OHAFC 1st XI: Old Brentwoods (H), Arthurian League Premier Division, 1pm KO at Harrow School Astroturf Pitch

DIVISION

• 28th weekend of 2016/17 Arthurian League 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
• OHAFC 1st XI and Old Brentwoods are both already relegated back into Division One following a single season in the top flight
• Old Carthusians are champions of the Arthurian League for the 7th time in 10 seasons
• Other Premier Division fixtures this Saturday: Old Tonbridgians (4th) v Lancing Old Boys (7th)

FIXTURE

• OHAFC 1s (10th, 10pts) v Old Brentwoods (9th, 11pts) in the Arthurian League Premier Division
• 17th League fixture of the season for both teams
• 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)
• Final home game of the season for the 1st XI, only the trip to champions Charterhouse remains after Easter
• Referee: Steve Parsons
• Refereeing his 1st ever OHAFC League fixture
• Weather forecast: Rain, 13 degrees
• Pitch forecast: Excellent 90%, Good 10%
• 20 out of 22 OHAFC home fixtures this season have been on pitches rated ‘Excellent’ (91%)

TEAMS

• Average position of OHAFC 1st XI last 4 seasons/Average points: 9th in Premier Division/25 points
• Average position of Brentwoods last 4 seasons/Average points: 9th in Premier Division/27 points
• OHAFC 1st XI League form last season (Division One): Pld 18, won 12, drawn 2, lost 4, scored 48 (2nd most in division), conceded 18 (fewest in division) – Final position: 2nd
• Brentwoods League form last season (Division One): Pld 18, won 16, drawn 1, lost 1, scored 95 (most in division), conceded 22 (2nd fewest in division) – Final position: 1st
• Brentwoods had the best League record in the entire Arthurian League last season, scoring the most goals, having the biggest goal difference and earning the most points per game on average
• OHAFC home League form last season: Pld 9, won 7, lost 2, scored 32, conceded 11
• Brentwoods away League form last season: Pld 9, won 8, lost 1, scored 58, conceded 12
• Current form (last 3 League games): OHAFC L W L Brentwoods L L L
• OHAFC home League form this season: Pld 8, won 1, lost 7, for 11, against 27
• Brentwoods away League form this season: Pld 8, lost 8, for 8, against 32
• Brentwoods are the only team in the Arthurian League not to earn a single point away from home this season
• Last time out: OHAFC lost 5-4 at home to Old Marlburians a fortnight ago, Old Brentwoods lost 4-1 at Lancing Old Boys last weekend
• Both sides’ relegation to Division One was confirmed following the Lancing v Brentwood result last Saturday
• Corresponding fixture last season: OHAFC won 2-1 on October 24th 2015 (Scorers: Hill, Hoffen)
• Previous meeting: Sides drew 1-1 at Brentwoods on October 22nd 2016 (Scorer: Walker)
• Overall League record between teams (last eight seasons): Pld 15, OHAFC won 9, drawn 1, lost 5, for 39, against 29
• OHAFC have faced Brentwoods more than any other side in the League over the past 8 seasons
• League record at Harrow (last seven seasons): Pld 7, OHAFC won 6, lost 1, for 27, against 10
• Record OHAFC victory: 6-1 (H) on November 9th 2013
• Record OHAFC defeat: 8-2 (A) on December 20th 2014
• OHAFC will climb above their opponents into 9th with a win, will stay bottom with a draw or defeat
• OHAFC will finish bottom of the Premier Division for the second time in three seasons if they lose on Saturday

