Friday Stat Attack - Cup Special!

23 Mar 2018

OHAFC 1st XI: No fixture - Next game vs Old Cholmeleians (H), Saturday April 7th

OHAFC 2nd XI: Old Kimboltonians (H), Junior League Cup semi-finals, 12.30pm KO on the Harrow School Sunley Field, HA1 3JD

JUNIOR LEAGUE CUP

  • 27th weekend of 2017/18 Arthurian League season
  • Knockout cup competition for Arthurian League teams in Divisions Two, Three, Four & Five North/South plus several invited non-League sides
  • Two preliminary rounds saw 14 teams eliminated from the competition
  • First Round draw included 32 teams
  • Sides must win 4 ties to reach the Junior League Cup final
  • OHAFC 2s received a walkover in Round One when Old Chigwellians 3s failed to put out a team
  • Final to be played at Merchant Taylors School on April 21st 2018
  • Current holders: Old Carthusian 3s – beat Old Westminsters 4-3 on April 29th 2017
  • The winners of Saturday’s tie will face either Old Alleynians or Old Foresters 2s in the Final

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FIXTURE

  • OHAFC 2s (6th in Division Two) v Old Kimboltonians (non-League) in the semi-finals of the Junior League Cup
  • Kimbolton School is a co-educational independent day and boarding school in the village of Kimbolton, in rural Huntingdonshire in Cambridgeshire
  • 3rd Cup tie of the season for the OHAFC, 5th for Kimbolton
  • Distance to ground from Duke on the Green Pub, Parsons Green: 9.5 miles
  • Average distance for 18 League games this season: 11.7 miles (last season 8.92 miles)
  • Referee: Tini Kaja
  • Previously refereed 6 OHAFC League fixtures in the last 9 seasons, 5 of them at Harrow
  • OHAFC record of two wins, a draw and 3 defeats from the 6 matches, 10 goals scored, 10 conceded
  • Two yellow cards shown to OHAFC players, one penalty awarded
  • Refereed the 2nd XI on two previous occasions, both games earlier this season: the 2-1 home defeat to Charterhouse 2s in October and the 5-1 home win over Forest 2s in November
  • Weather forecast: Cloudy, 10 degrees
  • Pitch forecast: Excellent 90%, Good 10%
  • This is the first OHAFC fixture to be played on the Sunley Field since the 2s beat Alleynians 2s 2-1 on March 25th 2017 to clinch promotion into Division Two

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TEAMS

  • OHAFC have won the competition twice: 2005/6 & 2010/11, Runners-Up in 2011/12
  • Kimbolton have never won the competition – this is the furthest they have reached to date
  • OHAFC Division Two form this season: Pld 16, won 5, drawn 2, lost 9, scored 26, conceded 36
  • OHAFC home League form this season: Pld 6, drawn 1, lost 5, for 8, against 17
  • Current form (League & Cup): OHAFC W D D
  • OHAFC are unbeaten in 2018,
  • Last time out: OHAFC won 3-0 away at Eton 2s in Division Two on March 10th, Kimbolton beat Eton 2s 3-2 at home in the JLC quarter-finals on February 24th
  • Last season in the Junior League Cup: OHAFC 2s lost 5-0 away to Old Westminsters in the quarter-finals, Kimbolton lost 7-3 on aggregate to Wellingburians in the two-legged Preliminary Round
  • OHAFC Junior League Cup record last 9 seasons: Pld 26, won 20 (2 after extra time, 1 on pens), lost 6, for 95, against 52
  • Kimbolton Junior League Cup record last five seasons: Pld 10, won 7, lost 3, for 29, against 28
  • 2 wins via penalty shootouts – both in the 2013/14 season and both following 3-3 draws away from home, vs Forest 3s in Prelim Rd and vs Alleynians in Rd 1
  • Kimbolton JLC record away from home last five seasons: Pld 7, won 5, lost 2, for 22, against 22
  • OHAFC Junior League Cup rounds reached previous 8 seasons: Winners x1, Runners-up x1, Semi Final x1, Quarter-Final x4, 1st Round x1
  • Kimbolton Junior League Cup rounds reached last 4 seasons: 2nd Round x1, 1st Round x1, Preliminary Rd x2
  • OHAFC 2’s Junior League Cup record victory (last 9 seasons): 9-0 v Oundle, Jan 21st 2012
  • OHAFC 2’s Junior League Cup record defeat (last 9 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 9 seasons): No previous meetings
  • Previous Rounds this season:
  • Preliminary Rd 1: Kimbolton won 6-0 at Wellingburians
  • Preliminary Rd2: Kimbolton won 5-2 at Old Albanians
  • 1st Round: OHAFC received a walkover against Chigwell 3s (Div 5N), Kimbolton won 3-1 at Chigwell 2s
  • 2nd Round: OHAFC beat Sennockians (Div 3) 3-2 at home, Kimbolton received a walkover against Charterhouse 3s
  • Quarter-finals: OHAFC won 6-1 at Citizens, Kimbolton won 3-2 at home to Eton 2s
  • Winners of Saturday’s tie will play the winners of the Old Alleynians vs Old Foresters 2s tie in the final on April 21st at Merchant Taylors School

