Bobby Geddes Explained

Bobby Geddes
Fullname:Robert Geddes
Birth Date:1960 8, df=y
Birth Place:Inverness, Scotland
Currentclub:Falkirk (goalkeeping coach)
Position:Goalkeeper
Youthyears1:1976–1977
Youthclubs1:Ross County
Youthyears2:1977–1979
Youthclubs2:Dundee
Years1:1979–1990
Years2:1990–1996
Years3:1996–1997
Years4:1997–1999
Years5:1999–2000
Years7:2008–2010
Clubs1:Dundee
Clubs2:Kilmarnock
Clubs3:Raith Rovers
Clubs4:Linfield
Clubs5:Brechin City
Clubs6:Carnoustie Panmure
Clubs7:Dundee
Caps1:253
Caps2:183
Caps3:12
Caps5:36
Caps7:1
Totalcaps:485
Goals1:0
Goals2:0
Goals3:0
Goals5:0
Goals7:0
Totalgoals:0
Nationalyears1:1981–1988
Nationalteam1:Scotland U21[1]
Nationalcaps1:5
Nationalgoals1:0
Managerclubs1:Carnoustie Panmure

Robert Geddes (born 12 August 1960) is a Scotland former footballer who played as a goalkeeper, and is currently the goalkeeping coach for Falkirk. A product of the Highland Football League, Geddes was goalkeeping coach at first club Dundee from 2006 until 2021, a position he previously held at city rivals Dundee United.

Playing career

Inverness-born Geddes began his professional career with Ross County, then a Highland League club. In 1977 Geddes transferred from Ross County to Dundee, and was part of the side who finished runners-up in the First Division and League Cup that season. In 1990 after ten years at Dens Park, Geddes moved west to Kilmarnock where in 1993 he was part of the promotion-winning side. A short spell with Raith Rovers followed in the mid-90s before spending two years in Northern Ireland with Linfield where he won the Irish League Cup in successive seasons. At the end of the decade, Geddes returned to Scotland with Brechin City, marking his twentieth and final season in professional football.

Coaching career

Geddes moved into management with junior side Carnoustie Panmure, adopting a player/manager role which brought the club the Scottish Junior Cup in 2003–04. In April 2005, Geddes moved into a goalkeeping coaching role with Dundee United,[2] where he stayed before returning to Dundee in the same role. In April 2008, injuries forced 47-year-old Geddes to appear as the substitute goalkeeper in a match against Hamilton Academical. Coincidentally, the New Douglas Park club were also forced to name their goalkeeping coach Brian Potter as their substitute goalkeeper. Potter was a used substitute in the 1–1 draw, whilst Geddes, listed as a trialist, was an unused substitute.[3]

Geddes again had to be re-registered in August 2009, to appear as a substitute goalkeeper for Dundee in their Co-operative Insurance Cup match against Forfar Athletic on 25 August 2009.[4]

On 21 April 2010, Geddes appeared as a substitute goalkeeper for Dundee against Raith Rovers, after Tony Bullock went off with a hamstring injury after 27 minutes, which Dundee lost 1–0. Geddes became the oldest player to appear for Dundee in a league match, at 49 years old.[5] He left his coaching role with Dundee in July 2021, after fifteen years.[6] Later that month, Geddes would be announced as the goalkeeping coach for Scottish League One side Falkirk.[7]

Honours

Dundee

1980–81

Linfield

2

1997-98, 1998-99

Carnoustie

1

2003–04

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Scotland U21 Player Bobby Geddes Details.
  2. News: Fans outnumbered. 5 April 2005. Evening Telegraph. 2008-04-28. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20050407123417/http://www.eveningtelegraph.co.uk/output/2005/04/04/story6981151t0.shtm. 7 April 2005.
  3. News: Dundee 1-1 Hamilton Accies. 26 April 2008. BBC Sport. 2008-04-28.
  4. Web site: Report: Forfar Athletic v Dundee - Scottish Communities League Cup - ESPN Soccernet . 21 April 2010 . 22 June 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110622085418/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=280917&cc=5739 . dead .
  5. News: Veteran keeper Bobby Geddes, 49, shocked at return. 22 April 2010. BBC. 2010-04-22.
  6. News: Bobby Geddes leaves Dundee after 15 years as goalkeeping coach . 1 July 2021 . FourFourTwo . 1 July 2021.
  7. Web site: CLUB UPDATE: BACKROOM TEAM CHANGES. 2021-12-20. Falkirk Football Club. en-US.