OHAFC 1st XI: Old Malvernians (H), Arthurian League Division One, 12pm KO at Harrow School Philathletic Pitches, Harrow HA1 3JD

DIVISION

• 14th weekend of the Arthurian League season
• OHAFC 1s return to Division One following their second relegation in three seasons
• 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: 1.63 (8 games played)
• Predicted points tally: At current rate (1.63pts/game): 26pts
• Other Division One fixture this weekend: Old Brentwoods (3rd) v Old Berkhamstedians (2nd)
• OHAFC will climb to 3rd or remain 4th with a win, will remain 4th with draw or defeat

FIXTURE

• OHAFC 1s (4th, 13pts) v Old Malvernians (7th, 7pts) in Arthurian League Division One
• 9th League fixture of the season for both teams
• 5th 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: Peter Dace
• Refereeing his 10th OHAFC League fixture in the last 9 seasons
• OHAFC record of 3 wins, a draw and 5 defeats in the previous 9 games, 13 goals scored, 18 conceded
• 4 penalties awarded to the OHAFC , only Alan Higgs (5) has awarded more since 2009
• 2 yellow cards and no red cards dished out to OHAFC players
• Has refereed the 1st XI on four previous occasions, the side winning twice and losing twice
• Previous OHAFC fixture officiated: the 2nd XI’s 2-2 draw at Chigwell on this weekend last season
• Previous OHAFC 1st XI officiated: the 3-1 home defeat to Tonbridge on October 8th last year – Yunus Sert & Jamie McKee were both booked
• Weather forecast: Sunny, 3 degrees
• Acceptable glove-wearing threshold: 5 degrees
• Acceptable leggings-wearing threshold: 0 degrees
• Pitch forecast: Excellent 90%, Good 10%

TEAMS

• Last season OHAFC 1s finished 9th in the Premier Division with 13pts
• Last season Malvernians finished 6th in Division One with 19pts
• Average position of OHAFC 1st XI last 5 seasons/Average points: 9th in Premier Division/22pts
• Average position of Malvern last 5 seasons/Average points: 5th in Division One/19pts
• Malvern were relegated from the Premier Division in 2013/14 and have finished between 6th & 8th in Division One since then
• 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)
• Malvern Division One form last season: Pld 18, won 6, drawn 1, lost 11, scored 32 (joint 2nd fewest in division), conceded 52 (2nd most in division)
• Both the OHAFC & Malvern 1st XIs conceded 52 League goals last season
• OHAFC home League form last season: Pld 9, won 2, lost 7, scored 12, conceded 28
• Malvern away League form last season: Pld 9, won 3, lost 6, scored 16, conceded 28
• Current form (last 3 League games): OHAFC L L W Malvern W L L
• OHAFC home form this season: Pld 4, won 2, lost 2, scored 12, conceded 7
• Malvern away form this season: Pld 6, drawn 1, lost 5, scored 6, conceded 15
• The only away fixture Malvernians have not lost this season was the 1-1 draw at Cholms on the opening day of the season – both the OHAFC & Malvernians drew at Cholms in their opening fixtures of the season
• Last time out: OHAFC lost 5-1 at home to Berkhamsted a fortnight ago, Malvernians beat Wellington 4-2 at home last weekend, both games in Division One
• Corresponding fixture last season: the sides did not meet last season
• Previous meeting: OHAFC won 4-1 at Brunel University on March 12th 2016 in Division One, Harry Hoffen (2), Nick Scarborough & Hugo Trower scoring Harrow’s goals
• Overall League record between teams (last nine seasons): Pld 4, OHAFC won 3, lost 1, scored 9, conceded 4
• League record at Harrow (last nine seasons): OHAFC have won both League meetings on the Hill, 4-2 in the Premier Division in October 2013 and 1-0 in Division One in October 2015
• Record OHAFC League victory (last 9 seasons): the 4-1 win away at Malvern in March 2016
• Record OHAFC League defeat (last 9 seasons): 1-0 away to Malvern on November 23rd 2013

