OHAFC 1st XI: Old Reptonians (A), Arthurian League Division One, 1.30pm KO at Merchant Taylors’ School, Sandy Lodge, Northwood, Middlesex HA6 2HT

DIVISION

• 17th weekend of the Arthurian League season
• OHAFC 1s return to Division One following their second relegation in three seasons
• 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: 1.78 (9 games played)
• Predicted points tally: At current rate (1.78pts/game): 28pts
• Other Division One fixture this weekend: Old Berkhamstedians (2nd) v Old Bradfieldians (1st), Old Malvernians (7th) v Old Aldenhamians (6th) & Old Wellingtonians (9th) v Old Cholmeleians (5th)
• OHAFC will climb to 3rd with a win, will remain 4th with draw or defeat

FIXTURE

• Old Reptonians (8th, 3pts) v OHAFC 1s (4th, 13pts) in Arthurian League Division One
• 10th League fixture of the season for OHAFC, 7th for Repton
• 5th away League game of the season for the OHAFC 1s
• Distance to ground from Duke on the Green Pub, Parsons Green: 14.8 miles
• This is the 2nd longest away trip of the season for the OHAFC 1s
• Average distance for 8 away League games this season: 11.8 miles (last season 14.2 miles)
• Average distance for 16 League games this season: 10 miles (last season 11.83 miles)
• Referee: Kevin Lowe
• Refereeing his 9th OHAFC League fixture in the last 9 seasons
• OHAFC record of 4 wins, a draw and 3 defeats in the previous 8 games, 23 goals scored, 17 conceded
• 3 yellow cards and no red cards dished out to OHAFC players
• Has refereed the 1st XI on 5 previous occasions, the side winning 1, drawing 1 and losing 3
• Previous OHAFC fixture officiated: The 1s’ 5-1 home defeat to Berkhamstedians on November 25th – skipper Yunus Sert was booked
• Weather forecast: Cloudy, 5 degrees
• Acceptable glove-wearing threshold: 5 degrees
• Acceptable leggings-wearing threshold: 0 degrees
• Previous pitch conditions at Repton: 2016 - Fair

TEAMS

• Last season OHAFC 1s finished 9th in the Premier Division with 13pts
• Last season Repton finished 5th in Division One with 21pts
• Average position of OHAFC 1st XI last 5 seasons/Average points: 9th in Premier Division/22pts
• Average position of Repton last 5 seasons/Average points: 6th in Division One/26pts
• Repton have finished either 3rd, 4th or 5th in Division One following their promotion from Division Two five seasons ago; they have also reached the final of the Arthur Dunn Cup in that time
• 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)
• Repton Division One form last season: Pld 18, won 6, drawn 3, lost 9, scored 31 (fewest in division), conceded 44 (5th fewest in division)
• OHAFC away League form last season: Pld 9, won 1, drawn 4, lost 4, scored 11, conceded 24
• Repton home League form last season: Pld 9, won 2, drawn 2, lost 5, scored 16, conceded 27
• OHAFC away form this season: Pld 4, won 2, drawn 1, lost 1, scored 11, conceded 9
• Repton home form this season: Pld 2, won 1, lost 1, scored 4, conceded 4
• Current form (last 3 League games): OHAFC L L W Repton
• Last time out: OHAFC beat Old Malvernians 6-2 in the League on the Hill on December 9th, Repton thrashed Sennockians 9-1 at home in the Dunn Cup 2nd round last weekend
• Corresponding fixture last season: The sides did not meet last season
• Previous meeting: OHAFC won 3-0 at home on October 28th 2017 (Scorer: James Breeden hat-trick)
• Overall League record between teams (last nine seasons): Pld 3, OHAFC won 2, drawn 1, scored 6, conceded 0
• Repton (3 games) and Wellington (3 games) are the only teams the OHAFC have faced in the last 9 seasons of Arthurian League football thy are yet to concede a goal to (21 different sides faced)
• League record at Repton (last nine seasons): Only game played was the 0-0 draw on January 16th 2016
• Record OHAFC League victory (last 9 seasons): 3-0 at home on both September 12th 2015 and October 28th 2017
• Record OHAFC League defeat (last 9 seasons): No defeats suffered

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
• 32 players used in 11 League and Cup games so far this season
• Leading OHAFC 1s appearances this season (all competitions): 11 - Alex Breeden & Yunus Sert are the remaining ever-presents
• Leading OHAFC 1s goalscorers this season (all competitions): 17 – James Breeden, 3 – Josh Adejokun
• James Breeden needs one more goal to set a new record for most goals scored in a single 1st XI season (all competitions, since 2009/10 season – current holder: Harry Hoffen, 2011/12)
• Worst OHAFC 1s discipline this season (all competitions): 3 yellows – James Breeden, 2 yellows – Alex Breeden, Yunus Sert
• Most OHAFC League appearances v Repton (previous 9 seasons, 3 games played): 3 – Firoozan, Gilbert
• Leading OHAFC League goalscorers v Repton (previous 9 seasons): 3 – James Breeden, 2 - Firoozan
• Most OHAFC League appearances at Repton (previous 8 seasons, 1 game played): N/A
• Leading OHAFC League goalscorers at Repton (previous 8 seasons): No goals scored
• 14-man squad named for Matchday 12
• Freddie Brunt set for 50th 1s League appearance and 40th 1s League start (last 9 seasons)
• Alex Gilbert set for 50th career 1s start and 5th 1s appearance this season
• Jack Hill set for 40th career club start
• James Breeden set for 20th career 1s start & appearance and 10th 1s start & appearance this season
• Alex Breeden & Yunus Sert both set for 10th 1s League starts & appearances this season
• Josh Adejokun set for 10th 1s start & appearance of season & career
• Emre Sert set for 10th club appearance this season
• Fraser McGuinness set for 5th 1s League start & appearance this season
• Geoff Taunton-Collins & Tass von Hirsch set for 1st XI season debuts
• Also in Squad: Hamish MacIntyre, Archie Maxwell & Ed Poulter
• Total 1st XI appearances / goals in 14-man squad (all competitions, last 9 seasons): 511/86
• Average 1st XI apps / goals in 14-man squad (all comps, last 9 seasons): 37/6
• Total Club appearances / goals in 14-man squad (all competitions, last 9 seasons): 668/119
• Average Club apps / goals in 14-man squad (all comps, last 9 seasons): 48/9
• Average age of the 1st XI squad this weekend: 26yrs 5mths
• Oldest player: Ed Poulter, 36yrs 5mths
• Youngest player: Archie Maxwell, 19yrs

