OHAFC 1st XI: Old Brentwoods (H), Arthurian League Division One, 1pm KO at Harrow School Phil Pitches, HA1 4AD

DIVISION

• 19th 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: 2.00 (11 games played)
• Predicted points tally: At current rate (2.00pts/game): 32pts
• Other Division One fixture this weekend: Old Malvernians (7th) v Old Cholmeleians (5th), Old Reptonians (6th) v Old Aldenhamians (6th) & Old Wellingtonians (9th) v Old Berkhamstedians (3rd)
• OHAFC will remain 2nd with a win, will stay 2nd or drop to 3rd with draw or defeat
• Old Bradfieldians need five more points from five games to clinch the Division One title

FIXTURE

• OHAFC 1s (2nd, 22pts) v Old Brentwoods (4th, 18pts) in Arthurian League Division One
• This is the OHAFC 1’s most common opponent over the past nine seasons, the two sides having played in the same division in all nine
• 12th League fixture of the season for the OHAFC, 11th for Brentwoods
• 6th home League game of the season for the OHAFC 1s
• 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: Alan Greenberg
• Refereeing his 20th OHAFC League fixture in the last 9 seasons – more than any other match official
• Club record of 7 wins, 2 draws and 10 defeats in the 20 games, 42 goals scored & 42 conceded
• 10 yellow cards shown to OHAFC players and four penalties awarded
• Has officiated the 1st XI on 15 occasions, the side winning only 4, drawing 2 and losing 9 times
• All ten OHAFC players cautioned have been in 1st XI games
• Previous OHAFC fixture officiated: The 1s’ 2-1 home win over Forest last season on March 4th 2017 – Ed Poulter & Nick Scarborough both shown yellow cards
• Weather forecast: Showers, 7 degrees
• Pitch forecast: Excellent 90%, Good 10%

TEAMS

• Last season OHAFC 1s finished 9th in the Premier Division with 13pts
• Last season Brentwood finished 10th in the Premier Division with 11pts
• Average position of OHAFC 1st XI last 5 seasons/Average points: 9th in Premier Division/22pts
• Average position of Brentwood last 5 seasons/Average points: 9th in Premier Division/24pts
• Brentwoods have closely mirrored the performance of the OHAFC 1st XI over the past five seasons, being relegated twice from the Premier Division at the same time and promoted back up in between
• 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)
• Brentwood Premier Division form last season: Pld 18, won 3, drawn 2, lost 13, scored 21 (fewest in division), conceded 49 (joint 2nd most in division)
• OHAFC home League form last season: Pld 9, won 2, lost 7, scored 12, conceded 28
• Brentwood away League form last season: Pld 9, lost 9, scored 9, conceded 34
• Brentwoods possessed the worst away record in the entire Arthurian League last season
• OHAFC home form this season: Pld 5, won 3, lost 2, scored 18, conceded 9
• Brentwood away form this season: Pld 3, won 1, lost 2, scored 9, conceded 7
• Brentwoods only home League win to date was in their previous fixture, 3-2 against the Old Berkhamstedians on December 9th 2017
• Current form (last 3 League games): OHAFC W W W Brentwoods W L W
• Last time out: OHAFC won 5-3 at the Old Berkhamstedians last weekend, Brentwoods beat the same opponents 3-2 at home on December 9th
• Corresponding fixture last season: the OHAFC won 2-1 on the Hill on April 1st 2017, Jesse Duah scoring both Harrow’s goals
• Previous meeting: OHAFC won 3-2 at Brentwoods on November 11th 2017, James Breeden scoring twice and Alex Gilbert the other
• Overall League record between teams (last nine seasons): Pld 17, OHAFC won 11, drawn 1, lost 5, scored 44, conceded 32
• League record at Harrow (last 8 seasons): Pld 8, OHAFC won 7, lost 1, scored 29, conceded 11
• Ironically, the only home loss to the Old Brentwoods came in the season the OHAFC won the Premier Division, losing 4-3 at John Lyon School on March 6th 2010
• Record OHAFC League victory (last 9 seasons): 6-1 at Harrow on November 9th 2013
• Record OHAFC League defeat (last 9 seasons): 8-2 at Brentwood on December 20th 2014