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
• 29 players used in 10 League and Cup games so far this season
• Leading OHAFC 1s appearaces this season (all competitions): 10 - Alex Breeden & Yunus Sert are the remaining ever-presents
• Leading OHAFC 1s goalscorers this season (all competitions): 15 – James Breeden, 3 – Josh Adejokun
• James Breeden has scored 9 of the side’s last 11 goals and needs just 3 more to set a new record for the most 1st XI goals scored in a single season since 2009/10 (current holder: Harry Hoffen, 17 in the 2011/12 season)
• Worst OHAFC 1s discipline this season (all competitions): 3 yellows – James Breeden, 2 yellows – Alex Breeden, Yunus Sert
• Most OHAFC League appearances v Malvernians (previous 8 seasons, 4 games played): 4 – Poulter
• Leading OHAFC League goalscorers v Malvernians (previous 8 seasons): 3 – Harry Hoffen, 2 - Trower
• Most OHAFC League appearances at Harrow (previous 8 seasons, 2 games played): Five players have appeared in both previous home fixtures
• Leading OHAFC League goalscorers at Harrow (previous 8 seasons): Five players have scored once each
• 13-man squad named for Matchday 9
• Yunus Sert set for 70th career club appearance
• Fraser McGuinness set for 30th career 1st XI League start & appearance and 5th 1s start & appearance this season
• Josh Adejokun set for 10th career club start & appearance
• Rollo Hovey set for 10th career 1s League appearance
• Dan Firoozan set for 5th 1s League start & appearance this season
• Chester Robinson set for 5th 1s League start this season
• Will Swan set for 5th club appearance of season & career
• Connor Barrett set for 1st XI season debut
• Cyprian Owen-Edmunds set for 1s League debut this season, yet to start a match this season (2 substitute appearances)
• Freddie Brunt returns to OHAFC action for the first time in over four years – his last appearance was as a substitute in the 1s’ 4-2 defeat at Lancing on October 5th 2013. Freddie is set for his 56th 1st XI appearance and 66th club appearance in the last nine seasons
• Also in Squad: Alex Breeden, James Breeden & Emre Sert
• Total 1st XI appearances / goals in 13-man squad (all competitions, last 9 seasons): 301/65
• Average 1st XI apps / goals in 13-man squad (all comps, last 9 seasons): 23/5
• Total Club appearances / goals in 13-man squad (all competitions, last 9 seasons): 420/88
• Average Club apps / goals in 13-man squad (all comps, last 9 seasons): 32/7
• Average age of the 1st XI squad this weekend: 24yrs 3mths
• Oldest player: Freddie Brunt, 32yrs 2mths
• Youngest player: Will Swann, 19 yrs 1mth

OHAFC 2nd XI: Old Carthusians 3s (H), Arthurian League Division Two, 12.30pm KO at Harrow School Philathletic Pitches, Harrow HA1 3JD

DIVISION

• 14th weekend of the Arthurian League season
• OHAFC 2s return to Division Two for the first time since the 2009/10 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: 0.82 (11 games played)
• Predicted points tally: At current rate (0.82pts/game): 15pts
• Other Division Two fixtures this weekend: Eton 2s (3rd) v KCS Wimbledon 2s (6th), Forest 2s (8th) v Lancing 2s (9th) & Radleians (2nd) v Charterhouse 2s (4th)
• OHAFC 2s will climb into 5th or 6th with a win, will climb to 6th, stay 7th or drop to 8th with a draw, will stay 7th or drop to 8th with defeat
• Charterhouse 3s this week had 7 points deducted for late postponements of fixtures earlier this season. This provisional penalty drops the side to bottom of the table pending final confirmation

FIXTURE

• OHAFC 2s (7th, 9pts) v Old Carthusians 3s (10th, 0pts) in Arthurian League Division Two
• This is the first meeting between the teams this season & the first League meeting between the teams in over a decade
• 12th fixture of the season for the OHAFC, 7th for Carthusians
• Following Saturday’s fixture, the OHAFC 2s will have played more League fixtures than any other side in the Arthurian League
• This is the side’s final fixture of 2017
• 7th home game of the season for the OHAFC, 2 remain after Saturday
• 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: George Patriche
• Refereeing his 9th OHAFC League fixture in the past 9 seasons
• OHAFC record of 3 wins and 5 defeats in the previous 8 games, 12 goals scored, 22 conceded
• 6 yellow cards shown to OHAFC players, the third most behind Alan Greenberg (10) and Alan Higgs (8)
• Has previously refereed two 2nd XI fixtures, both home games this season, the 5-2 loss to Eton 2s on September 30th and the 2-1 win against KCS Wimbledon 2s on November 4th – the last OHAFC game he officiated
• Awarded a last-minute penalty to the OHAFC (converted by Lederman), one of two penalties awarded to the OHAFC in 8 games
• Weather forecast: Sunny, 3 degrees
• Acceptable glove-wearing threshold: 5 degrees
• ACCEPTABLE LEGGINGS-WEARING THRESHOLD: 0 DEGREES
• PEOPLE KEEP FLAUNTING THE LEGGINGS RULE AND THIS NEEDS TO STOP!
• Pitch forecast: Excellent 90%, Good 10%

