# Bobby Geddes > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Bobby_Geddes > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Bobby_Geddes.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Geddes > Source revision: 1311413434 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|Scottish footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}} {{lead too short|date=August 2010}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Bobby Geddes | fullname = Robert Geddes | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1960|08|12}} | birth_place = [Inverness](/source/Inverness), Scotland | height = {{height|ft=6|in=0}} | currentclub = [Falkirk](/source/Falkirk_F.C.) (goalkeeping coach) | position = [Goalkeeper](/source/Goalkeeper_(association_football)) | youthyears1 = 1976–1977 | youthclubs1 = [Ross County](/source/Ross_County_F.C.) | youthyears2 = 1977–1979 | youthclubs2 = [Dundee](/source/Dundee_F.C.) | years1 = 1979–1990 | years2 = 1990–1996 | years3 = 1996–1997 | years4 = 1997–1999 | years5 = 1999–2000 | years6 = | years7 = 2008–2010 | clubs1 = [Dundee](/source/Dundee_F.C.) | clubs2 = [Kilmarnock](/source/Kilmarnock_F.C.) | clubs3 = [Raith Rovers](/source/Raith_Rovers_F.C.) | clubs4 = [Linfield](/source/Linfield_F.C.) | clubs5 = [Brechin City](/source/Brechin_City_F.C.) | clubs6 = [Carnoustie Panmure](/source/Carnoustie_Panmure_F.C.) | clubs7 = [Dundee](/source/Dundee_F.C.) | caps1 = 253 | caps2 = 183 | caps3 = 12 | caps4 = | caps5 = 36 | caps6 = | caps7 = 1 | totalcaps = 485 | goals1 = 0 | goals2 = 0 | goals3 = 0 | goals4 = | goals5 = 0 | goals6 = | goals7 = 0 | totalgoals = 0 | nationalyears1 = 1981–1988 | nationalteam1 = [Scotland U21](/source/Scotland_national_under-21_football_team){{Cite web|url=http://www.fitbastats.com/scotlandu21/player.php?playerid=84|title = Scotland U21 Player Bobby Geddes Details}} | nationalcaps1 = 5 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | manageryears1 = | managerclubs1 = [Carnoustie Panmure](/source/Carnoustie_Panmure_F.C.) }} '''Robert Geddes''' (born 12 August 1960) is a Scotland former [footballer](/source/Association_football) who played as a [goalkeeper](/source/Goalkeeper_(association_football)), and is currently the goalkeeping coach for [Falkirk](/source/Falkirk_F.C.). A product of the [Highland Football League](/source/Highland_Football_League), Geddes was goalkeeping coach at first club [Dundee](/source/Dundee_F.C.) from 2006 until 2021, a position he previously held at city rivals [Dundee United](/source/Dundee_United_F.C.). ==Playing career== [Inverness](/source/Inverness)-born Geddes began his professional career with [Ross County](/source/Ross_County_F.C.), then a [Highland League](/source/Highland_Football_League) club. In 1977 Geddes transferred from Ross County to [Dundee](/source/Dundee_F.C.), and was part of the side who finished runners-up in the [First Division](/source/Scottish_First_Division) and [League Cup](/source/Scottish_League_Cup) that season. In 1990 after ten years at [Dens Park](/source/Dens_Park), Geddes moved west to [Kilmarnock](/source/Kilmarnock_F.C.) where in 1993 he was part of the promotion-winning side. A short spell with [Raith Rovers](/source/Raith_Rovers_F.C.) followed in the mid-90s before spending two years in Northern Ireland with [Linfield](/source/Linfield_F.C.) where he won the [Irish League Cup](/source/Irish_League_Cup) in successive seasons. At the end of the decade, Geddes returned to Scotland with [Brechin City](/source/Brechin_City_F.C.), marking his twentieth and final season in professional football. ==Coaching career== Geddes moved into management with junior side [Carnoustie Panmure](/source/Carnoustie_Panmure_F.C.), adopting a player/manager role which brought the club the [Scottish Junior Cup](/source/Scottish_Junior_Cup) in [2003–04](/source/2003%E2%80%9304_in_Scottish_football). In April 2005, Geddes moved into a goalkeeping coaching role with [Dundee United](/source/Dundee_United_F.C.),{{cite