Friday Stat Attack...Farewell to Summer Special!

29 Sep 2017

This week's Stat Attack says farewell to the summer with one last, lingering look at the sunset over Son Bou beach in Menorca...Good luck to the three OHAFC teams in action this weekend!

OHAFC 1st XI: Old Bradfieldians (A), Arthurian League Division One, 12pm KO at The Rectory Football Ground, Bradfield College, Bradfield, Nr Reading RG7 6AU

DIVISION

  • Fourth 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: 1.00 (1 game played)
  • Other Division One fixtures this weekend: Old Berkhamstedians (7th) v Old Reptonians (8th), Old Brentwoods (1st) v Old Cholmeleians (4th) & Old Wellingtonians (9th) v Old Malvernians (6th)

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FIXTURE

  • Old Bradfieldians (2nd in Division One, 3pts) v OHAFC 1s (5th in Division One, 1pt) in Arthurian League Division One
  • 2nd League fixture of the season for both teams
  • Second consecutive away fixture for the OHAFC 1s to start the season
  • Only previous time in the last 9 seasons the OHAFC 1s have started with consecutive away games was in 2013/14 (drew at Forest, lost at Lancing)
  • Distance to ground from Duke on the Green Pub, Parsons Green: 40 miles
  • This is the longest away game of the season for the OHAFC 1st XI
  • Average distance for 8 away League games this season: 15.3 miles
  • Average distance for 16 League games this season: 11.56 miles (last season 11.83 miles)
  • Referee: Patrick Morrissey
  • Refereeing his 1st ever OHAFC League game
  • Has previously refereed the OHAFC 1st XI in a Greenland Cup fixture in Chiswick in September 2004, sending off Paul Molloy
  • Weather forecast: Showers, 14 degrees
  • Pitch forecast: Excellent 10%, Very good 30%, Good 40%, Fair 20%

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TEAMS

  • Last season OHAFC 1s finished 9th in the Premier Division with 13pts
  • Last season Bradfield finished 3rd in Division One with 33pts
  • Average position of OHAFC 1st XI last 5 seasons/Average points: 9th in Premier Division/22pts
  • Average position of Bradfield last 5 seasons/Average points: 5th in Division One/25pts
  • Bradfield have climbed slowly in Division One over the last few seasons and remain one of only two teams to have spent the last five seasons in the division, along with Aldenhamians
  • 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)
  • Bradfield Division One form last season: Pld 18, won 11, drawn 3, lost 4, scored 47 (4th most in division), conceded 35 (3rd fewest in division)
  • OHAFC away League form last season: Pld 9, won 2, lost 7, scored 12, conceded 28
  • Bradfieldians home League form last season: Pld 9, won 6, drawn 1, lost 2, scored 27, conceded 24
  • Current form (last 3 League games): OHAFC D L W Bradfieldians W D L
  • Last time out: OHAFC drew 2-2 at Old Cholmeleians last week, Bradfieldians beat Wellington 6-3 a fortnight ago
  • Corresponding fixture last season: Sides did not meet last season
  • Previous meeting: Bradfield won 3-0 on Harrow Hill on Feb 13th 2016
  • Overall League record between teams (last eight seasons): Just two meetings in Division One in 2015/16, Bradfield winning 3-0 at Harrow, OHAFC winning 5-0 at Bradfield (Scorers: A Breeden 3, Gilbert 2)
  • League record at Bradfield (last 8 seasons): The 5-0 win in 2016 is the only fixture played there
  • Record OHAFC League victory: 5-0 away on Jan 23rd 2016
  • Record OHAFC League defeat: 3-0 at home on Feb 13th 2016
  • Bradfield faced the OHAFC 2nd XI twice in Division Two in the 2009/10 season, OHAFC winning both games (4-0 home, 4-2 away)

PLAYERS

  • 54 players from squad used last season, 116 in the previous eight seasons
  • 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
  • Most OHAFC League appearances v Bradfield (previous 8 seasons): 4 – Fred Milln, 3 - Fred Richardson
  • Leading OHAFC League goalscorers v Bradfield (previous 8 seasons): 3 – Alex Breeden, Johan Harder
  • Most OHAFC League appearances at Bradfield (previous 8 seasons): 2 – Fred Milln
  • Leading OHAFC League goalscorers at Bradfield (previous 8 seasons): 3 – Alex Breeden, 2 – Alex Gilbert
  • Yunus Sert named captain for the 2017/18 season, Fred Richardson named vice-captain
  • 12-man squad named for Matchday 2
  • Fred Richardson set for 70th 1st XI career League start & first OHAFC appearance this season
  • Yunus Sert set for 40th career 1st XI League appearance
  • Jack Hill set for 25th 1st XI career League start, made successful return last to action last week after 18-month injury lay-off
  • Rollo Hovey set for 25th career club appearance and OHAFC season debut
  • Hamish MacIntyre, Nick Scarborough & Emre Sert all set for OHAFC season debuts
  • Alex Breeden was booked last week
  • James Breeden scored and was booked last week
  • Archie Maxwell is set for his OHAFC 1st XI career debut (played for 2s in their season opener)
  • Also in Squad: Josh Adejokun
  • Total 1st XI appearances / goals in 12-man squad (all competitions, last 9 seasons): 284/41
  • Average 1st XI apps / goals in 12-man squad (all comps, last 9 seasons): 24/3
  • Total Club appearances / goals in 12-man squad (all competitions, last 9 seasons): 354/51
  • Average Club apps / goals in 12-man squad (all comps, last 9 seasons): 30/4

