John Gahagan

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John Gahagan
Personal information
Full name Johnannes Larbert Gahagan
Date of birth (1958-08-24) 24 August 1958 (age 66)
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) [1]
Position(s) Left winger
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1977–1978 Clydebank 5 (0)
1978–1979 Shettleston
1979–1990 Motherwell 291 (38)
1990–1994 Morton 75 (10)
Total371(48)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Gahagan (born 24 August 1958) is a Scottish former footballer, who played as a left winger. Gahagan spent most of his career with Motherwell, spending twelve seasons with the Fir Park club, either side of spells with Clydebank latterly Morton. During his time at Fir Park, Gahagan picked up two Scottish Football League First Division titles.

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A fully qualified SFA coach, Gahagan worked as a football development officer in Clackmannanshire before becoming an after-dinner speaker, [2] winning the MBN trophy after being voted 'Scottish Sporting Speaker of the Year' in 2001. [3]

Honours

Motherwell

1981–82, 1984–85

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References

  1. ↑ "John Gahagan". motherwellnet.com. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  2. ↑ "John Gahagan". johngahagan.co.uk. Archived from the original on 14 December 2005. Retrieved 10 September 2008.
  3. ↑ "John Gahagan". TMC Entertainment. Retrieved 10 September 2008.


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