Brian Gallacher

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Brian Gallacher
Personal information
Date of birth (1958-09-08) 8 September 1958 (age 65)
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Height1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1977–1981 Dumbarton 139 (42)
1981–1984 Kilmarnock 104 (30)
1984–1988 St Mirren 99 (16)
1988–1991 Partick Thistle 40 (2)
1991–1992 Albion Rovers 16 (0)
Caledonian
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Brian Gallacher (born 8 September 1958 in Glasgow) is a Scottish former football player. [1] Gallacher played for Dumbarton, St Mirren, Kilmarnock, Partick Thistle, Albion Rovers and Inverness Caledonian. [2]

His father Tommy, grandfather Patsy, uncle Willie and cousin Kevin were also footballers, [3] [4] and they related to another footballing branch of the family, John Divers and his son of the same name who both played for Celtic. [5]

Honours

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References

  1. ↑ Brown, Neil (11 November 2011). "Brian Gallacher". Stats. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
  2. ↑ Litster, John. Record of Post-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  3. ↑ "Tommy Gallacher obituary". The Scotsman. 6 October 2001. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  4. ↑ "Growing up was tough as grandson of late great Patsy". This Is Lancashire. 3 July 2009. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  5. ↑ "Obituary: John Divers, footballer and teacher". The Scotsman. 24 September 2014. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  6. ↑ McColl, Brian (11 November 2011). "Stirlingshire Cup". Scottish Football History Archive. Archived from the original on 30 January 2013. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
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