Charlie Gallagher (association footballer)

Charlie Gallagher
Personal information
Full name Charles Gallagher
Date of birth (1940-11-03) 3 November 1940
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Playing position Inside forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1958–1959 Yoker Athletic
1959–1970 Celtic 106 (17)
1970–1973 Dumbarton 70 (29)
National team
1967 Republic of Ireland 2 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


Charlie Gallagher (born 3 November 1940 in Glasgow, Scotland) is a former Irish international football player.[1]

Background

Gallagher was born in Glasgow in 1940, the son of Irish parents Dan and Annie (née Duffy) from County Donegal, and was a cousin of fellow Celtic player Paddy Crerand .He has a brother, Danny and a sister, Eileen. Gallagher first played for St. John's (Gorbals) Boys' Guild in 1952, Holyrood Senior Secondary in 1953, before joining Kilmarnock Amateurs in 1955 and Yoker Athletic in 1958. Charlie was a modest player who had an undeniable talent. Charlie now lives in Bishopbriggs with his wife Maryrose. He has 3 children (Paul, Kieron and Claire) and 8 grandchildren.

Professional career

Gallagher was recommended to Celtic by his PE teacher, John Murphy. Murphy had connections with Celtic and doubled as announcer at Parkhead on matchdays.[2]

On 20 September 1958, Gallagher provisionally signed for Celtic and made his full debut on 6 March 1959. Jock Stein signed him as a full professional on the same day. Gallagher was part of the Lisbon Lions squad that won the 1967 European Cup Final, although he did not play in the final. The same year, Gallagher became the first Scottish born player to play for the Republic of Ireland when he travelled to Ankara on 22 February 1967 to represent Ireland against Turkey.

Gallagher played for Celtic for over ten years, making a total of 171 appearances and scoring 32 goals including 106 Scottish League appearances and 17 league goals. He also played in 13 European games. Gallagher remained at Celtic until 1 May 1970, when he transferred to Dumbarton. He retired from playing in April 1973. Gallagher worked as a scout for Celtic from April 1976 to April 1978.

In 2016 a biography of Gallagher "Charlie Gallagher? What A Player" written by David Potter and published by Celtic Quick News appeared.

Honours

Celtic
Dumbarton

References

  1. Gifted in Green, Adam Ward, 1999. PB) ISBN 0-600-59739-3 p.37
  2. "Charlie Gallagher - The Donegal Influence At Celtic". Association of Donegal Celtic Supporters Clubs. Retrieved 28 May 2007.
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