OHAFC 1st XI: No fixture - Next game TBC

OHAFC 2nd XI: Old Westminsters (A), Junior League Cup Quarter Finals, 1pm KO at Bacon Community Sports Centre, Timber Pond Road, Rotherhithe, London SE16 6AT

JUNIOR LEAGUE CUP

• Twenty-sixth weekend of 2016/17 Arthurian League season
• Knockout cup competition for Arthurian League teams in Divisions Two, Three, Four & Five North/South plus several invited non-League sides
• 45 teams in total entered the competition this season
• Preliminary round (played over two legs) saw 13 teams eliminated from the competition
• Sides must win 4 ties to reach the Junior League Cup final
• Final to be played at Merchants Taylors School on April 29th
• Current holders: Charterhouse 3s - beat Lancing 2s 4-1 on April 23rd 2016

FIXTURE

• Old Westminsters (5th in Division Two) v OHAFC 2s (2nd in Division Three) in the quarter-finals of the Junior League Cup
• 3rd Cup tie of the season for the OHAFC 2s, Westminsters playing their 4th
• Distance to ground from Duke on the Green Pub, Parsons Green: 7.21 miles
• Average distance for 14 League games this season: 8.92 miles (last season 7.33 miles)
• Referee: Elijah Marrs
• No relation to world class songsman Bruno
• Refereeing his first ever OHAFC fixture
• Weather forecast: Cloudy, 14 degrees
• Pitch forecast: Astroturf

TEAMS

• OHAFC have won the competition twice: 2005/6 & 2010/11, Runners-Up in 2011/12
• Westminsters have also won the competition twice, in 1980 & 2001
• 6 places separate the two sides in the Arthurian League
• Sides have not met in the last 8 seasons in either League or Cup
• 15th League & Cup game of the season for OHAFC 2s, 16th for Westminsters
• League form this season: OHAFC played 12, won 9, drawn 1, lost 2, goals scored 41, conceded 19; Westminsters played 13, won 5, drawn 2, lost 6, scored 35, conceded 32
• OHAFC away League form this season: Pld 6, won 3, drawn 1, lost 2, scored 14, conceded 11
• Westminsters home League form this season: Pld 7, won 4, drawn 1, lost 2, scored 17, conceded 14
• Current form (Last 5 games in League & Cup): OHAFC W W W W D Westminsters W D W W L
• OHAFC 2s have not lost since a fixture in League or Cup since the 2-1 League defeat away to Alleynians on October 15th and are on the best run of form in the entire Arthurian League
• Last time out: OHAFC beat Alleynians 2s 2-1 in the 2nd round of the Junior League Cup last weekend, Westminsters beat Eastbournians 4-1 away at the same stage of the competition a fortnight ago
• Last season in the Junior League Cup: OHAFC lost 4-0 to Lancing 2’s in quarter-finals, Westminsters lost 3-2 at Charterhouse 3s in the 2nd round
• OHAFC Junior League Cup record last six seasons: Pld 21, won 16, lost 5 (1 win on penalties, 2 defeats aet), for 76, against 42
• Westminsters Junior League Cup record last four seasons: Pld 2, won 1, lost 1, for 7, against 4 (Only played in the competition last season, prior to that have played in the Arthur Dunn Cup)
• OHAFC Junior League Cup rounds reached last 7 seasons: Final x2, Semi Final x1, Quarter-Final x3, 1st Round x1
• Westminsters Junior League Cup rounds reached last 4 seasons: 2nd Round x1
• OHAFC 2’s Junior League Cup record victory (last 7 seasons): 9-0 v Oundle, Jan 21st 2012
• OHAFC 2’s Junior League Cup record defeat (last 7 seasons): Lost 5-1 at home to Millfield (quarter-final) on March 15th 2014 & in 2012 Final versus Charterhouse 3’s on April 21st 2012
• League history between the teams (last 8 seasons): Sides have not met previously in League or Cup in last 8 seasons
• Previous Rounds this season: First Round – OHAFC beat Brentwoods 3s (Div 5N) 7-1, Westminsters won 4-1 at Citizens (Div 3) Second Round – OHAFC beat Alleynians 2s (Div 5S) 2-1, Westminsters won 4-1 at Eastbournians (Div 3)
• Winners of Saturday’s tie will enter the draw for the semi-finals, date of ties TBC

PLAYERS

• 44 players from squad used last season, 139 in last eight seasons
• 38 players used in opening 13 League & Cup fixtures this season
• Leading Junior League Cup appearances for 2nd XI (last 7 seasons): 19 – J Orr-Ewing, 17 – Chopra
• Leading JLC goalscorers for 2nd XI (last 7 seasons): 29 – Soyinka, 7 – Harder, Stead
• Leading 2nd XI appearances this season (all competitions): 13 – Lederman, 12 - Taunton-Collins
• Leading 2nd XI goalscorers this season (all competitions): 18 – Soyinka, 11 – Alhadeff
• Leading 2nd XI Junior League Cup goalscorers this season: 6 - Soyinka
• Worst discipline this season: 1 yellow – Hutchinson, H Morrison
• 12-man squad named for Matchday 15
• Harry Woolley set for 80th career 2nd XI appearance (last 8 seasons)
• Geoff Taunton-Collins set for60th career club appeareance, 50th career 2nd XI appearance and 15th club start & appearance this season
• Gbeminiyi Soyinka set for 60th career appearance (last 8 seasons) and needs 1 goal for 30 career Junior League Cup goals
• David Lederman set for 15th club start this season
• Giles Clarke set for 10th career club appearance and Junior League Cup career debut
• Max Curry set for 10th 2nd XI start this season
• Charlie Bick set for 5th career 2nd XI start, 5th club start this season, 2nd XI season debut, career Cup debut for the club and will become the 2nd player this season to have represented all 3 Saturday teams (also Geoff Taunton-Collins)
• Pablo Hutchinson set for 5th 2nd XI start of season & career and career Junior League Cup debut
• Yunus Sert set for career Junior League Cup debut
• Also in squad: Rollo Hovey, Jonny Lalude & Emre Sert
• Total Junior League Cup appearances /goals in 13-man squad: 75/40 (2016/17 1st Round: 74/31)
• Gbeminiyi Soyinka (29) & Max Curry (7) have scored 36 of the squad’s 40 previous goals in the competition
• Total 2nd XI appearances / goals in 12-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 313/130
• Average 2nd XI apps / goals in 12-man squad (all comps, last 7 seasons): 24/10
• Total Club appearances / goals in 12-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 600/181
• Average Club apps / goals in 12-man squad (all comps, last 7 seasons): 46/14

OHAFC 3rd XI: Old Westminsters 2s (A), Division Five South, 12pm KO at Brunel University Sports Park, Kingston Lane, Uxbridge, UB8 3PH