Scott Gallacher
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Scott Gallacher | ||
| Date of birth | 15 July 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Bellshill, Scotland | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | St Mirren | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2014 | Rangers | 3 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | → Cowdenbeath (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | → Forfar Athletic (loan) | 32 | (0) |
| 2013 | → Airdrieonians (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | Heart of Midlothian | 3 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Forfar Athletic (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2016 | Alloa Athletic | 15 | (0) |
| 2016– | St Mirren | 8 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2008–2010 | Scotland U21[1] | 5 | (0) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 December 2016 (UTC). | |||
Scott Gallacher (born 15 July 1989) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Scottish Championship club St Mirren.
Career
Gallacher started his career with Rangers. He helped the Rangers under-19 team win league and Scottish Youth Cup doubles in the 2006/07 and 2007/08 seasons. He also travelled with the first team squad for a UEFA Cup tie against Hapoel Tel Aviv in February 2007.[2] He was included in the first team squad on many occasions and was an unused substitute many times, including an Old Firm derby on 5 May 2007.[3] He joined Cowdenbeath, then in the Scottish Third Division on 1 September 2008.[4] In 2010, Gallacher signed a six-month loan deal with Forfar Athletic which was later extended until the end of the season.[5] Gallacher made his debut for Rangers in a 4–0 win over Albion Rovers.[6] In September 2013, Gallacher signed on loan for Airdrieonians.[7]
In July 2014, Gallacher signed for Scottish Championship side Heart of Midlothian on a two-year deal.[8][9] Gallacher made his first team debut on 10 August 2014, coming on as a 67th-minute substitute at Ibrox Stadium in a league match against Rangers, replacing the injured Neil Alexander[10] in a 2–1 win.[11]
On 10 September 2015, Gallacher moved on loan to Forfar Athletic for a second time, joining on a short term deal.[12]
On 14 January 2016, Gallacher signed a contract with Alloa until the end of the season, after leaving Hearts by mutual consent.[13]
Gallagher signed a one-year deal with St Mirren in June 2016.[14]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | ||
| Rangers | 2008-09 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009-10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2010-11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2011–12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012-13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2013-14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Cowdenbeath (loan) | 2008-09 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Forfar Athletic (loan) | 2010-11 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| Airdrieonians (loan) | 2013-14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Heart of Midlothian | 2014-15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2015–16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Forfar Athletic (loan) | 2015–16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Alloa Athletic | 2015–16 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| St Mirren | 2016–17 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Total | 75 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 85 | 0 | |
References
- ↑ http://www.fitbastats.com/scotlandu21/player.php?playerid=479
- ↑ Lomax, Andrew (14 February 2007). "Injury-hit Rangers down to bare bones". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
- ↑ "Rangers 2-0 Celtic". BBC Sport. 5 May 2007.
- ↑ "Cowdenbeath take SPL duo on loan". BBC Sport. BBC. 1 September 2008.
- ↑ "Forfar borrow keeper from Rangers". BBC Sport. 8 July 2010.
- ↑ "Three Make Gers Debuts". Rangers.co.uk. 28 July 2013. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
- ↑ "Scott Gallacher signs". airdriefc.com. 13 September 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- ↑ "Scott's for 'keeps". HeartsFC.co.uk. 18 July 2014.
- ↑ "Hearts sign Scott Gallacher after goalkeeper leaves Rangers". BBC Sport. BBC. 18 July 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
- ↑ "Hearts keeper Alexander ruled out with fracture". scotsman.com. The Scotsman. 12 August 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
- ↑ "Hearts scored a stoppage-time winner against Rangers at Ibrox to seal dream start". BBC Sport. BBC. 10 August 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
- ↑ "Gallacher rejoins Loons on loan". Forfar Athletic F.C. 10 September 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
- ↑ http://www.alloaathletic.co.uk/BlogView.aspx?pageid=2&ItemID=1401&mid=2
- ↑ "New Signing: Scott Gallacher". St Mirren FC. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
- ↑ "Scott Gallacher Soccerway Stats". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
- ↑ "Scott Gallacher Stats". soccerbase.com. Soccerbase. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
