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OHAFC 1st XI: Old Malvernians (A), Arthurian League Division One, 12pm KO, Brunel University Sports Park, Uxbridge, UB8 3PH
FIXTURE
- Distance to ground from Duke on the Green Pub: 12.1 miles
- Sixth longest away trip of season
- Average distance for 9 away League games: 16.2 miles
- Average distance for 18 League games this season: 12.9 miles
- Referee: Temitope Shabi
- Refereeing his 11th OHAFC fixture
- Club record of 4 wins, 2 draws & 4 defeats in first 10 games, no cards but 1 penalty awarded to OHAFC
- Refereeing his 6th OHAFC 1st XI fixture, previous 5 all at home
- Record of 3 wins and 2 defeats, scored 16 goals, conceded 18
- Weather forecast: Cloudy, 9 degrees
- Pitch forecast: Good 40%, Fair 40%, Poor 20%
TEAM
- Old Malvernians (6th in Division One, 18pts) v OHAFC 1st XI (1st in Division One, 34pts)
- Top two teams promoted to Premier Division
- Potential finishing positions for OHAFC: 1st to 3rd
- A win guarantees the OHAFC promotion back into the Premier Division
- A draw guarantees promotion barring 3rd placed Bradfield winning their four remaining fixtures by large margins
- Average points needed for promotion to Premier Division (last 3 seasons): 30 (1.73pts per game, OHAFC currently 34 points, 2.43pts per game)
- OHAFC 11 points inside promotion places, Malvern cannot be promoted & winning their final two games does not ensure safety
- Average position of OHAFC 1st XI last 3 seasons: 8th in Prem Division
- Average position of Malvern last 3 seasons: 3rd in Division One
- Average finishing position of sides relegated from Prem Division (last three seasons): 3rd in Division One
- 15th League game of season for OHAFC, 17th for Malvern
- 7th away League fixture of season for OHAFC, trips to Radley and Brentwood remain
- Last time out: OHAFC beat Haileybury 10-1 at home last weekend, Malvern beat Repton 3-1 a fortnight ago
- OHAFC will stay top with win or draw, will drop to second for the first time since November with defeat and a Brentwood win versus Wellington
- Current League Form (last 3 League games): OHAFC W W L; Malvern W W D
- OHAFC away League form this season: Pld 6, Won 4, Drawn 1, Lost 1, For 10, Against 2
- Malvern home League form this season: Pld 8, Won 3, Drawn 2, Lost 3, Scored 18, Conceded 19
- Corresponding fixture last season: No corresponding fixture
- Previous meeting between sides: OHAFC won 1-0 at home on October 17th 2015, Lederman scoring the only goal in the 85th minute
- Overall League record between teams (previous 7 seasons): Pld 3, OHAFC won 2, lost 1, scored 5, conceded 3
- League record at Malvern: Only previous fixture a 1-0 defeat on November 23rd 2013
- Record OHAFC League victory (last 7 seasons): 4-2 (H) on October 12th 2013 (Scorers: Baker, Hoffen, Milln, Trower)
- Record OHAFC League defeat (last 7 seasons): 1-0 (A) on Nov 23rd 2013
- Current performance after same number of games last season: 24pts better off (34v10), scored 19 goals more (39v20), conceded 38 goals fewer (9v47)
- Current League position compared to same stage last season: 9 places higher (1st v 10th)
- OHAFC 1st XI still on course to break record low of 17 League goals conceded in 2009/10 (currently 9, 4 games remaining)
- OHAFC 1st XI still have the second best defensive record in the League (58 teams): 9 goals conceded in 14 games (0.64 goals per game)
- Only Div 5 North side Bancroftians have lower goals per game concession ratio: 5 in 10, 0.5 goals/game
- The 10-1 win over Haileybury in the League last week set a number of milestones:
- It is the 1st XI’s biggest League win this century
- It was the first time the OHAFC 1st XI have scored 10 goals in an official game this century
- It was the first time any OHAFC side have scored 10 goals in an official game in the last 7 seasons
- It was the first time two OHAFC players have scored hat-tricks in the same game