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PLAYERS

  • 46 players from squad used last season, 155 in the last nine seasons (including current one)
  • Leading 2nd XI appearances last season (all competitions, 17 games played): 16 – Lederman, 15 - Taunton-Collins
  • Leading 2nd XI goalscorers last season (all competitions): 20 – Soyinka, 13 - Alhadeff
  • Worst discipline last season: 1 yellow – Barwick, H Morrison, Y Sert
  • 51 players used in 18 League & Cup appearances so far this season
  • Leading 2nd XI appearances this season (all competitions): 17 –Taunton-Collins, Woolley
  • Leading 2nd XI goalscorers this season (all competitions): 5 – Soyinka, 4 – Alhadeff, Lederman
  • Worst discipline this season (all competitions): 2 yellows – Alexi Pittalis
  • 13-man squad named for Matchday 19
  • Geoff Taunton-Collins set for 70th career 2nd XI appearance
  • Fraser McGuinness set for 50th career club start & appearance and Junior League Cup career debut**
  • Hugo Trower set for 20th career 2nd XI appearance and 2s season debut
  • Josh Adejokun set for 15th club start of season & career
  • Jack Alhadeff set for 15th club start & appearance this season
  • Harry Woolley set for 15th Junior League Cup start (last 9 seasons)
  • Tom Ward set for 10th 2nd XI start of season & career
  • Doug Morrison set for 10th 2nd XI start & appearance this season
  • Mike Okoigun set for 10th club appearance this season
  • David Lederman set for 5th career Junior League Cup start & appearance
  • Dan Firoozan set for career 2nd XI debut and Junior League Cup debut
  • Also in Squad: Freddie Brunt & Will Payne
  • Total 2nd XI appearances/goals in 13-man squad (all competitions, last 9 seasons): 346/82
  • Average 2nd XI apps/goals in 13-man squad (all comps, last 9 seasons): 27/6
  • Total Club appearances/goals in 13-man squad (all competitions, last 9 seasons): 692/162
  • Average Club apps/goals in 13-man squad (all comps, last 9 seasons): 53/12
  • Total Junior League Cup appearances/goals in 13-man squad: 53/11
  • Average age of matchday squad: 28yrs 5mths
  • Oldest Player: David Lederman, 43yrs 7mths
  • Youngest Player: Will Payne, 19yrs 4mths

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OHAFC 3rd XI: Old Johnians (H), David Woolcott Trophy semi-finals, 2pm KO at Hampton Sports & Fitness 3G Astroturf, Hanworth Road, Hampton, Twickenham TW12 3HB

DAVID WOOLCOTT TROPHY

  • 27th weekend of 2017/18 Arthurian League season
  • Knockout cup competition for Arthurian League teams in Divisions Four & Five North/South plus several invited non-League sides
  • First Round draw included 23 teams but only 7 fixtures, the remaining nine sides all received byes into Round Two
  • Second round included 16 teams
  • Sides must win 4 ties to reach the David Woolcott Trophy final (assuming no byes)
  • Final to be played at Merchant Taylors School on Saturday, April 21st
  • Current holders: Old Tonbridgians 2s beat Old Rugbeians 6-5 on penalties in last season’s final after the sides had drawn 1-1 after normal time
  • This is the first time in OHAFC history the 3rd XI have reached the semi-finals of this competition
  • The winners of Saturday’s tie will face either The Old Rugbeians or the Old Columbans in the Final

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FIXTURE

  • OHAFC 3s (1st in Division Five South) v Old Johnians (1st in Division Four) in the semi-finals of the David Woolcott Trophy
  • 4th Cup tie of the season for the OHAFC, 6th for Johnians, who have already been eliminated from the Junior League Cup
  • Johnians have been drawn away from home in all four rounds of the David Woolcott Trophy this season
  • Sides have met twice previously in the League – Johnians are playing only their second season of Arthurian League football
  • Distance to ground from Duke on the Green Pub, Parsons Green: 8.0 miles
  • Average distance for 14 League games this season: 8.92 miles (last season 7.33 miles)
  • Referee: Hugh Wylie
  • Has refereed 8 OHAFC League fixtures in the last 9 seasons, 3 of them at Harrow
  • OHAFC record of 5 wins, 1 draw & 2 defeats, 29 goals scored and 14 conceded
  • Has never refereed the OHAFC 3rd XI before
  • Last OHAFC League fixture officiated: the 2s’ 3-0 away win at Eton 2s on March 10th
  • Weather forecast: Cloudy, 10 degrees
  • Pitch forecast: Astroturf
  • OHAFC 3s League record on astroturf over the past 5 seasons: Pld 11, won 7, lost 4, scored 37, conceded 24
  • League record on astro away from home: Pld 7, won 6, lost 1, scored 26, conceded 11
  • The OHAFC 3s have played 3 League fixtures on astroturf this season, all away from home, and won them all, scoring 15 goals and conceding just 3

