Paul Gallagher
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| Paul Gallagher | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Paul Gallagher | |
| Date of birth | August 9, 1984 (age 22) | |
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | |
| Height | 6ft 1in | |
| Playing position | Striker | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Blackburn Rovers | |
| Number | 18 | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2002- 2005-2006 |
Blackburn Rovers → Stoke City (loan) |
56 (6) 37 (11) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2004 | Scotland | 1 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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- There is another Scottish footballer called Paul Gallacher, with a "c".
Paul Gallagher (born August 9, 1984 in Glasgow, Scotland) is a Scottish football player who currently plays for Blackburn Rovers as a forward. Gallagher was brought up on the notorious Higher Croft council estate in Blackburn, playing for Roman Road youth teams before being snapped up by Blackburn Rovers.
Gallagher made his debut performance as a substitute in a 2-0 defeat of Arsenal on March 15, 2003, as a replacement for Dwight Yorke. His first goal was scored in a 4-0 win against Birmingham City in the 2003-04 season. He also made his international debut in February of that season, a 4-0 defeat for Scotland against Wales.
He spent almost all of the 2005-06 season on loan to Stoke City,but spent the majority of his stay playing on the left or right wing. He did manage a creditable 12 goals in 36 games though. His most memorable goal for Stoke City F.C. fans will certainly be his goal against Southampton on 15 April 2006, where he exchanged a one-two on the edge of the area with Adam Rooney before drilling home a thunderous thirty yard drive into the far top corner of the net.
He was recalled by Blackburn in April 2006 with three games remaining in the Premiership season, coming on as a late subtitute in the final game of the season, being involved in the creation of the final goal of the game.
[edit] Career statistics
(correct as of 12 January, 2007)
| Club | Season | League | Cup[1] | Europe | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | ||
| Stoke City (loan) | 2005-06 | 37 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 12 | 4 |
| Blackburn Rovers | 2002-03 | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| 2003-04 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2004-05 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2005-06 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2006-07 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | |
| Career totals | 100 | 20 | 10 | ||||||||||
[edit] External links
| Blackburn Rovers F.C. - Current Squad |
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