Hugh Gallacher (footballer, born 1891)

Hugh M. Gallagher (15 October 1891 – December 1920) was a Scottish footballer who played as a left half in the Scottish League for Aberdeen.[3]

Hugh Gallagher
Personal information
Full name Hugh M. Gallagher[1]
Date of birth 15 October 1891
Place of birth Milton, Scotland[2]
Date of death December 1920 (1921-01) (aged 29)[1]
Place of death Glasgow, Scotland
Position(s) Left half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–1913 Rutherglen Glencairn
1913 Partick Thistle 0 (0)
1913–1914 Bristol Rovers 8 (2)
1914–1916 Aberdeen 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Personal life

Gallagher served with the Football Battalion and the Gordon Highlanders during the First World War.[3][4]

Career statistics
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bristol Rovers 1913–14[5] Southern League First Division 6 2 0 0 — 6 2
1914–15[5] 2 0 0 0 — 2 0
Total 8 2 0 0 — 8 2
Aberdeen 1915–16[3] Scottish League First Division 9 0 — 1[lower-alpha 1] 0 10 0
Career total 17 2 0 0 1 0 18 2
  1. Appearance in Robertson Cup

Honours

Aberdeen

  • Robertson Cup: 1915–16[3]

References
  1. Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  2. "A to M". The Bristol Rovers History Group. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  3. "Hugh Gallacher". Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  4. Riddoch, Andrew. "The Story of the Footballers' Battalions in the First World War". Football and the First World War. p. 53. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  5. "Rovers results, appearances and goalscorers 1899 to 2022". The Bristol Rovers History Group. Retrieved 9 July 2023.


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