news|url=http://www.eveningtelegraph.co.uk/output/2005/04/04/story6981151t0.shtm|title=Fans outnumbered|date=5 April 2005|work=Evening Telegraph|access-date=2008-04-28|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050407123417/http://www.eveningtelegraph.co.uk/output/2005/04/04/story6981151t0.shtm|archivedate=7 April 2005}} 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](/source/Hamilton_Academical_F.C.). Coincidentally, the [New Douglas Park](/source/New_Douglas_Park) club were also forced to name their goalkeeping coach [Brian Potter](/source/Brian_Potter_(footballer)) as their substitute goalkeeper. Potter was a used substitute in the 1–1 draw, whilst Geddes, listed as a trialist, was an unused substitute.{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_div_1/7364827.stm|title= Dundee 1-1 Hamilton Accies|date=26 April 2008|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=2008-04-28}} 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](/source/Forfar_Athletic_F.C.) on 25 August 2009.{{Cite web |url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=280917&cc=5739 |title=Report: Forfar Athletic v Dundee - Scottish Communities League Cup - ESPN Soccernet |access-date=21 April 2010 |archive-date=22 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110622085418/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=280917&cc=5739 |url-status=dead }} On 21 April 2010, Geddes appeared as a substitute goalkeeper for Dundee against Raith Rovers, after [Tony Bullock](/source/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.{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/d/dundee/8638423.stm|title=Veteran keeper Bobby Geddes, 49, shocked at return|date=22 April 2010|publisher=[BBC](/source/BBC)|access-date=2010-04-22}} He left his coaching role with Dundee in July 2021, after fifteen years.{{cite news |title=Bobby Geddes leaves Dundee after 15 years as goalkeeping coach |url=https://www.fourfourtwo.com/news/bobby-geddes-leaves-dundee-after-15-years-as-goalkeeping-coach-1625155379000 |access-date=1 July 2021 |work=FourFourTwo |date=1 July 2021}} Later that month, Geddes would be announced as the goalkeeping coach for [Scottish League One](/source/Scottish_League_One) side [Falkirk](/source/Falkirk_F.C.).{{Cite web|title=CLUB UPDATE: BACKROOM TEAM CHANGES|url=https://www.falkirkfc.co.uk/2021/07/16/club-update-backroom-team-changes/|access-date=2021-12-20|website=Falkirk Football Club|date=16 July 2021 |language=en-US}} ==Honours== ;Dundee *'''[Scottish League Cup](/source/Scottish_League_Cup) Runner-up: 1''' :: [1980–81](/source/1980%E2%80%9381_in_Scottish_football) ;Linfield *'''[Irish League Cup](/source/Irish_League_Cup): 2''' :: 1997-98, 1998-99 ;Carnoustie *'''[Scottish Junior Cup](/source/Scottish_Junior_Cup): 1''' :: [2003–04](/source/2003%E2%80%9304_in_Scottish_football) ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== * {{NeilBrownPlayers|player/bobbygeddes}} {{Dundee F.C. Hall of Fame}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Geddes, Bobby}} Category:1960 births Category:Men's association football goalkeepers Category:Brechin City F.C. players Category:Carnoustie Panmure F.C. managers Category:Carnoustie Panmure F.C. players Category:Dundee F.C. players Category:Dundee United F.C. non-playing staff Category:Kilmarnock F.C. players Category:Linfield F.C. players Category:Living people Category:Raith Rovers F.C. players Category:Ross County F.C. players Category:Scotland men's under-21 international footballers Category:Scottish Football League players Category:Scottish football managers Category:Scottish men's footballers Category:Footballers from Inverness Category:Association football goalkeeping coaches Category:Dundee F.C. non-playing staff Category:Falkirk F.C. non-playing staff --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Bobby Geddes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Geddes) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Geddes?action=history)). 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