OHAFC 1st XI: Old Tonbridgians (H), Arthurian League Premier Division, 11.30am KO at Harrow School Philathletic Ground

DIVISION

• Fifth weekend of 2016/17 Arthurian League season
• Premier Division made up of 10 sides: Brentwoods, Carthusians, Etonians, Foresters, Harrovians, KCS Wimbledon, Lancing Old Boys, Marlburians, Salopians, Tonbridgians
• Tonbridgians won the League and Arthur Dunn Cup last season
• OHAFC have faced all sides previously in the Premier Division except for the Old Marlburians whom they beat 4-0 in the Dunn Cup 2nd Round last season
• First season back in the Premier Division following relegation at end of 2014/15 season
• OHAFC have finished 5th, 8th & 10th in their previous three seasons in the Division
• OHAFC were last League champions in 2010
• Charterhouse (3 matches) & Tonbridge (2 matches) only sides with 100% records to date
• Other Premier Division fixtures this Saturday: KCS Wimbledon (5th) v Brentwoods (9th), Carthusians (2nd) v Marlburians (8th), Etonians (6th) v Salopians (7th)
• Bottom two teams relegated into Division One
• Average points/points per game needed to win Premier Division (last 4 seasons): 38/2.13
• Average points/points per game needed to avoid relegation to Division One (last 4 seasons): 15/0.85

FIXTURE

• OHAFC 1s (10th,0pts) v Old Tonbridgians (3rd,6pts) in the Arthurian League Premier Division
• Distance to ground from Duke on the Green Pub: 9.5 miles
• Average distance for 18 League games this season: 11.83 miles (last season 12.86 miles)
• Referee: Peter Dace
• Refereeing his 8th OHAFC League fixture in the last 8 seasons
• Previous record of 3 wins and 4 defeats from 7 games, 11 goals scored, 16 conceded
• 1 yellow card, 1 red card and 3 penalties awarded to the OHAFC
• Dace has refereed the 1st XI three times previously, OHAFC winning 2, losing 1, the most recent outing the 8-1 win at home to Winchester last season
• Dace refereed the OHAFC 2nd XI at Aldenham last weekend, awarding the OHAFC 2 penalties (Lederman missed the first, Soyinka scored the second)
• Weather forecast: Cloudy, 14 degrees
• Pitch forecast: 90% Excellent, 10% good

TEAMS

• 3rd fixture of the 2016/17 season for both teams
• Average position of OHAFC 1st XI last 4 seasons/Average points: 9th in Premier Division/25 points
• Average position of Tonbridgians last 4 seasons/Average points: 7th in Premier Division/27 points
• OHAFC 1st XI League form last season (Division One): Won 12, drawn 2, lost 4, goals scored 48 (2nd most in division), conceded 18 (fewest in division)
• Tonbridgians League form last season (Premier Division): Won 14, drawn 3, lost 1, scored 56 (most in division), conceded 29 (4th fewest in division)
• OHAFC home League form last season: Won 7, lost 2, scored 32, conceded 11
• Tonbridgians away League form last season: Won 7, drawn 2, scored 25, conceded 12
• Tonbridgians were the only Premier Division side unbeaten away in the League last season
• Current form (last 3 League games): OHAFC L L L, Tonbridgians W W W
• Last OHAFC League victory came on March 12th at Malvern (4-1) in Division One, coincidentally the same date the Tonbridgians suffered their last defeat in League or Cup (3-2 at home to Charterhouse)
• Corresponding fixture last season: Teams did not meet last season
• Previous meeting: OHAFC lost 5-3 at home on October 12th 2013
• Overall League record between teams (last seven seasons): Pld 4, OHAFC won 1, lost 3, scored 12, conceded 9
• League record at Harrow (last seven seasons): OHAFC won 1, drawn 0, lost 1, scored 11, conceded 5
• Tonbridge have won the last 3 League meetings between the teams
• Record OHAFC victory: 8-0 (H) on October 6th 2012
• Record OHAFC defeat: 5-3 (H) on October 11th 2014
• OHAFC can climb as high as 7th with a win or draw; Tonbridgians can go 2ndwith a win

PLAYERS

• 42 players used by 1st XI in all competitions last season, all 42 featured in at least one of the 18 League games
• 95 players have represented the 1st XI in the previous 8 seasons
• Leading 1st XI appearances this season – All competitions: 7 players have played both the opening games, 6 of whom have started both fixtures
• Leading 1st XI goalscorers this season – All competitions: 1 - Stebbings
• Worst discipline offenders this season - All competitions: 1 yellow - Sert
• 14-man squad named for Matchday 3
• Alex Gilbert set for 40th 1st XI League appearance and 40th 1st XI start in all competitions
• Yunus Sert set for 25th 1st XI League appearance
• Giles Newton set for 10th 1st XI League appearance
• Jamie McKee & Felix Orchard set for Club debuts
• Doug Morrison set for 1st XI debut after Man of the March performance for the 2nd XI last weekend
• Four players set for season debuts for the club: Doug & George Pratt, Giles Newton & Hugo Trower
• Rollo Hovey set for 1st XI season debut
• Also in squad: Alex Breeden, Alex Ellis, Charlie Stebbings & David Griffiths
• Total 1st XI appearances / goals in 14-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 180/36
• Average 1st XI appearances / goals in 14-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 13/3 (last season high: 50/11)
• Total Club appearances / goals in 14-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 285/63
• Average Club appearances / goals in 14-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 20/5 (last season high: 57/17)
• Saturday’s squad is the least experienced to represent the OHAFC 1st XI since statistics began in 2009
• Previous lowest number of 1st XI games played by a squad prior to a fixture: 269 v Radley on April 16th 2016
• Alex Breeden set to captain OHAFC 1st XI for first time in his career

