Patrick Gallacher (9 January 1913 – June 1983), sometimes known as Paddy Gallacher, was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Football League for Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic and Blackburn Rovers as an inside forward. He also played in the Scottish League for Third Lanark and served League of Ireland club Dundalk as player-manager.
Personal life Gallacher was an uncle of footballers Billy McPhail and John McPhail. After retiring from football, Gallacher settled in Bexhill-on-Sea and became an HGV driver, a job from which he retired in December 1977.
Career statistics +Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational CupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsThird Lanark1934–35Scottish Division Two26810―2781935–36Scottish Division One37961―43101936–3720――20Total651771―7218Dundalk1950–51League of Ireland121010219 appearances and 7 goals in League of Ireland Shield, 9 appearances and 2 goals in Dublin City Cup, 3 appearances and 2 goals in Leinster Senior Cup113421Career total772781211110639
Honours Third Lanark Scottish League Division Two: 1934–35 Scottish Cup: runner-up 1935–36
Weymouth Western League First Division third-place promotion: 1948–49
Dundalk Leinster Senior Cup: 1950–51
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