OHAFC 2nd XI - No game, Next Fixture: Old Chigwellians 3s (H), Junior League Cup 1st Rd, Saturday January 20th

OHAFC 3rd XI: Old Epsomian 2s (H), Arthurian League Division Five South, 2pm KO at Harrow School Philathletic Pitches, HA1 4AD

DIVISION

• 17th weekend of the 2017/18 Arthurian League season
• 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: 2.63 – on course for 37pts
• Other Division Five South fixtures this weekend:Old King’s Scholars (6th) v Old KCS Wimbledon 3s (8th), Old Shirburnians (2nd) v Old Malvernian 2s (7th) & Old Westminsters 2s (4th) v Old Amplefordians (3rd)
• OHAFC 3s will stay top with a win, will stay top or drop to 2nd with draw or defeat

FIXTURE

• OHAFC 3s (1st, 21pts) v Old Epsomian 2s (5th, 9pts) in Arthurian League Division Five South
• First ever meeting between the teams
• 9th game of the season for OHAFC, 8th for Epsom
• 4th home game of the season for the OHAFC 3s
• Distance to ground from Duke on the Green Pub: 9.5 miles
• Average distance for 14 League fixtures this season: 8.59 miles (last season: 8.4 miles)
• Referee: George Patriche
• Refereeing his 10th OHAFC League fixture in the past 9 seasons
• Previous OHAFC record of 3 wins and 6 defeats, 13 goals scored 24 conceded
• 7 yellow cards shown to OHAFC players, 3rd most behind Alan Greenberg (10) & Alan Higgs (8)
• Has previously refereed 2 OHAFC 3s games, both at home, OHAFC have lost them both
• Previous OHAFC fixture officiated: the 2s’ 2-1 home defeat to Charterhouse 2s on December 9th 2017
• Previous OHAFC 3s fixture officiated: the 5-2 home defeat to Amplefordians last season on November 12th 2016
• Weather forecast: Cloudy, 5 degrees
• Pitch forecast: Excellent 90%, Good 10%

TEAMS

• Average position & points of OHAFC 3rd XI last 5 seasons: 3rd in Division Five, 10pts
• Average position & points of Epsom 2s last 5 seasons: This is Epsom’s first season of Arthurian League football
• Last season: OHAFC 3s finished bottom of Division Five South
• 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 home League form last season: Pld 7, won 1, drawn 1, lost 5, scored 9, conceded 32
• OHAFC home League form this season: Pld 3, won 3, scored 10, conceded 3
• Epsom 2s away League form this season: Pld 4, won 2, lost 2, scored 6, conceded 8
• Current League form (last 3 League games): OHAFC W W W, Epsom 2s L L W
• OHAFC 2s have won seven League games in a row for the first time since their reformation in 2012
• Epsom have not won in League or Cup since October 28th 2017 (3-0 win at home to Malvern 2s)
• Corresponding fixture last season: N/A
• Previous meeting: Sides have never met previously
• Last time out: OHAFC 3s beat Malvern 2s 3-1 at home last weekend, Epsom 2s lost 5-0 away to Westminster 2s on December 2nd 2017
• The 3s have already set new records this season for most points earned by an OHAFC 3rd XI since the side’s reformation in 2012/13 and most consecutive League wins by any OHAFC team since stats began in 2009/10

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
• 29 players used in 8 League games this season
• Leading 3rd XI appearances this season – All competitions: 8 – Connor Barrett, Ned Callander & Nick Kapoor
• Leading 3rd XI goalscorers this season – All competitions: 10 – Alex Smith, 5 – Ned Callander
• Worst discipline this season – All competitions: 1 yellow – Harry Bick
• 14-man squad named for Matchday 9
• Nick Kapoor set for 40th career 3rd XI League appearance – the first OHAFC player to reach this milestone
• Chuka Ilogu set for 25th career 3rd XI & club appearance
• Connor Barrett & Tom Faber both set for 20th career club starts
• Charlie Bick set for 10th club start this season
• Hussein Janmo set for 5th 3s start this season
• Olly Roberts set for 5th 3s appearance of season & career
• Ludo Callanders set for 5th 3s appearance this season
• Also in matchday squad: Kyle Barrett, Harry Bick, Ned Callander, Alec Fogarty, Alex Smith & Benjy Sewell
• Total 3rd XI appearances / goals in 12-man squad (all competitions, last 9 seasons): 303/78
• Average 3rd XI appearances / goals in 12-man squad (all competitions, last 9 seasons): 22/7
• Total Club appearances / goals in 12-man squad (all competitions, last 9 seasons): 357/88
• Average Club appearances / goals in 12-man squad (all competitions, last 9 seasons): 26/6
• Average age of squad: 26yrs 1mth
• Oldest Player: Ludo Callander, 27yrs 9mths
• Youngest Player: Olly Roberts, 18yrs 11mths