Patrick Gallacher (21 August 1909 – 4 January 1992)[2] was a Scottish footballer who played for Stoke City, Sunderland and the Scotland national football team as a striker.[1][3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Patrick Gallacher[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 21 August 1909[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Bridge of Weir, Scotland[1] | ||
| Date of death | 4 January 1992 (aged 82)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| – | Linwood St Georges | ||
| – | Bridge of Weir | ||
| 1929–1938 | Sunderland | 273 | (100) |
| 1938–1939 | Stoke City | 3 | (0) |
| – | Cheltenham Town | ||
| Total | 276 | (100) | |
| International career | |||
| 1934 | Scotland | 1 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editGallacher was born in Bridge of Weir and started his footballing career Linwood St Conval and Bridge of Weir before moving to Sunderland. He made his debut on 21 September 1929 against Arsenal in a 1–0 loss at Roker Park.[3] He was part of the 1937 FA Cup Final winning side against Preston North End.[4] In his career at Sunderland, Gallacher made 309 appearances and scored 108 goals in all competitions.[3][5] He helped the Black Cats to win the First Division in 1935–36, scoring 20 goals in that title winning season. He then moved on to Stoke City in December 1938.[1] He only managed to play four matches for Stoke due to injury and left at the end of the 1938–39 just before the outbreak of World War II.[1] He then made wartime appearances for Dundee United and Morton in Scotland[6] and also played in Ireland for Coleraine and Cork United before signing for Cheltenham Town in September 1948, playing eight games before leaving.
International career
editGallacher won his first cap for Scotland on 20 October 1934 against Ireland in a 2–1 defeat at Windsor Park in which he scored Scotland's only goal.[7] This turned out to be his only ever cap for his country.
Career statistics
editClub
editSource:[8]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sunderland | 1929–30 | First Division | 22 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 5 |
| 1930–31 | First Division | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | |
| 1931–32 | First Division | 29 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 34 | 13 | |
| 1932–33 | First Division | 35 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 40 | 10 | |
| 1933–34 | First Division | 32 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 16 | |
| 1934–35 | First Division | 35 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 38 | 20 | |
| 1935–36 | First Division | 37 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 39 | 20 | |
| 1936–37 | First Division | 33 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 42 | 12 | |
| 1937–38 | First Division | 30 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 35 | 7 | |
| 1938–39 | First Division | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | |
| Total | 273 | 100 | 33 | 7 | 306 | 107 | ||
| Stoke City | 1938–39 | First Division | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Career Total | 276 | 100 | 34 | 0 | 310 | 107 | ||
International
editSource:[9]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 1934 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 1 | 1 | |
Honours
editSunderland
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
- ^ Dykes, Garth & Lamming, Doug (2000). All The Lads: A Complete Who's Who of Sunderand AFC. Sunderland A.F.C. p. 146. ISBN 1-899538-15-1.
- ^ a b c "Patsy Gallacher". The Stat Cat. Archived from the original on 31 August 2006. Retrieved 1 August 2008.
- ^ "Cup history is on Sunderland's side". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 1 August 2008.
- ^ "SAFC Top 100: 10-1". A Love Supreme. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
- ^ "Sat 20 Oct 1934 Northern reland 2 Scotland 1". London Hearts. Retrieved 1 August 2008.
- ^ Patrick Gallacher at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
- ^ Gallacher, Patrick at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "1936/37 F.A. Charity Shield". footballsite.co.uk. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
