OHAFC 1st XI: Lancing Old Boys (A), Arthur Dunn Cup 2nd Round, 12pm KO, Lancing College, Lancing, West Sussex BN15 0RW

ARTHUR DUNN CUP

• Competition first played in 1903, Salopians and Carthusians sharing the Cup after a 2-2 draw at Crystal Palace
• Holders: Old Tonbridgians
• Old Carthusians have won 7 of the last 11 editions
• OHAFC have won the Cup once, beating Old Bradfieldians 1-0 in 2007
• Lancing Old Boys have won the Cup on five previous occasions, the last time being in 2000
• 32 sides entered the First Round of the 2016/17 competition
• Final will be played on Saturday April 22nd 2017 at Imperial College Sports Ground in Heston

FIXTURE

• Lancing Old Boys (9th in Premier Division) v OHAFC (8th in Premier Division) in second round of the Arthur Dunn Cup
• Distance to ground from Duke on the Green Pub: 43.5 miles
• Longest away trip of the season to date; longer than any League fixture the Club have played in the past 8 seasons
• Only the two previous Dunn Cup trips to Repton have entailed longer journeys
• Average distance for 18 League fixtures this season: 12.74 miles
• Referee: Local referee supplied by the County FA
• Weather forecast: Cloudy, 8 degrees
• Pitch forecast: Excellent 70%, Good 30%
• Tie will go to extra-time if scores are level after 90 minutes; if scores remain level, a replay will be scheduled at Harrow School
• Of 20 Dunn Cup ties in last eight seasons, OHAFC have been drawn away from home only four times and have only played two of the three previous ties: Wellingburians failed to raise a side for the first round this season
• Highest ranked tie of the Second Round: Old Foresters (1st) v Old Etonians (6th) – Etonians won 3-1
• Four Second Round ties have already been played
• Other Dunn Cup fixtures this weekend: Old Berkhamstedians (6th in Div 2) v Old Malvernians (5th in Div 1) & Old Marlburians (5th in Prem) v Old Salopians (7th in Prem)
• Winners of tie will enter draw for quarter-finals (to be played in March 2016)

TEAMS

• OHAFC won the competition in 2007, their only appearance in the Final; Lancing have won the Cup on five occasions, including a hat-trick of League & Cup doubles from 1983 to 1985
• Second Dunn Cup meeting between the teams in the last three seasons and third in the last 8 seasons
• First Saturday OHAFC trip to Lancing College in at least 25 years
• OHAFC Vets travelled for the first round of the Derrick Moore Veterans Cup in 2013
• 11th game of the season for OHAFC in League and Cup, 10th for Lancing Old Boys
• Previous Rounds: OHAFC given walkover in first round away to Wellingburians, Lancing Old Boys beat Old Amplefordians (Div 5 South) 12-1 at home
• Arthurian League Premier Division form this season: OHAFC played 10, won 1, drawn 3, lost 6, goals scored 9, conceded 24; Lancing played 7, won 1, drawn 1, lost 5, scored 10, conceded 24
• OHAFC away League form: played 5, won 1, drawn 3, lost 1, scored 6, conceded 7
• Lancing home League form: played 4, won 1, lost 3, scored 5, conceded 11
• Current form (last three League games): OHAFC L L D, Lancing L L L
• Both sides have recorded solitary League wins this season: OHAFC beat Salopians 3-2 away on November 12th, Lancing beat Marlburians 2-0 at home on September 24th
• Last time out: OHAFC lost 5-1 at home to Old Salopians in the League last weekend, Lancing lost 1-0 at home to Old Foresters on November 19th – they have not played since then
• Last season in the Arthur Dunn Cup: Both sides were knocked out in the quarter-finals, OHAFC 2-1 at home to the Old Salopians, Lancing 3-2 away to the Old Alleynians
• OHAFC Dunn Cup record last eight seasons: Pld 18, won 12, lost 6 (1 win & 2 defeats aet), scored 52, conceded 38
• Lancing Dunn Cup record last four seasons: Pld 12, won 9, lost 3, scored 55, conceded 15
• OHAFC Dunn Cup rounds reached previous 7 seasons: Semi-Final x1, Quarter-Final x4, 1st Round x2
• Lancing Dunn Cup rounds reached previous 3 seasons: Finalists x1, Semi-Final x1, Quarter-Final x1
• Lancing lost the 2015 final to the Old Carthusians thanks to a last-minute goal
• OHAFC biggest Cup win & defeat since 2009: Won 8-0 v Epsom Oct 2011 (1st Rd); Lost 4-0 v Winchester March 2013 (Semi-Final)
• OHAFC Competition best (all-time): Won 2007, Semi-Finals 2000, 2002, 2013
• OHAFC remain the only club in the Arthurian League to have played in and won a single Dunn Cup final (3 other clubs have lost in their only Final appearance)
• Previous meeting: OHAFC lost 1-0 (A) on Jan 31st 2015 in the Premier Division
• OHAFC League record v Lancing (previous 7 seasons): Pld 12, Won 3, Drawn 3, Lost 6, Scored 16, Conceded 28
• Record at Lancing: Pld 6, Drawn 2, Lost 4, Scored 5, Conceded 13
• Lancing have won 5 of the last 6 League meetings between the teams
• Two Dunn Cup meetings (previous 7 seasons): OHAFC won 4-3 at home in the second round on Jan 23rd 2010 (Scorers: Brunt, H Hoffen, Martins, Milln); Lancing won 4-1 at Harrow in the quarter-finals on Feb 7th 2015 (Scorer: Gilbert)

