David Geddis, (born March 12, 1958 in Carlisle, Cumbria, England), is a football coach and scout, a former professional football player and England youth international. Events 538 - Witiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Carlisle (pronounced CARLYLE(emphasis on the first syllable is a City in northern England the largest settlement in Cumbria. Boundaries and divisions Cumbria is neighboured by Northumberland, County Durham, North Yorkshire, Lancashire, and the Lieutenancy England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Coach (baseball|Coach (basketball|Coach (ice hockeyIn Sports a coach or manager is an individual involved in the direction instruction and training of the operations The English national football team represents England in international football and is controlled by The Football Association, the governing body for football Most recently, Geddis was Reserve Team Coach at Leeds United, a job he took up after scouting for England manager Sven-Göran Eriksson and the English FA at the 2006 World Cup in Germany. Leeds United Association Football Club, commonly referred to as simply Leeds United or informally Leeds, are an English professional football Sven-Göran Eriksson ( born February 5 1948 is a Swedish football manager, who is currently the manager of the Mexico national football team. The Football Association, also known as simply The FA, is the governing body of football in England and the Crown Dependencies of Jersey The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th instance of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Recently, he coached an English celebrity team, alongside former manager Terry Venables, for the Soccer Aid charity football match. Terence Frederick 'Terry' Venables (born 6 January 1943 in Dagenham, London often referred to as ' El Tel', is an English football manager Soccer Aid is a British charity event which has raised £26 million in aid of UNICEF.
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. Trevor Whymark (b 4 May, 1950 in Burston) is a former English international footballer. PLEASE NOTE This section is the introduction Please do not add too much detail here Boxing Day is a public holiday in the United Kingdom, Canada, New Zealand and Australia, as well as many other members of the Commonwealth This enabled Geddis to become one of the youngest players ever to make an appearance in the FA Cup final, as Ipswich progressed through the competition to Wembley, where they beat Arsenal. The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after Wembley Stadium is a Stadium in Wembley, located in the London Borough of Brent in London, England. Geddis delivered the cross which led to Roger Osborne's winning goal. Roger Osborne (born 9 March 1950, in Otley, Suffolk) is a former professional footballer who is best known for scoring the winning
He was transferred to Aston Villa in 1979 for £300,000 and the following season won a league championship medal by being one of the 14 players Villa used that season. He filled in whenever Shaw or Withe were injured or suspended and best remembered for scoring two goals in the 3-0 win over rivals Birmingham City.
However, Geddis was unhappy at being a bit part player and was subsequently sold on.
On 23 October 2006, it was revealed that Geddis would take John Carver's place as Leeds caretaker manager until the 25 October. John William Carver (born January 16, 1965 in Newcastle upon Tyne) is an English former footballer, and current Head Coach Geddis' only match in charge of the first team was the 3-1 League Cup defeat to Southend United, yet he was still not in complete control as Dennis Wise had input on team selection, having agreed terms with Leeds earlier in the day. The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup, is an English football competition Southend United Football Club is an English football team based at Roots Hall Stadium in Prittlewell in the Borough of Southend-on-Sea, Essex Dennis Frank Wise (born 16 December 1966 in Kensington, West London) is an English former football manager and player and is On the 25 October, Wise and his assistant Gustavo Poyet officially joined the club as the new management team. Gustavo Augusto "Gus" Poyet Domínguez (born November 15, 1967 in Montevideo, Uruguay) is a former Uruguay international Geddis parted company with United on 19 December 2006.
Honours
As a player
- FA Cup winner 1978
- League Championship Winner 1980/81
- European Cup Winner (non-playing substitute) 1981/82
| Preceded by John Carver (caretaker) |
Leeds United Caretaker manager 2006 |
Succeeded by Dennis Wise |
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