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Gallagher Association with Soccer (Association Football)

Jimmy Gallagher

Jimmy Gallagher

Jimmy was a Scottish born member of the USA team at the very first World Cup Finals.

Celtic And The Gallaghers Including Patsy Gallagher to follow shortly

Charlie Gallagher, Celtic F.C., Dumbarton F.C. and the Republic of Ireland.

A man with strong family ties with Donegal, Charlie was provisionally signed for Celtic on 25h September 1958 and he made his full debut on 6th March 1959 the day Jock Stein signed him as a full professional.

Celtic FC Team 2005

Charlie Gallagher is 2nd from left on front row

He was to remain at Celtic for over ten years until 1 May 1970 when he transferred to Dumbarton F.C.. By then Charlie had made a total of 171 appearances and scoring 32 goals including 106 Scottish League appearances and 17 league goals. He also played in 13 European games.

He retired from playing in April 1973.

He worked as a scout for Celtic from April 1976 to April 1978 and is presently a taxi driver in Glasgow. Not for him the earnings of todays football players, where wages are talked of in millions. His wages were £45 per week at the beinning of his professional career.

Charlie's cousin, Pat Crerand, was also part of a European Cup winning team playing for Manchester United when they won the European Cup a year after Celtic, in 1968

Bernard Gallagher

Aston Villa FC 1985-1991

POSITION Left Back

DATE OF BIRTH Wednesday, 22nd March 1967

PLACE OF BIRTH Johnstone, Scotland

DEBUT Saturday, 9th May 1987 in a 3-1 defeat at Manchester United (Aged: 20)

CLUB CAREER 55 League apps (+2 as sub)

SEASONAL RECORD: 1984/85-1990/91
Aston Villa: 1984-1985 Played 0 Scored 0 goals (Division 1)
1985-1986 Played 0 Scored 0 goals (Division 1)
1986-1987 Played 1 Scored 0 goals (Division 1)
1987-1988 Played 43 Scored 0 goals (Division 2)
1988-1989 Played 4 Scored 0 goals (Division 1)
1989-1990 Played 7 Scored 0 goals (Division 1)
1990-1991 Played 2 Scored 0 goals (Division 1)
1991-1992 Played 0 Scored 0 goals (Division 1)

Blackburn Rovers: 1991-1992 Played 4 Scored 0 goals (Division 2) (on loan 9/1991)

Transferred from Villa to Doncaster Rovers in September 1991

Joe Gallagher

Birmingham City FC 1972-1981

POSITION Central Defender

DATE OF BIRTH Tuesday, 11th January 1955

PLACE OF BIRTH Liverpool, England

DEBUT Saturday, 6th October 1973 in a 1-0 defeat at Arsenal (Aged: 18)

CLUB CAREER 281 League apps (+5 as sub), 17 goals



SEASONAL RECORD: 1971/72-1981
Birmingham: 1971-1972 Played 0 Scored 0 goals (Division 2)
1972-1973 Played 0 Scored 0 goals (Division 1)
1973-1974 Played 26 Scored 2 goals (Division 1)
1974-1975 Played 38 Scored 1 goal (Division 1)
1975-1976 Played 41 Scored 3 goals (Division 1)
1976-1977 Played 37 Scored 4 goals (Division 1)


1977-1978 Played 21 Scored 3 goals (Division 1)
1978-1979 Played 41 Scored 3 goals (Division 1)
1979-1980 Played 41 Scored 1 goal (Division 2)
1980-1981 Played 41 Scored 0 goals (Division 1)

Transferred to Wolverhampton Wanderers in August 1981

Paul Gallagher

Blackburn Rovers FC 2002-

POSITION Forward

DATE OF BIRTH Thursday, 9th August 1984

PLACE OF BIRTH Blackburn, Lancs, England

DEBUT Saturday, 15th March 2003 as a sub in a 2-0 win at home to Arsenal (Aged: 18) CLUB CAREER 17 League apps (+33 as sub), 6 goals



SEASONAL RECORD: 2002/03-2006/07


Blackburn: 2002-2003 Played 1 Scored 0 goals (Premiership)
2003-2004 Played 26 Scored 3 goals (Premiership)
2004-2005 Played 16 Scored 2 goals (Premiership)
2005-2006 Played 1 Scored 0 goals (Premiership)
2006-2007 Played 6 Scored 1 goal (Premiership)

Note:We would make like to make a full list of footballing Gallaghers and we ask your help. Please forward any information you have to postmaster@gallagherclan.org . Copies of any relevant material to add to our archive would be greatly appreciated.