Paul Gallagher (footballer)

Paul Gallagher
Gallagher with Preston North End in 2016
Personal information
Full name Paul Gallagher[1]
Date of birth (1984-09-08) 8 September 1984 (age 40)[2]
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[3]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
0000–2003 Blackburn Rovers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2009 Blackburn Rovers 61 (6)
2005–2006Stoke City (loan) 37 (11)
2007–2008Preston North End (loan) 19 (1)
2008Stoke City (loan) 7 (0)
2008–2009Plymouth Argyle (loan) 40 (13)
2009–2015 Leicester City 118 (25)
2012Sheffield United (loan) 6 (1)
2013–2014Preston North End (loan) 28 (6)
2014–2015Preston North End (loan) 46 (7)
2015–2021 Preston North End 190 (20)
Total 552 (90)
International career
2004 Scotland 1 (0)
Managerial career
2023 Stoke City (caretaker manager)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Paul Gallagher (born 8 September 1984) is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Born in Glasgow, he played in the Premier League for Blackburn Rovers, and the Football League for Stoke City (two spells), Preston North End (four spells), Plymouth Argyle, Leicester City and Sheffield United. He scored 100 senior career goals in over 500 games and was capped once by the Scotland national team.

  1. ^ "Professional retain list & free transfers 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. 18 May 2013. p. 19. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2014. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
  2. ^ Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2009). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2009–10. Mainstream Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84596-474-0.
  3. ^ "Paul Gallagher". Premier League. Retrieved 19 December 2011.