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Brian Gallagher
Personal information
Date of birth	8 September 1958 (age 66)
Place of birth	Glasgow, Scotland
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team
1977–1981	Dumbarton
1981–1984	Kilmarnock
1984–1988	St Mirren
1988–1991	Partick Thistle
1991–1992	Albion Rovers
	Caledonian
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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Brian Gallagher (born 8 September 1958 in Glasgow) is a Scottish former football player.^[1] Gallagher played for Dumbarton, St Mirren, Kilmarnock, Partick Thistle, Albion Rovers and Inverness Caledonian.^[2]

Brian Gallagher holds the unique record of being the only Scottish player to have scored a hat-trick in European competition.

He has previously been confused with being related to other footballers such as the Celtic Legend Patsy Gallagher, but he in-fact certainly does not come from a family with a background in the footballing profession. ^[3]

Honours

Stirlingshire Cup: 1980–81^[4]
Renfrewshire Cup: 1982–83, 1983–84

References

^ Brown, Neil (11 November 2011). "Brian Gallagher". Stats. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
^ Litster, John. Record of Post-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
^ Brian's second-cousin
^ McColl, Brian (11 November 2011). "Stirlingshire Cup". Scottish Football History Archive. Archived from the original on 30 January 2013. Retrieved 2 November 2011.

[Career_Stats-1] Brown, Neil (11 November 2011). "Brian Gallagher". Stats. Retrieved 11 November 2011.

[2] Litster, John. Record of Post-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.

[3] Brian's second-cousin

[4] McColl, Brian (11 November 2011). "Stirlingshire Cup". Scottish Football History Archive. Archived from the original on 30 January 2013. Retrieved 2 November 2011.

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+'''Brian Gallagher''' (born 8 September 1958 in [[Glasgow]]) is a Scottish former [[association football|football]] player.<ref name = "Career Stats">{{cite news
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-|first=Neil}}</ref> Gallacher played for [[Dumbarton F.C.|Dumbarton]], [[St Mirren F.C.|St Mirren]], [[Kilmarnock F.C.|Kilmarnock]], [[Partick Thistle F.C.|Partick Thistle]], [[Albion Rovers F.C.|Albion Rovers]] and [[Caledonian F.C.|Inverness Caledonian]].<ref>{{cite book | last = Litster | first = John | title = Record of Post-War Scottish League Players | publisher = PM Publications | location = Norwich}}</ref>
+|first=Neil}}</ref> Gallagher played for [[Dumbarton F.C.|Dumbarton]], [[St Mirren F.C.|St Mirren]], [[Kilmarnock F.C.|Kilmarnock]], [[Partick Thistle F.C.|Partick Thistle]], [[Albion Rovers F.C.|Albion Rovers]] and [[Caledonian F.C.|Inverness Caledonian]].<ref>{{cite book | last = Litster | first = John | title = Record of Post-War Scottish League Players | publisher = PM Publications | location = Norwich}}</ref>
+Brian Gallagher holds the unique record of being the only Scottish player to have scored a hat-trick in European competition.
-His father [[Tommy Gallacher|Tommy]], grandfather [[Patsy Gallacher|Patsy]], uncle [[Willie Gallacher (footballer)|Willie]] and cousin [[Kevin Gallacher|Kevin]] were also footballers,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.scotsman.com/news/obituaries/tommy-gallacher-1-587793|title=Tommy Gallacher obituary|date=6 October 2001|publisher=[[The Scotsman]]|accessdate =19 June 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thisislancashire.co.uk/sport/football/premiership/4466659.Kevin_Gallacher_life_story_part_2__Growing_up_was_tough_as_grandson_of_late_great_Patsy/|title=Growing up was tough as grandson of late great Patsy|date=3 July 2009|publisher=This Is Lancashire|accessdate =19 June 2017}}</ref> and they related to another footballing branch of the family, [[John Divers (footballer born 1911)|John Divers]] and his [[John Divers (footballer, born 1940)|son of the same name]] who both played for [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]].<ref name=scotsman>{{cite web|url=http://www.scotsman.com/news/obituaries/obituary-john-divers-footballer-and-teacher-1-3550544|title=Obituary: John Divers, footballer and teacher
-|work= |publisher=The Scotsman|date=24 September 2014
-|accessdate=2 October 2017}}</ref>
+He has previously been confused with being related to other footballers such as the Celtic Legend Patsy Gallagher, but he in-fact certainly does not come from a family with a background in the footballing profession.
+<ref>Brian's second-cousin</ref>
 ==Honours==
 *[[Stirlingshire Cup]]: [[Stirlingshire Cup|1980–81]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://scottish-football-historical-archive.com/stirlingcup.htm|title=Stirlingshire Cup|first=Brian|last=McColl|work=Scottish Football History Archive|date=11 November 2011|accessdate=2 November 2011|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130130171412/http://scottish-football-historical-archive.com/stirlingcup.htm|archivedate=30 January 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
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