Barry Gallagher

This article is about the former professional footballer. For the anime character, see Tekkaman: The Space Knight.

Barry Patrick Gallagher (born 7 April 1961) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Active in the Football League 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.

Barry Gallagher

Personal information
Date of birth	(1961-04-07) 7 April 1961 (age 64)[1]
Place of birth	Bradford, England
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	Bradford City
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1977–1983	Bradford City	71	(22)
1982–1983	→ Mansfield Town (loan)	3	(0)
1983–1986	Halifax Town	115	(27)
1986	Scarborough
1986–1989	Ħamrun Spartans	41	(19)
1989–1990	Naxxar Lions	15	(4)
Total		245	(72)
Managerial career
1988–1989	Scarborough (Assistant Manager)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Gallagher began his career with Bradford City after graduating through their youth system, making 71 appearances in the Football League between 1977 and 1983.^[2] While at Bradford, Gallagher made three appearances on loan at Mansfield Town.^[3] After leaving Bradford in 1983, Gallagher signed for Halifax Town, making a further 115 League appearances during three seasons.^[4] Gallagher later played non-league football with Scarborough, and in Malta with Ħamrun Spartans.^[5] While at Ħamrun, Gallagher was the top scorer in the Maltese Premier League during the 1987–88 season, scoring 7 goals.^[6]

After retiring as a player, Gallagher became Assistant Manager to Neil Warnock at old club Scarborough.^[7]