Alf "Jasper" Geddes (born 1871 in

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and died 1927) was an English

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who played as an outside left. He made over 70 Football League and 130 Southern League appearances in the years before the

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Career

Jasper Geddes played locally for Causeway Green Villa before joining

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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

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to play in the Southern League. 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

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.

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signed Geddes in July 1899 from Millwall for Bedminster and Geddes moved to

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in the following summer when Bedminster merged with Bristol City. Geddes played a final season in 1901–02 with

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Honours

Millwall * Southern Football League champions: 1894–95, 1895–96 West Bromwich Albion *

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: 1891–92

References

1871 births 1927 deaths Footballers from West Bromwich English men's footballers Men's association football wingers English Football League players Southern Football League players West Bromwich Albion F.C. players Millwall F.C. players Bedminster F.C. players Bristol City F.C. players Bristol Rovers F.C. players {{England-footy-forward-1870s-stub