Patrick Gallacher was a Scottish

Scottish people

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 footballer

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 who played for Stoke City

Stoke City F.C.

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, Sunderland

Sunderland A.F.C.

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 and the Scotland national football team

Scotland national football team

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 as a striker

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. He was born in Bridge of Weir

Bridge of Weir

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, Scotland

Scotland

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.

Club career

Started his footballing career Linwood St Conval and Bridge of Weir before moving to Sunderland

Sunderland A.F.C.

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. He made his debut for Sunderland on 21 September 1929 against Arsenal

Arsenal F.C.

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 in a 0-1 loss at Roker Park

Roker Park

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. He was part of the 1937 FA Cup Final

1937 FA Cup Final

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 winning side against Preston North End

Preston North End F.C.

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. In his career at Sunderland, Gallacher made 309 appearances and scored 108 goals. He then moved on to Stoke City

Stoke City F.C.

Stoke City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire that plays in the Premier League. Founded in 1863, it is the oldest club in the Premier League, and considered to be the second oldest professional football club in the world, after Notts...

 before the war. He then played in Ireland for Coleraine and Cork United before signing for Cheltenham Town

Cheltenham Town F.C.

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 in September 1948 playing 8 games before leaving.

International career

Gallacher won his first cap for Scotland

Scotland national football team

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 on 20 October 1934 against Northern Ireland

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 in a 2–1 defeat at Windsor Park

Windsor Park

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 in which he scored Scotland's only goal. This turned out to be his only ever cap for his country.

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