Friday Stat Attack

26 Sep 2014

Welcome to a new season of Friday Stat Attacks!

OHAFC 1st XI: Quentin Baker wedding (H)

TEAM:

  • Final wedding of the season
  • Third wedding of the season, second at home
  • No previous weddings between the bride and groom
  • Reception venue is natural grass but not dog-friendly
  • Referee: Reverend Colin Stupperforth
  • Home supporters will be in the East pews, away fans in the West pews
  • Kick-off 2.30pm

PLAYER:

  • 125 guests invited for this fixture
  • Several squad members travelling up the day before the fixture to acclimatise
  • Milln & Mrs Molloy late doubts (for separate reasons)
  • Woolley struggling with ankle injury and unlikely to feature on the dancefloor
  • Bourkes unable to travel

OHAFC 2nd XI: Old Citizens (H)

TEAM:

  • 4th v 10th in Division Three
  • First ever League meeting between the teams
  • Second game of the season for both teams
  • OHAFC won 3-2 v KCS Wimbeldon 2's
  • Citizens lost 6-1 at home to Old Epsomians
  • Last season: OHAFC 2's finished 6th in Dvision 3 on 18 points
  • Old Citizens won Division 4 with 37 points from 14 games
  • No corresponding fixture last season
  • Previous meeting: OHAFC won 6-1 in Junior League Cup (H), Feb 23rd 2013 (Soyinka 3, Chopra 2, Stead)
  • Overall record between the teams (last 5 seasons): Pld 2 (both at Harrow), OH won both, goals for 10, goals against 3
  • OHAFC 2's home form last season: Pld 8, Won 4, Lost 4, For 22, Against 18
  • Citizens' away form last season: Pld 7, Won 6, Lost 1, For 33, Against 9

PLAYER:

  • 14 players from squad used this season, 114 in last five seasons
  • No ever-presents last season, Jack Orr-Ewing most games played (14)
  • 14-strong squad named for Matchday 2
  • Jack Orr-Ewing set for 65th 2nd XI start in last 6 seasons and 50th 2nd XI League start
  • Azhar Khan set for 10th 2nd XI start
  • Geoff Taunton-Collins yet to start for 2nd XI (1st sub appearance and goal on opening day)

OHAFC 3rd XI: Old Bancroftians (H)

TEAM

  • 3rd v 5th in Division 5 (North)
  • Second game of the season for both teams
  • OHAFC 3's drew 1-1 at Merchants Taylor
  • Bancroftians lost 2-1 at home to Old Forest 3's
  • OHAFC 3's finished 5th in Division 5 last season, 13 points
  • Old Bancroftians relegated from Division Four last season
  • No previous meetings between the teams
  • OHAFC 2's home form last season: Pld 6, Won 1, Drawn 1, Lost 4, For 19, Against 25
  • Old Bancroftians away form last season: Pld 7, Won 2, Drew 3, Lost 2, For 8, Against 17

PLAYER

  • 13 players used so far this season, 65 in last two seasons
  • No ever-presents last season, Elwell & Yaqub-Khan most games played (12)
  • 14-strong squad named for Matchday 2
  • Al Fogarty set for 10th 3rd XI start
  • Al Smith set for 10th 3rd XI start
  • Smith needs to score tomorrow to become first OHAFC player to reach 10 goals for 3rd XI and maintain ratio of a goal a game
  • Tom & Luke Faber both yet to start for the Club (sub appearances for 3rd XI on opening day)

Other Stats of the Week: September 27th 2014

  • 270th day of the Gregorian Calendar, 88 days until Christmas

  • 1066 William the Conqueror began the Norman conquest of England

  • 1998 Google is launched

  • 1947 Singer Meatloaf was born

  • 1976 Italian footballer Francesco Totti was born

  • 1984 Harry Woolley's secret crush Avril Lavigne was born

Colemanballs of the Week:

"Gary Neville was captain but now I've taken on the mantelpiece" (Rio Ferdinand)