OHAFC 1st XI: Old Etonians (A), Arthurian League Premier Division, Sat Nov 5th 12pm KO at Dutchmans, Eton College Playing Fields

DIVISION

• Ninth weekend of 2016/17 Arthurian League season
• Premier Division made up of 10 sides: Brentwoods, Carthusians, Etonians, Foresters, Harrovians, KCS Wimbledon, Lancing Old Boys, Marlburians, Salopians, Tonbridgians
• Tonbridgians won the League and Arthur Dunn Cup last season
• OHAFC have faced all sides previously in the Premier Division except for the Old Marlburians whom they beat 4-0 in the Dunn Cup 2nd Round last season
• First season back in the Premier Division following relegation at end of 2014/15 season
• OHAFC have finished 5th, 8th & 10th in their previous three seasons in the Division
• OHAFC were last League champions in 2010
• No sides left with a 100% record following Charterhouse’s defeat at Forest last weekend – Foresters now the only unbeaten team in the division
• Other Premier Division fixtures this Saturday: None – there are 3 Dunn Cup matches and 3 AFA Cup matches
• Bottom two teams relegated into Division One
• Two sides promoted from Division One last season (OHAFC & Brentwoods) currently occupying bottom two places
• Average points/points per game needed to win Premier Division (last 4 seasons): 38/2.13
• Average points/points per game needed to avoid relegation to Division One (last 4 seasons): 15/0.85
• OHAFC currently on 0.20 pts/game

FIXTURE

• Old Etonians 1s (5th,7pts) v OHAFC 1s (10th,1pt) in the Arthurian League Premier Division
• Sixth League fixture of the season for both teams
• Second away fixture of the season for the OHAFC
• Eton becomes the first side the OHAFC have faced home and away in the League this season
• Distance to ground from Duke on the Green Pub: 17.4 miles, the fourth longest away trip of the season
• Average distance for 18 League games this season: 11.83 miles (last season 12.86 miles)
• Referee: Hugh Wylie
• Refereeing his 5th OHAFC League fixture in the last 8 seasons
• Overall record of 2 wins and 2 defeats from previous 4 fixtures, no yellow or red cards shown and no penalties awarded to the OHAFC
• Refereed one 1st XI fixture previously, the 4-2 home win over Malvern in October 2013
• Weather forecast: Cloudy, 8 degrees
• Pitch forecast: 40% good, 40% fair, 20% poor

TEAMS

• Average position of OHAFC 1st XI last 4 seasons/Average points: 9th in Premier Division/25 points
• Average position of Eton last 4 seasons/Average points: 5th in Premier Division/24 points
• OHAFC 1st XI League form last season (Division One): Pld 18, won 12, drawn 2, lost 4, goals scored 48 (2nd most in division), conceded 18 (fewest in division)
• Eton League form last season (Premier Division): Pld 18, won 8, drawn 3, lost 7, scored 30 (6th most in division), conceded 24 (joint 2nd fewest in division)
• OHAFC away League form last season: Pld 9, won 5, drawn 2, lost 2, scored 16, conceded 7
• Only the two relegated sides in Division One scored fewer away goals than the OHAFC last season
• Eton home League form last season: Pld 9, won 4, drawn 1, lost 4, scored 16, conceded 10
• Eton possessed the second best Premier Division defensive record at home last season
• Current form (last 3 League games): OHAFC D L L, Eton W D L
• Last OHAFC League victory came on March 12th at Malvern (4-1) in Division One
• This is the worst start to a season the OHAFC 1s have made since stats began in 2009/10
• Last time out: Eton beat Wykehamists 3-1 away in the Dunn Cup 1st Round last weekend, OHAFC drew 1-1 at Brentwoods two weeks ago
• Corresponding fixture last season: Sides did not meet last season
• Previous meeting: Eton won 3-1 at Harrow on September 24th 2016
• Overall League record between teams (last eight seasons): Pld 11, OHAFC won 5, drawn 3, lost 3, scored 22, conceded 19
• League record at Eton (last seven seasons): Pld 5, OHAFC won 3, drawn 1, lost 1, scored 14, conceded 7
• OHAFC have not won ANY of the last 5 fixtures between the teams (3 draws, 2 defeats) and only one of the last 7. Prior to that the OHAFC had won four straight games from 2009 onwards
• Record OHAFC victory: 4-1 (A) on March 30th 2013 & Dec 3rd 2011
• Record OHAFC defeat: 0-4 (H) on November 3rd 2012
• OHAFC will go 6th or 7th with a win, will go 8th or 9th with a draw, will stay bottom with defeat; Eton will stay 5th regardless of the result

