OHAFC 1st XI: Old Reptonians (H), Arthurian League Division One, 2pm KO at Harrow School Philathletic Pitches, HA1 3HW

DIVISION

• 8th 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: 1.75 (4 games played)
• Other Division One fixtures this weekend: No other League fixtures, all other clubs involved in Cup competitions

FIXTURE

• OHAFC 1s (4th in Division One, 7pts) v Old Reptonians (9th, 0pts) in Arthurian League Division One
• 5th League fixture of the season for the OHAFC, 4th for Repton
• Second home League game of the season for the OHAFC 1s
• Distance to ground from Duke on the Green Pub, Parsons Green: 9.5 miles
• Average distance for 16 League games this season: 10 miles (last season 11.83 miles)
• Referee: Tini Kaja
• Refereeing his 2nd OHAFC League fixture
• Only previous fixture officiated was the 2s 2-1 home defeat to Charterhouse 2s in Division Two last week
• No players were booked, OHAFC were awarded a second half penalty
• Weather forecast: Cloudy, 13 degrees
• Pitch forecast: Excellent 90%, Good 10%

TEAMS

• Last season OHAFC 1s finished 9th in the Premier Division with 13pts
• Last season Repton finished 5th in Division One with 21pts
• Average position of OHAFC 1st XI last 5 seasons/Average points: 9th in Premier Division/22pts
• Average position of Repton last 5 seasons/Average points: 6th in Division One/23pts
• Repton have finished in the upper echelons of Division One since their promotion five seasons ago. They also reached the final of the Arthur Dunn Cup last season, losing 3-1 to Double winners Charterhouse
• 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)
• Repton Division One form last season: Pld 18, won 6, drawn 3, lost 9, scored 31 (fewest in division), conceded 44 (5th fewest in division)
• OHAFC home League form last season: Pld 9, won 2, lost 7, scored 12, conceded 28
• Repton away League form last season: Pld 9, won 4, drawn 1, lost 4, scored 15, conceded 17
• Current form (last 3 League games): OHAFC W W L Repton L L L
• Repton have lost all three of their League games this season but have won two Cup games by a margin of 12 goals to 1
• OHAFC home form this season: The 7-0 win over Aldenham is the side’s only home League fixture to date
• Repton away form this season: Repton have lost their 3 away League fixtures against Malvernians (2-3), Berkhamstedians (2-4) and Aldenhamians (1-4)
• Last time out: OHAFC drew 1-1 at home to Alleynians after extra time, Repton beat Bancroftians 4-1, both games in the first round of the Arthur Dunn Cup last weekend
• Corresponding fixture last season: Sides did not meet last season
• Previous meeting: The sides drew 0-0 in Division One at Merchant Taylors School on January 16th 2016
• Overall League record between teams (last eight seasons): Just the two Division One meetings between the teams in the 2015/16 season, OHAFC winning 3-0 on the Hill on September 12th 2015 (Firoozan 2, Owen-Edmunds the scorers) and and the 0-0 draw at Repton
• League record at Repton (last 8 seasons): The 0-0 draw above
• Record OHAFC League victory: 3-0 at home on September 12th 2015
• Record OHAFC League defeat: OHAFC are yet to lose to their opponents in the League in the previous 9 seasons

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): 5 - Adejokun, Alex Breeden, Hill & Yunus Sert are the remaining ever-presents
• Leading OHAFC 1s goalscorers this season (all competitions): 6 – James Breeden, 3 – Adejokun
• Worst OHAFC 1s discipline this season (all competitions): 2 yellows – James Breeden
• Most OHAFC League appearances v Repton (previous 8 seasons, 2 games played): 6 players have played in both games to date
• Leading OHAFC League goalscorers v Repton (previous 8 seasons): 2 – Firoozan, 1 – Owen-Edmunds
• Most OHAFC League appearances at Harrow (previous 8 seasons, max 2 games): Just one game played
• Leading OHAFC League goalscorers at Harrow (previous 8 seasons): 2 – Firoozan, 1 – Owen-Edmunds
• Yunus Sert named captain for the 2017/18 season, Fred Richardson named vice-captain
• 12-man squad named for Matchday 6
• Ed Poulter set for 110th career 1st XI start & appearance in all competitions and 5th 1st XI start & appearance this season
• Alex Breeden set for 60th career 1st XI start and 5th 1st XI League start & appearance this season
• Dan Firoozan set for 20th 1st XI start & appearance
• Will Bamford set for 5th career 1st XI League start & appearance
• James Breeden set for 5th 1st XI start & appearance this season
• Jack Hill & Yunus Sert both set for their 5th 1st XI League starts & appearances this season
• Alex Gilbert set for first League start for 1st XI this season
• Also in Squad: Ciaran Jordan, Hamish MacIntyre, Fred Richardson & Emre Sert
• Total 1st XI appearances / goals in 12-man squad (all competitions, last 9 seasons): 458/70
• Average 1st XI apps / goals in 12-man squad (all comps, last 9 seasons): 38/6
• Total Club appearances / goals in 12-man squad (all competitions, last 9 seasons): 525/87
• Average Club apps / goals in 12-man squad (all comps, last 9 seasons): 44/7

OHAFC 2nd XI: No fixture - next game KCS Wimbledon 3s (H), November 4th

OHAFC 3rd XI: Old Shirburnians (H), Arthurian League Division Five South, 2pm KO at Harrow School Philathletic Pitches, Harrow HA1 3HW

