Friday Stat Attack...NEW SERIES!

11 Sep 2015

The Friday Stat Attack – back for a third season of facts, figures, and, er, pictures of the Honey Monster with the FA Cup...

OHAFC 1st XI: Old Reptonians (H), Arthurian League Division One, 2.30pm KO

FIXTURE

  • Distance to ground from Duke on the Green Pub: 9.5 miles
  • Average distance for 18 League games this season: 12.75 miles
  • First game of 2015/16 season, the Club’s first in Division One since April 2000
  • Ten teams in Division, top two promoted, bottom two can be relegated (depending on Division Two standings)
  • Referee: David Hunn
  • Refereeing his first ever OHAFC fixture
  • Potential nickname: ‘The Hunn-e Monster’ (either if he is card happy OR tall, yellow and furry)
  • Weather forecast: Sunny spells, 18 degrees

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TEAM

  • OHAFC 1st XI (Last season 10th in Prem Division) v Old Reptonians (Last season 3rd in Division One)
  • Last Season: OHAFC won 3, drawn 2, lost 13, goals scored 23 (4th fewest in division), conceded 59 (most in division)
  • OHAFC were 9 points from safety in Prem Division
  • Last Season: Repton won 10, drawn 1, lost 7, goals scored 51 (3rd most in division), conceded 52 (4th most in division)
  • Repton were 9 points from promotion from Division One
  • Last time out: Only meeting between the sides in last six seasons – OHAFC lost 3-2 (A) in Dunn Cup 1st Round, November 2nd 2013 (Scorers: Baker, Hoffen H)
  • Pre-Season form: OHAFC beat Marlborough (Prem) 3-0, beat Stowe (Div 4) 5-2, beat KCS Wimbledon (Prem) 2-0; Repton beat Repton School 2-1
  • OHAFC League home form last season: Pld 9, won 2, drawn 1, lost 6, scored 12, conceded 27
  • Repton League away form last season: Pld 9, won 5, drawn 1, lost 3, scored 27, conceded 24
  • Corresponding fixture last season: N/A
  • Previous meeting between sides: As above
  • Overall League record between teams (last six seasons): No League meetings
  • Average position of OHAFC 1st XI last 3 seasons: 8th in Prem Division
  • Average position of Repton in last 3 seasons: 6th in Division One
  • Average finishing position of sides relegated from Prem Division (last three seasons): 3rd in Division One

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PLAYER

  • 45 players from squad used last season, 83 in last six seasons
  • 1st XI Captain Ed Poulter, Vice-Captain Fred Milln
  • Last Season (21 games) – Most Appearances: Lederman 18; Leading Scorer: Gilbert 6
  • 13-man squad named for Matchday 1:
  • Bajwa, Jaguar 6 1st XI appearances last season + 0 goals scored, Firoozan 3 + 0, Gilbert 16 + 6, Hill 13 + 3, Hoffen, H 11+ 5, Lalude 13 + 0, Lederman 18 + 3, Milln 13 + 0, Newton 2 + 0, Owen-Edmunds 1 + 0, Pepys 1 + 0, Richardson 13 + 0, Von Hirsch, T 4 + 0
  • Leading 1st XI appearances (last six seasons): Lederman 113, Baker 83, Milln 79
  • Leading 1st XI scorers (last six seasons): Hoffen H 46, Lederman 38, Baker 25
  • Worst discipline offenders (last six seasons): Milln 11 yellows, 2 reds
  • Milln set for 80th 1st XI appearance (last six seasons) & seeking 10th 1st XI League goal
  • Gilbert set for 40th Club appearance & seeking 10th 1st XI goal
  • Pepys set for 25th Club appearance & 20th Club start (last six seasons)
  • Lalude set for 10th 1st XI start
  • von Hirsch set for 5th 1st XI appearance
  • Newton set for 5th Club appearance
  • Total 1st XI appearances in 13-man squad (all competitions, last 6 seasons): 427
  • Total 1st XI goals in 13-man squad (all competitions, last 6 seasons): 118
  • Avg 1st XI apps/goals per player (all competitions, last 6 seasons): 33/9
  • Total Club appearances in 13-man squad (all competitions, last 6 seasons): 500
  • Total Club goals in 13-man squad (all competitions, last 6 seasons): 134
  • Avg Club apps/goals per player (all competitions, last 6 seasons): 38/10

