Andy Driscoll

Andy Driscoll
Personal information
Full name Andrew Driscoll[1]
Date of birth (1971-10-21) 21 October 1971
Place of birth Staines-upon-Thames, England
Playing position Right winger
Youth career
1985–1987 Queens Park Rangers
1987–1988 West Ham United
1988–1989 Brentford
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1989–1992 Brentford 14 (2)
1991 → Staines Town (loan) 0 (0)
1992–1993 Yeading 0 (0)
1993 Chertsey Town 0 (0)
1993 Papatoetoe 0 (0)
1993–1994 Hayes 0 (0)
1994–1995 St Albans City 0 (0)
1995 Hayes 0 (0)
1995–1996 St Albans City 0 (0)
1996 Hendon 15 (1)
1996 Crawley Town 13 (0)
1996–1997 St Albans City 1 (0)
1997 Yeading 0 (0)
1997–1998 Staines Town 0 (0)
1999 Walton & Hersham 0 (0)
2002 Brook House 0 (0)
2002–2003 Ashford Town (Middlesex) 0 (0)
2003 Marlow 0 (0)
2004 Hounslow Borough 0 (0)
2005–2006 Flackwell Heath 20 (1)
2006 Brook House 0 (0)
2008 Flackwell Heath 4 (0)
2008 Burnham 0 (0)
Teams managed
2004 Hounslow Borough (player-assistant manager)
2005–2006 Flackwell Heath (player-manager)
2008 Flackwell Heath (player-manager)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:12, 28 November 2013 (UTC).

† Appearances (goals)

Andy Driscoll (born 21 October 1971) is a retired English professional footballer and manager who played in the Football League for Brentford. A knee injury saw Driscoll released in 1992 and he dropped into Non-League football.[2] Driscoll works as a personal trainer and is a conditioning coach at Conference South side Staines Town.[3]

Playing career

Brentford

After beginning his career in the youth systems at Queens Park Rangers and West Ham United, Driscoll joined the youth team at Division Three side Brentford in September 1988. He was a part of the youth team which reached the semi-finals of the 1988/89 FA Youth Cup.[1] Driscoll made his first team debut in a 4–2 defeat to Bolton Wanderers on 6 May 1989, coming on as a substitute.[1] He remained out of the first team picture until an injury to Eddie May saw Driscoll play the final 12 games of the 1989/90 season on the right wing, scoring two goals.[1] Driscoll suffered a serious knee injury at the age of 18,[2] which eventually saw him released by the Bees at the end of the 1991/92 season. He made 14 appearances for the club and scored two goals.[1]

Non-league football

After failed trials with league sides Reading and Torquay United in 1992,[4] Driscoll went on to enjoy a long career in Non-League football, playing in the Isthmian League, Southern League, Spartan South Midlands League and the Hellenic League for Yeading, Chertsey Town, Hayes, Hendon,[5] Crawley Town,[6] St Albans City,[7] Staines Town,[8] Brook House, Ashford Town (Middlesex), Marlow, Hounslow Borough,[9] Flackwell Heath,[10][11] Maidenhead United, Burnham and Walton & Hersham. He also briefly played in New Zealand for Papatoetoe.[4]

Managerial career

Driscoll had his first taste of management as player-assistant manager under former Brentford teammate Chris Sparks at Hellenic League Division One South side Hounslow Borough between May and December 2004.[12][13] Driscoll later had two spells as player-manager at Isthmian League Division Two side Flackwell Heath.[9][14][15]

Conditioning coach career

Driscoll was appointed by former Brentford teammate Paul Buckle as a performance and fitness coach when Buckle managed Torquay United (2009–2011), Bristol Rovers (2011–2012)[16] and Luton Town (2012–2013).[17] In July 2014, Driscoll returned to Staines Town, where he was enlisted by former Brentford teammate Marcus Gayle to condition the players at the Conference South side.[3]

Personal life

Driscoll has worked as a personal trainer since 1996, specialising in football, golf and athletics performance and fitness.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 50. ISBN 0955294916.
  2. 1 2 3 "Sports Conditioning, Fitness & education". Sports Conditioning, Fitness & education. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  3. 1 2 Youlton, Clive. "Gayle turns to muscle man Driscoll to help Staines Town". Get Surrey. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
  4. 1 2 Official Matchday Magazine Of Brentford Football Club versus Preston North End 25/09/99. Blackheath: Morganprint. 1999. p. 41.
  5. ↑ "Greensnet – Official Hendon FC: Former Staff – Andy Driscoll". Hendonfc.net. 21 October 1971. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
  6. ↑ "Crawley Town Football Club History – The Statistics – 1996/97". Ctfchistory.co.uk. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
  7. ↑ "Statistics: St Albans City [Powered by tplSoccerStats]". Sacfc.co.uk. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
  8. ↑ "Club Year | Clubs". The Non-League Club Directory. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
  9. 1 2 "NonLeagueDaily.com". Oldnonleaguedaily.com. 23 May 2005. Archived from the original on 2014-07-25. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
  10. ↑ "football.mitoo". Football.mitoo.co. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
  11. ↑ "football.mitoo". Football.mitoo.co. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
  12. ↑ "NonLeagueDaily.com". oldnonleaguedaily.com. Archived from the original on 25 July 2014. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  13. ↑ "NonLeagueDaily.com". oldnonleaguedaily.com. Archived from the original on 25 July 2014. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  14. ↑ "NonLeagueDaily.com". Oldnonleaguedaily.com. 17 January 2008. Archived from the original on 2014-07-25. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
  15. ↑ "NonLeagueDaily.com". Oldnonleaguedaily.com. 23 March 2008. Archived from the original on 2014-07-25. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
  16. ↑ Bristol, The (11 October 2011). "Buckle using specialist outside help to aid Rovers' injury crisis". Bristol Post. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
  17. ↑ "About fotsPOR | fotsPOR UK". Fotspor.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2014-07-13. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
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