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Youth
Appearances

1

Youth
Goals

70

Reserve Appearances

45

Reserve
Goals

57

Senior
Appearances

16

Senior
Goals

Youth Appearances

Reserve Appearances

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๐ŸŸฉ 5 Jan 1980 Villa 2-1 Blackpool

Central League

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 26 Jan 1980 Villa 1-0 Bury

Central League

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฅ 2 Feb 1980 United 2-1 Villa

Central League

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 8 Mar 1980 Wolves 1-2 Villa

Central League

Reserves

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๐ŸŸจ 14 Mar 1980 Villa 1-1 Blackburn

Central League

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 29 Mar 1980 Villa 3-1 Huddersfield

Central League

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฅ 23 Aug 1980 Villa 1-4 Coventry

Central League

Reserves

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๐ŸŸจ 6 Sep 1980 Villa 1-1 Derby

Central League

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฅ 13 Sep 1980 Everton 2-1 Villa

Central League

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 8 Oct 1980 Villa 1-0 Sheffield United

Central League

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 11 Oct 1980 Villa 4-3 United

Central League

Reserves

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๐ŸŸจ 22 Oct 1980 Preston 2-2 Villa

Central League

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฅ 8 Nov 1980 Villa 1-2 Wednesday

Central League

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฅ 12 Nov 1980 Villa 0-3 Liverpool

Central League

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 22 Nov 1980 Villa 5-1 Bolton

Central League

Reserves

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๐ŸŸจ 26 Nov 1980 Albion 1-1 Villa

Central League

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฅ 3 Feb 1981 Coventry 4-2 Villa

Central League

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 28 Feb 1981 Villa 2-0 Blackburn

Central League

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 14 Mar 1981 United 0-1 Villa

Central League

Reserves

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๐ŸŸจ 16 Apr 1981 Leeds 0-0 Villa

Central League

Reserves

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๐ŸŸจ 19 Sep 1981 Villa 1-1 Liverpool

Central League

Reserves

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๐ŸŸจ 3 Oct 1981 Villa 0-0 Wednesday

Central League

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฅ 24 Oct 1981 Villa 1-2 Blackpool

Central League

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 21 Nov 1981 Villa 3-2 Forest

Central League

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฅ 24 Nov 1981 Sheffield United 5-2 Villa

Central League

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 28 Nov 1981 Manchester City 0-2 Villa

Central League

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 5 Dec 1981 Villa 7-1 Bolton

Central League

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 22 Feb 1982 Villa 4-0 Blackburn

Central League

Reserves

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๐ŸŸจ 22 Mar 1982 Villa 1-1 Albion

Central League

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 27 Mar 1982 Villa 2-1 Derby

Central League

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 24 Apr 1982 Villa 3-1 Manchester City

Central League

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 5 May 1982 Villa 1-0 Burnley

Central League

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 8 May 1982 Villa 1-0 Everton

Central League

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 10 May 1982 Villa 3-0 Huddersfield

Central League

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 13 May 1982 Villa 3-0 Wolves

Central League

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 1 Sep 1982 Wolves 1-3 Villa

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 22 Sep 1982 Villa 2-0 Leeds

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸจ 13 Oct 1982 Villa 1-1 Everton

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸจ 17 Nov 1982 Stoke 2-2 Villa

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 7 Feb 1983 Albion 1-2 Villa

Birmingham Senior Cup Quarter-Final

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 16 Feb 1983 Villa 4-1 Blackpool

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 22 Feb 1983 Everton 0-1 Villa

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฅ 26 Feb 1983 Villa 1-2 United

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 8 Mar 1983 Coventry 1-5 Villa

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸจ 30 Mar 1983 Villa 0-0 Albion

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 23 Mar 1983 Villa 3-1 Wednesday

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 6 Apr 1983 Villa 8-0 Stoke

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 11 Apr 1983 Villa 6-1 Sheffield United

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฅ 16 Apr 1983 Newcastle 2-0 Villa

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 30 Apr 1983 United 1-2 Villa

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 16 May 1983 Villa 4-2 Bury

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 31 Aug 1983 Villa 2-1 Stoke

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฅ 8 Sep 1983 Burnley 1-0 Villa

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸจ 17 Sep 1983 Villa 1-1 United

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 20 Sep 1983 Wednesday 2-4 Villa

Central League Division One

Reserves

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Personal Profile

David Geddis

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Forward

Forward

12 March 1958

Carlisle ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

(6ย ft 0 in) 1.83ย m

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David Geddis

Career Progression

David Geddis

1979-83 Aston Villa First Team
1980-83 Aston Villa Reserves

Peak Villa

First Team

Youth Career

1

Youth
Appearances

David Geddis

1

Youth
Goals

1982-83 Yth ๐Ÿ•’ 1 | โœ… 1 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 1 |

Reserve Career

70

Reserve Appearances

David Geddis

45

Reserve
Goals

1983-84 Rsv ๐Ÿ•’ 4 | โœ… 4 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 2 |
1982-83 Rsv ๐Ÿ•’ 19 | โœ… 19 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 14 |
1981-82 Rsv ๐Ÿ•’ 20 | โœ… 20 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 13 |
1980-81 Rsv ๐Ÿ•’ 18 | โœ… 18 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 12 |
1979-80 Rsv ๐Ÿ•’ 9 | โœ… 9 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 4 |

