Hugh Gallacher | |
Fullname: | Hugh Gallacher |
Birth Date: | 26 November 1930 |
Birth Place: | Vale of Leven, Scotland |
Death Place: | Clydebank, Scotland |
Position: | Centre Forward |
Youthclubs1: | Duntocher Hibs |
Years1: | 1951–1954 |
Clubs1: | Arbroath |
Years2: | 1954–1961 |
Clubs2: | Dumbarton[1] |
Years3: | 1960–1961 |
Clubs3: | Clyde |
Years4: | 1960–1961 |
Clubs4: | Queen of the South |
Years5: | 1961–1962 |
Clubs5: | Dumbarton |
Years6: | 1962–1963 |
Clubs6: | South Shields |
Caps1: | 61 |
Caps2: | 185 |
Caps3: | 5 |
Caps4: | 7 |
Caps5: | 6 |
Goals1: | 26 |
Goals2: | 170 |
Goals3: | 2 |
Goals4: | 2 |
Goals5: | 1 |
Hugh Gallacher (26 November 1930 – 14 June 2013) was a Scottish footballer who played for Arbroath, Dumbarton, Clyde, Queen of the South and South Shields.[2]
Gallacher is best known for his time at Dumbarton where in less than eight seasons scored 205 goals in major competitions from 220 games for the club. He played a massive role in the revival of Dumbarton FC who had been relegated to C Division in 1954. The following season Dumbarton benefited from a league reconstruction, where subsequently they finished in the top half of the Second Division for the first time in many years.[3]