Kevin Gallacher

Kevin Gallacher
Personal information
Full name Kevin William Gallacher[1]
Date of birth (1966-11-23) 23 November 1966 (age 57)
Place of birth Clydebank, Scotland
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[2]
Position(s) Winger, striker
Youth career
Duntocher Boys Club
1983–1985 Dundee United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1985–1990 Dundee United 131 (26)
1990–1993 Coventry City 100 (28)
1993–1999 Blackburn Rovers 144 (46)
1999–2001 Newcastle United 39 (4)
2001–2002 Preston North End 5 (1)
2002 Sheffield Wednesday 4 (0)
2002 Huddersfield Town 7 (0)
Total 430 (105)
International career
1986–1989 Scotland U21[3] 7 (3)
1988–2001 Scotland 53 (9)
1990 Scotland B[4] 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kevin William Gallacher (born 23 November 1966) is a Scottish football pundit and co-commentator, and former professional player.

He played as a forward from 1983 until 2002, notably in the Premier League with Blackburn Rovers where he was part of the title-winning squad in 1994–95. He also played in the top flight for Coventry City and Newcastle United as well as in the Scottish Premier League for Dundee United and in the Football League for Preston North End, Sheffield Wednesday and Huddersfield Town. He made 53 appearances for Scotland, scoring 9 goals and was part of their Euro 92, Euro 96 and World Cup 98 squads.

  1. ^ "Kevin Gallacher". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  2. ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Kevin Gallacher (Player)". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  3. ^ (Scotland U21 player) Gallacher, Kevin, Fitbastats
  4. ^ (Scotland B player) Gallacher, Kevin, Fitbastats