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albeattie Star FC recently brought in Darren Kerr as their new manager and currently lie
in a mid-table position in the Lowland League. We caught up with Club Secretary Bobby
Geddes to find out more about the club.
The Beginning
Bob Geddes, Secretary of the club and has served on the
committee since the club was reformed in 1976.
“I’ve been involved and was
one of the founder members
when the club was reformed
in 1976 after folding in the late
1940s after the war.A few of us
including Jack McMinn who
sadly died a number of years
ago and Frankie Styles, who like
me is still involved with the club
and is Honorary Vice President,
talked for a while before we
managed to get enough support
for a public meeting and the club
was reformed with virtually no
cash.
But jumble sales and other fund
raising enabled us to put a team
into the Southern Counties FA
and play in the South of Scotland
League. It’s been a hard slog for
the committee which is now led
by Chairman Clark Lamont with
Andy Davies, vice chairman and
Kenny Murray treasurer.”
The Role
“I’m secretary and my main job
is to keep the club in touch with
the SFA and vice versa and to
see that things run smoothly.
But it is a great committee with
Kenny Murray, the treasurer, one
of the hardest working on the
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