PLAYERS

• 42 players used by 1st XI in all competitions last season, all 42 featured in at least one of the 18 League games
• 110 players have represented the OHAFC 1st XI since the start of the 2009/10 season
• Kyle Barrett became the 100th player to play for the side in the last 8 seasons when making his debut against KCS Wimbledon on October 15th 2016
• Leading 1st XI appearance last season – all competitions: Yunus Sert 19
• Leading 1st XI goalscorers last season – all competitions: Harry Hoffen 11
• 48 players used in 18 League & Cup games so far this season
• Leading 1st XI appearances this season – all competitions: 16 – Yunus Sert, 15 – Ed Poulter
• Leading 1st XI goalscorers this season – all competitions: 5 - Alex Gilbert, 2 – Alex Breeden & James Breeden
• Worst discipline offenders this season - all competitions: 6 yellows – Yunus Sert
• 13-man squad named for Matchday 19
• Alex Breeden set for 75th career club start and 50th career 1st XI League appearance
• Yunus Sert set for 20th club start & appearance this season – the first player to reach this milestone; reaches 20 club games in a season for the second consecutive campaign
• Ed Poulter set for 15th 1st XI League start & appearance this season and captains the 1st XI for the final time on Harrow Hill
• Jesse Duah set for 10th 1st XI appearance of season & career
• Emre Sert set for 10th career club appearance
• Tom Bell set for 5th career 1st XI appearance and makes his season debut for the club
• Rowley Higgs set for 5th 1st XI League start & appearance (last 8 seasons) and makes his season debut for the club
• Connor Barrett, Harry Bick & Ollie Feather all set for their OHAFC 1st XI career debuts
• Also in squad: Kyle Barrett, Jamie McKee & Cyprian Owen-Edmunds
• Total 1st XI appearances / goals in 13-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 246/9
• Average 1st XI appearances / goals in 13-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 19/1 (last season high: 50/11)
• Total Club appearances / goals in 13-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 346/40
• Average Club appearances / goals in 13-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 27/3 (last season high: 57/17)

OHAFC 2nd XI: Old Citizens (A), Arthurian League Division Three, 11.30am KO at City of London Playing Fields, 147 Marvels Lane, Grove Park, Lewisham, SE12 9PP

DIVISION

• 28th weekend of 2016/17 Arthurian League season
• Division Three made up of 8 sides: Aldenham 2s, Alleynians, Chigwell 2s, Citizens, Eastbournians, Epsomians, Harrovian 2s, Salopian 2s
• 7th consecutive season OHAFC 2s have played in Division Three
• Side have won 5,6 or 7 League games in each of the previous 6 seasons
• Top two teams promoted to Division Two, bottom two relegated to Division Four
• Average points per game needed to win Division Three (last 4 seasons): 2.19
• Average points per game needed for promotion to Division Two (last 4 seasons): 1.74
• OHAFC currently on 2.38 pts/game
• OHAFC 2s & Alleynians are promoted to Division Two next season
• Other Division Three fixtures this Saturday: Old Aldenhamians 2s (8th) v Old Alleynians (1st) & Old Salopians 2s (6th) v Old Chigwellians 2s (3rd)

FIXTURE

• Old Citizens (5th, 16pts) v OHAFC 2s (2nd, 31pts) in Arthurian League Division Three
• 14th & final League fixture of the season for the OHAFC, penultimate fixture for Citizens
• Distance to ground from Duke on the Green Pub, Parsons Green: 10.3 miles
• Average distance for 14 League games this season: 8.92 miles (last season 7.33 miles)
• This is the 3rd longest away trip of the League season
• Referee: Rowland Bass
• Refereeing his 4th OHAFC League fixture in the past 8 seasons
• OHAFC record of one draw and two defeats in the previous three games,
• Has refereed the 2nd XI just once previously, the 1-1 draw at Salopian 2s in October 2014
• Last OHAFC game refereed: the 1st XI’s 10-1 defeat at the Old Carthusians in January 2015 – awarded both sides a penalty and booked Fred Coleridge-Cole and Alex Breeden
• Weather forecast: Cloudy, 14 degrees
• Pitch forecast: Excellent 20%, Good 30%, Fair 30%, Poor 20%