- It is the first time in living memory a player has scored a hat-trick on debut for any OHAFC side (O Curry)
- It is the first time in living memory a player has scored from two free-kicks for the OHAFC 1st XI in the same game (Lederman)
PLAYER
- 31 players from squad used this season (14 League games), 87 in last seven seasons
- 12-man squad named for Matchday 15
- Leading 1st XI League appearances this season: 14 – Lederman, 13 – Hoffen, Gilbert, Sert
- Leading 1st XI League scorers this season: 7 – Hoffen, 5 – A Breeden, Gilbert, Lederman
- Worst discipline offenders this season: 2 yellows – Sert
- Hoffen set for 75th 1st & Club start in last 7 seasons
- Richardson set for 60th 1st XI League start and 10th Club start this season
- Sert set for 30th Club start, 20th 1st XI League appearance and 20th Club appearance this season – the 1st OHAFC player to reach this landmark
- Trower set for 30th Club start
- Lalude set for 25th 1st XI appearance and 20th 1st XI start
- Berry set for 25th 1st XI League start, 10th Club start & appearance this season and 1st XI season debut
- Scarborough set for 5th 1st XI appearance and 5th Club start of season & career
- Griffiths set for 1st XI season debut
- Francklin set for 1st XI career debut and Club season debut
- Lederman set to miss his first OHAFC 1st XI fixture this season (Last player to play every 1st XI fixture in a season: Lederman, 2013/14)
- It is the first time TWO goalkeepers have been named in the same OHAFC side since record began - can Malvern spot the imposter in the outfield ten? (Odds they can: 2/1 on)
- Total 1st XI appearances / goals in 12-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 410/68
- Average 1st XI appearances / goals in 12-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 34/6 (current season high: 50/11)
- Total Club appearances / goals in 12-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 537/86
- Average Club appearances / goals in 12-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 45/7 (current season high: 57/17)
OHAFC 2nd XI: Old Epsomians (A), Arthurian League Division Three, 12pm KO at Deckers Sports Ground, Kingston Road, Tolworth KT5 9NT
FIXTURE
- Distance to ground from Duke on the Green Pub: 7.4 miles
- 3rd longest away trip of the season
- Average distance to 8 away League grounds this season: 6.5 miles
- Average distance for 18 League games this season: 7.33 miles
- Referee: Ron Large
- Refereeing his 5th OHAFC League fixture in the last 7 seasons
- Record of 2 wins & 2 defeats previously, 8 goals scored, 8 goals conceded, 1 penalty awarded to OHAFC
- Previously refereed 3 OHAFC 2nd XI games, 1 win & 2 defeats, both defeats coming in away games
- Last 2nd XI game refereed: 3-2 win at home to Winchester in November 2013 – Alex Cater converting a penalty
- Weather forecast: Cloud, 9 degrees
- Pitch forecast: 20% good, 40% fair, 40% poor
TEAM
- Old Epsomians (1st, 24pts) v OHAFC 2’s (6th, 17pts) in Division Three
- Top two teams promoted to Division Two, bottom two relegated to Division Four
- Average points needed for promotion to Division Two (last 3 seasons): 28 / 1.73 per game (OHAFC currently 17, 1.21)
- Average points needed to avoid relegation to Division Four (last 3 seasons): 16 / 1.02 per game (OHAFC currently 17, 1.21)
- OHAFC 2nd XI now cannot be promoted or relegated from Division Three
- Average position of OHAFC 2nd XI last 3 seasons: 6th in Division Three
- Average position of Epsomians last 3 seasons: 6th in Division Three
- 15th & penultimate League game of season for both teams
- League form to date: OHAFC won 5, drawn 2, lost 7, goals scored 35 (4th most in division), conceded 40 (most in division)
- League form to date: Epsomians won 6, drawn 6, lost 2, scored 39 (2nd most in division), conceded 27 (5th most in division)
