Charlie Gallagher (badminton)

Charlie Gallagher

Personal information
Nationality	British (Scottish)
Born	c.1957 [1]
Sport
Sport	Badminton
Club	Perth
Medal record Representing   Scotland Scottish Nationals 1980–83 singles

Charlie Gallagher (born c.1957) is a former international badminton player from Scotland who competed at the Commonwealth Games.

Biography

A dentist by profession, ^[1] Gallagher was based in Perth ^[2] and represented Scotland at international level. ^[3]

Gallagher represented the Scottish team ^[4] at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Australia, where he competed in the badminton events. ^[5]

In 1983 he was presented with the D. K. Thomson award, for the Perth resident that made the greatest contribution to sports or art. ^[6] He won the 1984 Lanarkshire Open Championships but lost in the final of the 1985 edition to Dan Travers. ^[7]

He was four times singles champion at the Scottish National Badminton Championships from 1980 to 1983. ^{[8] [9] [10]}

Gallagher established the Dental Technique Laboratory in 1989. ^[11]

References

1. "Hard luck, Charlie" . Perthshire Advertiser. 4 February 1986. p. 23. Retrieved 19 January 2026– via British Newspaper Archive.
2. "Badminton" . The Scotsman. 26 January 1982. p. 17. Retrieved 19 January 2026– via British Newspaper Archive.
3. "Badminton" . Aberdeen Press and Journal. 15 April 1982. p. 21. Retrieved 19 January 2026– via British Newspaper Archive.
4. "Scots pick 100 for Australia" . Belfast Telegraph. 16 August 1982. p. 16. Retrieved 20 January 2026– via British Newspaper Archive.
5. "Scotland Brisbane 1982". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
6. "Charlie Gallagher" . The Scotsman. 21 December 1983. p. 19. Retrieved 19 January 2026– via British Newspaper Archive.
7. "Badminton" . The Scotsman. 14 October 1985. p. 14. Retrieved 19 January 2026– via British Newspaper Archive.
8. "Scottish National Championships". Badminton Scotland. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
9. "Scotland". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
10. "Badminton" . Sunday Post. 12 December 1982. p. 40. Retrieved 19 January 2026– via British Newspaper Archive.
11. "Charlie Gallagher". ALS Dental. Retrieved 20 January 2026.