19 Facts About Sean O'Driscoll

Sean Michael O'Driscoll was born on 1 July 1957 and is a former professional footballer and manager.

Sean O'Driscoll has previously managed AFC Bournemouth, Doncaster Rovers, Crawley Town, Nottingham Forest, Bristol City and Walsall.

Sean O'Driscoll was known by the nickname "Noisy" in his playing days at Fulham.

Sean O'Driscoll represented the Republic of Ireland as a player.

Sean O'Driscoll won three caps for the Republic of Ireland.

Sean O'Driscoll played as Bournemouth won the inaugural Associate Members' Cup by beating Hull City in the final.

Sean O'Driscoll left Bournemouth in September 2006 to become manager of Doncaster Rovers during the season the club moved from Belle Vue to Keepmoat.

Sean O'Driscoll left the club to join Crawley as manager in the summer of 2012.

On 19 July 2012 Sean O'Driscoll was appointed as manager of Nottingham Forest by the club's owners, the Al Hasawi family.

Sean O'Driscoll linked up with former Doncaster players Simon Gillett, James Coppinger and Billy Sharp.

Sean O'Driscoll originally planned to sack O'Driscoll on Christmas Day, but Forest Chief Executive Mark Arthur refused to follow the order until the following day.

Sean O'Driscoll was announced as Bristol City manager on a 12-month rolling contract on 14 January 2013.

On 3 September 2014 the FA announced that Sean O'Driscoll would replace the outgoing Noel Blake in the post of England U19 manager.

Sean O'Driscoll left the position in October 2015 after the sacking of Brendan Rodgers.

On 18 December 2015, Sean O'Driscoll was announced as head coach of Walsall.

On 10 July 2017, Sean O'Driscoll was announced as a professional phase coach in Wolves Academy.

On 22 March 2019, Sean O'Driscoll was appointed as head of coaching and learning for the Portsmouth's academy.

Sean O'Driscoll formally resigned from this role on 29 September 2021.

On 14 December 2021, Sean O'Driscoll joined the backroom team at National League side Weymouth on a non-contract basis.