The 4 teams for the Division 5 playoffs were confirmed today. 
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The 4 teams for the Division 5 playoffs were confirmed today. 

They are as follows: 

Old Bancroftians (1) and Old Merchants Taylors (2) from Division 5 North. 

Old Oundelians (1) and Old Tonbridgians (2) from Division 5 South. 

By way of reminder, the top 2 teams from each section face each other (the top team in the North plays the 2nd placed team in the South and vice versa thus it is Old Bancroftians (1N) vs. Old Tonbridgians (2S) whilst Old Oundelians (1S) face Old Merchant Taylors (2N) ) with the 2 winners playing for the right to call themselves the Division 5 champions.

Please note that in a new twist to the promotion chase, the semi-finals will be over 2 legs. 

OAFC win LOB Challenge Cup Final with gritty display
Many congratulations to the Old Aldenhamians who today erased the bitter pain of their defeat against Queen Mary in the 2014 Final by beating Hampstead Heathens to win the LOB Challenge Final at the University of Hertfordshire. 

There were admittedly few moments of samba football but as Allardyce/Pulis will tell you, no-one remembers the losers - the result is all that matters. 

Very well done to them. Whilst writing, may we send good luck to Old Carthusians III in their LOB Junior Final on April 16. 

More to follow – not least a full explanation from Penelope Pitstop of the Arthurian League Committee who managed to confuse Huntingdon/Hatfield and as a result missed the match today.

The squad for the ALRT's match against Lloyds of London has been announced - 3 surprise new debutants
At the traditionally packed press conference, Manager Nick Evans announced the squad for the Arthurian League's Representative Team. 
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When Eyebrows were raised at the composition of the squad (no Tonbridgians at all, no Baby Beddows, no Alex Robinson, several other stalwarts missing), Evans replied that this was due to the demands of the Forest v Tonbridge clash in the Premier Division together with the general injury crisis affecting the ALRT squad. 

However, Evans then revealed that he would be handing debuts to Messrs Lawrence, Moss and Hillgrove from the Old Alleynians. 

Having personally been a witness to their giant killing brilliance (in a pulsating Arthur Dunn quarter-final) Nick admitted that he had no qualms about the Alleynian Musketeers being able to make the step up. 

More worrying for AL observers was the suggestion that Assistant Manager Billy "Billotelli" Jenkins would be bringing his kit for a cameo appearance. 

Some thought this was as bad as naming Lord Mufty as a substitute (as had happened when the ALRT played the SAL) but Evans dismissed those fears with characteristic elegance. 

"Shevjenko", he argued, would not be distracted if the opposition lined the pitch with cupcakes - as had happened to Lord Mufty when the ALRT played the SAL. 

In case you wish to attend, the match details are as follows: 

Ford Sports & Social Club 
Aldborough Road South, 
Newbury Park, 
Ilford IG3 8HG 
Ko: 7.30pm 

The squad is as follows:- 

Jack Francis – Old Foresters (GK) 
Billy French - Old Foresters 
Tom Redmayne – Old Etonians 
Rob Hawkin – Old Salopians 
Andy Moss – Old Alleynians 
Jack Haverson - Old Foresters 
Miles Hillgrove - Old Alleynians 
Daryl Noble - Old Foresters 
Tom Kelly - Old Salopians (Capt) 
Fred Richardson – Old Harrovians 
Tim Downes – Old Carthusians 
Josh Lawrence – Old Alleynians 
Lachie Shaw Stewart – Old Etonians 
Char Avelle - Old Foresters