The O'Driscoll Years- Length

[CusworthRovers]

I'm a kinda thinking, now that Sean will be effectively and hopefully entering his 5th season (bar a few games at the beginning of his 1st season), will he be getting a long service certificate from the club and lot's of praise from us?

Did we have four out of DP?. I'm picking up a vibe that we would be looking at Bremner (1st time round) and Stan Anderson and god knows what before that, for that kind of service.

[RoversDave]

Bit of a mess but here they are

Taken from Soccerbase, don't know / remember the Ian Atkins reign. Soccerbase have him 'til 2005

 From To
Sean O' Driscoll 08-09-2006  Present  
Mickey Walker 31-08-2006  10-09-2006  
Dave Penney 27-12-2001  30-08-2006  
Steve Wignall 31-05-2000  26-12-2001  
Dave Penney 22-04-2000  31-05-2000  
Mark Atkins 22-04-2000  31-05-2000  
Ian Snodin 22-07-1998  15-04-2000  
Mark Weaver 02-12-1997  28-12-2000  
Danny Bergara 29-10-1997  02-12-1997  
Dave Cowling 19-10-1997  29-10-1997  
Mark Weaver 21-08-1997  19-10-1997  
Kerry Dixon 01-08-1996  21-08-1997  
Ian Atkins 01-08-1994  01-08-1996  
Sammy Chung 01-08-1994  31-07-1996  
Steve Beaglehole 07-11-1991  31-07-1993  
Billy Bremner 03-07-1989  02-11-1991  
Dave MacKay 07-12-1987  01-03-1989  
Dave Cusack 01-10-1985  07-12-1987  
Billy Bremner 25-11-1978  01-10-1985  
Stan Anderson 03-02-1975  20-11-1978  
Maurice Setters 01-05-1971  15-11-1974  
Lawrie McMenemy 01-12-1968  01-05-1971  
George Raynor 01-05-1967  01-12-1968  
Keith Kettleborough 01-12-1966  01-05-1967  
Bill Leivers 01-07-1964  01-02-1966  
Oscar Hold 01-03-1962  31-05-1964  
Danny Molloy 01-08-1961  01-03-1962  
Norman Curtis 01-08-1960  01-08-1961  
Jackie Bestall 01-03-1959  01-08-1960  
Jack Crayston 01-06-1958  01-03-1959  
Jack Hodgson 01-02-1958  31-05-1958  
Sid Bycroft 01-02-1958  31-05-1958  
Peter Doherty 01-06-1949  31-01-1958  
Jackie Bestall 01-03-1946  01-04-1949  
Bill Marsden 01-08-1944  01-03-1946  
Fred Emery 01-03-1936  31-05-1940  
David Menzies 01-07-1928  01-03-1936  
Dick Ray 01-08-1923  01-07-1927  
Arthur Porter 01-08-1922  31-05-1923  
Harry Tufnell 01-08-1921  31-05-1922  
Arthur Porter 01-08-1920  31-05-1921

[Dr Fundlekrotch]

The 1997 ones are a bit awry.  Weaver certainly didn't stay until 2000!  And I seem to recall that we had 10 management appointments in 1997/8 season, although I'm hard pressed to remember them all

EDIT: and wasn't Sammy Chung with us directly after Beaglehole?, so that should be 1993 and not 1994

[northbayviking]

OK Dave can you sort it out in length of service order next!
Atkins once said on the TV after a Scunny match. \"I'm the manager of Doncaster Rovers - I THINK?\"?
that was funny at the time but obviously he wasn't sure either.

[dijit8]

Tony Cunnigham took over on a caretaker job till Ian Atkins replaced Beaglehole, then Sammy Chung took over after Atkins got sacked.

Joe Kinnear took over after Dave Mackay on a 2 year contract although he was only maanger for about 2 months until Peter Wetzel took over as Chairman and brought Billy back.

[Branton Rover]

No that was Ian Atkins I kinda liked him

[Branton Rover]

Nowhere does it mention the Tony Cunningham years shame that

[Shornton]

OK we get the point!! lol

[Smeg]

Have you trumped?

[bobjimwilly]

I do hope you're not just trying to up your post count Branton Rover? Posting twice on the odd occassion can be forgiven, but posting the same thing 5 times?  

[Chris]

bobjimwilly wrote:

I do hope you're not just trying to up your post count Branton Rover? Posting twice on the odd occassion can be forgiven, but posting the same thing 5 times?  

I think it may be a problem with iPhones/iPods.

[DonnyBazR0ver]

Some way to go yet before legendary status is bestowed on SOD but he's going in the right direction. The only real legends are Peter Doherty and Billy.

Billy pulled the club up from it's boot straps and installed some pride back but didn't quite make the level we find ourselves in so Sean, has Doherty;s achievements to emulate.

One small step for a 'big' club but one giant leap for a pub team !!

