External links
- Derek Geary player profile at stockportcounty.com
- Derek Geary at Soccerbase
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Derek Peter Geary | ||
| Date of birth | 19 June 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Republic of Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Full Back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997 | Rivermount Boys | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–2004 | Sheffield Wednesday | 104 | (0) |
| 2004 | Stockport County | 13 | (0) |
| 2004–2010 | Sheffield United | 94 | (1) |
| Total | 211 | (1) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2016–2021 | Sheffield United U18s | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Derek Peter Geary (born 19 June 1980 in Dublin, Republic of Ireland) is an Irish retired footballer, who played as a full-back. He is currently the Sheffield United Academy manager.
Derek is one of the few players to have played for both sides in Sheffield. He was signed by Sheffield Wednesday from Rivermount Boys of Finglas in Dublin, his only schoolboy club, on 11 November 1997, he made 104 league appearances for the Owls and won the player of the season award for the 2001–2002 season. [1]
On 26 July 2004 he joined Stockport County and made 13 appearances before transferring to Sheffield United for £25,000 on 22 October 2004.
Geary became the third ex-Sheffield Wednesday player to be signed by Neil Warnock that season (the others being Alan Quinn and Leigh Bromby).
Geary made his first start for the Blades in a 3–2 away victory over Crewe at the end of December. His one and only senior career goal came for the Blades in a 2–1 away victory over Millwall in December 2004 where he scored a late winner. [2]
Making 26 appearances in the Premiership for the Blades in season 2006–07, he subsequently signed a contract extension to keep him at Bramall Lane for a further three years in July 2007. [3]
After being out of action for 18 months with a serious knee injury, Geary made his return to the first team in a 2–2 draw with Barnsley at Oakwell on 9 November 2009, replacing Matthew Kilgallon shortly before half time.
In June 2016 it was announced that he would take over as lead Coach of Sheffield United U18s. [4]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sheffield Wednesday | 2000–01 [5] | Division One | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |
| 2001–02 [6] | Division One | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 39 | 0 | ||
| 2002–03 [7] | Division One | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 28 | 0 | ||
| 2003–04 [8] | Division Two | 41 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 50 | 0 | |
| Total | 104 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 127 | 0 | ||
| Stockport County | 2004–05 [9] | League One | 13 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Sheffield United | 2004–05 [9] | Championship | 19 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 1 | ||
| 2005–06 [10] | Championship | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 23 | 0 | ||
| 2006–07 [11] | Premier League | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 28 | 0 | ||
| 2007–08 [12] | Championship | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 28 | 0 | ||
| 2008–09 [13] | Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2009–10 [14] | Championship | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| Total | 94 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 211 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 257 | 1 | ||
On 8 May 2007, Geary was named in the Republic of Ireland squad by manager Steve Staunton for a two match trip to the US to play Ecuador and Bolivia, of which both games were drawn 1–1. However, due to hip and thigh injuries received in the last game of the season playing for Sheffield United against Wigan Athletic, he was forced to withdraw from the squad.
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