OHAFC 2nd XI: No game, Next fixture: Old Alleynians (A), Saturday October 15th 2016

OHAFC 3rd XI: Old Amplefordians (A), Arthurian League Division 5 South, 1pm KO at Chiswick Boathouse, London W4 2SH

DIVISION

• Fourth weekend of 2016/17 Arthurian League season
• OHAFC 3rd XI switch from Division Five North to Division Five South
• Side have now played in Division Four, Division Five, Division Five North & Division Five South in previous five seasons
• Division Five South now made up of 8 sides: Alleynian 2s, Amplefordians, Johnians, KCS Wimbledon 3s,Malvernian 2s, Rugbeians, Westminster 2s & OHAFC 3s
• Alleynian 2s were admitted to the League this week and have yet to play a fixture
• OHAFC 3s have previously met Amplefordians in both Division Four & Division Five and Westminster 2s in Division Four
• Alleynian 2s, KCS Wimbledon 3s & Old Johnians are making their debut in the Arthurian League, coincidentally the opening three fixtures for the OHAFC 3rd XI are against these three teams
• Other Division Five South fixtures this Saturday: Johnians v Alleynian 2s
• Top two teams in Division Five North & South play off for two promotion places to Division Four
• Average points per game needed to win Division Five South (last 2 seasons): 2.00
• Average points per game needed to make play-offs from Division Five South (last 2 seasons): 1.25

FIXTURE

• Old Amplefordians (4th,4pts) v OHAFC 3s (8th,0pts) in Arthurian League Division Five South
• Distance to ground from Duke on the Green Pub: 2.6 miles
• 3rd shortest away trip of the season
• Average distance for seven away League fixtures this season: 6.5 miles (last season 15.3 miles)
• Average distance for 14 League fixtures this season: 7.99 miles (last season: 12.4 miles)
• Referee: Paul Latty
• Refereeing his first ever OHAFC fixture
• Weather forecast: Cloudy, 16 degrees
• Pitch forecast: Excellent 20%, Good 40%, Fair 40%

TEAMS

• Third League fixture for OHAFC, fourth for Amplefordians in Arthurian League Division Five South
• Average position & points of OHAFC 3rd XI last 3 seasons: 4th in Division Five North, 14pts
• Average position & points of Old Amplefordians, last 3 seasons: 1st in Division Five, 15pts
• OHAFC League form last season: Pld 10, won 4, drawn 3, lost 3, goals scored 20 (3rd most in division), conceded 18 (3rd fewest in division)
• Amplefordians League form last season: Pld 10, won 4, drawn 2, lost 4, scored 16, conceded 23
• OHAFC away League form last season: Pld 5, won 2, drawn 2, lost 1, scored 9, conceded 5
• Amplefordians home League form last season: Pld 5, won 2, drawn 1, lost 2, scored 7, conceded 10
• Current League form: OHAFC L L D, Amplefordians L D W
• OHAFC 3s have not won in the League since January 23rd when beating Cholms 4s 6-0
• Corresponding fixture last season: No meeting between the teams
• Previous meeting: OHAFC lost 2-0 at home on November 30th 2013
• Overall League record between the teams, last 8 seasons: Pld 2, OHAFC lost both, scored 1, conceded 9
• League record at Ampleforth: The solitary 7-1 defeat on October 12th 2013
• Last time out: OHAFC 3s lost 3-0 at Old Johnians on Sept 24th, Amplefordians lost 2-1 at Rugbeians last weekend

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

• 37 players used by 3rd XI in all competitions last season, 33 in 10 League games
• 96 players have represented the 3rd XI in the previous 4 seasons
• Koye Adesanya became the 100th player to play for the OHAFC 3rd XI since their reformation when he came on as substitute against KCS Wimbledon 3s on the opening day of the season
• Leading 3rd XI appearances last season – All competitions (Lge only): Fogarty 10 (9), T Beeley 9(9), Kapoor 8 (8), T Faber 8 (7)
• Leading 3rd XI goalscorers last season – All competitions (Lge only): Smith 6 (6), N Callander 4 (4)
• Worst discipline offenders last season (all competitions): No yellow or red cards received
• 14-man squad named for Matchday 3
• Tom Beeley set for 30th club appearance
• Theo Gordon set for 20th 3rd XI League start & appearance and 3rd XI season debut
• Ned Callander set for 10th 3rd XI League appearance and 10th 3rd XI start in all competitions
• Chuka Ilogu set for 10th 3rd XI League appearance
• Four players set for their club debuts: Callum Stidson-Nott, Henry Owen, Obi Ilogu & Will Brightman7
• Charlie Bick set for club season debut
• Four other players in squad: Anthony Love, Charlie Hicks, Jesse Duah & Nick Kapoor
• Total 3rd XI appearances / goals in 12-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 104/18
• Average 3rd XI appearances / goals in 12-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 7/1
• Total Club appearances / goals in 12-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 155/21
• Average Club appearances / goals in 12-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 11/2
• This is the second consecutive fixture the 3rd XI matchday squad have made 155 club appearances between them