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Birthdate:
23.01.1868
Birthplace: Hyson Green, England
Other clubs: Balmoral FC, Notts Rangers (3 spells), Grimsby Town (amateur), Notts County, Everton
Bought from: Everton
Signed for LFC: £60 17.07.1895
International debut: 15.03.1890 vs. Ireland
International caps: 2/3 (caps at Everton) - 06.04.1891
Liverpool debut:
07.09.1895
Last appearance: 17.09.1898
Debut goal: 07.10.1895
Last goal: 31.03.1898
Contract expiry: 1899
LFC league games/goals: 39 / 14
Total LFC games/goals: 45 / 14
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Player Notes:
Small and powerful Fred Geary, barely 5ft 2ins and weighing 9st 6lbs, was a record-breaking Everton centre-forward of the Victorian era. From 1889-1895 he scored 86 goals in 98 games for Everton! He was the Blues' leading scorer with 21 goals when they won the League Championship in the 1890-91 season. Injuries curtailed his last two seasons at Everton and when he was 27-years-old he joined neighbours Liverpool when they had just been relegated to the 2nd divison, while Everton were runners-up in the League.
Geary made his debut at Notts. County on the opening day of the 1895-96 season and played in 19 games that year, scoring 11 times as the club won the Second Division championship. However, he was only selected 8 times as Liverpool finished 5th in the top division a year later and would only make a further 12 appearances over the next two seasons as injuries had robbed him of his greatest asset, his pace. |
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