PLAYERS

• 54 players from squad used last season, 119 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
• 36 players used in 13 League and Cup games so far this season
• Leading OHAFC 1s appearances this season (all competitions): 12 - Alex Breeden & Yunus Sert
• Leading OHAFC 1s goalscorers this season (all competitions): 23 – James Breeden, 6 – Josh Adejokun
• Worst OHAFC 1s discipline this season (all competitions): 4 yellows – James Breeden, 2 yellows – Alex Breeden, Yunus Sert
• Most OHAFC League appearances v Brentwoods (previous 9 seasons, 17 games played):
• Leading OHAFC League goalscorers v Brentwoods (previous 9 seasons):
• Most OHAFC League appearances at Harrow (previous 8 seasons, 8 games played):
• Leading OHAFC League goalscorers at Harrow (previous 8 seasons):
• 13-man squad named for Matchday 14
• Fred Richardson set for 80th career 1st XI League appearance
• Jonny Lalude set for 40th career club appearance
• Cyprian Owen-Edmunds set for 30th career club appearance
• Dan Firoozan set for 25th career 1st XI start & appearance in all competitions and 20th career 1st XI League start & appearance; has yet to begin his new novel
• Hugo Trower set for 25th career 1st XI start and 5th 1s start & appearance this season
• Hamish MacIntyre set for 20th career 1st XI start & appearance
• James Breeden set for 20th career 1st XI League start & appearance; is one booking away from a suspension
• Ed Poulter set for 10th 1st XI start & appearance this season
• Chester Robinson set for 5th 1st XI League start of season & career
• Alex Gilbert set for 5th 1st XI start this season
• Harry Hoffen set for 5th club appearance this season
• Also in Squad: Kyle Barrett & Fraser McGuinness
• Total 1st XI appearances / goals in 13-man squad (all competitions, last 9 seasons): 548/143
• Average 1st XI apps / goals in 13-man squad (all comps, last 9 seasons): 42/11
• Total Club appearances / goals in 13-man squad (all competitions, last 9 seasons): 636/155
• Average Club apps / goals in 13-man squad (all comps, last 9 seasons): 49/12
• Average age of the 1st XI squad this weekend: 26yrs 5mths
• Oldest player: Harry Hoffen, 41yrs 4mths
• Youngest player: Dan Firoozan, 22yrs 1mth

OHAFC 2nd XI: Old Westminsters (H), Arthurian League Division Two, 12pm KO at Harrow School Phil Pitches HA1 4AD

DIVISION

• 19th weekend of the Arthurian League season
• OHAFC 2s return to Division Two for the first time since the 2009/10 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 2s current avg points/game: 0.75 (12 games played)
• Predicted points tally: At current rate (0.75pts/game): 14pts
• Other Division Two fixtures this weekend: Charterhouse 2s (3rd) v Lancing 2s (10th) & Radleians (2nd) v Forest 2s (6th)
• OHAFC 2s will climb into 8th with a draw or win, will stay 9th with defeat

FIXTURE

• OHAFC 2s (9th, 9pts) v Old Westminsters (4th, 17pts) in Arthurian League Division Two
• 13th League fixture of the season for the OHAFC, 10th for Wesminsters
• The OHAFC 2s have not played since Saturday December 9th – 7 weeks
• In that time both the 1st XI & 3rd XI have played three League fixtures each
• 8th home League game of the season for the OHAFC, only the visit of Radleians remains after Saturday
• Distance to ground from Duke on the Green Pub, Parsons Green: 9.5 miles
• Average distance for 18 League games this season: 11.7 miles (last season 8.92 miles)
• Referee: Temitope Shabi
• Refereeing his 18th OHAFC League fixture in the past 9 seasons – second only to Alan Greenberg
• OHAFC record of 9 wins, 2 draws and 6 defeats in the previous 17 games, 45 goals scored, 49 conceded
• Not a single OHAFC player carded in any fixture and only one penalty awarded
• Has referee the 2s on five occasions, all at home, OHAFC winning 3, losing 2, scoring 16 goals, conceding 18
• Previous OHAFC fixture officiated: The 3s’ 3-1 home win over Malvernian 2s on January 6th
• Previous OHAFC 2s fixture officiated: the 8-1 home defeat to Millfield on February 14th 2015
• Weather forecast: Light rain, 7 degrees
• Pitch forecast: Excellent 90%, Good 10%

