Howard Gallier (11 June 1872–1955) was an association football forward, who was a key figure in the early history of Eastville Rovers Football Club (later renamed Bristol Rovers). Gallier was born in the

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area of Birmingham in 1872, and moved to Bristol in the mid-1890s. He began playing for Eastville Rovers in 1895, and was the club's top scorer for his first two seasons playing for them, netting 15 times in the 1895–96 season and a further eight times in 1896–97. He played a single game for Singers F.C. (later

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) in the Birmingham & District League in 1898.

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1872 births 1955 deaths English men's footballers Men's association football forwards Bristol Rovers F.C. players Coventry City F.C. players Footballers from Birmingham, West Midlands {{England-footy-forward-1870s-stub