OHAFC 2nd XI: Old Haberdashers (A), Arthurian League Division Three, 2pm KO

FIXTURE

  • Distance to ground from Duke on the Green Pub: 2.6 miles
  • 3rd shortest away trip of season
  • Average distance for 8 away League games: 7 miles
  • Average distance for 16 League games this season: 12.75 miles
  • First game of 2015/16 season for OHAFC 2nd XI
  • Nine teams in Division, top two promoted, bottom two relegated
  • Referee: Hugh Wylie
  • Refereeing his 4th OHAFC fixture and 3rd OHAFC 2nd XI fixture
  • Officiated in 2 OHAFC wins, 1 defeat
  • Weather forecast: Sunny spells, 19 degrees

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TEAM

  • OHAFC 2nd XI (Last season 6th in Division Three) v Old Haberdashers (Last season 9th in Division Two)
  • Last Season: OHAFC won 7, drawn 2, lost 9, goals scored 37 (5th most in division), conceded 46 (3rd most in division)
  • OHAFC were 20 points from promotion to Division Two and 7 points from relegation to Division Four
  • Last Season: Haberdashers won 4, drawn 4, lost 10, goals scored 30 (joint 5th most in division), conceded 42 (2nd most in division)
  • Haberdashers were 3 points from safety in Division Two having had points deducted
  • Pre-Season form: OHAFC lost 6-4 to Eton 2's (Div Two) and lost 3-2 to Old Millfieldians (Div Two)
  • OHAFC League home form last season: Pld 9, won 2, drawn 1, lost 6, scored 12, conceded 27
  • Haberdashers League away form last season: Pld 9, won 5, drawn 1, lost 3, scored 27, conceded 24
  • Corresponding fixture last season: N/A
  • Previous meeting between sides: OHAFC won 5-2aet (A) in Junior League Cup Semi-Final, March 31st 2012 (Scorers: Harder 2, Trower, Robinson, Arghebant)
  • Overall League record between teams (last six seasons): Played 2, OHAFC won 1, lost 1, goals for 8, goals against 10
  • Average position of OHAFC 2nd XI last 3 seasons: 6th in Division Three
  • Average position of Haberdashers in last 3 seasons: 8th in Division Two

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PLAYER

  • 44 players from squad used last season, 125 in last six seasons
  • 1st XI Captain Geoff Taunton-Collins, Vice-Captain Azhar Khan
  • Last Season (21 games) – Most Appearances: Khan, Orr-Ewing J 19; Leading Scorer: Curry M 8
  • 13-man squad named for Matchday 1:
  • Jorel Bajwa 6 2nd XI appearances last season + 0 goals scored, Beresford 0+0, L Callander 4+0, T David 0+0, W David,0+0, Elwell 3+0, Howells 1+0, McHardy 5+0, Page 2+0, Pratt 6+1, Robinson 5+0, Taunton-Collins 17+1, C von Hirsch 6+0
  • Leading 2nd XI appearances (last six seasons): J Orr-Ewing 83, Chopra 74, Maydon & Woolley 67
  • Leading 2nd XI scorers (last six seasons): Soyinka 59, Stead 24, M Curry 18
  • Worst discipline offender (last six seasons): Sert 3 yellows, 1 red
  • Robinson set for 25th 2nd XI start (last 6 seasons)
  • Taunton-Collins set for 20th Club start
  • Page set for 10th Club appearance
  • Bajwa set for 10th 2nd XI appearance
  • Callander set for 5th 2nd XI appearance
  • T David set for Club debut
  • Total 2nd XI appearances in 13-man squad (all competitions, last 6 seasons): 110
  • Total 2nd XI goals in 13-man squad (all competitions, last 6 seasons): 6
  • Avg 2nd XI apps/goals per player (all competitions, last 6 seasons): 8/0
  • Total Club appearances in 13-man squad (all competitions, last 6 seasons): 188
  • Total Club goals in 13-man squad (all competitions, last 6 seasons): 10
  • Avg Club apps/goals per player (all competitions, last 6 seasons): 14/1

DID YOU KNOW?

  • An English manager has never led his side to the Premier League title

  • In 2008 the volcanic ash cloud from Iceland prevented Robert Lewandowski from flying to England to complete a £3 million move to Blackburn Rovers

  • Barcelona have never been drawn in Group B of the Champions League while Lionel Messi has been playing for them. They have been drawn in, and Messi has scored in, every other group

(Facts courtesy of @UltraFootyFacts)