TEAMS

• Last season OHAFC 2s finished 2nd in Division Three with 34pts
• Last season Westminsters finished 4th in Division Two with 23pts
• Average position of OHAFC 2nd XI last 5 seasons/Average points: 5th in Division Three/22pts
• Average position of Westminsters last 5 seasons/Average points: 10th in Division One/21pts
• Westminsters have established themselves as a solid Division Two performer following relegation from Division One in 2014/15
• 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)
• Westminster’s Division Two form last season: Pld 16, won 7, drawn 2, lost 7, goals scored 44 (most in division), conceded 41 (most in division)
• OHAFC home League form last season: Pld 7, won 7, scored 29, conceded 9
• OHAFC had the best home record in Division Three last season
• Westminsters away League form last season: Pld 8, won 2, drawn 1, lost 5, scored 22, conceded 25
• OHAFC home League form this season: Pld 7, won 3, lost 4, scored 13, conceded 18
• Westminsters away League form this season: Pld 5, won 3, drawn 2, scored 11, conceded 6
• Westminsters are the only side still unbeaten away from home in Division Two this season
• Current form (last 3 League games): OHAFC L L W Westminsters W W W
• Westminsters last failed to win a League game on November 18th at home to the Old Radleians (4 games)
• Last time out: OHAFC lost 2-1 at home to Charterhouse 3s on December 9th, Westminsters beat the Old Stoics 6-1 in the Junior League Cup 1st round last weekend
• Corresponding fixture last season: Sides did not meet at Harrow last season
• Previous meeting: Westminsters won 5-0 at Bacon Community Astro on December 2nd 2017
• Overall League record between teams (last 9 seasons): The fixture in December is the only League meeting between the teams in the last 9 seasons
• League record at Harrow (last 9 seasons): No previous meetings
• Record OHAFC League victory: N/A
• Record OHAFC League defeat: 5-0 away on December 2nd 2017

PLAYERS

• 46 players from squad used last season, 154 in the last nine seasons (including current one)
• Leading 2nd XI appearances last season (all competitions): 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, Y Sert
• 45 players used in 12 League appearances so far this season
• Leading 2nd XI appearances this season (all competitions): 12 – Woolley, 11 – Lederman, Taunton-Collins
• Leading 2nd XI goalscorers this season (all competitions): 3 – Alhadeff, Soyinka
• Worst discipline this season (all competitions): 2 yellows – Alexi Pittalis
• Most OHAFC League appearances v Westminsters (last 9 seasons, 1 game played): 14 players used in the only fixture
• Leading OHAFC League goalscorers v Westminsters (last 9 seasons): No goals scored
• Most OHAFC League appearances at Harrow (last 9 seasons): No game played
• Leading OHAFC League goalscorers at Harrow (last 9 seasons): No games played
• 13-man squad named for Matchday 13
• Harry Woolley set for 70th 2nd XI League start (last 9 seasons)
• Mike Okoigun set for 30th career club appearance, 25th career club start, 5th 2nd XI appearance this season and 5th club start this season
• David Lederman set for 30th 2nd XI appearance (last 9 seasons)
• Rollo Hovey set for 20th career 2nd XI start
• Jack Alhadeff set for 10th club start & appearance this season
• Doug Morrison set for 5th 2nd XI start & appearance this season
• Gbeminiyi Soyinka set for 5th 2nd XI appearance this season
• Max Curry set for first appearance this season for the OHAFC
• Also in Squad: Anthony Beresford, Will Payne, Kyri Pittalis, Geoff Taunton-Collins & Tom Ward
• Total 2nd XI appearances/goals in 13-man squad (all competitions, last 9 seasons): 469/169
• Average 2nd XI apps/goals in 13-man squad (all comps, last 9 seasons): 36/13
• Total Club appearances/goals in 13-man squad (all competitions, last 9 seasons): 682/219
• Average Club apps/goals in 13-man squad (all comps, last 9 seasons): 52/17
• Average age of squad: 28yrs 7mths
• Oldest Player: David Lederman, 43yrs 5mths
• Youngest Player: Will Payne, 19yrs 2mths

OHAFC 3rd XI: Old Bancroftians (H), David Woolcott Trophy 1st Round, 1pm KO at Old Bancroftians Rugby Ground, Buckhurst Way, Buckhurst Hill, Essex IG9 6JD

DAVID WOOLCOTT TROPHY

• 19th weekend of 2017/18 Arthurian League season
• Knockout cup competition for Arthurian League teams in Divisions Four & Five North/South plus several invited non-League sides
• First Round draw includes 23 teams but only 7 fixtures, the remaining nine side all receive byes into Round Two
• Sides must win 4 ties to reach the David Woolcott Trophy final (assuming no byes)
• Final to be played at Merchant Taylors School at the end of April
• Current holders: Old Tonbridgians 2s beat Old Rugbeians 6-5 on penalties in last season’s final after the sides had drawn 1-1 after normal time
• The winners of Saturday’s tie have been drawn at home to the Old Foresters 3s in round two

FIXTURE

• Old Bancroftians (7th in Division Four) v OHAFC 3s (1st in Division Five South) in the 1st round of the David Woolcott Trophy
• 1st Cup tie of the season for the OHAFC, 2nd for Bancroftians (lost 6-1 to Tonbridge 2s in the 1st Rd of the Junior League Cup last weekend)
• Sides have met four times previously in the League in the last decade
• Distance to ground from Duke on the Green Pub, Parsons Green: 14.7 miles
• This is a longer trip than any away game in the League this season
• Average distance for 14 League games this season: 8.92 miles (last season 7.33 miles)
• Referee: Peter Spelman
• Has refereed six OHAFC League fixtures in the last 9 seasons, all away from home
• OHAFC record of 1 win, 2 draws & 3 defeats, 8 goals scored, 17 conceded, 1 yellow card shown to an OHAFC player and one penalty awarded
• Has previously refereed the OHAFC 3rd XI twice, a 3-0 defeat at Chigs 3s in the final game of the 2012/13 season and the 1-1 draw at Bancroftians in the last game of the 2014/15 season
• Weather forecast: Cloudy, 8 degrees
• Previous pitch conditions at Bancroftians: 2014/15 – Poor, 2015/16 - Terrible

