Alfred Geddes

Alf "Jasper" Geddes (born 1871 in West Bromwich and died 1927) was an English footballer who played as an outside left. He made over 70 Football League and 130 Southern League appearances in the years before the First World War.[1]

Jasper Geddes
Personal information
Full name Alfred John Geddes
Date of birth 1871
Place of birth West Bromwich, Birmingham, England
Date of death 1927 (aged 55–56)
Place of death England
Position(s) Outside Left
Youth career
1890 Causeway Green Villa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1891–1894 West Bromwich Albion 70 (22)
1894 Clapton Rovers ?? (??)
1894–1895 Millwall 15 (8)
1895–1896 West Bromwich Albion 3 (3)
1895–1899 Millwall 87 (33)
1899–1900 Bedminster 33 (10)
1900–1901 Bristol City 23 (4)
1901–1902 Bristol Rovers 7 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Jasper Geddes played locally for Causeway Green Villa before joining West Bromwich Albion and playing for three seasons in the First Division; West Bromwich also won the FA Cup in 1892 during this period. Geddes then moved south via Clapton Rovers to Millwall to play in the Southern League.[2] Geddes had second spells with firstly, West Bromwich Albion, in the Football League for one season during which West Brom were FA Cup runners up. Then secondly returning to Millwall in the Southern League for four seasons including 1896-97 when he had his most successful scoring season with 12 goals.

Geddes finished his career in Bristol playing in the Southern League in successive seasons for three Bristol clubs. Sam Hollis signed Geddes in July 1899 from Millwall for Bedminster and Geddes moved to Bristol City in the following summer when Bedminster merged with Bristol City.[2][3] Geddes played a final season in 1901–02 with Bristol Rovers.[4]

Honours

Millwall

West Bromwich Albion

References
  1. Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 – 1939. Tony Brown. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
  2. Woods, David; Leigh Edwards (1997). Bristol City FC The First 100 years. Redcliffe Press. ISBN 1-900178-26-5.
  3. Woods, David (1994). Bristol Babe The First 100 years of Bristol City FC. Yore Publications. ISBN 1-874427-95-X.
  4. Farror, Morley. Southern League First Division 1894-1920. Association of Football Statisticians.


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