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TEAMS

  • Both sides are making their first appearances in the semi-finals of this competition and sit top of their respective divisions
  • OHAFC 3s lead Division Five South with 25pts from 10 games, Johnians lead Division Four with 32pts from 13 games
  • OHAFC Division Five South form this season: Pld 10, won 8, drawn 1, lost 1, scored 30, conceded 11
  • OHAFC 3s’ lost their first game of the season (excluding the annulled opening day defeat to Malvern 2s) last weekend, falling 4-2 to Westminster 2s on the Hill
  • Johnians Division Four form this season: Pld 13, won 10, drawn 2, lost 1, scored 38, conceded 15
  • OHAFC home League form this season: Pld 5, won 3, drawn 1, lost 1, scored 11, conceded 7
  • Johnians away League form this season: Pld 7, won 7, scored 25, conceded 7
  • Current form (League & Cup): OHAFC L W W Johnians W W W
  • Johnians have won their last 7 fixtures in all competitions and have not lost since a 4-2 home defeat to the Old Columbans in the Junior League Cup on November 4th
  • Last time out: OHAFC lost 4-2 at home to Westminster 2s in the League, Johnians won 3-1 at Alleynians 2s in the DW Trophy quarter-finals, both games last weekend
  • Last season in the David Woolcott Trophy: OHAFC lost 9-3 at home to the Old Albanians in the first round, Johnians drew 5-5 after extra-time away to Old Albanians in the second round before losing 3-1 on penalties
  • OHAFC David Woolcott Trophy record (last 4 seasons): Pld 7, won 4 (1 on penalties), lost 3, scored 18, conceded 20
  • Johnians’ David Woolcott Trophy record (last 2 seasons): Pld 5, won 4, lost 1 (on pens), scored 25, conceded 10
  • OHAFC DWT rounds reached previous 3 seasons: Quarter-Final x1, 2nd Round x1, 1st Round x1
  • Johnians DWT round reached last season: 2nd Round
  • Previous rounds this season:
  • 1st Round: OHAFC won 3-1 at Bancroftians, Johnians won 3-2 at Brentwood 2s
  • 2nd Round: OHAFC beat Forest 2s 4-1 on pens following a 2-2 draw aet, Johnians won 5-1 at Westminster 2s
  • Quarter-finals: OHAFC beat Brentwood 3s 3-1 at home, Johnians won 3-1 at Alleynians 2s
  • OHAFC 3s DWT record victory: 4-2 (H) v Old Rugbeians, 1st Rd, March 7th 2015
  • OHAFC 3s DWT record defeat: 9-3 (H) v Old Albanians, 1st Rd, February 18th 2017
  • League history between the teams (last 9 seasons): 2 previous meetings, both in Division Five South last season, OHAFC losing both fixtures, 9-1 at home and 3-0 away
  • Sides have never met previously in the DW Trophy

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PLAYERS (3rd XI stats available since 2012/13 season only)

  • 63 players used by 3rd XI in all competitions last season, 62 in 14 League games
  • 132 players have represented the 3rd XI since the start of the 2012/13 season
  • Leading 3rd XI appearances last season (all competitions, 15 games): 10 – N Callander, C Ilogu, Kapoor
  • Leading 3rd XI goalscorers last season (all competitions): 5 – N Callander, Walker
  • Worst discipline last season (all competitions): 1 yellow – C Bick, Kapoor, Smith
  • 37 players used in 14 League & Cup games this season
  • Leading 3rd XI appearances this season – All competitions: 15 - Nick Kapoor, 14 – Harry Bick
  • Leading 3rd XI goalscorers this season – All competitions: 16 – Alex Smith, 8 – Ned Callander
  • Worst discipline this season – All competitions: 2 yellows – Nick Kapoor
  • 13-man squad named for Matchday 16
  • Nick Kapoor set for 50th career 3rd XI & club appearance and 15th 3rd XI start this season
  • Charlie Bick set for 30th career club appearance and 25th career club start
  • Tom Faber set for 25th career club start
  • Harry Bick set for 20th career 3rd XI start, 5th career DW Trophy start and 15th 3rd XI start & appearance this season
  • Alex Smith set for 15th club start & appearance this season
  • Ed Richards set for 10th career 3rd XI start & appearance
  • Joss Awdry set for 5th 3rd XI appearance of season & career and DW Trophy career debut
  • Emre & Yunus Sert both set for DW Trophy career debuts and 3rd XI season debuts
  • Also in matchday squad: Ned Callander, Al Fogarty, Oscar Gairard & Hussein Janmo
  • Total 3rd XI appearances / goals in 13-man squad (all competitions, last 9 seasons): 271/78
  • Average 3rd XI appearances / goals in 13-man squad (all competitions, last 9 seasons): 21/6
  • Total Club appearances / goals in 13-man squad (all competitions, last 9 seasons): 395/89
  • Average Club appearances / goals in 13-man squad (all competitions, last 9 seasons): 30/7
  • Total DW Trophy appearances / goals in 13-man squad:
  • Average age of squad: 24yrs 5mths
  • Oldest Player: Alec Fogarty, 27yrs 8mths
  • Youngest Player: Oscar Gairard, 18yrs 7mths

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