Welcome to the final chapter in this season’s series of On This Weekend…taking a look back at the last six years' worth of games for the three OHAFC teams…

The final weekend of April and the start of May has seen the Club put out just two sides over the past six years, with resounding victories for both the 1st and 3rd XI’s, the former clinching the Premier League title in 2010…

Six Seasons Ago: May 1st 2010

OHAFC 1st XI 3 Old Westminsters 0: Having produced a magnificent display to defeat Charterhouse the week before, the OHAFC 1st XI arrived at Hanwell Town FC knowing that a win against an already-relegated Westminster side would clinch a first Arthurian League crown since 2004.

The day didn’t begin well, with skipper Quentin Baker delayed on his return from a trip abroad and only arriving at half-time.

His absence didn’t matter however. After a fairly nervy start the hosts took the lead on the half hour mark when stand-in skipper Paul Molloy rose at the back post to head in a Lederman corner. Baker duly brought himself on at the break but although they were rarely troubled at the back, it wasn’t until the 70th minute that the game and the title were secured, Harry Hoffen running through to finish in trademark style.

Lederman rounded things off in style ten minutes from time, drilling the ball into the far corner from an acute angle and the final whistle signalled the start of the celebrations as the Blues were crowned Premier Division champions thanks to a supreme effort over the closing weeks of the season that had seen the side beat long-time leaders Charterhouse twice and win eight of their last nine games.

Two Seasons Ago: May 4th 2014

OHAFC 3rd XI 6 Old Sennockians 1: Despite facing a side that had thumped them 6-1 on the opening day of the season, the OHAFC 3rd XI, under the leadership of Azhar Khan, reaped a spectacular, and symmetrical revenge by returning the compliment on the final day of the season in a fixture played in Marble Hill Park, near Twickenham.

Star of the show was striker Alex Smith, who went into the last day of the season knowing a hat-trick would see him crowned the club’s Golden Boot winner for the season. In fact, ‘Smudge’ went one better, scoring four (including two from the spot) and further goals from Alex Elwell and Benjy Sewell ensured it was a memorable way to close out the season.

April 30th 1974 saw Sir Alf Ramsey sacked as England manager. The man who had led the nation to their only success at a World Cup in 1966 paid the price for the team’s poor showing in the qualification process for the 1974 finals that climaxed with a scarcely credible goalkeeping display from Poland’s number one at one end and a howler from England’s Peter Shilton at the other. The 1-1 scoreline meant England failed to qualify and Ramsey was gone.

Another sad farewell took place on April 30th 1995 as Middlesbrough played their final game at Ayresome Park. The Smoggies had played there for 92 years and signed off in style with a 2-1 win over Luton Town that secured promotion and ensured their new Riverside ground would be hosting Premier League football the following season.

And now a quiz question…who was the last player to score in front of the Kop at Anfield before it was demolished on May 1st 1994 and rebuilt as an all-seater stand? Robbie Fowler? Ian Rush? Steve McManaman? No, it was in fact Jeremy Goss of Norwich City, who score the only goal of the game to earn the visitors a 1-0 win.

And finally for this season, we end on a note of optimism as we look towards this summer’s European Championships in France. May 1st 2012 saw Roy Hodgson appointed England manager following the usual speculation in the media that for a long time had Harry Redknapp as the man who would be king.

Instead, it was the quietly spoken former Switzerland, Finland and Internazionale boss who took the reins. Under Hodgson’s stewardship England reached the quarter-finals in Euro 2012, losing on penalties to Italy and suffered an ignominious exit at the Brazil World Cup two years later, failing to win a group game against the Italians, Uruguay and Costa Rica.

But with a young, talented squad (maybe not at centre-half), expectations are high once more for this summer’s tournament, where, for the first time, 24 European teams will attempt to be crowned the nation’s champions.