OHAFC 2nd XI: Old Etonian 2s (H), Arthurian League Division Two, 12pm KO at Harrow School Philathletic Pitches, Harrow HA1 3HW

DIVISION

  • Fourth 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: Lancing Old Boys 2s (9th) v Old Westminsters (7th), Old Carthusians 2s (5th) v Old Radleians (4th) & Old Foresters 2s (3rd) v Old Alleynians (1st)

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FIXTURE

  • OHAFC 2s (10th, 0pts) v Old Etonian 2s (2nd) in Arthurian League Division Two
  • 3rd fixture of the season for both teams
  • Distance to ground from Duke on the Green Pub, Parsons Green: 9.5 miles
  • Average distance for 18 League games this season: 11.17 miles (last season 8.92 miles)
  • Referee: George Patriche
  • Refereeing his 7th OHAFC League fixture in 9 seasons
  • OHAFC record of 2 wins and 4 defeats, 8 goals scored, 16 conceded
  • Has yet to referee the OHAFC 2nd XI
  • Previous OHAFC fixture officiated: the 1s’ 4-2 defeat at home to Lancing on January 7th 2017
  • Weather forecast: Cloudy, 15 degrees
  • Pitch forecast: Excellent 80%, Good 20%
  • This the OHAFC 2s’ first fixture of the season to be played on natural grass

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TEAMS

  • Last season OHAFC 2s finished 2nd in Division Three with 34pts
  • Last season Eton 2s finished 5th in Division Two with 21pts
  • Average position of OHAFC 2nd XI last 5 seasons/Average points: 5th in Division Three/22pts
  • Average position of Eton 2s last 5 seasons/Average points: 8th in Division Two/22pts
  • Eton 2s have established themselves as a mid-table Division Two side following promotion from Division Three at the end of the 2013/14 season
  • 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)
  • Eton 2s Division Two form last season: Pld 16, won 6, drawn 3, lost 7, goals scored 32 (5th most in division), conceded 28 (3rd fewest in division)
  • OHAFC home League form last season: Pld 7, won 7, scored 29, conceded 9
  • OHAFC 2s possessed the best home record in Division Three last season
  • Eton 2s away League form last season: Pld 8, won 4, drawn 1, lost 3, scored 19, conceded 13
  • Current form (last 3 League games): OHAFC L L W Eton 2s D W L
  • Last time out: OHAFC lost 2-1 away to Old KCS Wimbledon 2s, Eton 2s drew 1-1 at home to Forest 2s, both games last weekend
  • Corresponding fixture last season: The sides did not meet last season
  • Previous meeting: The sides drew 2-2 at Eton on March 1st 2014, X scoring Harrow’s goals
  • Overall League record between teams (last eight seasons): 6 previous meetings, both sides have won twice and there have been two draws
  • League record at Harrow (last 8 seasons): Also identical with one win apiece and one draw from the three games played
  • Both sides have also scored and conceded the same number of goals in the six games: 14
  • OHAFC have not won in the three previous meetings between the teams
  • Record OHAFC victory: 8-2 at home on April 14th 2012
  • Record OHAFC defeat: 5-0 away on November 26th 2011

PLAYERS

  • 46 players from squad used last season, 142 in the previous eight seasons
  • 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): Six players have played in both games to date
  • Leading 2nd XI goalscorers this season (all competitions): 1 - Alhadeff
  • Most OHAFC League appearances v Eton 2s (previous 8 seasons): 5 – Arjun Chopra, Simon Maydon, Jack Orr-Ewing
  • Leading OHAFC League goalscorers v Eton 2s (previous 8 seasons): 3 – Johan Harder, 2 – Gbeminiyi Soyinka
  • Most OHAFC League appearances at Harrow vs Eton 2s (previous 8 seasons): 3 – 4 players
  • Leading OHAFC League goalscorers at Harrow vs Eton 2s (previous 8 seasons): 3 – Johan Harder
  • 14-man squad named for Matchday 3 (Last season’s 2nd XI appearances + goals in brackets)
  • David Lederman set for 160th club appearance (last 9 seasons) and 20th 2nd XI League start (last 9 seasons)
  • Simon Maydon set for 70th club appearance (last 9 seasons)
  • Harry Woolley set for 60th 2nd XI League start (last 9 seasons)
  • Charlie Walsh set for 30th career club start & appearance and 5th 2nd XI career start & appearance
  • Conti von Hirsch set for 25th career club start
  • Jamie Barwick set for 10th career club start and 10th career 2nd XI appearance
  • Spencer Crawley set for 10th 2nd XI career appearance
  • Will Payne set for first ever OHAFC start (1 substitute appearance previously)
  • Galen Crawley, Harry Dalzell & Ed Massey set for their OHAFC season debuts
  • CIARAN JORDAN set for OHAFC career debut
  • Also in Squad: Phil Berry & Geoff Taunton-Collins
  • Total 2nd XI appearances / goals in 14-man squad (all competitions, last 9 seasons): 382/44
  • Average 2nd XI apps / goals in 14-man squad (all comps, last 9 seasons): 27/4
  • Total Club appearances / goals in 14-man squad (all competitions, last 9 seasons): 638/87
  • Average Club apps / goals in 14-man squad (all comps, last 9 seasons): 46/6

