Andrew Anthony R. Gallinagh (born 16 March 1985) is an English

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...

who plays for

Stratford Town Stratford Town Football Club is a association football, football club representing the town of Stratford upon Avon, Warwickshire, England, but currently based in nearby Tiddington, Warwickshire, Tiddington. They are currently members of the and ...

. He plays as a defender or central midfielder.

Career

Gallinagh spent a year in Coventry City's youth system, before leaving and signing for

after an unsuccessful trial with

Crewe Alexandra Crewe Alexandra Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Crewe, Cheshire, that competes in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. Nicknamed 'The Railwaymen' because of ...

. He broke into the first team squad when he was 17. A year later, in 2003, he joined the Cheltenham Town Centre of Excellence, and signed a professional contract in 2004. He made his full debut for Cheltenham in the Robins' 5–0 win over

Mansfield Town Mansfield Town Football Club is a professional football club based in the town of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England. The team competes in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. Nicknamed 'The Stags', they play in a blue and y ...

on the final day of the 2005–06 season. In the 2007–08 season he made 25 first team appearances and won Cheltenham's 'Young Player of the Year' award. In May 2008, Gallinagh signed a new two-year contract with Cheltenham. Gallinagh has said in an interview in 2009 he supports

Aston Villa F.C. Aston Villa Football Club is a professional football club based in Aston, Birmingham, England. The club competes in the , the top tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1874, they have played at their home ground, Villa Park, ...

In September 2011 Gallinagh joined

Bath City Bath City Football Club is a semi-professional football club based in Bath, Somerset, England. The club is affiliated to the Somerset FA and currently competes in the National League South, the sixth tier of English football. The club have ...

on a one-month emergency loan that was extended to another month on 28 October. He scored his first goal for the club in the fourth qualifying round of the

FA Cup The Football Association Challenge Cup, more commonly known as the FA Cup, is an annual knockout football competition in men's domestic English football. First played during the 1871–72 season, it is the oldest national football competit ...

against

Dover Athletic Dover Athletic Football Club is a semi-professional association football club based in the town of Dover, Kent, England. The club currently competes in the National League South, the sixth tier of English football. The club was formed in 1983 ...

. On 20 July 2012 Gallinagh joined

Hereford United Hereford United Football Club was an association football club based in Hereford, England. They played at Edgar Street for their entire history. They were nicknamed 'The Whites' or 'The Lilywhites', after their predominantly white kit, or 'Th ...

on a free transfer from

after impressing in pre-season. Despite being a regular in the first team line up until the turn of the year Gallinagh was released at the end of the season after missing the majority of the final three months of the campaign through injury. In June 2013, he re-joined

permanently. Since 2017 Gallinagh has returned to his first club, Stratford, in the Evo Stik South league.

External links

Andy Gallinagh player profile
at ctfc.com *

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gallinagh, Andy 1985 births Living people Footballers from Sutton Coldfield English men's footballers Men's association football defenders Stratford Town F.C. players Cheltenham Town F.C. players Bath City F.C. players Hereford United F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players