Brian Gallacher (born 8 September 1958 in

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) is a Scottish former

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who played for

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, St Mirren,

Kilmarnock Kilmarnock ( ; ; , ), meaning "the church of Mernóc", is a town and former burgh in East Ayrshire situated in southwest Scotland. The town has served as the administrative centre of East Ayrshire Council since 1996 and is the region's main ...

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Albion Rovers Albion Rovers Football Club is a semi-professional football team from Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. They play in the , the fifth tier of the Scottish football league system. Founded in October 1882, the club joined the Scottish Foot ...

and Inverness Caledonian.Brian Gallacher
The Thistle Archive It has been reported that Brian is related to the family of footballers beginning with

Patsy Gallacher Patrick Gallacher (16 March 1891 – 17 June 1953) was an Irish association football, footballer, playing in the inside-right position, most noted for his career at Celtic F.C., Celtic, where he became one of the club's leading goalscorers of a ...

in the early 20th century, but this is inaccurate, although the family does include a male with the same forename and of similar age.

Honours

Stirlingshire Cup The Stirlingshire Cup is an association football cup competition for clubs in the counties of Stirlingshire, Clackmannanshire & Dunbartonshire, Scotland. The competition was founded in 1883 and was contested annually by senior member clubs of the ...

: 1980–81

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gallacher, Brian 1958 births Living people Footballers from Glasgow Scottish men's footballers Dumbarton F.C. players Kilmarnock F.C. players St Mirren F.C. players Partick Thistle F.C. players Albion Rovers F.C. players Caledonian F.C. players Scottish Football League players Men's association football midfielders