Sean O'Driscoll (born 1 July 1957) is the manager of English football team Doncaster Rovers. He joined Doncaster in September 2006 following the sacking of David Penney. He was previously manager at Bournemouth. is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar). ... Doncaster Rovers Football Club (or Donny as they are more commonly known) are an English professional football club, based at the Keepmoat Stadium in the town of Doncaster, South Yorkshire. ... David (Dave) Penney (born Wakefield, 17 August 1964) is an English football manager, managing Football League side Darlington F.C. He has also had spells as a player with Derby County, Oxford United, Swansea City and Cardiff City before joining Doncaster Rovers in 1998. ... AFC Bournemouth are an English football team currently playing in Football League One. ...

As a player, O'Driscoll was a midfielder for Fulham (1979-84) and Bournemouth (1984-95). He also won three caps for the Republic of Ireland. When he retired in 1995, he had played a club-record 423 league games for Bournemouth (the record has since been broken by Steve Fletcher), and subsequently joined the club's coaching staff. In August 2000, he was appointed manager, and despite limited financial resources, achieved good results, including promotion via the Division Three playoffs in 2002-03. Fulham Football Club are an English football team based in Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. ... A favourite amongs the fans of south coast club AFC Bournemouth. ...

In 2006, after 22 years at Dean Court, he left the club to become manager at Doncaster. O'Driscoll's appointment came as a surprise for many Doncaster fans when it was announced. Newspapers and fans alike were tipping local hero Kevin Keegan to become their manager. However, as the weeks before the appointment pressed on, no statement from Keegan was forthcoming.[1]. Other names mentioned with the post had been Peter Reid and recently sacked Nottingham Forest manager Gary Megson. Joseph Kevin Keegan, OBE (born February 14, 1951 in Armthorpe, South Yorkshire, England)[1] is a former English football coach and one of the all-time greatest players. ... Peter Reid (born June 20, 1956 in Whiston, Knowsley, Lancashire (Now Merseyside) is an English former professional football player, manager and pundit. ... Gary Megson (born May 2, 1959) is a former association footballer and currently manager of Nottingham Forest F.C.. He followed his father Don Megson into management. ...

He made a rather steady start to his campaign, including many draws and arguably bizzare formations (mainly due to the crowd being used to the 4-4-2 formation preferred by former manager Dave Penney for numerous years. David (Dave) Penney (born Wakefield, 17 August 1964) is an English football manager, who is currently unemployed after leaving Football League side Doncaster Rovers. ...

His best moments so far in his reign at Doncaster include a 4-0 victory away at Brentford, winning the manager of the month award for January 2007, and also overseeing Rovers 3-2 success over Bristol Rovers in the Johnstone's Paint Trophy final. This success meant that O'Driscoll had achieved the rare feat of managing two different teams to victory at the Millennium Stadium. O'Dismal's record as manager isn't great 4 wins in 20 games since January has put him under pressure. The Football League Trophy is the generic name of an English football competition for clubs in the two lower divisions of the Football League and, in some seasons, the leading sides in the Conference National. ... The Millennium Stadium (Welsh: Stadiwm y Mileniwm), is the national stadium of Wales, located in the capital Cardiff, and is used primarily for rugby union and football home internationals. ...

Managerial stats

As of 29 May 2007.

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External links

• Sean O'Driscoll management career stats at Soccerbase
• BBC Sport Article