First Team Career

David Geddis

57

Senior
Appearances

16

Senior
Goals

CF David Geddis | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Aston Villa 1979-83 | ยฃ300k |
๐Ÿ•’ 57 | 52 (5) | โšฝ 16 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 5 | ๐Ÿ‡บ 5 | #607 |
๐ŸŸฉ 22 | ๐ŸŸจ 15 | ๐ŸŸฅ 20 |
Cards ๐ŸŸจ 6 | ๐ŸŸฅ 1 |

Squad Honours

David Geddis

๐Ÿ† 1980-81 First Division Winner
๐Ÿฅˆ 1982-83 Birmingham Senior Cup Runner Up

Previous Clubs

David Geddis

1975-76 Ipswich Town Youth ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Football League First Division

1976-79 Ipswich Town ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Football League First Division
๐Ÿ•’ 43 | โšฝ 5 | (League)

1977 Luton Town ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ (L)
Football League Second Division
๐Ÿ•’ 13 | โšฝ 4 | (League)

Transfer In

David Geddis

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1979-80

Ipswich Town ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

ยฃ300k

1 September 1979

21

Ron Saunders ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

Loans Out

David Geddis

1982 Luton Town ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Dec 1982
Football League First Division
๐Ÿ•’ 4 | 4 (0) | โšฝ 0 |

Subsequent Clubs

David Geddis

1983-86 Barnsley ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Football League Second Division
๐Ÿ•’ 45 | โšฝ 24 | (League)

1986-87 Birmingham City ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ ยฃ0.10m
Football League Second Division
๐Ÿ•’ 46 | โšฝ 18 | (League)

1986 Brentford ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ (L)
Football League Third Division
๐Ÿ•’ 4 | โšฝ 0 | (League)

1987-88 Shrewsbury Town ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Football League Second Division
๐Ÿ•’ 39 | โšฝ 11 | (League)

1988-90 Swindon Town ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Football League Second Division
๐Ÿ•’ 10 | โšฝ 3 | (League)

1990-91 Darlington FC ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Football League Fourth Division
๐Ÿ•’ 13 | โšฝ 0 | (League)

1991 Retired aged 33

Transfer Out

David Geddis

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1983-84

Barnsley ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

ยฃ50k

1 September 1983

25

Tony Barton ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

Career Notes

David Geddis

​

PL2: Premier League 2
FAPL: FA Premier Reserve League
PLP: Pontins League Premier Division
PLD1: Pontins League Division 1
PLD2: Pontins League Division 2
EFLT: EFL Trophy
UYL: UEFA Youth League
BSC: Birmingham Senior Cup
PLC: Premier League Cup
PLIC: Premier League International Cup

u18PL: u18 Premier League
MYL: Midland Youth League
FAYC: FA Youth Cup
u18PLC: u18 Premier League Cup
MYC: Midland Youth Cup
MYLC: Midland Youth League Cup
SJFC: Southern Junior Floodlit Cup

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The Trophy Cabinet

Domestic:โ€จ
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† 
League Champions: 1893-94, 1895-96, 1896-97, 1898-99, 1899-00, 1909-10, 1980-81โ€จ
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† 
FA Cup Winners: 1886-87, 1894-95, 1896-97, 1904-05, 1912-13, 1919-20, 1956-57
โ€จ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
League Cup Winners: 1960-61, 1974-75, 1976-77, 1993-94, 1995-96โ€จ

Europe:
๐Ÿ†
European Cup Winners: 1981-82
๐Ÿ†
European Super Cup Winners: 1982-83โ€จ

Other Domestic:โ€จ
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
Second Division Champions: 1937-38, 1959-60
โ€จ๐Ÿ†
Third Division Champions: 1971-72โ€จ

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Other Europe:

๐Ÿ†
Intertoto Cup Winners: 2001-02โ€จ
๐Ÿ†
Peace Cup Winners: 2009

Reserve Leagueโ€จ:
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
Premier Reserve League Champions: 2003-04, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2011-12โ€จ
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
Central League Champions: 1929-30, 1963-64, 1992-93

Reserve Cup
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
Birmingham Senior Cup Winners: 1879-80, 1881-82, 1882-83, 1883-84, 1884-85, 1887-88, 1888-90, 1889-90, 1890-91, 1895-96, 1898-99, 1902-03, 1903-04, 1905-06, 1907-08, 1908-09, 1909-10, 1911-12, 1984-85, 2023-24 โ€จ
๐Ÿ†
NextGen Series Winners: 2012-13โ€จ
๐Ÿ†
Premier League Cup Winners: 2017-18

Youth League:
๐Ÿ†
u18s Premier League Champions: 2024-25
๐Ÿ†
u18s Premier League National Champions: 2024-25
๐Ÿ†
u18 Premier League Tier Two Champions 2016-17
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
u18 Premier Academy League Academy Group B Champions: 2005-06, 2007-08, 2010-11
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u18 Premier Academy League National Champions 2007-08
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† 
u17 FA Premier Academy League Champions: 1999-00, 2003-04
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†
Midland Youth League Champions: 1989-90, 1994-95, 1995-96

Youth Cup:
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
FA Youth Cup Winners: 1971-72, 1979-80, 2001-02, 2020-21, 2024-25
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
Midland Youth League Cup Winners: 1991-92, 1994-95
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
Midland Youth Cup Winners: 1991-92, 1995-96, 1997-98
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
Southern Junior Floodlit Cup: 1972-73, 1974-75, 1975-76, 1978-79, 1979-80, 1980-81, 1993-94

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