in Division Two last season and were the only side not to win on the road
• Current form (last 3 League games): OHAFC L W L Forest L L D
• Forest have not won in the League since their 3-1 victory over Radley on the opening day of the season
• OHAFC home League form this season: Pld 4, won 1, lost 3, scored 5, conceded 14
• OHAFC have conceded more League goals at home than any other side in Division Two (14), although after conceding 11 goals in their first two home games, the side has conceded just three in their next two
• Forest away League form this season: Pld 2, drawn 1, lost 1, scored 1, conceded 4
• Last time out: OHAFC lost 3-2 at Radley in Division One, Forest lost 5-3 at Old Manorians in the AFA Cup, both games last weekend
• Corresponding fixture last season: The sides did not meet last season
• Previous meeting: the sides drew 2-2 at Harrow on November 16th 2013, Jack Orr-Ewing and Max Curry scoring for the OHAFC, in a match designated a home game for Forest
• Harry Woolley is the only player in Saturday’s matchday squad to have played in that game (David Lederman was referee)
• The OHAFC and Old Foresters 2nd XI’s have crossed paths in three previous seasons: in Division Two in 2009/10 and Division Three between 2012 & 2014
• Overall League record between teams (last 8 seasons): Pld 6, OHAFC won 1, drawn 1, lost 4, scored 13, conceded 20
• League record at Harrow (last 8 seasons): Pld 3, OHAFC won 1, lost 2, scored 8, conceded 10
• Record OHAFC victory: 3-2 at home in Division Three on November 24th 2012 (Dave Stead scoring a hat-trick)
• Record OHAFC defeat: 4-0 away in Division Three on March 2nd 2013

PLAYERS

• 46 players from squad used last season, 143 in the last nine seasons
• Leading 2nd XI appearances last season (all competitions, 17 games max): 16 – Lederman, 15 - Taunton-Collins
• Leading 2nd XI goalscorers last season (all competitions): 20 – Soyinka, 13 - Alhadeff
• Worst discipline last season: 1 yellow – Barwick, H Morrison, Sert
• 39 players used in 7 League games to date this season
• Leading 2nd XI appearances this season (all competitions): 7 – Woolley, 6 – Lederman, Taunton-Collins
• Leading 2nd XI goalscorers this season (all competitions): 2 – Alhadeff, Lederman, Soyinka
• Worst discipline this season: 1 yellow – Gilbert, A Pittalis, Woolley
• Most OHAFC League appearances v Radleians (previous 8 seasons, 2 games played): 4 players have played in both fixtures to date
• Leading OHAFC League goalscorers v Radley (previous 8 seasons): 2 – James Breeden
• Most OHAFC League appearances at Radley (previous 8 seasons): Only 1 game
• Leading OHAFC League goalscorers at Radley (previous 8 seasons): 1 – J Breeden, Warner
• 12-man squad named for Matchday 9
• Geoff Taunton-Collins set for 60th career 2nd XI appearance and 50th career 2nd XI League start
• David Lederman set for 25th 2nd XI League start (last 9 seasons)
• Alexi Pittalis set for 10th career club appearance and 5th 2nd XI start & appearance this season
• Pablo Hutchinson set for 10th career 2nd XI League appearance
• Giles Clarke set for season debut for the club
• Jack Orr-Ewing & Gbeminiyi Soyinka both yet to start an OHAFC game this season through injury (last season made 10 & 11 starts respectively)
• Also in Squad: Jack Alhadeff, Kyri Pittalis, Will Swan, Tom Ward & Harry Woolley
• Total 2nd XI appearances / goals in 13-man squad (all competitions, last 9 seasons): 419/141
• Average 2nd XI apps / goals in 13-man squad (all comps, last 9 seasons): 35/12
• Total Club appearances / goals in 13-man squad (all competitions, last 8 seasons): 626/189
• Average Club apps / goals in 13-man squad (all comps, last 8 seasons): 52/16

OHAFC 3rd XI: Old Kings Scholars (A), Arthurian League Division Five South, 2pm KO at Hampton Sports & Fitness Centre, Hanworth Road, Hampton TW12 3HB

DIVISION

• Eleventh weekend of the 2017/18 Arthurian League season
• OHAFC sit top of an Arthurian League division for the first time since the side’s reformation in 2012/13
• Division Five South made up of 8 sides: Amplefordians, Epsom 2s, Harrow 3s, KCS Wimbledon 3s, Kings Scholars, Malvern 2s, Shirburnians, Westminsters 2s
• Epsom 2s, Kings Scholars & Shirburnians are making their debuts in the Arthurian League
• 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): 2.26 (32pts this season)
• Average points per game needed to make play-offs from Division Five South (last 2 seasons): 1.81 (25pts this season)
• OHAFC 3s current avg pts/game: 2.50 – on course for 35 pts
• Other Division Five South fixtures this weekend: Old Shirburnians (3rd) v Old Amplefordians (2nd)
• OHAFC 3s will stay top or drop to second with a win or draw on Saturday, can drop to third with a defeat