TEAMS

• Average position of OHAFC 2nd XI last 4 seasons/Average points: 6th in Division Three/19pts
• Average position of Citizens last 4 seasons/Average points: 1st in Division Four/28pts
• Citizens won Division Five in 2012/13 and Division Four the following season
• Citizens have never finished higher than the OHAFC 2nd XI in the Arthurian League (cannot do so this season)
• OHAFC Division Three form last season: Pld 14, won 5, drawn 2, lost 7, goals scored 34 (2nd most in division), conceded 38 (2nd most in division)
• Citizens Division Three form last season: Pld 14, won 6, drawn 3, lost 5, scored 33 (3rd most in division), conceded 25 (5th most in division)
• OHAFC away League form last season: Pld 7, won 2, lost 5, scored 15, conceded 22
• Citizens home League form last season: Pld 6, won 2, drawn 2, lost 2, scored 21, conceded 11
• OHAFC away League form this season: Pld 6, won 3, drawn 1, lost 2, scored 14, conceded 11
• Citizens home League form this season: Pld 5, won 1, drawn 1, lost 3, for 15, against 13
• Current form (last 3 League games): OHAFC W W W Citizens W D W
• OHAFC 2s have not lost in the League since the 2-1 defeat at Alleynians on October 15th 2016 and are currently on the best run of form in the entire Arthurian League
• Citizens have not lost in the League since the 4-1 defeat at home to the Old Epsomians on December 10th 2016
• Both sides travelled to Old Westminsters in consecutive rounds of the Junior League Cup this season, Citizens losing 4-1 in the 2nd Round, OHAFC 2s losing 4-0 in the quarter-finals
• Last time out: OHAFC beat Old Alleynians 2-1 at home, Citizens beat Epsomians 4-1 away, both games in Division Three last weekend
• Corresponding fixture last season: OHAFC lost 8-3 on November 7th 2015 (Scorers: Dalzell 2, Owen-Edmunds)
• Previous meeting: OHAFC won 3-0 at home in the League on November 26th 2016 (Scorers: Barwick, M Curry, Lederman)
• Overall League record between teams (last eight seasons): Pld 5, OHAFC won 1, drawn 2, lost 2, scored 12, conceded 19
• League record at Citizens (last 8 seasons): Pld 2, OHAFC have lost both, scored 4, conceded 14
• Record OHAFC victory: 3-0 home win earlier this season on November 26th 2016
• Record OHAFC defeat: 8-3 away defeat last season on November 7th 2015
• OHAFC are yet to earn a point at Citizens in League history
• OHAFC performance compared to same stage last season (13 games): 17pts better off (31 v 14), scored 10 goals more (43 v 33), conceded 19 goals fewer (20 v 39), four places higher (2nd v 6th)
• OHAFC 2s WILL BE CROWNED DIVISION THREE CHAMPIONS ON SATURDAY IF:

1/ Old Alleynians lose at Aldenham 2s AND OHAFC 2s win

OR

2/ Old Alleynians draw at Aldenham 2s AND OHAFC 2s win by three goals or more

OR

3/ Old Alleynians draw at Aldenham 2s AND OHAFC 2s win by two goals, scoring at least 5 goals more than Alleynians score

• IF Alleynians draw and OHAFC win by two goals, scoring 4 more goals than the Alleynians, the teams will finish the season with identical Win/Draw/Loss records, identical goals scored and conceded records and identical results in the two games played between each other: the Division Three title would be shared

• Any other sequence of results will confirm Old Alleynians as Division Three champions and OHAFC 2s as runners-up

PLAYERS

• 44 players from squad used last season, 142 in the last eight seasons
• 44 players used in 16 League & Cup fixtures this season
• Leading 2nd XI appearances this season (all competitions): 15 – Lederman, 14 - Taunton-Collins
• Leading 2nd XI goalscorers this season (all competitions): 20 – Soyinka, 13 - Alhadeff
• Worst discipline this season: 1 yellow – Barwick, Hutchinson, H Morrison, Y Sert
• 12-man squad named for Matchday 17
• Max Curry set for 60th career 2nd XI start and 10th 2nd XI League appearance this season
• Geoff Taunton-Collins set for 50th career 2nd XI start and 15th 2nd XI start & appearance this season
• Ollie Curry set for 30th career 2nd XI start, 25th career 2nd XI League start & 10th club start & appearance this season
• David Lederman set for 20th 2nd XI start (last 8 seasons) and 15th 2nd XI start this season
• Mike Okoigun set for 20th career start for 2nd XI & club and season debut for the club
• Kyri Pittalis set for 10th 2nd XI start & appearance this season
• Jamie Barwick set for 5th 2nd XI start and 5th 2nd XI League appearance this season
• Tristan David set for 5th career club appearance and 5th career 2nd XI League appearance
• Paul Lindquist set for 5th career club appearance and season debut for the club
• Ed Massey set for 5th 2nd XI start this season
• Also in Squad: Doug Pratt & Harry Woolley
• Total 2nd XI appearances / goals in 13-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 340/62
• Average 2nd XI apps / goals in 13-man squad (all comps, last 7 seasons): 28/5
• Total Club appearances / goals in 13-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 518/110
• Average Club apps / goals in 13-man squad (all comps, last 7 seasons): 43/9

OHAFC 3rd XI: No Fixture - Next Game: Old Rugbeians (A), Saturday April 22nd