Tim O'Shea (footballer)

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Tim O'Shea

| fullname = Timothy James O'Shea

| image =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1966|11|12|df=y}}

| birth_place = Pimlico, England

| height = 5 ft 11 in{{cite book |title=Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88 |editor-first=Peter |editor-last=Dunk |publisher=Queen Anne Press |location=London |date=1987 |page=368 |isbn=978-0-356-14354-5}}

| position = Defender

| currentclub = Cray Wanderers (manager)

| youthyears1 = 1981–1983

| youthclubs1 = Arsenal

| youthyears2 = 1983–1984

| youthclubs2 = Tottenham Hotspur

| years1 = 1983–1988

| clubs1 = Tottenham Hotspur

| caps1 = 3

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 1986

| clubs2 = → Newport County (loan)

| caps2 = 10

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 1988–1989

| clubs3 = Leyton Orient

| caps3 = 9

| goals3 = 1

| years4 = 1989–1992

| clubs4 = Gillingham

| caps4 = 112

| goals4 = 2

| years5 = 1992

| clubs5 = Brentford

| caps5 = 0

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 1992

| clubs6 = Hong Kong Rangers

| caps6 =

| goals6 =

| years7 = 1992–1995

| clubs7 = Eastern AA

| caps7 =

| goals7 =

| years8 = 1995–1999

| clubs8 = Instant-Dict

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| years9 = 1999–2003

| clubs9 = Farnborough Town

| caps9 = 87

| goals9 = 1

| years10 = 2003–2004

| clubs10 = Welling United

| caps10 = 32

| goals10 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 1987

| nationalteam1 = Republic of Ireland U21{{cite web |url=http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=193012/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121001035921/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=193012/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=1 October 2012 |title=FIFA Player Statistics: Tim O SHEA |website=FIFA.com}}

| nationalcaps1 = 2

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| manageryears1 = 2008

| managerclubs1 = Grays Athletic

| manageryears2 = 2008–2010

| managerclubs2 = Croydon Athletic

| manageryears3 = 2010–2011

| managerclubs3 = Lewes

| manageryears4 = 2025–

| managerclubs4 = Cray Wanderers

}}

Timothy James O'Shea (born 12 November 1966 in Pimlico){{cite book | first=Roger|last= Triggs | title=The Men Who Made Gillingham Football Club| publisher=Tempus Publishing Ltd | year=2001| isbn=0-7524-2243-X|pages=240}} is a former professional footballer who played as a defender. He is the manager of Cray Wanderers. He represented the Republic of Ireland at the 1985 FIFA World Youth Championship. His clubs included Tottenham Hotspur,{{cite web |url=http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/spurs/spurs.html |title=Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database |website=neilbrown.newcastlefans.com |access-date=5 January 2014 |archive-date=5 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200105200106/http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/spurs/spurs.html |url-status=live }} Leyton Orient{{cite web |url=http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/orient/orient.html |title=Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database |website=neilbrown.newcastlefans.com}}{{Dead link|date=June 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=no }} and Gillingham, where he made over 100 Football League appearances.{{cite web |url=http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/gillingham/gillingham.html |title=Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database |website=neilbrown.newcastlefans.com |access-date=5 January 2014 |archive-date=1 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200701212839/http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/gillingham/gillingham.html |url-status=live }}

Career

While playing for Instant-Dict in the Hong Kong league, he played three matches for the Hong Kong League team in the Dynasty Cup. As the Hong Kong team consisted of top players in the local league, including foreigners such as O'Shea, it was not an official match of the Hong Kong FA.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/intldetails/1998as.html|title=International Matches 1998 – Asia|access-date=21 February 2011|archive-date=28 October 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091028132709/http://www.rsssf.com/intldetails/1998as.html|url-status=live}}

On 21 February 2008, Grays Athletic appointed O'Shea as a senior coach to assist Micky Woodward and Gary Phillips with fitness and tactics.{{cite news|title=New Senior Coach |url=http://graysathletic.co.uk/news/archives/002413.html |publisher=Grays Athletic F.C. |date=21 February 2008 |accessdate=21 February 2008 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080807164514/http://www.graysathletic.co.uk/news/archives/002413.html |archivedate=7 August 2008 }} On 15 September 2008, he was appointed as manager after chairman Micky Woodward stepped down,{{cite news|title=Clarification of Statement |url=http://graysathletic.co.uk/news/archives/002715.html |publisher=Grays Athletic F.C. |date=15 September 2008 |accessdate=15 September 2008 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111001134540/http://graysathletic.co.uk/news/archives/002715.html |archivedate=1 October 2011 }} but held the post only until the arrival of Wayne Burnett as manager two weeks later.{{cite news|title=Burnett with the Blues |url=http://graysathletic.co.uk/news/archives/002729.html |publisher=Grays Athletic F.C. |date=23 September 2008 |accessdate=26 September 2008 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111001134643/http://graysathletic.co.uk/news/archives/002729.html |archivedate=1 October 2011 }}

He moved from Grays to take the position at Croydon Athletic. Under O'Shea, the Rams were promoted to the Isthmian League Premier Division. O'Shea resigned from Croydon on 4 September 2010, after the team's owner Mazhar Majeed was alleged to have been involved in spot fixing in Pakistan cricket matches, resulting in HM Revenue and Customs officials investigating the club.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/mattslater/2010/09/cricket_scandal_leaves_croydon.html |title=Cricket scandal leaves Croydon Athletic in a fix |access-date=25 December 2019 |archive-date=9 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210609123007/https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/mattslater/2010/09/cricket_scandal_leaves_croydon.html |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/8969656.stm |title=Pakistan cricket team rocked by fresh fixing claims |work=BBC News |date=4 September 2010 |access-date=4 September 2010 |archive-date=13 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120313204539/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/8969656.stm |url-status=live }} On 25 October 2010, O'Shea was appointed first-team manager of Lewes. He left at the end of the 2010–11 season after Lewes were relegated.http://www.sussexexpress.co.uk/sport/football/o_shea_departure_was_by_mututal_consent_over_budget_level_1_2676069 {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}

When Neil Smith was appointed as manager of Cray Wanderers in March 2022, he confirmed that O'Shea would be his assistant.{{cite web |url=https://www.cray-wanderers.com/club-announcement-cray-wanderers-confirm-neil-smith-as-first-team-manager-for-the-2022-23-season/ |title=Cray Wanderers confirm Neil Smith as first team manager|website=cray-wanderers.com|date=9 May 2022}} In March 2025, O'Shea was promoted to the role of caretaker manager following Smith's departure to Crawley Town. {{cite tweet|number=1903021731565932663|title=Following Neil Smith’s departure, @ToshBosh4 will step up from Assistant to 1st Team Manager for tomorrow's game with Bowers & Pitsea. Tim has plenty of experience as an ex-pro at Spurs, Leyton Orient and Gillingham & Ireland U21s and as a manager + came to Cray in March 2022.|user=OfficialWands|author-link=Cray Wanderers F.C.|date=21 March 2025|accessdate=21 March 2025}} On 17 April 2025, he was given the manager's job permanently for the 2025–26 season. {{cite web|url=https://www.cray-wanderers.com/cray-wanderers-fc-announcement-tim-oshea-appointed-cray-wanderers-first-team-manager-2025-26/|title=Cray Wanderers FC Announcement – Tim O’Shea appointed Cray Wanderers First Team Manager – 2025-26 + Mark Stimson – Assistant First Team Manager 2025-26|website=www.cray-wanderers.com|date=17 April 2025|accessdate=26 April 2025}}