TEAMS

• Neither side has ever won the competition
• Just 2 places separate the two sides in the Arthurian League (ignoring the Division Five North division)
• OHAFC Division Five South form this season: Pld 10, won 8, drawn 1, lost 1, scored 30, conceded 14
• Bancroftians’ Division Four form this season: Pld 9, won 2, drawn 2, lost 5, scored 16, conceded 29
• OHAFC away League form this season: Pld 5, won 4, lost 1, scored 18, conceded 10
• Bancroftians’ home League form this season: Pld 4, won 1, lost 3, scored 8, conceded 8
• Current form (League & Cup): OHAFC D W W; Bancroftians L L D
• OHAFC have lost only one game this season, the opening day 6-0 defeat away to Old Malvernian 2s
• Bancroftians have not won in any competition since a 3-1 win at Old Stoics on November 11th 2017
• Last time out: OHAFC drew 1-1 at home to Old King’s Scholars in the League, Bancroftians lost 6-1 at home to Tonbridge 2s in the Junior League Cup, both games last weekend
• Last season in the David Woolcott Trophy: OHAFC lost 9-3 at home to the Old Albanians in the first round, Bancroftians lost 1-0 away to eventual winners Old Tonbridgians 2s in the quarter-finals
• OHAFC David Woolcott Trophy Record (last 3 seasons): Pld 4, won 1, lost 3, scored 10, conceded 16
• Bancroftians David Woolcott Trophy (last 4 seasons): Pld 6, won 2, lost 4, scored 7, conceded 10
• OHAFC DWT rounds reached last 3 seasons: Quarter-Final x1, 2nd Round x1, 1st Round x1
• Bancroftians DWT rounds reached last 4 seasons: Quarter-Final x1, 2nd Round x3
• OHAFC 3s DWT record victory: 4-2 (H) v Old Rugbeians, 1st Rd, March 7th 2015
• OHAFC 3s DWT record defeat: 9-3 (H) v Old Albanians, 1st Rd, February 18th 2017
• League history between the teams (last 9 seasons): 4 previous meetings, OHAFC have drawn 2 and lost 2, scored 5, conceded 9
• League history at Bancroft: 2 meetings, OHAFC have drawn 1 and lost 1, scored 1, conceded 2
• Sides have never met previously in the DW Trophy
• Winners of Saturday’s tie will be at home to Old Foresters 3s in round two

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
• 36 players used in 10 League games this season
• Leading 3rd XI appearances this season – All competitions: 10 - Ned Callander & Nick Kapoor
• Leading 3rd XI goalscorers this season – All competitions: 11 – Alex Smith, 6 – Ned Callander
• Worst discipline this season – All competitions: 1 yellow – Harry Bick, Nick Kapoor
• 11-man squad named for Matchday 11
• Hussein Janmo set for 20th career 3rd XI appearance and David Woolcott Trophy (DWT) debut
• Tommy Faber set for 20th career club start
• Alex Smith set for 10th 3rd XI start & appearance this season and 5th 3rd XI start & appearance in cup competitions
• Charlie Bick set for 10th 3rd XI start & appearance this season and DWT debut
• Harry Bick set for 10th 3rd XI start & appearance this season
• Connor Barrett set for 10th 3rd XI start & appearance this season
• Nick Kapoor set for 10th 3rd XI start this season
• Ed Richards set for 5th career 3rd XI start & appearance
• Al Fogarty set for 5th career 3rd XI start & appearance in cup competitions
• Chuka Ilogu set for 5th 3rd XI start this season
• Oscar Gairard set for 3rd XI cup debut
• Total 3rd XI appearances / goals in 14-man squad (all competitions, last 9 seasons): 230/23
• Average 3rd XI appearances / goals in 14-man squad (all competitions, last 9 seasons): 21/2
• Total Club appearances / goals in 14-man squad (all competitions, last 9 seasons): 244/64
• Average Club appearances / goals in 14-man squad (all competitions, last 9 seasons): 22/6
• Average age of squad: 25yrs 6mths
• Oldest Player: Alec Fogarty, 27yrs 6mths
• Youngest Player: Oscar Gairard, 18yrs 5mths