Patrick Gallacher was an Irish footballer, playing in the inside-right position, and most noted for his career at Celtic - he is one of the club's leading goalscorers of all time.
19 Facts About Patsy Gallacher
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Patsy Gallacher was born in a workhouse in Milford, County Donegal.
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Patsy Gallacher's parents were both originally named Gallagher but at some point the spelling was altered.
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Patsy Gallacher was three years old when his family moved to Clydebank in Scotland and he played for his first schoolboy team at Our Holy Redeemer's Primary School in the town.
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Patsy Gallacher had to organise the team, acting as captain and secretary because every teacher in the school was female and showed little interest in the sport.
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Patsy Gallacher remembered his first trophy in the Yoker Athletic Schools' Tournament playing for Holy Redeemer who were the dark horses of the competition.
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Patsy Gallacher recalled that the organisers were unwilling to award the cup to a team without an adult manager.
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Patsy Gallacher joined Benvue, a team in the Clean Speech League, then moved up to the juvenile side, Renfrew St James.
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Patsy Gallacher then moved up again to Clydebank Juniors and began to attract the attention of scouts from senior clubs.
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Patsy Gallacher was quickly promoted to the Celtic first team and made his debut aged 20 against St Mirren at Parkhead in November 1911.
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Patsy Gallacher was to overcome his supposed physical problems in the same way that Garrincha would in years to come, and his resilience and stature earned him the nickname 'The Mighty Atom'.
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Patsy Gallacher went on to play for Celtic for 15 years from 1911 to 1925, featuring in 491 games in all competitions.
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In 464 games in major competitions Patsy Gallacher scored 195 goals.
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Patsy Gallacher went on to play for six more years with Falkirk, fuelling speculation among Celtic supporters as to how many more goals he would have scored and trophies lifted had he stayed at Celtic Park.
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Patsy Gallacher received a testimonial match in January 1932 between a Celtic-Falkirk XI and a Scottish League XI.
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Patsy Gallacher gathered 12 caps for Ireland in an age when fewer internationals were played, and World War I led to such games being suspended for several years.
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Patsy Gallacher represented the Scottish League XI twice while at Celtic, and made seven appearances and scored seven goals in a Scottish FA tour of Canada in 1927 while at Falkirk.
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Patsy Gallacher's wife died in 1929 and Patsy had to raise their six children on his own.
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Patsy Gallacher himself died in 1953 and is buried in Arkleston Cemetery in Paisley.