PLAYERS

• 42 players used by 1st XI in all competitions last season, all 42 featured in at least one of the 18 League games
• 103 players have represented the OHAFC 1st XI since the start of the 2009/10 season
• Kyle Barrett became the 100th player to play for the side when making his debut against KCS Wimbledon on October 15th 2016
• Leading 1st XI appearances last season – all competitions: Yunus Sert 19
• Leading 1st XI goalscorers last season – all competitions: Harry Hoffen 11
• Leading 1st XI appearances this season – all competitions: 2 players have played in the opening 5 fixtures – Alex Breeden & Yunus Sert
• Leading 1st XI goalscorers this season – all competitions: 1 –Gilbert, Stebbings, Walker
• Worst discipline offenders this season - all competitions: 2 yellows – Sert
• 32 players used in 5 League games so far this season
• 14-man squad named for Matchday 6
• Yunus Sert set for 40th career Club start and 30th 1st XI career start
• Alex Ellis set for 5th Club start of season & career
• Harry Hoffen set for first game back from knee injury suffered in opening day defeat to Eton
• Also in squad: Alex Breeden, James Breeden, Will David, Hamish MacIntyre, Doug Morrison, Cyprian Owen-Edmunds, Ed Poulter, Paul Molloy, Fred Richardson, Nick Scarborough & Emre Sert
• Total 1st XI appearances / goals in 11-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 419/88
• Average 1st XI appearances / goals in 11-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 30/6 (last season high: 50/11)
• Total Club appearances / goals in 11-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 480/105
• Average Club appearances / goals in 11-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 34/8 (last season high: 57/17)

OHAFC 2nd XI: Old Salopian 2s (A), Arthurian League Division Three, 12pm KO at Kings House Sports Ground, Chiswick, W4 2SH

DIVISION

• Ninth weekend of 2016/17 Arthurian League season
• Division Three made up of 8 sides: Aldenham 2s, Alleynians, Chigwell 2s, Citizens, Eastbournians, Epsomians, Harrovian 2s, Salopian 2s
• OHAFC 2s have previously met Alleynians only in two friendlies earlier this summer and Chigwell 2s in Division Two – all other sides have been played in Division Three at least twice
• 7th consecutive season OHAFC 2s have played in Division Three
• Side have won 5,6 or 7 League games in each of the previous 6 seasons
• Other Division Three fixtures this Saturday: Aldenham 2s (8th) v Eastbournians (6th), Citizens (5th) v Chigwell 2s (4th)
• Alleynians the only side with a 100% record (6 games), Aldenham 2s yet to earn a point (4 games)
• Alleynians one of only two sides in the entire League to still have a 100% record – Wykehamists have also won 6 out of 6 in Division One
• Top two teams promoted to Division Two, bottom two relegated to Division Four
• Average points per game needed to win Division Three (last 4 seasons): 2.19
• Average points per game needed for promotion to Division Two (last 4 seasons): 1.74
• Average points per game needed to avoid relegation to Division Four (last 4 seasons): 0.99
• OHAFC currently on 2.00 pts/game

