2nd February 1903 - 1957

Born :- Bellshill.

Clubs:- Queen of the South, Airdrie, Newcastle United, Chelsea, Derby County, Notts County, Grimsby Town and finally Gateshead.

In 1920 Gallacher signed his first professional terms with Queen of the South . Within a year he had transferred to Airdrieonians where he helped take us to three Scottish League runners-up positions and winning the Scottish Cup in 1924, all this is just four seasons at the club. In 1925 he moved south of the border to Newcastle United  (his departure from Airdrie prompted demonstrations from fans) and made an immediate impact, scoring 23 goals in 19 games as captain of the club.

The following season Gallacher's powerful leadership qualities took Newcastle to the League Championship for the first time since 1909. He finally left Tyneside in 1930, joining Chelsea for 5 seasons in a £10,000 deal. His career came to an end with a series of one year spells at Derby County, Notts County, Grimsby Town and finally Gateshead.

Gallacher was one of the famous 'Wembley Wizards' who beat England 5-1 at Wembley Stadium in 1928. The pocket-sized forward was a brilliant goal scorer of muscular strength and natural skill.  Capped 19 times for Scotland, he scored a phenomenal 22 goals for his country, a scoring rate of more than a goal a game, unparalleled by a Scotland player since.

He retired from football having scored 387 goals in 541 Scottish and English League games.

His life ended tragically in 1957.

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