Calum Gallagher

Scottish footballer

Calum Gallagher
Gallagher playing for Rangers in 2014
Personal information
Full name Calum Gallagher
Date of birth (1994-09-13) 13 September 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth Giffnock, Scotland
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Airdrieonians
Youth career
2007–2008 Dundee United
2008–2010 Giffnock Soccer Centre
2010–2013 Rangers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 Rangers 5 (1)
2012–2013 → Alloa Athletic (loan) 9 (0)
2013–2014 → East Stirlingshire (loan) 4 (2)
2014 → Cowdenbeath (loan) 10 (5)
2015–2017 St Mirren 44 (6)
2017–2019 Dumbarton 68 (16)
2019– Airdrieonians 177 (71)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:38, 20 November 2021 (UTC)

Calum Gallagher (born 13 September 1994) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a forward for Scottish Championship club Airdrieonians.

Career

Rangers

Gallagher came through the Rangers youth system. He played for Alloa Athletic and East Stirlingshire on loan to gain first team experience whilst a youth team player with Rangers. On 15 March 2014, Gallagher made his Rangers debut and scored in a 2–0 victory over Dunfermline Athletic.[1] He joined Cowdenbeath on loan in September 2014.[2]

St Mirren

Gallagher left Rangers in August 2015 and signed a one-year contract with St Mirren.[3] Gallagher scored his first goal for St Mirren in a 3–2 defeat against Livingston in the Scottish League Cup on 25 August 2015.[4] Gallagher scored eight goals in 41 appearances for the club in his first season, and signed a one-year contract extension in May 2016.[5]

Dumbarton

He left St Mirren in January 2017, signing for Scottish Championship rivals Dumbarton on a short-term contract until the end of the season.[6] After making three starts and four substitute appearances, grabbing one assist, he extended his contract until the end of the 2017–18 season in May 2017.[7] Whilst at the Sons, Gallagher scored his first career brace – in a 3–2 Scottish Cup victory against Peterhead in January 2018.[8] After finishing as the club's top scorer with seven for the season as Sons were relegated to Scottish League One, Gallagher signed a new one-year deal in June 2018.[9] In his third season at the club he again finished top scorer, with 14, the best return of his career to date.

Airdrieonians

Gallagher turned down a new deal with Dumbarton and joined Scottish League One rivals Airdrieonians in June 2019.[10] He was their top scorer in the 2021–22 and 2022–23 seasons, helping the club gain promotion back to the Scottish Championship via the play-offs in 2022-23. Gallagher was also named PFA Scotland Players' Player of the Year: 2022-23 Scottish League One.

Career statistics

As of match played 6 November 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Rangers 2012–13[11] Scottish Third Division 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2013–14[12][13] Scottish League One 4 1 1 0 0 0 1[a] 0 6 1
2014–15[14] Scottish Championship 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 1
Alloa Athletic (loan) 2012–13[11] Scottish Second Division 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
East Stirlingshire (loan) 2013–14[12] Scottish League Two 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2
Cowdenbeath (loan) 2014–15[14] Scottish Championship 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 5
St Mirren 2015–16[15] Scottish Championship 36 6 1 0 1 1 3[a] 1 41 8
2016–17[16] Scottish Championship 8 0 0 0 4 0 1[a] 0 13 0
Total 44 6 1 0 5 1 4 1 54 8
Dumbarton 2016–17[16] Scottish Championship 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
2017–18[17] Scottish Championship 28 3 2 2 4 0 8[b] 2 42 7
2018–19[18] Scottish League One 33 13 1 0 4 1 2[a] 0 40 14
Total 68 16 3 2 8 1 10 2 89 21
Airdrieonians 2019–20[19] Scottish League One 25 11 1 0 3 1 3[a] 2 32 14
2020–21[20] Scottish League One 21 6 0 0 2 0 4[c] 2 27 8
2021–22[21] Scottish League One 34 15 1 0 4 0 4 1 43 16
2022–23[21] Scottish League One 36 22 1 1 3 0 5 0 45 23
Total 116 54 3 1 12 1 16 4 147 61
Career total 199 51 6 2 22 3 22 7 249 63
  1. ^ a b c d e Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
  2. ^ Six appearances and one goal in the Scottish Challenge Cup and two appearances and one goal in the Scottish Championship play-offs
  3. ^ Appearances in the Championship play-offs

Honours

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Rangers 2–0 Dunfermline Athletic". BBC Sport. BBC. 15 March 2014.
  2. ^ "Ibrox club loans out seven fringe players". BBC Sport. BBC. 2 September 2014.
  3. ^ "St Mirren sign Rangers forward Calum Gallagher". BBC Sport. BBC. 4 August 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  4. ^ "St Mirren 2–3 Livingston". BBC Sport. BBC. 4 August 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  5. ^ "Calum Gallagher: Contract Extension". www.saintmirren.net. Saint Mirren Football Club. 13 May 2016. Archived from the original on 11 June 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  6. ^ Findlay, Alan. "TRANSFER WINDOW – WINGER CHECKS IN TO THE ROCK". Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  7. ^ Findlay, Alan. "PLAYERS AGREE TERMS WITH GAFFER". Dumbarton Football Club. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  8. ^ Davie, Scott (23 January 2018). "Peterhead 2–3 Dumbarton".
  9. ^ Galloway, Andy (12 June 2018). "GALLAGHER SIGNS FOR ANOTHER SEASON". Dumbarton Football Club.
  10. ^ "CALUM MOVES ON". Airdrieonians Football Club. 11 June 2019.
  11. ^ a b "Games played by Calum Gallagher in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  12. ^ a b "Games played by Calum Gallagher in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  13. ^ Calum Gallagher at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  14. ^ a b "Games played by Calum Gallagher in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  15. ^ "Games played by Calum Gallagher in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  16. ^ a b "Games played by Calum Gallagher in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  17. ^ "Games played by Calum Gallagher in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  18. ^ "Games played by Calum Gallagher in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  19. ^ "Games played by Calum Gallagher in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  20. ^ "Games played by Calum Gallagher in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  21. ^ a b "Games played by Calum Gallagher in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  22. ^ "Celtic's Kyogo Furuhashi and Caitlin Hayes win PFA Scotland player of the year awards". BBC Sport. 14 May 2023. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  23. ^ Findlay, Alan (4 May 2019). "SONS AT THE DOUBLE - AGAIN". Dumbarton Football Club.

External links

  • Calum Gallagher at Soccerbase Edit this at Wikidata
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