In his debut season at Everton, Fred Geary scored 22 goals in 18 league games, which helped Everton finish 2nd in the second Football League season, just 2 points behind champions Sunderland. In all competitions, he scored 27 goals in 20 games. Of those 20 games, he failed to score in only 3. An impeccable start to his Everton career. However, it was very nearly a short one.