FIXTURE

• Old Salopian 2s (7th, 1pt) v OHAFC 2s (2nd, 12pts)in Arthurian League Division Three
• 7th League fixture of the season for the OHAFC, 4th for Salopians
• The OHAFC 2s will have played half their League fixtures by November 5th for the first time in at least 8 seasons (last season: November 7th)
• 4th OHAFC away League fixture – only trips to Citizens, Chigwell & Eastbourne remain
• Distance to ground from Duke on the Green Pub, Parsons Green: 2.6 miles
• 2nd shortest away trip of the season (shortest is Eastbournians at Barn Elms)
• Average distance for 14 League games this season: 8.92 miles (last season 7.33 miles)
• Referee: Ron Large
• Refereeing his 7th OHAFC League fixture in the last 8 seasons, overall record of 2 wins a draw and 3 defeats from the previous 6 fixtures
• 2 penalties awarded to the OHAFC, no yellow or red cards shown
• Refereed 4 OHAFC 2nd XI games previously, the side winning one and losing three
• Most recent OHAFC 2s fixture officiated was the 4-1 home defeat to Epsom in the penultimate game of last season
• Weather forecast: Cloudy, 7 degrees
• Pitch forecast: Astroturf
• This is the first OHAFC fixture to be played on astroturf this season
• OHAFC 2s League record on astroturf over the previous 7 seasons: Pld 9, won 3, drawn 2, lost 4, scored 19, conceded 20
• The sides have met once previously on astroturf, Salopians 2s winning 2-1 at Harrow in January 2015

TEAMS

• Average position of OHAFC 2nd XI last 4 seasons/Average points: 6th in Division Three/19pts
• Average position of Salopians last 4 seasons/Average points: 1st in Division Three/18pts
• OHAFC Division Three form last season: Pld 14, won 5, drawn 2, lost 7, goals scored 34 (2nd most in division), conceded 35 (3rd most in division)
• Salopians Division Three form last season: Pld 14, won 2, drawn 6, lost 6, scored 26 (3rd fewest in division), conceded 46 (most in division)
• Salopians goal difference of -9 was the 2nd worst in the division behind bottom side Haberdashers
• OHAFC away League form last season: Pld 7, won 2, lost 5, scored 15, conceded 22
• OHAFC conceded the second highest number of goals away from home in the division last season
• Salopians home League form last season: Pld 7, drawn 3, lost 4, scored 14, conceded 23
• Salopians were the only side in the division not to win a home game last season
• Current form (last 3 League games of last season): OHAFC W W L, Salopians D L L
• OHAFC away League form this season: Pld 3, won 1, lost 2, for 6 against 6
• Salopians home League form this season: Pld 1, lost 1, for 0, against 3
• Last time out: OHAFC beat Chigwell 2s 7-2, Salopians collected their first point of the season in a 1-1 draw at Epsom, both games last weekend
• Corresponding fixture last season: OHAFC won 4-0 on March 16th 2016 (Scorers: Alhadeff 3, Barwick)
• Previous meeting: OHAFC won 3-0 on October 22nd 2016 (Scorers: Alhadeff, Soyinka, Taunton-Collins)
• Overall League record between teams (last eight seasons): Pld 9, OHAFC won 4, drawn 1, lost 4, for 16, against 12
• League record at Salopians (last seven seasons): Pld 4, OHAFC won 1, drawn 1, lost 2, for 6, against 7
• Record OHAFC victory: 4-0 (A) on March 19th 2016 (Scorers: Alhadeff 3, Barwick)
• Record OHAFC defeat: 0-3 (A) on Dec 17th 2011
• OHAFC performance compared to same stage last season (6 games): 8pts better off (12v4), scored 11 goals more (22v11), conceded 7 goals fewer (10v17), five places higher (2nd v 7th)
• OHAFC 2s will stay 2nd regardless of the result, Salopians can climb to 6th with win, will stay 7th or drop to 8th with draw or defeat

