OHAFC 1st XI: Old Wellingtonians (A), Arthurian League Division One, 1pm KO at Bacon Community Sports Centre 3G, Rotherhithe, London SE16 6AT

DIVISION

• Sixth weekend of the Arthurian League season
• OHAFC 1s return to Division One following their second relegation in three seasons
• Finished 2nd in Division One in 2015/16 with 12 wins and 2 draws from 18 games
• Ended that season 11 points behind Old Brentwoods who have also returned to Division One this season
• Division One made up of nine sides: Aldenhamians, Berkhamstedians, Bradfieldians, Brentwoods, Cholmeleians, Harrovians, Malvernians, Reptonians & Wellingtonians
• Old Millfieldians resigned from the League just prior to the season starting
• OHAFC & Brentwoods relegated from Premier Division, Berkhamstedians promoted from Division Two despite finishing third
• Top two sides are promoted into the Premier Division, relegation depends on a 1st XI finishing in the top 3 places in Division Two
• Average points per game needed to win Division One (last 5 seasons): 2.10 (34pts this season)
• Average points per game needed for promotion to Premier Division (last 5 seasons): 1.72 (28pts this season)
• Average points per game needed to avoid relegation to Division Two (last 5 seasons): 0.91 (15pts this season)
• OHAFC current avg points per game: 1.33 (3 games played)
• Other Division One fixtures this weekend: Old Brentwoods (1st) v Old Malvernians (5th) & Old Cholmeleians (3rd) v Old Berkhamstedians (6th)

FIXTURE

• Old Wellingtonians (7th, 3pts) v OHAFC 1s (4th in Division One, 4pts) in Arthurian League Division One
• 4th League fixture of the season for the OHAFC, 5th for Wellington
• Third away game of the season for the OHAFC 1s
• Distance to ground from Duke on the Green Pub, Parsons Green: 7.2 miles
• This is the second shortest away trip of the season for the OHAFC 1s
• Average distance for 8 League games this season: 11.8 miles
• Average distance for 16 League games this season: 10 miles (last season 11.83 miles)
• Referee: Luke Steele
• Refereeing his 2nd OHAFC League fixture
• Only previous fixture officiated was the 2s’ 6-0 opening day defeat to Old Alleynians on the Harrow School astroturf
• No cards shown or penalties awarded
• Weather forecast: Cloudy, 19 degrees
• Pitch forecast: Astroturf
• OHAFC 1st XI League record on astroturf over the last 9 seasons: Pld 17, won 7, drawn 2, lost 8, scored 39, conceded 34
• Away League record on astroturf: Pld 9, won 2, drawn 2, lost 5, scored 13, conceded 19
• Previous meetings against Wellington on astroturf: Sides met at Harrow in January 2016, OHAFC winning 2-0
• 2015/16 season in Division One is the only season the sides have previously met in the League, although the OHAFC 2s also faced Wellington in Division Three in 2010/11

TEAMS

• Last season OHAFC 1s finished 9th in the Premier Division with 13pts
• Last season Wellington finished 8th in Division One with 18pts
• Average position of OHAFC 1st XI last 5 seasons/Average points: 9th in Premier Division/22pts
• Average position of Wellington last 5 seasons/Average points: 2nd in Division Two/23pts
• Wellington have steadily climbed up Division Two to earn promotion into Division One two seasons ago
• OHAFC Premier Division form last season: Pld 18, won 3, drawn 4, lost 11, goals scored 23 (2nd fewest in division), conceded 52 (most in division)
• Wellington Division One form last season: Pld 18, won 5, drawn 3, lost 10, scored 32 (joint 2nd fewest in division), conceded 47 (4th most in division)
• OHAFC away League form last season: Pld 9, won 2, lost 7, scored 12, conceded 28
• Wellington home League form last season: Pld 9, won 3, drawn 2, lost 4, scored 21, conceded 27
• Current form (last 3 League games): OHAFC W L D Wellington L W L
• OHAFC away form this season: Drew 2-2 at Cholmeleians on the opening day before losing 5-3 at Bradfield a fortnight ago
• Wellington home form this season: Only home game to date was a 2-1 win over Malvernians on September 30th
• Last time out: OHAFC won 7-0 at home to Aldenhamians, Wellington lost 6-1 at Cholmeleians, both games last weekend
• Corresponding fixture last season: Sides did not meet last season
• Previous meeting: OHAFC won 2-0 on the Harrow School astroturf on January 30th 2016 in what was actually Wellington’s ‘home’ fixture, Fred Milln and Alex Breeden the goalscorers
• Overall League record between teams (last eight seasons): Just the two Division One meetings between the teams in the 2015/16 season, OHAFC winning both games: 2-1 on the astroturf (as above) and 3-0 on the Phil pitches in late September (H Hoffen 2 and Trower the scorers)
• League record at Wellington (last 8 seasons): The 2-0 OHAFC win in 2016 is the only nominal fixture at Wellington
• Record OHAFC League victory: 3-0 at home on September 26th 2015
• Record OHAFC League defeat: OHAFC are yet to lose to their opponents

