Friday Stat Attack
16 Feb 2018
OHAFC 1st XI: No Fixture - Next Game Old Cholmeleians (H), Saturday March 3rd 2018
OHAFC 2nd XI: Old Carthusians 3s (A), Arthurian League Division Two, 12pm KO, Charterhouse School, Godalming, Surrey GU7 2DX
DIVISION
- 22nd 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: 0.93 (14 games played)
- Predicted points tally: At current rate (0.93pts/game): 17pts
- Other Division Two fixtures this weekend: Alleynians (1st) v Radleians (2nd), Charterhouse 2s (3rd) v Westminsters (4th), Forest 2s (5th) v KCS Wimbledon 2s (8th) & Lancing 2s (10th) v Eton 2s (6th)
- OHAFC 2s will climb to 6th or stay 7th with a win, stay 7th or drop to 8th with a draw and will drop to 8th or 9th with defeat
FIXTURE
- Old Carthusians 3s (9th, 9pts) v OHAFC 2s (7th, 13pts) in Arthurian League Division Two
- 15th League fixture of the season for the OHAFC, 13th for Carthusians
- 7th away League game of the season for the OHAFC
- Distance to ground from Duke on the Green Pub, Parsons Green: 26.5 miles
- This is the longest away trip of the season (along with the Charterhouse 2s trip)
- Average distance for 9 League away games this season: 13.9 miles (last season 8.3 miles)
- Average distance for 18 League games this season: 11.7 miles (last season 8.92 miles)
- Referee: Gareth Dineen
- Refereeing his first ever OHAFC League fixture in the past 9 seasons
- Weather forecast: Sunny, 9 degrees
- Previous pitch conditions at Charterhouse School (last 9 seasons): Good – 6 (75%), Fair – 1 (12.5%), Poor – 1 (12.5%)
TEAMS
- Last season OHAFC 2s finished 2nd in Division Three with 34pts
- Last season Charterhouse 3s finished 2nd in Division Two with 29pts
- Average position of OHAFC 2nd XI last 5 seasons/Average points: 5th in Division Three/22pts
- Average position of Charterhouse 3s last 5 seasons/Average points: 1st in Division Two/37pts
- Charterhouse 3s have been the pre-eminent reserve side in Arthurian League football over the past decade, winning Division Two on five of the last six occasions. Last season they finished a point behind champions Lancing 2s but won the Junior League Cup
- 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)
- Charterhouse 3s Division Two form last season: Pld 16, won 8, drawn 5, lost 3, goals scored 43 (2nd most in division), conceded 27 (2nd fewest in division)
- OHAFC away League form last season: Pld 7, won 4, drawn 1, lost 2, scored 16, conceded 12
- Charterhouse 3s home League form last season: Pld 8, won 5, drawn 1, lost 2, scored 20, conceded 13
- Charterhouse 3s had the best home League record in Division Two last season
- OHAFC away form this season: Pld 6, drawn 1, lost 5, scored 8, conceded 17
- The 2-2 draw away to Charterhouse 2s a fortnight ago was the first point the OHAFC 2s have won away from home this season
- Charterhouse 3s home form this season: Pld 5, won 2, lost 3, scored 6, conceded 11
- Current form (last 3 League games): OHAFC D W L Charterhouse 3s W L W
- Last time out: OHAFC won 3-2 at home to Sennockians in the second round of the Junior League Cup, Charterhouse 3s won 2-1 at KCS Wimbledon 2s in the League, both games last weekend
- Corresponding fixture last season: Sides did not meet last season
- Previous meeting: Charterhouse 3s won 2-1 on the Phil on December 9th 2017
- Overall League record between teams (last 9 seasons): OHAFC have lost all three League meetings between the sides, scoring just 2 and conceding 12
- League record at Charterhouse (last 8 seasons): The only previous fixture at Charterhouse saw the hosts win 8-2 on November 14th 2009 (Harrow scorers: Gibson, Soyinka)
- Record OHAFC League victory: OHAFC have never beaten their rivals in the League
- Record OHAFC League defeat: the 8-2 defeat as above
PLAYERS
- 46 players from squad used last season, 155 in the last nine seasons (including current one)
