Hugh Gallacher (footballer, Born 1870)
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Hugh Morgan 'Paddy' Gallacher (11 May 1870 – 20 May 1941) was a Scottish
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who played in
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for
Leicester Fosse Leicester City Football Club is a professional association football, football club based in the city of Leicester, East Midlands, England. The club compete in the EFL Championship, the second tier of English football league system, English f ...
,
Preston North End Preston North End Football Club, commonly referred to as Preston, North End or PNE, is a professional association football club in Preston, Lancashire, England. They currently play in the EFL Championship, the second level of the English footbal ...
and Sheffield United. Born in Galston in
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he started his career with local side
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and had a spell at
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before moving to play in England. After leaving Leicester Fosse he spent time with
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and New Brompton before retiring.


Career

Having started his career with
Maybole Maybole (, ) is a town and former burgh of barony and police burgh in South Ayrshire, Scotland. It had an estimated population of in . It is situated south of Ayr and southwest of Glasgow by the Glasgow and South Western Railway. The town is ...
Gallagher moved to
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in the summer of 1889, where he played in their second ever league game against
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. Having failed to find a regular place in Celtic's team he moved to
Preston North End Preston North End Football Club, commonly referred to as Preston, North End or PNE, is a professional association football club in Preston, Lancashire, England. They currently play in the EFL Championship, the second level of the English footbal ...
in September 1890 where he found appearances easier to come by and his six goals that season left him as North End's top scorer. After a couple of seasons with Preston, Gallacher signed for Sheffield United in January 1893. United were halfway through their first season in the
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and Gallacher scored twice on his debut against Burton Swifts, and became part of the side that finished second in the Division. He played in the side that beat
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in the test-match that sealed promotion to the First Division and missed only one game of United's first season in the top flight. In August 1894 Gallacher moved to
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where he spend two years, playing 47 games in the Football League, before spells at
Nelson Nelson may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Nelson'' (1918 film), a historical film directed by Maurice Elvey * ''Nelson'' (1926 film), a historical film directed by Walter Summers * ''Nelson'' (opera), an opera by Lennox Berkeley to a lib ...
and New Brompton.


Playing style

Described by United trainer George Waller as 'a fine outside left', Gallacher was known for chewing an ounce of twist tobacco during every game.


Honours

; Sheffield United * Second Division **Runners–up: 1892–93


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gallacher, Hugh Footballers from East Ayrshire 1870 births 1941 deaths Scottish men's footballers Men's association football midfielders English Football League players Celtic F.C. players Preston North End F.C. players Sheffield United F.C. players Leicester City F.C. players Nelson F.C. players Gillingham F.C. players Northern Football League players Maybole F.C. (1895) players Scottish Football League players People from Galston, East Ayrshire