OHAFC 3rd XI: Old KCS Wimbledon 3s (H), Arthurian League Division Five South, 12pm KO at Harrow School Philathletic Pitches, Harrow HA1 3HW

DIVISION

  • Fourth 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: 1.50
  • Other Division Five South fixtures this weekend: Old Amplefordians (1st) v Old Epsomians 2s (8th), Old King’s Scholars (3rd) v Old Shirburnians (4th) & Old Malvernians 2s (2nd) v Old Westminsters 2s (7th)

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FIXTURE

  • OHAFC 3s (6th, 3pts) v KCS Wimbledon 3s (5th,3pts) in Arthurian League Division Five South
  • Third game of the season for OHAFC, 4th for KCS Wimbledon
  • 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 first home fixture of the 2017/18 season
  • Referee: Kevin Lowe
  • Refereeing his 7th OHAFC League fixture in the last 9 seasons
  • Previous record of 3 OHAFC wins, 1 draw & 2 defeats, 18 goals scored, 11 conceded
  • Two OHAFC yellow cards shown, 2 penalties awarded to the Blues
  • Yet to referee an OHAFC 3rd XI fixture
  • Previous OHAFC fixture officiated: The 2s’ 2-1 over Alleynians on the Sunley Field on March 25th 2017
  • Weather forecast: Cloudy, 15 degrees
  • Pitch forecast: Excellent 80%, Good 20%

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TEAMS

  • Average position & points of OHAFC 3rd XI last 5 seasons: 3rd in Division Five, 10pts
  • Average position & points of KCS Wimbledon 3s last 5 seasons: Last season was the side’s first in the League, they finished 4th in Division Five South with 19 points
  • 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)
  • KCS Wimbledon 3s League form last season: Pld 14, won 6, drawn 1, lost 7, goals scored 27 (3rd fewest in the division), conceded 28 (3rd fewest in the division)
  • OHAFC 3s home League form last season: Pld 7, won 1, drawn 1, lost 5, scored 9, conceded 32
  • KCS Wimbledon 3s away League form last season: Pld 7, won 3, drawn 1, lost 3, scored 12, conceded 10
  • Current League form (last 3 League games of last season): OHAFC W L D, KCS Wimbledon L W L
  • Corresponding fixture last season: OHAFC lost 4-0 at home to KCS Wimbledon 3s on the opening day of last season
  • Previous meeting: OHAFC won 4-1 at KCS Wimbledon on November 26th 2016, Alex Cadisch (2), Ned Callander & Harry Turner (pen) scoring
  • Overall League record between the teams, last 4 seasons: Last season’s two meetings are the only two previous fixtures between the teams, both sides winning away from home and scoring 4 goals in the process
  • Last time out: OHAFC 3s won 3-0 at Old Shirburnians, KCS Wimbledon 3s lost 3-1 at Old Amplefordians, both games last weekend

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: 5 players have played in both games to date
  • Leading 3rd XI goalscorers this season – All competitions: 2 – Okoigun, 1 - Smith
  • 14-man squad named for Matchday 3 (Last season’s 3rd XI appearances + goals in brackets)
  • Alex Smith set for 40th career club appearance
  • Nick Kapoor set for 30th 3rd XI career League start – has made the most appearances for the 3s in the last 9 seasons
  • Alec Fogarty set for 25th 3rd XI career League start & appearance
  • Ned Callander set for 20th 3rd XI career League appearance
  • Connor Barrett set for 10th career 3rd XI appearance and 10th career club start
  • Hussein Janmo set for 10th career 3rd XI League start
  • Joss Awdry, Oscar Gairard & Kertan Saujani all made their OHAFC debuts in the 3s’ 3-0 win last week, the latter two coming off the bench
  • Harry Bick, a midfielder, kept the club’s first clean sheet of the season in last week’s win
  • Also in matchday squad: Kyle Barrett, Charlie Bick, Chuka Ilogu & Chris Thorn
  • Total 3rd XI appearances / goals in 11-man squad (all competitions, last 8 seasons): 189/44
  • Average 3rd XI appearances / goals in 11-man squad (all competitions, last 8 seasons): 14/3
  • Total Club appearances / goals in 11-man squad (all competitions, last 8 seasons): 221/52
  • Average Club appearances / goals in 11-man squad (all competitions, last 8 seasons): 16/4

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