PLAYER

• 42 players used in 1st XI squad last season (21 League & Cup games)
• 105 players have represented the side since the start of the 2009/10 season
• 39 players from squad used this season (10 League games)
• 13-man squad named for the first OHAFC Cup tie of the season
• 2 players remain from Dunn Cup-winning squad of 2007: Lederman & Poulter
• 2 players remain from the 2015 quarter-final defeat against Lancing: Lederman & Milln
• Leading 1st XI appearances this season (all comps): 9 – Alex Breeden & Yunus Sert
• Leading 1st XI scorers this season (all comps): 3 – Alex Gilbert
• Worst discipline offenders this season: 5 yellows – Yunus Sert
• Most Dunn Cup appearances (last seven seasons): 18 – Lederman, 14 – Baker & Milln
• Most Dunn Cup goals (last seven seasons): 14 – H Hoffen, 5 – Ed Martins
• Seven players are making their Dunn Cup debuts for the Club: James Breeden, Jesse Duah, George Gould, Cyprian Owen-Edmunds, John Portal, Nick Scarborough & Oli Walker
• Alex Breeden set for 50th career 1st XI start, 10th 1st XI start & appearance this season and 5th career Dunn Cup start & appearance
• Cyprian Owen-Edmunds set for 25th career club appearance
• Fred Milln set for 15th career Dunn Cup appearance
• John Portal set for 10th career club start, 10th career 1st XI appearance and 5th club appearance this season
• James Breeden set for 10th career 1st XI start & appearance
• Nick Scarborough set for 10th career 1st XI start
• Yunus Sert set for 10th 1st Xi start & appearance this season
• Kyle Barrett set for 5th club start & appearance this season
• David Lederman maintains his record of having played in every OHAFC Dunn Cup tie for the last 8 seasons
• Also in squad: skipper Ed Poulter
• Total Dunn Cup appearances / goals in 13-man squad (last 7 seasons): 50/7
• Total 1st XI appearances / goals in 13-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 460/81
• Average 1st XI appearances / goals in 13-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 35/6
• Total Club appearances / goals in 13-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 561/112
• Average Club appearances / goals in 13-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 43/9

OHAFC 2nd & 3rd XIs: NO FIXTURES SCHEDULED YET FOR 2017