Jackie O'Driscoll

Connie O'Driscoll
Personal information
Full name	John Francis O'Driscoll
Date of birth	September 20, 1921
Place of birth	Cork, Ireland
Position(s)	Winger
Senior career*
Years	Team
1938-1939	Cork City
194x-1942	Waterford United
1942-1943	Shelbourne
1943-1947	Cork United
1947-1952	Swansea Town
1952-19xx	Llanelli
International career‡
1948-1949	Ireland (IFA)
1948-1949	Ireland (FAI)
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of December 2, 2007; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of December 2, 2007

John Francis O'Driscoll (September 20, 1921 in Cork, Ireland – March 11, 1988 in Swansea, Wales), commonly referred to as Jackie O'Driscoll, is a former Irish footballer who played as a winger for several teams in the League of Ireland. He also played for Swansea Town. O'Driscoll was a dual international and played for both Ireland teams - the FAI XI and the IFA XI.^[1]

Irish international

When O'Driscoll began his international career in 1948 there were, in effect, two Ireland teams, chosen by two rival associations. Both associations, the Northern Ireland-based IFA and the Republic of Ireland-based FAI claimed jurisdiction over the whole of Ireland and selected players from the whole island. As a result several notable Irish players from this era, including O'Driscoll, played for both teams.

IFA XI

Between 1948 and 1949 O'Driscoll made 3 appearances for the IFA XI . On October 9, 1948 he made his international debut for the IFA XI in a 6-2 defeat against England. On November 17, 1948 he made his second appearance for the IFA XI in a 3-2 defeat against Scotland. He made his last appearance for the IFA XI against Wales on March 9, 1949 in a 2-0 defeat.

FAI XI

Between 1948 and 1949 O'Driscoll also made 3 appearances for the FAI XI. He won his first cap on December 5, 1948 in a 1-0 defeat in a friendly Switzerland at Dalymount Park. He also played for the FAI XI on April 24, 1949 in another friendly at Dalymount against Belgium. This time the FAI XI lost 2-0. He won his final FAI XI cap on June 2, 1949 a in 3-1 away defeat against Sweden, a qualifier for the 1950 FIFA World Cup.

Honours

Player

Waterford

League of Ireland
- Runners Up 1940–41: 1
FAI Cup
- Runners Up 1941: 1

Cork United

League of Ireland
- Winners 1942–43, 1944–45, 1945–46 3
FAI Cup
- Winners 1947 1
- Runners Up 1943 1
League of Ireland Shield
- Winners 1943 1
Munster Senior Cup
- Winners 1945, 1946, 1947 3

Swansea Town

Third Division South
- Winners 1948-49: 1

Llanelli

West Wales Senior Cup
- Winners 1952-53: 1

References

^ "Players Appearing for Two or More Countries". RSSSF. Archived from the original on August 3, 2008. Retrieved 9 July 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

External links

[1] "Players Appearing for Two or More Countries". RSSSF. Archived from the original on August 3, 2008. Retrieved 9 July 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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