PLAYERS

• 50 players used by 2nd XI in all competitions last season, 48 in 16 League games
• 138 players have represented the 2nd XI since the start of the 2009/10 season
• Leading 2nd XI appearances last season – All competitions: Taunton-Collins 19
• Leading 2nd XI goalscorers last season – All competitions: Alhadeff 8
• Leading 2nd XI appearances this season – All competitions: 6 players have played in five games, four of whom have started all five games
• Leading 2nd XI goalscorers this season – All competitions: 8 - Gbeminiyi Soyinka, 7 – Jack Alhadeff
• Alhadeff became the first OHAFC player to score five goals in a single League game since records began in 2009.
• 33 players used in 6 League games so far
• 14-man squad named for Matchday 7
• Gbeminiyi Soyinka set for 70th club appearance (last 8 seasons) & 5th 2nd XI season start & appearance
• Harry Woolley set for 50th 2nd XI League start (last 8 seasons)
• Ollie Curry set for 30th career club appearance
• Rollo Hovey set for 10th career 2nd XI start
• Jamie Barwick set for 5th career club start and 5th 2nd XI career appearance
• Tristan David set for 5th career 2nd XI XI & club appearance
• Jack Orr-Ewing set for 5th 2nd XI season start
• Also in matchday squad: Jack Alhadeff, Max Curry, Pablo Hutchinson, David Lederman, Kyri Pittalis, Jack Robinson & Geoff Taunton-Collins
• Total 2nd XI appearances / goals in 13-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 460/140
• Average 2nd XI appearances / goals in 13-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 33/10 (last season high: 26/5)
• Total Club appearances / goals in 13-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 663/190
• Average Club appearances / goals in 13-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 47/14 (last season high: 45/12)

OHAFC 3rd XI: Old Malvernian 2s (A), Arthurian League Division Five South, 12pm KO at Brunel Sports Park, Kingston Lane, Uxbridge UB8 3PH

DIVISION

• Ninth weekend of 2016/17 Arthurian League season
• OHAFC 3rd XI switch from Division Five North to Division Five South
• Side have now played in Division Four, Division Five, Division Five North & Division Five South in previous five seasons
• Division Five South now made up of 8 sides: Alleynian 2s, Amplefordians, Johnians, KCS Wimbledon 3s,Malvernian 2s, Rugbeians, Westminster 2s & OHAFC 3s
• OHAFC 3s have previously met Amplefordians in both Division Four & Division Five and Westminster 2s in Division Four
• Alleynian 2s, KCS Wimbledon 3s & Old Johnians are making their debut in the Arthurian League
• Other Division Five South fixtures this Saturday: Rugbeians (2nd) v Westminster 2s (7th)
• 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): 2.00
• Average points per game needed to make play-offs from Division Five South (last 2 seasons): 1.25
• OHAFC 3s currently 0.20 pts/game

FIXTURE

• Old Malvernian 2s (6th, 4pts) v OHAFC 3s (8th, 0pts) in Arthurian League Division Five South
• OHAFC’s 6th League game of the season, Malvernians 5th
• OHAFC’s 3rd away fixture out of seven
• Distance to ground from Duke on the Green Pub: 12.1 miles
• This is the OHAFC 3s longest away trip of the season
• Average distance for 7 League away games this season: 6.5 miles
• Average distance for 14 League fixtures this season: 7.99 miles (last season: 12.4 miles)
• Referee: Alan Higgs
• Refereeing his 14th OHAFC fixture, becomes the official with the 2nd highest number of OHAFC games in the last 8 seasons (Highest: Alan Greenberg, 18 games)
• OHAFC record of 8 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats in 13 games, 10 yellow cards and 2 red cards shown to OHAFC players
• 5 penalties awarded to the OHAFC, more than any other referee
• Only 3rd XI fixture previously officiated was last week’s 9-1 home defeat to Old Johnians, yellow cards were shown to Bick & Kapoor
• This is the first time since 3rd XI stats began in 2013/14 that the 3s have had the same referee in consecutive matches
• Weather forecast: Cloudy, 7 degrees
• Pitch forecast: Excellent 40%, Good 40%, Fair 20%

