Continuing our look back at OHAFC fixtures played on the corresponding weekend over the previous six seasons – curiously one that has seen the 1st XI lose 7-0 and the 2nd XI win 7-0…

Six Seasons Ago: March 20th 2010

Old Carthusians 1 OHAFC 1st XI 3: A vital win in Godalming for the 1st XI and one that kept the title race alive.

Having trailed Charterhouse at the top of the table for most of the season, Quentin Baker’s men had to beat them twice in the final five games of the season to have a chance of claiming the title and the visitors made a perfect start when they took the lead on the half hour, Lederman producing a perfect cross, de Rougemont supplying a perfect volleyed finish.

The hosts were back on level terms shortly after the break however when a mis-directed header from Ed Poulter allowed a simple chance for one of the hosts’ strikers.

Two substitutions from Baker late on turned the game though, with strikers Harry Hoffen and Olly Hadden-Paton causing panic in the Charterhouse defence. Without really playing any football of note the visitors scored twice in the final ten minutes to earn the vital win, Hoffen scrambling in first from a long throw and then Baker bundling in from close range to silence the boisterous home supporters and send the Harrow fans wild.

Five Seasons Ago: March 19th 2011

OHAFC 1st XI 1 Old Cholmeleians 0: The OHAFC 1st XI secured their third win in four games with a narrow 1-0 win at home to the Old Cholmeleians.

With no recognised goalkeeper available, Paul Molloy donned the bright orange top and 'keeper’s gloves, his knee on the mend and allowing him sufficient mobility to play in goal, but not outfield.

Despite this obvious handicap, Harrow managed to protect him fairly well - Molloy was forced into one tip over in the second half, but apart from a number of corners and free-kicks into the box he was left with little to do.

At the other end, Harrow's play lacked any real fluency and they were grateful to skipper Quentin Baker for securing the points with a fine goal on the hour.

Old Eastbournians 2 OHAFC 2nd XI 2: An entertaining draw for the 2nd XI at Barn Elms Playing Fields as they shared four goals with the Old Eastbournians.

Joe Bone scored first for the visitors but with Bobby Tindall in goal a clean sheet was always a tough ask and the hosts scored twice to take the lead. Fortunately Harry Turner was on hand to score Harrow’s second just after the hour mark and ensure the points were shared.

Four Seasons Ago: March 17th 2012

OHAFC 2nd XI 7 Old Westminsters 2’s 0: Two sides near the foot of Division Three met on the Phil pitches in a crucial relegation encounter, but within half an hour Harrow had scored four and from then on the destination of the points was never in doubt.

Phil Berry opened the scoring after five minutes, an own goal doubled the lead and Soyinka then got in on the act, scoring twice before the break to give the Blues an unassailable lead.

Hugo Trower came off the bench to add a fifth after an hour, Soyinka completed his hat-trick five minutes later and completed the rout ten minutes from time to give Arjun Chopra’s men their biggest win of the 2011/12 season.

Three Seasons Ago: March 16th 2013:

Old Carthusians 7 OHAFC 1st XI 0: A chastening defeat for a makeshift Harrow side containing several players representing the side for the first time.

Despite battling well against the odds to restrict the hosts to few chances in the opening half an hour, two goals either side of the break broke the visitors’ resistance and as Harrow legs tired late on Charterhouse took full advantage to rack up five more goals and inflict a comprehensive defeat on their old rivals.

Two Seasons Ago: March 22nd 2014

Old Brentwoods 0 OHAFC 1st XI 2 A surprisingly comfortable win in Essex for the 1st XI and one that secured their Premier Division status for the following campaign coming a week after an impressive victory over Lancing.

Johan Harder, who had been in excellent form in previous weeks, proved to be the difference between the teams with a goal in each half. The makeshift back four of Woolley, Poulter, Robinson and Berry were rarely troubled and, with a little help from one excellent second-half save from 'keeper Charlie Walsh, earned the side's second clean sheet of the season to guarantee the win.

The first goal came on the half hour, Richardson and Verhagen combining to feed Lederman on the right and his cross to the back post was superbly headed in by Harder, who had to twist in mid-air to direct the ball into the top corner.

A few minutes after the break and the same player doubled the lead with a simple run through on goal, the ball having been well won in midfield and then lumped forward by centre-back Jack Robinson.

The expected fightback by the hosts never materialised and Harrow saw the game out comfortably.

OHAFC 2nd XI 5 Old Kings Wimbledon 2’s 2: The Harrow second string enjoyed an equally enjoyable afternoon with a thumping win over their Kings Wimbledon counterparts on John Lyon’s pitches.

