1. Paul James Gallacher was born on 16 August 1979 and is a Scottish former professional footballer who currently is the goalkeeping coach for Heart of Midlothian.
30 Facts About Paul Gallacher
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Paul Gallacher started his career at Dundee United and made 127 appearances for them over a seven-year period, and has played for Airdrieonians, Norwich City, Gillingham, Sheffield Wednesday, Dunfermline Athletic, St Mirren, Ross County and Partick Thistle.
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Paul Gallacher is the son of Jim Gallacher, a goalkeeper who played in the Scottish Football League for 22 years, and the cousin of full-back Tony Gallacher, who was previously on the books of Liverpool.
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Paul Gallacher was born in Glasgow, and started his career with Gleniffer Thistle Boys Club.
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Paul Gallacher signed S Form with Dundee United after he left school in 1996 and spent eight years with the club.
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Paul Gallacher had a short loan spell at Lochee United and Airdrieonians in 1999 but became first choice with Dundee United at the start of 2001, replacing Alan Combe in the team.
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Paul Gallacher was a regular for Berti Vogts' Scotland squads, winning eight international caps between 2002 and 2004.
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Paul Gallacher left Dundee United to join Norwich City in July 2004 on a free transfer.
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Paul Gallacher looked to be second-choice goalkeeper under Robert Green, but just days before the start of the Premiership season Gallacher got injured and City signed Darren Ward and pushed Gallacher down to third choice.
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Paul Gallacher had a loan spell at Gillingham in 2004 but was recalled after an injury to Ward.
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Paul Gallacher was on the bench for City a couple of times but never came on.
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Paul Gallacher did not play in the play-off final win against Hartlepool United, although he was on the bench.
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Peter Grant was installed as the new manager and when watching his first city game from the stands against QPR, Paul Gallacher was at fault for a last minute QPR equaliser.
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However Ashdown was sent off in his second game and Paul Gallacher regained his place after this.
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Paul Gallacher injured his foot against Hull and Lee Camp on loan from Derby came in for three games.
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However, after three games Paul Gallacher made another mistake in the match against Luton.
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On 20 August 2007, Paul Gallacher moved on loan to Scottish First Division side Dunfermline Athletic.
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Paul Gallacher helped them earn valuable points with stunning penalty saves against Dundee and Queen of the South.
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One day later, it was officially announced that Paul Gallacher had joined Dunfermline Athletic until the end of the season.
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Paul Gallacher went on to make 77 appearances in all competitions for St Mirren.
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On 9 June 2011 Paul Gallacher signed a 2-year contract with Dunfermline Athletic.
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Paul Gallacher signed a short-term deal with Ross County shortly after leaving Dunfermline.
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Paul Gallacher would make his debut on the final day of the season, keeping a clean sheet in the highland derby against Inverness Caledonian Thistle.
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Paul Gallacher signed for Scottish Premiership side Partick Thistle in May 2013, on a one-year deal with the offer of a further extension.
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Paul Gallacher saved a penalty kick from Barry Robson whilst playing against Aberdeen, which was crucial for Thistle's first home win of the campaign.
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Paul Gallacher became a regular at Firhill following an ankle injury of fellow goalkeeper Scott Fox.
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Paul Gallacher signed a new one-year contract with Thistle in May 2014.
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Paul Gallacher went on to save the subsequent Gary Harkins penalty.
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Paul Gallacher made a first team appearance against Aberdeen at Firhill, due to Fox suffering from food poisoning.
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On 16 June 2016, Paul Gallacher signed for Scottish Premiership side Hearts on a free transfer.