David Geddis was born on 12 March 1958 and is a football coach and scout, a former professional football player and England Youth and B international.
11 Facts About David Geddis
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When Ipswich Town's leading goal scorer, Trevor Whymark, was injured against Norwich City on Boxing Day 1977, Geddis replaced him in the line-up and remained in the side.
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David Geddis delivered the cross which led to Roger Osborne's winning goal.
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Margaret Thatcher, who was elected Prime Minister the following year, when interviewed at the end of the match, mistakenly identified Trevor Whymark as the star player, not realising that although his name was in the programme as the Ipswich number 10, it was in fact David Geddis who had caught her eye.
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David Geddis was an unused substitute during Aston Villa's victory in the 1982 European Cup Final.
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David Geddis was a popular figure at Villa Park, but limited first team opportunities saw him move to then Second Division club Barnsley in September 1983, where he scored 24 goals in 45 starts before attracting the interest of his former Villa boss Ron Saunders at promotion-chasing Birmingham City just before Christmas 1984.
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David Geddis went on to play for Brentford, Shrewsbury Town, Swindon Town and Darlington.
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In January 2002 David Geddis was brought in by Sir Bobby Robson to work as coach alongside John Carver at Newcastle United.
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David Geddis was released from the position in September 2004 when Graeme Souness took over as manager and brought his own backroom staff with him from Blackburn Rovers.
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David Geddis coached an English celebrity team, alongside former manager Terry Venables, for the Soccer Aid charity football match.
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On 23 October 2006, David Geddis replaced Carver as Leeds' caretaker manager.