Hughie Gallacher

Hughie Gallacher

Personal information
Full name	Hugh Kilpatrick Gallacher
Date of birth	(1903-02-02)2 February 1903
Place of birth	Bellshill, Scotland
Date of death	11 June 1957(1957-06-11) (aged 54)
Place of death	Gateshead, England
Position(s)	Centre forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1921	Queen of the South	9	(19)
1921–1925	Airdrieonians	129	(100)
1925–1930	Newcastle United	160	(133)
1930–1934	Chelsea	132	(72)
1934–1936	Derby County	51	(38)
1936–1937	Notts County	45	(32)
1937–1938	Grimsby Town	12	(3)
1938–1939	Gateshead	34	(18)
Total		554	(405)
International career
1924–1935	Scotland	20	(24[a])
1925	Scottish League XI	2	(6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Hugh Kilpatrick Gallacher (2 February 1903 – 11 June 1957) was a Scottish football player in the 1920s and 1930s. In 624 senior games, Gallacher scored 463 goals, playing senior league football for Airdrieonians, Newcastle United, Chelsea, Derby County, Notts County, Grimsby Town and Gateshead. Prior to this he also played and scored for then non-league Queen of the South.^[1]

He is one of the Scotland national football team's most prolific goalscorers with 24 goals from his 20 internationals, a strike rate of more than a goal a game.^[a] Gallacher was one of the Wembley Wizards who beat England 5–1 at Wembley Stadium in 1928.^[1]

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