DIVISION

• 8th weekend of the 2017/18 Arthurian League season
• Division Five South made up of 8 sides: Amplefordians, Epsom 2s, Harrow 3s, KCS Wimbledon 3s, Kings Scholars, Malvern 2s, Shirburnians, Westminsters 2s
• Epsom 2s, Kings Scholars & Shirburnians are making their debuts in the Arthurian League
• 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): 2.26 (32pts this season)
• Average points per game needed to make play-offs from Division Five South (last 2 seasons): 1.81 (25pts this season)
• OHAFC 3s current avg pts/game: 2.25
• Other Division Five South fixtures this weekend: Old Amplefordians (1st) v Old Westminsters 2s (4th), Old Epsomians 2s (5th) v Old Malvernians 2s (6th) & KCS Wimbledom 3s (8th) v Old King’s Scholars (7th)

FIXTURE

• OHAFC 3s (3rd, 9pts) v Old Shirburnians (2nd, 10pts) in Arthurian League Division Five South
• 5th game of the season for OHAFC, 7th for Shirburnians
• Distance to ground from Duke on the Green Pub: 9.5 miles
• Average distance for 14 League fixtures this season: 8.59 miles (last season: 8.4 miles)
• This is the OHAFC 3rd XI’s second home fixture of the 2017/18 season
• Referee: Temitope Shabi
• Refereeing his 15th OHAFC League fixture in the last 9 seasons
• OHAFC record of 6 wins, 2 draws & 6 defeats, 36 goals scored, 46 conceded
• Has refereed seven 3rd XI fixtures, OHAFC winning 2, drawing 2 and losing 3
• OHAFC yet to win a 3rd XI home game with Shabi refereeing
• Previous OHAFC fixture officiated: The 3s’ 6-0 defeat at Malvern on the opening day of the season
• Weather forecast: Cloudy, 13 degrees
• Pitch forecast: Excellent 90%, Good 10%

TEAMS

• Average position & points of OHAFC 3rd XI last 5 seasons: 3rd in Division Five, 10pts
• Average position & points of Shirburnians last 5 seasons: This is Shirburnians first season in the Arthurian League
• OHAFC 3s League form last season: Pld 14, won 3, drawn 3, lost 8, goals scored 24 (fewest in division), conceded 49 (most in division)
• OHAFC 3s home League form last season: Pld 7, won 1, drawn 1, lost 5, scored 9, conceded 32
• Current League form (last 3 League games): OHAFC W W W, Shirburnians L W W
• The OHAFC 3rd XI have won three consecutive League fixtures for the first time since the side’s reformation in 2012
• OHAFC 3s home League form this season: The 4-1 win against KCS Wimbledon 3s on September 30th is the side’s only home fixture to date
• Shirburnians away League form this season: Pld 3, won 2, drawn 1, scored 13, conceded 3
• Corresponding fixture last season: No fixture
• Previous meeting: OHAFC won 3-0 at Hampton Sports Centre 3G on September 23rd, one of only two Shirburnians defeats this season
• Overall League record between the teams, last 4 seasons: This season’s fixture at Shirburnians was the first meeting between the teams
• Last time out: OHAFC 3s won 4-2 at KCS Wimbledon 3s, Shirburnians lost 3-0 at home to Epsom 2s, both fixtures in Division Five South last week

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
• 125 players have represented the 3rd XI since the start of the 2012/13 season
• Leading 3rd XI appearances last season – All competitions: 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
• Leading 3rd XI appearances this season – All competitions: 4 – C Barrett, N Callander, Kapoor, Smith
• Leading 3rd XI goalscorers this season – All competitions: 3 – Smith, 2 – Okoigun
• 14-man squad named for Matchday 5
• Oli Walker set for 30th career club appearance; played in goal for 3s in season debut last week
• Ludo Callander set for 25th career 3rd XI League appearance and 25th career 3s start in all competitions
• Ned Callander set for 25th career 3rd XI appearance, 20th career 3rd XI start and 5th 3s start & appearance this season
• Kyle Barrett set for 20th career club appearance, 10th career 3rd XI League start & appearance and 5th club appearance this season
• Charlie Bick set for 20th career club appearance, 10th career 3rd XI League appearance and 5th club start & appearance this season
• Chuka Ilogu set for 20th career 3rd XI League appearance
• Connor Barrett set for 10th career 3rd XI League start and 5th 3rd XI start & appearance this season
• Hussein Janmo set for 10th career start for 3rd XI & club
• Harry Bick set for 10th career 3rd XI appearance
• Nick Kapoor set for 5th 3rd XI appearance this season
• Cyprian Owen-Edmunds set for 3rd XI career debut and season debut for the club
• Also in matchday squad: Tom Faber, Oscar Gairard & Olly Roberts
• The OHAFC 3rd XI squad includes three sets of brothers – this feat has been achieved once before, the 2s included the von Hirsch, Orr-Ewing and Curry brothers for the 5-0 home win over Malvern 2s on November 1st 2014
• Total 3rd XI appearances / goals in 11-man squad (all competitions, last 8 seasons): 198/37
• Average 3rd XI appearances / goals in 11-man squad (all competitions, last 8 seasons): 14/3
• This is the second consecutive fixture the 2s squad has averaged 14 3rd XI appearances and 3 3rd XI goals per player
• Total Club appearances / goals in 11-man squad (all competitions, last 8 seasons): 271/50
• Average Club appearances / goals in 11-man squad (all competitions, last 8 seasons): 19/4