Andy Driscoll

Andrew Driscoll (born 21 October 1971) is an English retired 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] He now works as a personal trainer.

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
Position(s) 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)
1992–1993 Yeading
1993 Chertsey Town
1993 Papatoetoe
1993–1994 Hayes
1994–1995 St Albans City 45 (10)
1995 Hayes
1995–1996 St Albans City 7 (0)
1996 Hendon 15 (1)
1996 Crawley Town 13 (0)
1996–1997 St Albans City 1 (0)
1997 Yeading
1997–1998 Staines Town
1999 Walton & Hersham
2002 Brook House
2002–2003 Ashford Town (Middlesex)
2003 Marlow
2004 Hounslow Borough
2005–2006 Flackwell Heath 20 (1)
2006 Brook House
2008 Flackwell Heath 4 (0)
2008 Burnham
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

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 Third Division club Brentford in September 1988.[1] 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 for Andy Feeley.[3] 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,[1] scoring two goals.[3] Driscoll signed a professional contract at the end of the season, but suffered a serious knee ligament injury during 1990–91 pre-season.[4] After returning to fitness, he managed just one further appearance before his release by the Bees at the end of the 1991–92 season.[4] Driscoll made 14 appearances and scored two goals for the club.[1]

Non-league football

After failed trials with league clubs Reading and Torquay United in 1992,[5] 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,[6] Crawley Town,[7] St Albans City,[8] Staines Town,[9] Brook House, Ashford Town (Middlesex), Marlow, Hounslow Borough,[10] Flackwell Heath,[11][12] Maidenhead United, Burnham and Walton & Hersham. He also briefly played in New Zealand for Papatoetoe.[5]

Managerial career

Driscoll had his first taste of management as player-assistant manager under former Brentford teammate Chris Sparks at Hellenic League First Division South club Hounslow Borough between May and December 2004.[13][14] Driscoll later had two spells as player-manager at Isthmian League Second Division club Flackwell Heath.[10][15][16]

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) and Luton Town (2012–2013).[17][18] 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 club.[19]

Personal life

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

Career statistics
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Brentford 1988–89[3] Third Division 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
1989–90[20] 12 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 2
1991–92[21] 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 14 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 2
St Albans City 1993–94[22] Isthmian League Premier Division 9 2 — — 1[lower-alpha 1] 0 10 2
1994–95[23] 36 8 4 2 — 23[lower-alpha 2] 7 63 17
Total 45 10 4 2 — 24 7 73 19
St Albans City 1995–96[24] Isthmian League Premier Division 7 0 0 0 — 5[lower-alpha 3] 1 12 1
Hendon 1995–96[6] Isthmian League Premier Division 15 1 — — — 15 1
Crawley Town 1996–97[7] Southern League Premier Division 14 0 2 0 — 1[lower-alpha 4] 0 17 0
St Albans City 1996–97[25] Isthmian League Premier Division 1 0 — — 2[lower-alpha 5] 0 3 0
St Albans City total 53 10 4 2 — 31 8 88 20
Flackwell Heath 2005–06[11] Isthmian League Second Division 20 1 0 0 — 2[lower-alpha 6] 0 22 1
Flackwell Heath 2007–08[12] Hellenic League Premier Division 4 0 0 0 — 3[lower-alpha 7] 0 7 0
Flackwell Heath total 24 1 0 0 — 5 0 29 1
Career total 120 14 6 2 0 0 36 8 163 24
  1. Appearance in Isthmian League Full Members Cup
  2. 4 appearances and 2 goals in Isthmian League Cup, 4 appearances and 1 goal in Herts Senior Cup, 4 appearances and 1 goal in Herts Charity Cup, 4 appearances and 1 goal in Eastern Floodlight Cup, 3 appearances and 1 goal in London Challenge Cup, 2 appearances and 1 goal in FA Trophy, 1 appearance in Isthmian League Full Members Cup, 1 appearance in East Anglian Cup
  3. 1 appearance and 1 goal in FA Trophy, 1 appearance in Isthmian League Full Members Cup, 1 appearance in London Challenge Cup, 1 appearance in Herts Senior Cup, 1 appearance in Eastern Floodlight Cup
  4. 1 appearance in Southern League Cup
  5. 1 appearance in Herts Senior Cup, 1 appearance in East Anglian Cup
  6. 2 appearances in Isthmian League Associate Members Trophy
  7. 2 appearances in Hellenic League Floodlit Cup, 1 appearance in Hellenic League Supplementary Cup

References
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