PLAYERS

• 54 players from squad used last season, 120 in the last nine seasons (including current one)
• Leading 1st XI appearances last season (all competitions): 18 – Yunus Sert, 17 – Ed Poulter
• Leading 1st XI goalscorers last season (all competitions): 5 – Alex Gilbert
• Worst discipline last season: 6 yellows – Yunus Sert
• Leading OHAFC 1s appearaces this season (all competitions): Five players have played in all three games
• Leading OHAFC 1s goalscorers this season (all competitions): 5 – James Breeden, 2 – Adejokun, Robinson
• Worst OHAFC 1s discipline this season (all competitions): 1 yellow – Alex Breeden, James Breeden
• Most OHAFC League appearances v Wellington (previous 8 seasons): 4 – Milln, 3 - Soyinka
• Leading OHAFC League goalscorers v Wellington (previous 8 seasons, max 4 games): 3 – Soyinka, 2 – Harry Hoffen
• Most OHAFC League appearances at Wellington (previous 8 seasons, max 2 games): 2 – Milln
• Leading OHAFC League goalscorers at Wellington (previous 8 seasons): 1 – Alex Breeden, Milln
• Yunus Sert named captain for the 2017/18 season, Fred Richardson named vice-captain
• 12-man squad named for Matchday 4
• Alex Breeden set for 80th career club appearance
• Josh Adejokun set for 5th club appearance this season – joint first player to reach this landmark (also Connor Barrett & Harry Woolley)
• Ciaran Jordan set for 1st XI career debut – GOOD LUCK!
• Alex Gilbert set for 1st XI season debut
• Chester Robinson scored his first ever OHAFC goals in last week’s 7-0 win over Aldenham
• James Breeden has scored five goals in three 1s appearance this season and has now scored 12 in 13 games for the side in all competitions to date
• Also in Squad: Will Bamford, Jack Hill, Hamish MacIntyre, Ed Poulter, Emre Sert, Yunus Sert
• Total 1st XI appearances / goals in 12-man squad (all competitions, last 9 seasons): 342/58
• Average 1st XI apps / goals in 12-man squad (all comps, last 9 seasons): 29/5
• Total Club appearances / goals in 12-man squad (all competitions, last 9 seasons): 406/75
• Average Club apps / goals in 12-man squad (all comps, last 9 seasons): 34/6

OHAFC 2nd XI: Lancing Old Boys 2s (A), Arthurian League Division Two, 12pm KO at Kingston University Sports Ground, Tolworth, London KT4 7QH

DIVISION

• Sixth weekend of the Arthurian League season
• OHAFC 2s return to Division Two for the first time since the 2009/10 season
• Division Two made up of 10 sides: Alleynians, Charterhouse 2s, Charterhouse 3s, Eton 2s, Forest 2s, KCS Wimbledon 2s, Lancing 2s, Radleians & Westminsters
• OHAFC 2s and Alleynians promoted from Division Three last season, Radleians relegated from Division One
• Lancing 2s are the reigning Division Two champions, earning 30pts from 16 League games last season
• OHAFC 2s unable to earn promotion into Division One, bottom two sides relegated to Division Four
• Average points per game needed to win Division Two (last 5 seasons): 2.05 (37pts this season)
• Average points per game needed to avoid relegation to Division Three (last 5 seasons): 0.88 (16pts this season)
• OHAFC 2s current avg points/game: 0.00
• Other Division Two fixtures this weekend: Charterhouse 2s (6th) v Charterhouse 3s (8th), Forest 2s (5th) v Eton 2s (3rd) & KCS Wimbledon 2s (4th) v Alleynians (1st)
• This is the first time since official stats began in the 2009/10 season that the OHAFC 2s have started a season with four consecutive defeats
• The OHAFC 1st XI also achieved this unwanted record at the start of last season
• The longest run of successive League defeats by any OHAFC side in the last 9 seasons is seven, achieved by the 2s in Division Three in the middle of the 2013/14 season – remarkably, the side would win four and draw two of their last six fixtures that season to avoid relegation

