Dermot Drummy

Dermot Drummy

Personal information
Date of birth	16 January 1961 (1961-01-16) (age 50)
Place of birth	England
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Chelsea Reserves (manager)
Youth career
1974–1979	Arsenal
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1979–1980	Arsenal	0	(0)
1979–1980	→ Blackpool (loan)	5	(0)
–	Hendon	?	(?)
–	Wealdstone	?	(?)
–	Enfield	?	(?)
Teams managed
2009–2011	Chelsea Academy
2011-	Chelsea Reserves
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Dermot Drummy (born 16 January 1961) is an English football coach and former professional player. He is currently the manager of the Chelsea Reserves, a position he took up in July 2011 after serving two years as the Youth Team manager.

Career

Playing career

Drummy, who played as a midfielder, began his career with the youth team at Arsenal. He never made the first team at Arsenal, but did make five appearances in the Football League on loan at Blackpool.^[1] He later played non-league football for Hendon, Wealdstone and Enfield. While at Hendon, Drummy scored in the Final of the 1988 Middlesex Senior Charity Cup.^[2]

Coaching career

After retiring as a player at the age of 35, Drummy became a Youth Coach at Arsenal, before becoming Manager of the Chelsea Academy in January 2009.^[3] The academy won the 2009–10 FA Youth Cup in his second year in charge, beating the Aston Villa Academy 3–2 on aggregate — the Academy's first Youth Cup victory in 49 years.^[4] After a successful spell managing the Youth Team, Drummy has been appointed Reserve Team manager, replacing Steve Holland who is now working with the First team.^[5]

References

1. ^ "BLACKPOOL : 1946/47 - 2009/10". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database. http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/blackpool/blackpool.htm. Retrieved 29 December 2010. 
2. ^ "Hendon FC in Cup Action". Hendon FC at Wembley. http://www.hendon-at-wembley.net/9.html. Retrieved 29 December 2010. 
3. ^ "Dermot Drummy - Youth team manager". Chelsea F.C. official website. http://www.chelseafc.com/page/TheManagement/0,,10268~1556144,00.html. Retrieved 29 December 2010. 
4. ^ "Captain Clifford wins Cup for Blues". The FA. 4 May 2010. http://www.thefa.com/TheFACup/FACompetitions/TheFAYouthCup/Match%20Centres%202009-10/Chelsea%20v%20Aston%20Villa/040510. Retrieved 23 June 2010. 
5. ^ "Emenalo Is New Technical Director". Chelsea F.C.. 08 July 2011. http://www.chelseafc.com/page/LatestNews/0,,10268~2389173,00.html. Retrieved 08 July 2011. 

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Name	Drummy, Dermot
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Date of birth	16 January 1961
Place of birth	England
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