Jim Gallagher (born 16 March 1931) is a former
Australian rules football
Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...
er who played with
Footscray in the
Victorian Football League
The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australia serving as one of the second-tier regional semi-professional competitions which sit underneath the fully professional Australian Football League (AFL). It ...
(VFL) during the 1950s. He was a member of Footscray's
1954 premiership winning side, playing as a half back flanker. Despite appearing 151 times for the Bulldogs in the VFL he never once kicked a goal.
Gallagher was a VFL interstate representative and was named in the interchange bench in Footscray's official 'Team of the Century'.
Footscray Team of the Century
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1931 births
Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia)
Western Bulldogs players
Western Bulldogs Premiership players
Living people
One-time VFL/AFL Premiership players
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