- Leading 2nd XI appearances last season (all competitions, 17 games played): 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
- 50 players used in 15 League & Cup appearances so far this season
- Giles Newton became the 50th player used by the OHAFC 2s this season when he came on as sub against Old Sennockians last weekend
- Leading 2nd XI appearances this season (all competitions): 14 – Lederman, Taunton-Collins, Woolley
- Leading 2nd XI goalscorers this season (all competitions): 4 – Soyinka, 3 – Alhadeff, Lederman, Okoigun
- Worst discipline this season (all competitions): 2 yellows – Alexi Pittalis
- Most OHAFC League appearances v Carthusians 3s (last 9 seasons, 3 games played): 3 - Woolley
- Leading OHAFC League goalscorers v Carthusians 3s (last 9 seasons): 1 – Gibson, D Morrison, Soyinka
- Most OHAFC League appearances at Charterhouse (last 9 seasons, 1 game played): 12 players played in the single fixture
- Leading OHAFC League goalscorers at Charterhouse (last 9 seasons): 1 – Gibson, Soyinka
- 13-man squad named for Matchday 16
- David Lederman set for 160th club start (last 9 seasons) and 15th 2nd XI start & appearance this season
- Geoff Taunton-Collins set for 80th career club appearance and 15th 2nd XI start & appearance this season
- Max Curry set for 75th career club appearance and 70th career 2nd XI appearance
- Jack Alhadeff set for 40th career club start & appearance and 30th career 2nd XI League start & appearance
- Ed Massey set for 25th career club start
- Harry Woolley set for 15th 2nd XI start & appearance this season
- Doug Morrison set for 10th career 2nd XI League appearance
- Will Payne set for 5th 2nd XI League start of season & career
- Also in Squad: Anthony Beresford, Ollie Curry, Fraser McGuinness, Mike Okoigun & Gbeminiyi Soyinka
- Total 2nd XI appearances/goals in 13-man squad (all competitions, last 9 seasons): 497/179
- Average 2nd XI apps/goals in 13-man squad (all comps, last 9 seasons): 38/14
- Total Club appearances/goals in 13-man squad (all competitions, last 9 seasons): 646/223
- Average Club apps/goals in 13-man squad (all comps, last 9 seasons): 50/17
- Average age of matchday squad: 29yrs 6mths
- Oldest Player: David Lederman, 43yrs 5mths
- Youngest Player: Will Payne, 19yrs 3mths
OHAFC 3rd XI: Old Foresters 3s (H), David Woolcott Trophy 2nd Round, 2pm KO at Harrow School Philathletic pitches, HA1 4AD
DAVID WOOLCOTT TROPHY
- 22nd 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 included 23 teams but only 7 fixtures, the remaining nine sides all received byes into Round Two
- Second round includes 16 teams
- Sides must win 4 ties to reach the David Woolcott Trophy final (assuming no byes)
- Final to be played at Merchant Taylors School on April 21st 2018
- 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 winners of the Merchant Taylors 2s v Brentwoods 3s tie in the quarter-finals
FIXTURE
- OHAFC 3s (1st in Division Five South) v Old Foresters 3s in the 2nd round of the David Woolcott Trophy
- 2nd Cup tie of the season for the OHAFC, 5th for Forest 3s, who have already been eliminated from the Junior League Cup and the AFA Minor Cup
- Sides have met six times previously in the League in the last decade
- 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: George Patriche
- Has refereed 10 OHAFC League fixtures in the last 9 seasons, 9 of them at Harrow
- OHAFC record of 4 wins & 6 defeats, 14 goals scored, 24 conceded, 7 yellow cards shown to OHAFC players and 2 penalties awarded
- Has previously refereed the OHAFC 3rd XI on three occasions, all at home
- OHAFC record of one win and 2 defeats, 3 goals scored and 9 conceded
- Last OHAFC fixture officiated: the 3s’ 1-0 home win over Epsom 2s on January 13th
- Weather forecast: Sunny, 9 degrees
- Pitch forecast: Excellent 50%, Good 50%
TEAMS
- Neither side has ever won the competition
