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Jim Gallacher

Jim Gallacher

Scottish footballer


James Gallacher (born 29 March 1951) is a Scottish former football goalkeeper. Gallacher played for Arbroath and Clydebank in the Scottish Football League.[1] 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 club's 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[2]

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His son, Paul Gallacher, also became a professional football goalkeeper,[3] playing for Dundee United, Norwich City and Scotland, while his nephew Tony Gallacher was previously on the books of Liverpool.[4]

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References

  1. "Jim Gallacher | Player Statistics | Clydebank FC (Bankies Archive)". www.clydebankfc.co.uk. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  2. "Jim Gallacher". Archived from the original on 10 August 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  • Jim Gallacher at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database



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