From To
Sean O' Driscoll 08-09-2006 Present
Mickey Walker 31-08-2006 10-09-2006
Dave Penney 27-12-2001 30-08-2006
Steve Wignall 31-05-2000 26-12-2001
Dave Penney 22-04-2000 31-05-2000
Mark Atkins 22-04-2000 31-05-2000
Ian Snodin 22-07-1998 15-04-2000
Mark Weaver 02-12-1997 28-12-2000
Danny Bergara 29-10-1997 02-12-1997
Dave Cowling 19-10-1997 29-10-1997
Mark Weaver 21-08-1997 19-10-1997
Kerry Dixon 01-08-1996 21-08-1997
Ian Atkins 01-08-1994 01-08-1996
Sammy Chung 01-08-1994 31-07-1996
Steve Beaglehole 07-11-1991 31-07-1993
Billy Bremner 03-07-1989 02-11-1991
Dave MacKay 07-12-1987 01-03-1989
Dave Cusack 01-10-1985 07-12-1987
Billy Bremner 25-11-1978 01-10-1985
Stan Anderson 03-02-1975 20-11-1978
Maurice Setters 01-05-1971 15-11-1974
Lawrie McMenemy 01-12-1968 01-05-1971
George Raynor 01-05-1967 01-12-1968
Keith Kettleborough 01-12-1966 01-05-1967
Bill Leivers 01-07-1964 01-02-1966
Oscar Hold 01-03-1962 31-05-1964
Danny Molloy 01-08-1961 01-03-1962
Norman Curtis 01-08-1960 01-08-1961
Jackie Bestall 01-03-1959 01-08-1960
Jack Crayston 01-06-1958 01-03-1959
Jack Hodgson 01-02-1958 31-05-1958
Sid Bycroft 01-02-1958 31-05-1958
Peter Doherty 01-06-1949 31-01-1958
Jackie Bestall 01-03-1946 01-04-1949
Bill Marsden 01-08-1944 01-03-1946
Fred Emery 01-03-1936 31-05-1940
David Menzies 01-07-1928 01-03-1936
Dick Ray 01-08-1923 01-07-1927
Arthur Porter 01-08-1922 31-05-1923
Harry Tufnell 01-08-1921 31-05-1922
Arthur Porter 01-08-1920 31-05-1921

[RoversDave]

Allowing for any errors on soccerbase, my typos and chubby digits

plus or minus 2

Billy Bremner   3356 days
Peter Doherty    3167
David Menzies    2801
Dave Penney    1748
Jackie Bestall    1648
Fred Emery    1553
Dick Ray    1431
Sean O' Driscoll    1402 to 10 June 2010
Stan Anderson     1387
Maurice Setters    1295
Lawrie McMenemy    882
Oscar Hold    823
Dave Cusack    798
Sammy Chung    731
Ian Snodin    634
Steve Beaglehole    633
Arthur Porter   608
Bill Leivers    581
George Raynor   581
Bill Marsden    578
Steve Wignall    575
Dave MacKay    451
Norman Curtis    366
Harry Tufnell    304
Jack Crayston    274
Danny Molloy    213
Keith Kettleborough    152
Jack Hodgson    120
Sid Bycroft    120

when you spot any obvious errors please don't shout at me.  

[bedale rover]

RoversDave wrote:

Allowing for any errors on soccerbase, my typos and chubby digits

plus or minus 2

Billy Bremner   3356 days
Peter Doherty    3167
David Menzies    2801
Dave Penney    1748
Jackie Bestall    1648
Fred Emery    1553
Dick Ray    1431
Sean O' Driscoll    1402 to 10 June 2010
Stan Anderson     1387
Maurice Setters    1295
Lawrie McMenemy    882
Oscar Hold    823
Dave Cusack    798
Sammy Chung    731
Ian Snodin    634
Steve Beaglehole    633
Arthur Porter   608
Bill Leivers    581
George Raynor   581
Bill Marsden    578
Steve Wignall    575
Dave MacKay    451
Norman Curtis    366
Harry Tufnell    304
Jack Crayston    274
Danny Molloy    213
Keith Kettleborough    152
Jack Hodgson    120
Sid Bycroft    120

when you spot any obvious errors please don't shout at me.  

i assume that the bremner figures relate to both spells in charge?

i think that overall peter doherty got the rovers up to div 2 level and kept them there so probably he is the best with SOD just behind him followed by billy

but that is my personal opinion

[RoversDave]

Yes where a manager has had more than 1 spell they have been combined.
Wiki says Joe Kinnear was a caretaker manager so that is why he was not on the original list?

[RoversDave]

When Rovers last played at Elland Road, they had the short ceremony at his statue. I was stood next to a young Leeds couple and the young lady said \"I bet Billy's turning in his grave\" when someone tied the red and white scarf around his kneck. She wasn't old enough to have seen what he did for Leeds , and nearly 10 years committed to DRFC had passed her by as well. Sad.

[Filo]

RoversDave wrote:

When Rovers last played at Elland Road, they had the short ceremony at his statue. I was stood next to a young Leeds couple and the young lady said \"I bet Billy's turning in his grave\" when someone tied the red and white scarf around his kneck. She wasn't old enough to have seen what he did for Leeds , and nearly 10 years committed to DRFC had passed her by as well. Sad.

Aye, he liked Leeds that much that he chose to live in Doncaster  

[BillyStubbsTears]

Facinating list.  When I were a bairn, I used to buy the Football handbook magazine every Saturday. In 1978, they had a little snippet commenting on Stand Anderson leaving us, and pointing out that we had had a faster turnover of managers than any other club since WWII. Looking at that list, it looks like we didn't get any better over the next 2 generations, even with the long periods of stability with Bremner, Penney and O'Driscoll. I wonder how much our underachievement for decades was down to us booting managers out quickly, or whether it was vice versa?