Career
Unfortunately for Liverpool, Twentyman’s signature couldn"t prevent them from being relegated by the end of his first season at the club, in fact all of Twentyman"s Liverpool appearances were during the dark days in Anfield’s history when they struggled to get out of the 2nd Division, even though they were finishing consistently just outside the promotion places. Twentyman stood 5’ 11” and was a strong, robust player who made his name at Carlisle as a Centre-Back having been switched there by the great Bill Shankly during his spell as Manager of the Brunton Park club Twentyman featured in 184 matches scoring 19 goals before leaving Liverpool, he went on to became Player/Manager of Irish side Ballymena United, ironically and maybe a little unluckily, he left the Reds just 9 months before the arrival of his former boss, Shankly.
After his spell at Ballymena, Twentyman returned to play for Carlisle for a second time, he also went on to represent Morecambe and Penrith.
After his retirement Twentyman had a short 4-month spell as the boss of Hartlepools United before being replaced by a certain Brian Clough. He was then invited by Shankly to return to Liverpool in 1967 in the role of Chief Scout.
He eventually spent 21 years in the role working for the likes of Bob Paisley, Joe Fagan and Kenny Dalglish, he finally left in 1986. Twentyman went on to become Chief Scout for Rangers when former Reds Captain Graeme Souness came calling.
Geoff died in Southport on 16 February 2004, aged 74, he will not only be remembered as a strong and steady player but also having the eye for spotting quality young talent as his record suggest.
Career details
Liverpool F.C (1953–1959) – 184 appearances, 723 Goals.