Howard Gallier

Howard Gallier (11 June 1872^[1]–1955) was an association football forward, who was a key figure in the early history of Eastville Rovers Football Club (later renamed Bristol Rovers).

Howard Gallier

Personal information
Date of birth	(1872-06-11)11 June 1872
Place of birth	Birmingham, England
Date of death	1955 (aged 82)
Place of death	Bristol, England
Position	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1895–1898	Eastville Rovers
1898	Singers	1
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gallier was born in the Aston area of Birmingham in 1872,^[2] and moved to Bristol in the mid-1890s.^[3] He began playing for Eastville Rovers in 1895, and was the club's top scorer for his first two seasons playing for them, netting 15 times in the 1895–96 season and a further eight times in 1896–97.^[4] He played a single game for Singers F.C. (later Coventry City) in the Birmingham & District League in 1898.