Bernie Gallacher

Bernie Gallacher

Personal information
Full name	Bernard Gallacher
Date of birth	22 March 1967
Place of birth	Johnstone, Scotland
Date of death	28 August 2011 (aged 44)
Place of death	Sutton Coldfield, England
Playing position	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1985–1991	Aston Villa	57	(0)
1990	→ Blackburn Rovers (loan)	4	(0)
1991	Doncaster Rovers	2	(0)
1991–1994	Brighton & Hove Albion	45	(1)
1994	Northampton Town	5	(0)
Total		113	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Bernard "Bernie" Gallacher (22 March 1967 – 28 August 2011) was a professional footballer who played predominantly at left-back.

Career

Born in Johnstone, Scotland, Gallacher joined Aston Villa as a 16-year-old apprentice on leaving school in 1983. He progressed through youth levels, signing a professional contract in March 1985, before making his first team debut on the final day of the 1986-87 season against Manchester United, at the end of a season where Villa were relegated from the First Division.

Gallacher appeared in all but one of Aston Villa's 44 Second Division games the following season as Villa gained promotion back to the top flight at the first attempt as Second Division runners-up. His final game for the club was against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in November 1990. In all he made 57 league appearances for Villa.^[1]

Gallagher spent a loan spell at Blackburn before joining Doncaster Rovers and then Brighton. In 1994 his career was ended by injury at the age of 27 following a short term as a non-contract player with Northampton Town.

Death

Gallacher died in Good Hope Hospital, Sutton Coldfield, England on 28 August 2011, aged 44.^[2]

References

1. "Aston Villa: Graham Taylor pays tribute to Bernie Gallagher". Birmingham Mail. 31 August 2011. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
2. "Bernie Gallacher remembered". Aston Villa F.C. 30 August 2011. Retrieved 1 September 2011.