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. He now works as a personal trainer.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Andrew Driscoll[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1971-10-21) 21 October 1971 (age 50) | ||
| 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) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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.[2] 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.[2] Driscoll signed a professional contract at the end of the season, but suffered a serious knee ligament injury during 1990–91 pre-season.[3] After returning to fitness, he managed just one further appearance before his release by the Bees at the end of the 1991–92 season.[3] Driscoll made 14 appearances and scored two goals for the club.[1]
After failed trials with league clubs Reading and Torquay United in 1992,[4] Driscoll went on to enjoy a long career in Non-League football, playing in the Isthmian, Southern, Spartan South Midlands and the Hellenic Leagues 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]
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.[12][13] Driscoll later had two spells as player-manager at Isthmian League Second Division club Flackwell Heath.[9][14][15]
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).[16][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 club.[18]
Driscoll has worked as a personal trainer since 1996, specialising in football, golf and athletics performance and fitness.[19]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Brentford | 1988–89[2] | 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[5] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 15 | 1 | — | — | — | 15 | 1 | |||
| Crawley Town | 1996–97[6] | 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 | ||
| Total | 53 | 10 | 4 | 2 | — | 31 | 8 | 88 | 20 | |||
| Flackwell Heath | 2005–06[10] | Isthmian League Second Division | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 6] | 0 | 22 | 1 | |
| Flackwell Heath | 2007–08[11] | Hellenic League Premier Division | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3[lower-alpha 7] | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Total | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | 29 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 120 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 8 | 163 | 24 | ||