 Gallacher playing for St Mirren | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Paul James Gallacher[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 16 August 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Heart of Midlothian (goalkeeping coach) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–2004 | Dundee United | 121 | (0) |
| 1999–2000 | → Airdrieonians (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2004–2007 | Norwich City | 31 | (0) |
| 2004 | → Gillingham (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2005 | → Sheffield Wednesday (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2007 | → Dunfermline Athletic (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Dunfermline Athletic | 53 | (0) |
| 2009–2011 | St Mirren | 63 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | Dunfermline Athletic | 46 | (0) |
| 2013 | Ross County | 1 | (0) |
| 2013–2016 | Partick Thistle | 37 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Heart of Midlothian | 0 | (0) |
| Total | 385 | (0) | |
| International career | |||
| 1999–2000 | Scotland under-21 | 12 | (0) |
| 2002–2007 | Scotland B | 5 | (0) |
| 2002–2004 | Scotland | 8 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Paul James Gallacher (born 16 August 1979) is a Scottish former professional footballer who currently is the goalkeeping coach for Heart of Midlothian. Gallacher made eight appearances for the Scotland national team between 2002 and 2004.[2] He started his career at Dundee United and made 127 appearances for them over a seven-year period, and has also played for Airdrieonians, Norwich City, Gillingham, Sheffield Wednesday, Dunfermline Athletic, St Mirren, Ross County and Partick Thistle.
He is the son of Jim Gallacher, a goalkeeper who played in the Scottish Football League for 22 years, and the cousin of full-back Tony Gallacher, who was previously on the books of Liverpool.[3][4]
- ^ "Paul Gallacher". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
- ^ Paul Gallacher at the Scottish Football Association
- ^ "Barcelona link is mind-blowing but Falkirk youngster Tony Gallacher will take it all in his stride, says his uncle Jim". Daily Record. 25 January 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
- ^ Gordon, Phil. "Paul Gallacher looks to go one or two better than his dad". The Times. London.