- OHAFC 3s sit top of Division Five South with 25pts from 9 games, Forest 3s sit bottom of Division Five North with 4pts from 9 games
- OHAFC Division Five South form this season: Pld 9, won 8, drawn 1, scored 28, conceded 7
- OHAFC 3s’ only defeat of the season – the 6-0 opening day loss away to Malvern 2s – has been expunged following the withdrawal of Malvernians from the League
- Forest 3s Division Five North form this season: Pld 9, won 1, drawn 1, lost 7, scored 11, conceded 22
- OHAFC home League form this season: Pld 4, won 3, lost 1, scored 9, conceded 3
- Forest 3s away League form this season: Pld 5, drawn 1, lost 4, scored 5, conceded 11
- Current form (League & Cup): OHAFC W D W Forest 3s L L L
- Forest 3s have not won in any competition since a 4-2 extra-time win over KCS Wimbledon 3s in the Junior League Cup on December 2nd 2017
- Last time out: OHAFC won 1-0 at Epsom 2s in Division Five South, Forest lost 1-0 at home to Chigwell 3s in Division Five North, both games a fortnight ago
- Last season in the David Woolcott Trophy: OHAFC lost 9-3 at home to the Old Albanians in the first round, Forest 3s lost 1-0 at Haberdashers also in round one
- OHAFC David Woolcott Trophy Record (last 4 seasons): Pld 5, won 2, lost 3, scored 13, conceded 17
- Forest 3s David Woolcott Trophy (last 5 seasons): Pld 4, lost 4, scored 2, conceded 9
- OHAFC DWT rounds reached previous 3 seasons: Quarter-Final x1, 2nd Round x1, 1st Round x1
- Forest 3s DWT rounds reached previous 4 seasons: Quarter-Final x1, 2nd Round x1, 1st Round x2
- Despite not winning a single DW Trophy game over the past four seasons, Forest 3s reached the quarter-finals in 2014/15 courtesy of a bye in round one and a walkover against Winchester 2s in round two
- 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): 6 previous meetings, OHAFC have won 2, drawn 2 and lost 2
- League history at Harrow: 3 meetings, OHAFC have drawn 1 and lost 2, scoring 6, conceding 8
- Sides have never met previously in the DW Trophy
- Winners of Saturday’s tie will be at home to the winners of the Merchant Taylors 2s v Brentwoods 3s tie in the quarter-finals
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, 15 games): 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 12 League & Cup games this season
- Leading 3rd XI appearances this season – All competitions: 12 - Nick Kapoor
- Leading 3rd XI goalscorers this season – All competitions: 13 – Alex Smith, 6 – Ned Callander
- Worst discipline this season – All competitions: 1 yellow – Harry Bick, Nick Kapoor
- 13-man squad named for Matchday 13
- Ned Callander set for 30th career 3rd XI start
- Kyle Barrett set for 25th career club appearance, 10th club appearance this season and David Woolcott Trophy (DWT) debut
- Harry Bick set for 20th career club start and 15th club start & appearance this season
- Chuka Ilogu set for 20th career 3rd XI start
- Connor Barrett set for 15th club start & appearance this season
- Charlie Bick set for 15th club start this season
- Tommy Faber & Hussein Janmo both set for their 10th 3rd XI appearances this season
- Oscar Gairard set for 5th 3rd start of season & career
- Olly Roberts set for 5th 3rd XI start of season & career and DWT debut
- Nick Kapoor set for 5th career DWT start & appearance
- Also in matchday squad: Al Fogarty & Ed Richards
- Total 3rd XI appearances / goals in 13-man squad (all competitions, last 9 seasons): 261/42
- Average 3rd XI appearances / goals in 13-man squad (all competitions, last 9 seasons): 20/3
- Total Club appearances / goals in 13-man squad (all competitions, last 9 seasons): 296/45
- Average Club appearances / goals in 13-man squad (all competitions, last 9 seasons): 23/3
- Total David Woolcott Trophy appearance / goals in 13-man squad: 26/5
- Average age of squad: 25yrs 5mths
- Oldest Player: Alec Fogarty, 27yrs 7mths
- Youngest Player: Oscar Gairard, 18yrs 5mths