FIXTURE

• Old Kings Scholars (6th, 7pts) v OHAFC 3s (1st, 15pts) in Arthurian League Division Five South
• First ever meeting between the two clubs at any level
• 7th game of the season for OHAFC, 8th for Kings Scholars
• 5th away game of the season for the OHAFC 3s – only the trips to Epsom 2s & Westminster 2s remain after Saturday
• Distance to ground from Duke on the Green Pub: 9.7 miles
• This is the third longest away trip of the season
• Average distance for 7 away League games: 7.7 miles
• Average distance for 14 League fixtures this season: 8.59 miles (last season: 8.4 miles)
• Referee: Chris Grady
• Refereeing his first ever OHAFC League fixture
• Weather forecast: Rain, 8 degrees
• Pitch forecast: Astroturf
• This is the side’s 3rd League fixture on astroturf this season, matching their highest tally which was recorded last season
• OHAFC 3s League record on astroturf over the past 6 seasons: Pld 10, won 6, lost 4, scored 29, conceded 23
• Astroturf record away from home: Pld 6, won 5, lost 1, scored 18, conceded 10
• Only away League defeat on astroturf was the 2-1 loss at Rugbeians at the end of last season
• Astroturf record this season: The side has beaten Shirburnians 3-0 and KCS Wimbledon 4-2, both games away from home

TEAMS

• Average position & points of OHAFC 3rd XI last 5 seasons: 3rd in Division Five, 10pts
• Average position & points of Kings Scholars last 5 seasons: This is the club’s first season in the Arthurian League
• OHAFC 3s Division Five South League form last season: Pld 14, won 3, drawn 3, lost 8, goals scored 24 (fewest in division), conceded 49 (most in division)
• OHAFC 3s away League form last season: Pld 7, won 2, drawn 2, lost 3, scored 15, conceded 17
• Current League form (last 3 League games of last season): OHAFC W W W, Kings Scholars L W L
• OHAFC 3s have won five League games in a row for the first time since the side’s reformation in 2012
• Kings Scholars have conceded three goals in four of their last 5 fixtures (and conceded 2 in the other)
• OHAFC away form this season: Pld 4, won 3, lost 1, scored 11, conceded 9
• Kings Scholars home form this season: Pld 4, won 1, drawn 1, lost 2, scored 8, conceded 13
• Corresponding fixture last season: No fixture
• Previous meeting: the sides have not met previously
• Last time out: OHAFC 3s beat Amplefordians 4-1 on the Hill a fortnight ago, Kings Scholars lost 3-2 away to Old Westminsters 2s last weekend
• The OHAFC 3rd XI are attempting to win a SIXTH successive League victory on Saturday: the club record since stats began in 2009/10 season is SIX, achieved by the OHAFC 1st XI in the 2009/10 season and the 2011/12 season
• A win will also see the side set a new record for the highest number of points earned in a League season by the 3rd XI (since 2012/13)

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

• 63 players used by 3rd XI in all competitions last season, 62 in 14 League games
• 125 players have represented the 3rd XI since the start of the 2012/13 season
• Leading 3rd XI appearances last season – All competitions: 10 – N Callander, C Ilogu, Kapoor
• Leading 3rd XI goalscorers last season – All competitions: 5 – N Callander, Walker
• Worst discipline last season – All competitions: 1 yellow – C Bick, Kapoor, Smith
• Leading 3rd XI appearances this season – All competitions: 6 – Connor Barrett, Ned Callander & Nick Kapoor
• Leading 3rd XI goalscorers this season – All competitions: 5 – Alex Smith, 3 – Charlie Bick
• 12-man squad named for Matchday 7
• Alex Smith set for 30th career 3rd XI start – becomes the 3rd player to reach this milestone after Alec Fogarty & Nick Kapoor
• Ned Callander set for 25th career start for the 3rd XI (and club)
• Oli Walker set for 20th career 3rd XI start & appearance
• Harry Bick set for 10th career 3rd XI League start
• Oscar Gairard set for 5th 3rd XI appearance of the season & career
• Tom Faber set for 5th 3rd XI appearance this season
• Emre Sert set for 3rd XI season debut
• Also in matchday squad: Connor Barrett, Charlie Bick, Hussein Janmo, Nick Kapoor & Harry Turner
• Total 3rd XI appearances / goals in 12-man squad (all competitions, last 9 seasons): 205/67
• Average 3rd XI appearances / goals in 12-man squad (all competitions, last 9 seasons): 17/6
• Total Club appearances / goals in 12-man squad (all competitions, last 9 seasons): 279/84
• Average Club appearances / goals in 12-man squad (all competitions, last 9 seasons): 23/7