TEAM

• Average position & points of OHAFC 3rd XI last 3 seasons: 4th in Division Five North, 14pts
• Last season was Malvern 2s first in the League, finished 6th (bottom) of Division Five South with 4pts from 10 games
• OHAFC League form last season: Pld 10, won 4, drawn 3, lost 3, goals scored 20 (3rd most in division), conceded 18 (3rd fewest in division)
• Malvern League form last season: Pld 10, won 1, drawn 1, lost 8, goals scored 12 (fewest in division), conceded 29 (2nd most in division)
• OHAFC away League form last season: Pld 5, won 2, drawn 2, lost 1, scored 9, conceded 5
• Malvern home League form last season: Pld 5, lost 5, scored 8, conceded 22
• Malvern 2s were the only side in the entire Arthurian League last season not to earn a single point at home
• OHAFC 3s away League form this season: Pld 2, lost 2, for 2, against 8
• Malvern 2s home League form this season: Pld 2, lost 2, for 3, against 9
• Current League form (last 3 League games): OHAFC L D L, Malvernians W L D
• OHAFC 3s have not won in the League since January 23rd when beating Cholms 4s 6-0
• Corresponding fixture last season: No previous meetings between the teams
• Previous meeting: None
• Overall League record between the teams, last 4 seasons: N/A
• League record at Harrow: N/A
• Last time out: OHAFC 3s lost 9-1 at home to Johnians last weekend – the defeat was a new record for the OHAFC 3s in the last 4 seasons & the highest number of goals the side has conceded in that time; Malvern beat Johnians 4-3 away the weekend before
• The OHAFC 3s have now conceded the 2nd highest number of goals in the entire League this season (22) and have the 2nd worst goal difference (-18) – only Old Haileyburians in Division Two have a worse record (28 goals conceded, -24 goal difference)
• OHAFC 3s can climb to 7th with a win or draw, will stay 8th with defeat

PLAYER (3rd XI stats available since 2012/13 season only)

• 37 players used by 3rd XI in all competitions last season, 33 in 10 League games
• 108 players have represented the 3rd XI since the start of the 2012/13 season
• Koye Adesanya became the 100th player to play for the OHAFC 3rd XI since their reformation when he came on as substitute against KCS Wimbledon 3s on the opening day of the season
• Leading 3rd XI appearances last season – All competitions: Fogarty 10
• Leading 3rd XI goalscorers last season – All competitions: Smith 6
• 32 players have represented the 3rd XI this season – 5 League games
• Leading 3rd XI appearances this season: 5 – Nick Kapoor
• Leading 3rd XI goalscorers this season: 2 – Charlie Bick & Jesse Duah
• Worst discipline offenders this season: 1 yellow – Alex Smith, Bikc & Kapoor
• 12-man squad named for Matchday 6
• Oli Walker set for 10th 3rd XI career start & appearance and 5th club appearance this season
• Chuka Ilogu set for 10th 3rd XI career League start
• Mike Nugent set for 5th 3rd XI appearance of season & career
• Charlie Bick set for 5th 3rd XI career appearance
• Charlie Hicks set for 5th 3rd XI season appearance
• Kojo Frimpong set for Club League debut – made one 3rd XI Cup appearance previously
• Charlie Robson & Romin Mukhadam set for Club debuts
• Also in matchday squad: Will Brightman, Jon Sharples, Connor Barrett & Tom Beeley
• Total 3rd XI appearances / goals in 11-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 67/11
• Average 3rd XI appearances / goals in 11-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 6/1
• Total Club appearances / goals in 11-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 88/15
• Average Club appearances / goals in 11-man squad (all competitions, last 7 seasons): 7/1

STAT ATTACK SPECIAL FEATURE

This is the first weekend since statistics began in 2009 that all three OHAFC teams will have played away from home on the same weekend.

The three teams were due to all play away on March 14th 2015 but the 2nd XI fixture against Malvern 2s was cancelled.