FIXTURE

• Lancing Old Boys 2s (9th, 0pts) v OHAFC 2s (10th, 0pts) in Arthurian League Division Two
• Saturday’s fixture sees the meeting of two of the four remaining sides in the Arthurian League yet to register a point this season – the other two are Division One side Repton and Division Five South Epsom 2s
• 5th fixture of the season for the OHAFC, 4th for Lancing
• Distance to ground from Duke on the Green Pub, Parsons Green: 7.4 miles
• Average distance for 9 away League fixtures this season: 13.9 miles
• Average distance for 18 League games this season: 11.7 miles (last season 8.92 miles)
• This is the 3rd shortest away fixture of the season
• Referee: Mal James
• Refereeing his first ever OHAFC League fixture
• Weather forecast: Cloudy, 18 degrees
• Pitch forecast: Excellent 50%, Good 40%, Fair 10%

TEAMS

• Last season OHAFC 2s finished 2nd in Division Three with 34pts
• Last season Lancing won Division Two with 30 pts
• Average position of OHAFC 2nd XI last 5 seasons/Average points: 5th in Division Three/22pts
• Average position of Lancing 2s last 5 seasons/Average points: 4th in Division Two/24pts
• Lancing 2s have risen steadily up the Division Two table over the last few seasons, culminating in last season’s tense title win
• OHAFC Division Three form last season: Pld 14, won 11, drawn 1, lost 2, goals scored 45 (2nd most in division), conceded 21 (fewest in division)
• Lancing 2s Division Two form last season: Pld 16, won 9, drawn 3, lost 4, goals scored 36 (4th most in division), conceded 25 (fewest in division)
• OHAFC away League form last season: Pld 7, won 4, drawn1, lost 2, scored 16, conceded 12
• OHAFC 2s possessed the second best away record in Division Three last season
• Lancing 2s home League form last season: Pld 8, won 4, drawn 3, lost 1, scored 17, conceded 14
• Current form (last 3 League games): OHAFC L L L Lancing 2s L L L
• OHAFC away form this season: Lost 2-1 to KCS Wimbledon 2s on September 23rd and 3-2 at Alleynians last weekend
• Lancing 2s home form this season: Only home fixture to date a 3-2 loss to Westminsters on September 30th
• Last time out: OHAFC lost 3-2 at Alleynians, Lancing 2s lost 3-1 at KCS Wimbledon 2s, both games last weekend
• Corresponding fixture last season: Sides did not meet last season
• Previous meeting: Lancing won 4-0 at Harrow in the quarter-finals of the Junior League Cup on February 20th 2016
• Previous League meeting: OHAFC lost 2-1 at home on January 29th 2011
• Overall League record between teams (last 8 seasons): 2 previous meetings, OHAFC won 1, lost 1, scored 2, conceded 2
• League record at Lancing (last 8 seasons): OHAFC won 1-0 on November 20th 2010, Kamil Amin scoring the winner
• Record OHAFC League victory: the 1-0 win above
• Record OHAFC League defeat: the 2-1 defeat above

PLAYERS

• 46 players from squad used last season, 154 in the last nine seasons (including current one)
• Leading 2nd XI appearances last season (all competitions): 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, Sert
• Leading 2nd XI appearances this season (all competitions): 4 – Taunton-Collins, Woolley
• Leading 2nd XI goalscorers this season (all competitions): 5 players have scored one goal
• Most OHAFC League appearances v Lancing 2s (previous 8 seasons, 2 games played): 8 players have played in both fixtures
• Leading OHAFC League goalscorers v Lancing 2s (previous 8 seasons): 1 – Kamil Amin, Berry
• Most OHAFC League appearances at Lancing (previous 8 seasons): Only 1 previous fixture
• Leading OHAFC League goalscorers at Dulwich vs Alleynians (previous 8 seasons): 1 – Kamil Amin
• 14-man squad named for Matchday 5
• Phil Berry set for 70th 2s career start in all competitions
• David Lederman set for 25th 2s appearance in all competitions (last 9 seasons)
• Rollo Hovey set for 20th career club start and 2s season debut
• Harry Bick set for 10th career club appearance
• Jamie Barwick set for 10th 2s career League appearance
• Alexi Pittalis set for 5th career 2s League appearance and 5th career club start
• Connor Barrett and Harry Woolley both set for 5th club appearances this season (joint first to reach this landmark along with Josh Adejokun)
• Giles Newton and George Sanders both set for club season debuts
• Also in Squad: Jack Alhadeff, Simon Maydon, Will Payne & Charlie Walsh
• Total 2nd XI appearances / goals in 14-man squad (all competitions, last 9 seasons): 330/50
• Average 2nd XI apps / goals in 14-man squad (all comps, last 9 seasons): 24/4
• Total Club appearances / goals in 14-man squad (all competitions, last 9 seasons): 594/97
• Average Club apps / goals in 14-man squad (all comps, last 9 seasons): 42/7

OHAFC 3rd XI: No Fixture - Next game is KCS Wimbledon 3s (A) on October 21st 2017