Jim Gallacher
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jim Gallacher | ||
| Date of birth | 29 March 1951 | ||
| Place of birth | Clydebank, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1969–1972 | Arbroath | 36 | (0) |
| 1972–1992 | Clydebank | 613 | (0) |
| Total | 649 | (0) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1992–1997 | Clydebank (Goalkeeper coach) | ||
| 2001–2008 | Scotland (Goalkeeper coach) | ||
| 2008–2016 | Dumbarton (Goalkeeper coach) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Jim Gallacher (born 29 March 1951, in Clydebank) is a Scottish former football goalkeeper. Gallacher played for Arbroath and Clydebank in the Scottish Football League. He made over 600 league appearances for The Bankies in a career that spanned four decades (late 1960s to early 1990s) and was fondly known as 'Easy the Gal' by The Bankies supporters. He followed his playing career at New Kilbowie Park by coaching the club's goalkeepers until 1997. Then followed a spell from 2001 until 2008 coaching with the Scotland Women's National team. That ended and until 2016 Jim was goalkeeper coach at Dumbarton[1]
His son, Paul Gallacher, also became a professional football goalkeeper[2] and plays for Hearts.
See also
References
- ^ "Jim Gallacher". Archived from the original on 10 August 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
- ^ https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/paul-gallacher-looks-to-go-one-or-two-better-than-his-dad-vswtxs0rqb8
External links
- Jim Gallacher at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
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