TEAMS

• Last season OHAFC 2s finished 2nd in Division Three with 34pts
• Last season Carthusians finished 2nd in Division Two with 29pts
• Charterhouse 3s finished 9 points above Charterhouse 2s last season and won the Junior League Cup
• Average position of OHAFC 2nd XI last 5 seasons/Average points: 5th in Division Three/22pts
• Average position of Carthusians last 5 seasons/Average points: 1st in Division Two/37pts
• Charterhouse 3s have consistently been the best reserve side in the Arthurian League over the last 6 seasons, having won Division Two on five occasions
• 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)
• Carthusians’ Division Two form last season: Pld 16, won 8, drawn 5, lost 3, goals scored 43 (2nd most in division), conceded 27 (2nd fewest in division)
• OHAFC home League form last season: Pld 7, won 4, drawn 1, lost 2, scored 16, conceded 12
• Carthusians away League form last season: Pld 8, won 3, drawn 4, lost 1, scored 23, conceded 14
• Carthusians 3s had the joint 2nd best away record in Division Two last season
• Current form (last 3 League games): OHAFC L W W Carthusians L L D
• OHAFC home League form this season: Pld 6, won 3, lost 3, scored 12, conceded 16
• Carthusians’ away League form this season: Pld 3, won 1, drawn 1, lost 1, scored 6, conceded 4
• Last time out: OHAFC lost 5-0 away to Westminsters last weekend, Carthusians lost 3-1 away to Forest 2s on November 25th
• Corresponding fixture last season: Sides have never met in the League in the past 9 seasons
• Previous meeting: The sides have met once in the last 9 seasons, the Junior League Cup Final in April 2012, Carthusians winning 5-1
• Not a single player who played in that Cup final will represent the OHAFC 2nd IX tomorrow – Harry Woolley was an unused substitute in 2012 and Alex Breeden is playing for the 1st XI
• Overall League record between teams (last 9 seasons): No League meetings
• Record OHAFC League victory: N/A
• Record OHAFC League defeat: N/A

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, Y Sert
• 44 players used in 11 League appearances so far this season
• Leading 2nd XI appearances this season (all competitions): 11 – Woolley, 10 – Lederman, Taunton-Collins
• Leading 2nd XI goalscorers this season (all competitions): 3 – Alhadeff, Soyinka
• Worst discipline this season (all competitions): 3 players have received one yellow card
• 13-man squad named for Matchday 12
• Harry Woolley set for 110th club appearance, 80th 2s start & 80th 2s League appearance (all in the last 9 seasons) – becomes the fourth OHAFC player to reach 110 club appearances in last 9 seasons (also: Lederman, Berry & Poulter)
• Geoff Taunton-Collins set for 70th career club start
• Kyri Pittalis set for 30th career 2nd XI League start & appearance
• Doug Morrison set for 10th career club start and 5th career 2nd XI League start
• Pablo Hutchinson set for 10th career 2nd XI start and 5th 2s League start this season
• Tom Ward set for 5th 2nd XI start & appearance of season & career
• Ed Massey set for 5th 2nd XI appearance this season
• Tass von Hirsch set for club season debut
• Also in Squad: Jamie Barwick, Harry Bick, David Lederman, Alexi Pittalis & Conti von Hirsch
• Total 2nd XI appearances / goals in 14-man squad (all competitions, last 9 seasons): 327/35
• Average 2nd XI apps / goals in 14-man squad (all comps, last 9 seasons): 25/3
• Total Club appearances / goals in 14-man squad (all competitions, last 9 seasons): 539/82
• Average Club apps / goals in 14-man squad (all comps, last 9 seasons): 41/6
• Average age of squad: 27yrs 4mths
• Oldest Player: David Lederman, 43yrs 3mths
• Youngest Player: Tom Ward, 21yrs 11mths

OHAFC 3rd XI: No fixture, Next game TBC after the Christmas break