- OHAFC will climb to 4th or 5th with win, wll stay 6th with draw or defeat
- Last time out: OHAFC beat Eastbournians 2-1 away, Epsom won 3-1 at Citizens, both games a fortnight ago
- Current form (last 3 League games): OHAFC W W D W, Epsomians W W W
- Epsom have not lost in the League since 4-2 defeat at Harrow in early October 2015 (10 games)
- OHAFC currently on a run of four League games unbeaten for the first time this season (Record is 6 games unbeaten in 2011/12 season)
- OHAFC away League form this season: Pld 6, won 1, lost 5, scored 10, conceded 22
- OHAFC 2’s secured first away points of the season in win at Eastbournians last time out
- Epsomians home League form this season: Pld 6, won 2, drawn 4, scored 16, conceded 6
- Corresponding fixture last season: OHAFC lost 2-0 on the final day of the season, April 25th 2015
- Previous meeting: OHAFC won 4-2 at home on October 3rd 2015 (Scorers: Taunton-Collins 2, Alhadeff, M Curry)
- Overall League record between teams (last six seasons): Pld 4, OHAFC won 2, lost 2, scored 10, conceded 11
- League record at Epsom (last six seasons): Only previous away fixture the 2-0 defeat at the end of last season
- Record OHAFC victory: The 4-2 home win earlier this season
- Record OHAFC defeat: 3-1 (H) on October 19th 2013 (Scorer: Stead)
- OHAFC current League performance after same no. of games last season: 3pts worse off (17 v 20), scored 1 goal more (35v34), conceded 1 goal more (40 v 39)
- OHAFC League performance versus corresponding fixtures last season: Pld 8, earnt the same number of points (10), scored 2 goal more (21v19), conceded 3 goals more (24v21)
PLAYER
- 49 players from squad used this season, 132 in last seven seasons
- 12-man squad named for Matchday 15
- Leading 2nd XI League appearances this season: 14 – Taunton-Collins, 11 – Khan & Robinson
- Leading 2nd XI League scorers this season: 5 – Alhadeff, M Curry, Taunton-Collins
- Worst discipline offenders in League this season: 1 yellow – O Curry, Gordon, Trower
- W Orr-Ewing set for 80th Club appearance (last 7 seasons) and 10th 2nd XI start & appearance this season
- Woolley set for 80th Club appearance (last 7 seasons) and Club debut this season
- Taunton-Collins set for 30th 2nd XI League appearance and 15th 2nd XI League appearance this season
- Taunton-Collins will become the last remaining player in the Club to have been an ever-present in the League this season following Lederman’s absence from 1st XI fixture
- Gordon set for 25th 2nd XI career start
- Khan set for 15th 2nd XI appearance this season
- Hovey set for 5th 2nd XI League start of season & career
- Massey set for 5th 2nd XI League start, flying back to UK on morning of the game - Good luck!
- Bell yet to start a game this season (1 sub app for 2nd XI)
- Barwick, Pratt & Sanders all made Club debuts off the bench for the 2’s a fortnight ago
- Total 2nd XI appearances / goals in 12-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 235/17
- Average 2nd XI appearances / goals in 12-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 20/1 (current season high: 26/5)
- Total Club appearances / goals in 12-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 385/20
- Average Club appearances / goals in 12-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 32/2 (current season high: 45/12)
OHAFC 3rd XI: Old Cholmeleians 3’s (H), David Woolcott Trophy Second Round, 1pm KO at Harrow School astroturf
FIXTURE
- Distance to ground from Duke on the Green Pub: 9.5 miles
- Average distance for 10 League fixtures this season: 12.4 miles
- 3rd XI’s first Cup tie of the season and first fixture since February 13th
- Referee: Alan Higgs
- Refereeing his 12rh OHAFC League fixture in the last 7 seasons
- Record of 7 wins, 1 draw & 3 defeats, 6 yellow cards, 2 red cards & 5 penalties awarded to the OHAFC