Harry Turner was the star of the show with a superb hat-trick from midfield – despite the fact that he had been told to play a holding role by skipper Jack Orr-Ewing. Disregarding this instruction almost immediately, he strode forward after five minutes to collect a Jaguar Bajwa through-ball and slot home to open the scoring. Five minutes later and the same two players combined, this time Turner finding the bottom corner from the right-hand side of the box.

The result was put beyond doubt within minutes of the second half starting when Jorel Bajwa and Khan combined to tee up lone striker Dave Stead to score his seventh of the season. The skipper notched the fourth just after the hour mark with a thumping header from a Turner corner and the icing on the cake was provided by Turner himself when he scored his hat-trick goal shortly afterwards, carrying the ball forwards from the halfway line unchallenged before cracking in a powerful drive.

The final quarter of an hour saw Harrow legs tire and the visitors scored twice themselves. But there was never a question of the lead being lost and the win kept the Blues in contention near the top of Division Three.

Last Season: March 21st 2015

Old Foresters 4 OHAFC 1st XI 2: A worn, bobbly surface at Fairlop Oak made this traditionally tough fixture for the 1st XI even trickier on this occasion but with an hour of the game gone all results still looked possible.

Forest took the lead from a cross into the box that was cleared out and as the Harrow defence pushed up a first-time ball back in left a chance for an opportunistic finish over ‘keeper Fraser McGuiness.

The visitors responded well however and could have equalised thanks to an Ed Poulter volley but they had to wait a little longer when a counter attack saw Jack Hill drive towards the box and unleash an unstoppable shot into the far top corner.

Forest continued to enjoy the better of the game and scored a vital second just before the break, poor marking leaving a free header from a free-kick.

Again the visitors responded however, this time with a set-piece of their own. The second half was barely five minutes old when Ed Poulter’s drilled cross was flicked in by Alex Breeden.

Harrow looked the better side and capable of going on to collect a surprising victory that would have boosted their fragile survival hopes but two Forest goals from balls into the Harrow box turned the game irretrievably their way. The afternoon ended on a sour note with Fred Richardson going off with a suspected MCL injury.

OHAFC 2nd XI 1 Old Carthusians 2’s 3, Junior League Cup semi-finals: A disappointing semi-final defeat for the Harrow 2’s who battled valiantly against superior opposition but failed to recover from a 2-0 half-time deficit.

The opening period of the game was an even battle that saw several half chances fall to both sides. A succession of set-pieces around the Harrow area finally yielded the opening goal when a corner was headed in at the far post on the half hour. Shortly afterwards Charterhouse scored again, a cross into the box evading centre-halves Orr-Ewing and Maydon and being bundled in at close range.

And the tie was over as a contest on the hour when a fine piece of control and a perfectly judged volley put the Carthusians three up.

Harrow manfully fought back into the game however, continuing to play a high level of football against a fit, aggressive and technically sound opposition. They were rewarded for their efforts when Dalzell moseyed his way past three Charterhouse defenders into the box, his cross perfectly meeting the run of Stead. The striker made it 3 goals for the season with a well hit shot, capping off an afternoon of hard work as an often isolated lone striker.

March 19th and 20th have been synonymous with European club football over the past decade but we start with two events linked to the World Cup…

On March 20th 1966, just months before England were due to host the tournament for the first time, the Jules Rimet trophy was stolen and a nationwide police search was launched. The FA, fearing the trophy would not be recovered, secretly commissioned a replica to be made.

Fortunately, despite the failure of the police to locate the little gold trophy, a terrier called Pickles sniffed out the missing loot under a bush in south London and all was well.

On March 20th 1990 one of the world’s greatest ever goalkeepers and a man who played in that World Cup in 1966 passed away. Russian Lev Yashin, famous for wearing all black kit whenever he kept goal (earning him the nickname ‘The Black Spider’), saved over 150 penalties in his career and is still the only goalkeeper to this day to have won the Ballon d’Or. He was also awarded the Order of Lenin in 1967 for services to his country.

Turning to European club football now and March 19th 2015 may only have been a year ago but it is a date indicative of many of the recent struggles English sides have been facing in European competition: Everton became the last English side left in continental competition when they were beaten by Dynamo Kiev in the Europa League – it meant that for the first time in 20 years there would be no English representation in the quarter-finals of any European competition.

March 19th 2014 saw Robin van Persie help keep David Moyes in the Manchester United job a little while longer as he scored a hat-trick against Greek side Olympiakos to send the Red Devils into the Champions League quarter-finals. There the dream would end however, United lost to Bayern Munich and Moyes was out of a job soon afterwards.

March 20th 2003 saw goals from Alan Thompson and John Hartson help Celtic to a famous victory over Liverpool and into the UEFA Cup semi-finals.

March 19th 1996 saw Bayern Munich end Nottingham Forest’s hopes of UEFA Cup glory with a 5-1 win at the City Ground in the second leg.