Pat Gallacher (footballer, born 1913)
Patrick Gallacher (9 January 1913 – June 1983), sometimes known as Paddy Gallacher, was a Scottish professional football inside forward who played in the Football League for Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic and Blackburn Rovers.[1][2] He also played in the Scottish League for Third Lanark and served League of Ireland club Dundalk as player-manager.[3][4]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Patrick Gallacher[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 9 January 1913 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | June 1983 (aged 70)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Hastings, England | ||
| Playing position(s) | Inside forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| St Agnes Welfare | |||
| Townhead Benburb | |||
| –1933 | Dunoon Athletic | ||
| 1933–1934 | Millwall | 0 | (0) |
| 1934–1936 | Third Lanark | 65 | (17) |
| 1936–1937 | Blackburn Rovers | 11 | (0) |
| 1938–1948 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 35 | (3) |
| 1948–1950 | Weymouth | ||
| 1950–1951 | Dundalk | 12 | (10) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1948–1950 | Weymouth (player-manager) | ||
| 1950–1951 | Dundalk (player-manager) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Personal life
Gallacher was an uncle of footballers Billy McPhail and John McPhail.[4] After retiring from football, Gallacher settled in Bexhill-on-Sea and became an HGV driver, a job from which he retired in December 1977.[4]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Third Lanark | 1934–35[3] | Scottish Second Division | 26 | 8 | 1 | 0 | ― | 27 | 8 | |
| 1935–36[3] | Scottish First Division | 37 | 9 | 6 | 1 | ― | 43 | 10 | ||
| 1936–37[3] | 2 | 0 | ― | ― | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 65 | 17 | 7 | 1 | ― | 72 | 18 | |||
| Dundalk | 1950–51[4] | League of Ireland | 12 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 21[lower-alpha 1] | 11 | 34 | 21 |
| Career total | 77 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 21 | 11 | 106 | 39 | ||
- 9 appearances and 7 goals in League of Ireland Shield, 9 appearances and 2 goals in Dublin City Cup, 3 appearances and 2 goals in Leinster Senior Cup
Honours
Third Lanark
Weymouth
- Western League First Division third-place promotion: 1948–49[4]
Dundalk
- Leinster Senior Cup: 1950–51[4]
References
- "Pat Gallacher". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- "Player Archive". THE TERRAS. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
- Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
- "Pat Gallacher | History of Dundalk F.C." www.dundalkfcwhoswho.com. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
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