- Higgs has awarded the 2nd highest number of yellow cards (Most: Alan Greenberg, 8), joint most red cards (David Goss also 2) and most penalties to the Club
- Has never refereed the 3rd XI previously
- Weather forecast: Cloudy, 9 degrees
- Pitch forecast: Good 50%, Fair 40%, Poor 10%
TEAM
- OHAFC 3rd XI (3rd in Div 5 North, 14pts) v Old Cholmeleians 3’s (7th in Div 4, 4pts) in 2nd Round of David Woolcott Trophy
- Competition open to teams from Divisions 4 & 5 of the Arthurian League
- OHAFC reached the quarter-finals last season, their inaugural effort in the competition
- This is the first meeting between the sides in this competition
- 10th game of season in League & Cup for OHAFC, 14th for Cholms
- League form this season: OHAFC played 9, won 4, drawn 2, lost 3, goals scored 19, conceded 17; Cholms played 10, won 1, drawn 1, lost 8, scored 12, conceded 27
- OHAFC League home form this season: Pld 5, won 2, drawn 1, lost 2, For 11, Against 13
- Cholms League away form this season: Pld 4, drawn 1, lost 3, For 4, Against 9
- Current form (League & Cup): OHAFC D W L L W; Cholms L D L L L
- Cholms 3’s have not won a game since a 2-1 win over Alleyns Old Boys in the AFA Cup on October 17th 2015
- Last time out: OHAFC drew 1-1 at Merchants Taylor in Division Five North on Feb 13th, Cholms lost 2-1 at home to Chigwells 3’s in Division 4 on Feb 27th
- Last season in the David Woolcott Trophy: OHAFC lost 4-0 to Sennockians in the quarter-finals, Cholms 3’s lost 5-0 at home to Oundle in Round 1
- OHAFC David Woolcott Trophy record last two seasons: Beat Rugby 4-2 in last year’s 1st Round before 4-0 defeat to Sennockians
- Cholms 3’s David Woolcott Trophy record last two seasons: Last season’s 5-0 defeat is their only fixture to date in the competition
- Previous meetings: Sides have met once in the previous four seasons, a 5-0 win in Division Four for Cholms at Harrow on October 27th 2012
- Winners of Saturday’s tie will play the winners of the Alleynians v Westminsters 2’s tie in the quarter-finals
PLAYER (3rd XI stats available since 2012/13 season only)
- 34 players from squad used this season, 92 in last four seasons
- 13-man squad named for Matchday 10
- Leading 3rd XI League appearances this season: 8 – T Beeley & Fogarty, 7 – T Faber & Kapoor
- Leading 3rd XI League scorers this season: 6 – Smith, 4 – N Callander
- Worst discipline offenders in League this season: No cards received – tremendous!
- Smith set for 15th Club appearance, 10th Club start & 5th 3rd XI start and appearance, all this season; also set for 5th 3rd XI career start & appearance in Cup competitions – a new OHAFC record
- Ilogu set for 10th 3rd XI career appearance and 5th 3rd XI season appearance
- Johar set for 10th 3rd XI career appearance
- B Sewell set for 5th 3rd XI start & appearance this season
- Atkinson set for 5th Club start; yet to start a game this season (1 sub appearance)
- Compton set for season debut for Club
- Hamish Sampson & Kojo Frimpong set for Club debuts – Good luck!
- Smith & Kapoor flying back on morning of the game - Good luck!
- 8 players set for 3rd XI Cup debuts: only Compton, Faber, Fogarty, Sewell & Smith have represented side in Cups before
- Total 3rd XI appearances / goals in 13-man squad (all competitions, last 4 seasons): 109/30
- Average 3rd XI appearances / goals in 13-man squad (all competitions, last 4 seasons): 8/2 (current season high: 12/3)
- Total Club appearances / goals in 13-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 121/36
- Average Club appearances / goals in 13-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 9/3 (current season high: 16/3)
MOST 3RD XI APPEARANCES OVER THE LAST 4 SEASONS
1st = Fogarty & Kapoor – 23 appearances
3rd = Elwell & Smith – 21 appearances
5th = T Beeley, L Callander, Gordon, Khan & B Sewell – 20 appearances
10th Feather – 16 appearances
11th Turner – 13 appearances
12th = Jag Bajwa & McHardy – 12 appearances