Barry Patrick Gallagher (born 7 April 1961) is an English former professional

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who played as a

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. Active in

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for three clubs between 1977 and 1986, Gallagher made 189 career appearances, scoring 49 goals. After retiring as a player, Gallagher became a football coach.

Career

Gallagher began his career with

Bradford City Bradford City Association Football Club is an English professional football club in Bradford, West Yorkshire. The club competes in , the third tier of English football, and is managed by Graham Alexander. The club was founded in 1903 and ...

after graduating through their youth system, making 71 appearances in

between 1977 and 1983. While at Bradford, Gallagher made three appearances on loan at

Mansfield Town Mansfield Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England. The team competes in , the third level of the English football league system. The club was formed in 1897 as Mans ...

. After leaving Bradford in 1983, Gallagher signed for Halifax Town, making a further 115 League appearances during three seasons. Gallagher later played non-league football with

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, and in Malta with

Ħamrun Spartans Ħamrun Spartans Football Club is a Maltese professional football club based in Ħamrun. Since being founded in 1907, Ħamrun Spartans have won 11 league championships, the latest one being in 2025, while being runners-up eleven times. One of t ...

. While at Ħamrun, Gallagher was the top scorer in the

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during the 1987–88 season, scoring 7 goals. After retiring as a player, Gallagher became Assistant Manager to

Neil Warnock Neil Warnock (born 1 December 1948) is an English football manager and former player who is currently football advisor at Torquay United. He is also a television and radio pundit. In a managerial career spanning five decades, Warnock has managed ...

at old club

References

1961 births Living people Footballers from Bradford Men's association football midfielders English men's footballers Bradford City A.F.C. players Mansfield Town F.C. players Halifax Town A.F.C. players Scarborough F.C. players Hamrun Spartans F.C. players Naxxar Lions F.C. players English Football League players Maltese Premier League players English expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Malta English expatriate sportspeople in Malta {{England-footy-midfielder-1960s-stub