David Geddis
David Geddis ( born March 12, 1958 in Carlisle ) is a former English footballer. The striker started his career at Ipswich Town in 1978 and won the FA Cup. A year later he moved to Aston Villa, where he was also part of the squad that won the English championship in the 1980/81 season. On the status of a supplementary player he was there but did not come out, and even with his remaining stations of Barnsley to Darlington his stay was short-lived. After the active player career, he moved into coaching specialist. He was 2006, both on an interim head coach of Leeds United and in the context of the World Cup finals in Germany in 2006 a member of the backroom staff of the then coached by Sven- Goran Eriksson's England team.
Sports career
Playing career
Ipswich Town (1975-1979)
First Career Station by David Geddis was from August 1975, the English first division side Ipswich Town. The parole opportunities were there for him initially scarce, but after a successful lending to the second division Luton Town in February 1977, when he succeeded four goals in 13 league games, he was allowed to prove himself after his return in the first team of the "Blues ". His debut was on May 14, 1977 goalless draw against Derby County and place as the top scorer Trevor Whymark the following season 1977/78 hurt of the second Christmas day, replaced him Geddis and kept the place in the team for the time being. After Ipswich had fought his way to reach the final of the FA Cup, he was something of a surprise even there in the starting lineup against Arsenal. Used on the right winger position he prepared it in front of the 1-0 winning goal by Roger Osborne.
On the sporting breakthrough he waited but further vergebends and so he used in September 1979 the opportunity to switch to Premier League rivals Aston Villa. For Ipswich he had played just 43 league games in four years and it exhibited the modest end for a forward yield of five hits.
Aston Villa (1979-1983)
Even with the "Villans " was the first scoring in coming. After an initial slump of twelve league games in series, he finally met for the first time in the 2-1 win against Tottenham Hotspur, but nevertheless lost his place in the team. In the mid 1980 then came more competition in the striker position for association with Peter Withe, remained only the role of the supplementary player for Geddis. In the 1980/81 season, when Aston Villa won the English championship, he represented only in the case of injuries and suspensions as are in the pecking order before him Peter Withe and Gary Shaw. Yet his appearance with two goals in a 3-0 victory against arch-rivals Birmingham City in December 1980 was probably his best game for the club.
In the following season 1981/82 he then increased, although with six league goals from 14 games its rate significantly, but on the way to winning the European Cup Winners' Cup, he did not contribute and the final success against Bayern Munich, he just sat on the bench. After a disappointing last season 1982/83 with only four championship matches and a new rental period starting from December 1982 in Luton, he moved a major league deeper to Barnsley FC.
Barnsley and Birmingham (1983-1987)
In Barnsley Geddis first took over a constant time for good shape and impressed with 24 goals in the 1983 season / 84th He prepared himself again for " higher things " and as with Ron Saunders his ex- manager of Aston Villa - now working for Birmingham City - was interested, he was hired in December 1984 to the league rivals and Aufstiegsapiranten. His above-average at this time he demonstrated Constitution then straight into Birmingham, as he was instrumental jointly responsible for winning the vice-championship and promotion to the first division with twelve goals in 18 league games.
However, the stay in the English top flight was short lived and after only one year returned Geddis with Birmingham as a table next to last in the second division. Even his mentor Saunders had in the meantime left the club and in the midst of a moderate season 1986/87, in which he for a month helping out in November 1986 at third division Brentford FC, he moved in February 1987 to the fighting to avoid relegation in the second division club Shrewsbury Town.
Recent career stations (1987-1991)
In Shrewsbury, he met already in his league debut against Huddersfield Town (1:2). In 14 championship matches of the remaining 1986/87 season he scored four goals, including two important results for the victories against Stoke City ( 4-1) and West Bromwich Albion (2:1), which were not insignificant responsible for the League whereabouts. Another five league goals get him in the season 1987/88 and although he had to sit for a long time after the first day of play, he proved himself in the closing stages with four goals in the last five games, which ultimately brought in seven points, again to be reliable. In October 1988 it moved Geddis then the distinguished league rivals Swindon Town, who was just over a year ago ascended to the second division. In Swindon he was only sporadically used and only eight times he was in league games in the starting lineup. Nor was he represented in the two play-off semi-finals against Crystal Palace to promotion to the first division.
Last active station was from March 1990, the Darlington FC. The " Quakers " were after their relegation to the Football Conference on the way to return to the Football League and Geddis wore in nine league games with three goals to win the Conference Championship and promotion to the Fourth Division at. Only twice he stood in the 1990/91 season in league matches in the starting lineup. Then there were eleven substitutions, with his last on December 29, 1990 against FC Scarborough ( 1:1) was synonymous with his last appearance in a professional game of the Football League.
Trainer activities
After his move into coaching specialist, he was mainly from January 2002. Newcastle United as part of the assistant staff by Bobby Robson and on the side of John Carver back in the public spotlight He remained in this position holds two and a half years before Graeme Souness the sporty line with the " Magpies " took over, brought to his own coaching staff and Geddis (as well as Carver ) had to give way in September 2004.
During the World Cup finals in Germany in 2006, he took over after that for the English Football Association and coach Sven -Goran Eriksson some scouting activities before he found a new job in club football as coach of the reserve team of Leeds United. End of October 2006, he took over briefly John Carver's place as interim coach of the first team and was responsible for the League Cup defeat against Southend United ( 1:3 ) on the line. Then took Dennis Wise and Gustavo Poyet his assistant athletic line and in December 2006, eventually parted ways Geddis and Leeds United.
Title / Awards
- English Cup ( 1): 1978
- Charity Shield ( 1): 1981