Gallagher, Hugh

Hugh Gallagher
Hugh Gallagher
general information
Full name	Hugh Kilpatrick Gallagher
Nickname	Wee hughie
Born	; ;
Died	; ;
Citizenship	Scotland
Growth	165 cm
Position	attack
Club career
National Team
	↑ The number of games and goals for a professional club is considered only for various leagues of national championships.; ↑ Number of games and goals for the national team in official matches.;

Hugh Kilpatrick Gallacher ( English; Hugh Kilpatrick Gallacher ; February 2, 1903 , Bellshill , Scotland - June 11, 1957 , Gateshead , England ), also known as Hughie Gallacher ( English. Hughie Gallacher ) - Scottish football player , one of the best strikers in the history of British football.

Biography

Hugh Kilpatrick Gallagher was born near Glasgow in a family of Irish Protestants on February 2, 1903, two years before the founding of Chelsea Football Club. At age 15, Gallagher dropped out of school and began to actively engage in football. Yes, so successful that he was called up to the Scottish youth team, and Huey was noticed by the Queen of the South club coaches there. With the advent of Gallagher, the team confidently began to rise up.

After some time, Gallagher transferred to the club of the first Scottish league Airdrionians . In 1925, Gallagher moved to Newcastle United for 7,000 pounds. Gallagher's brilliant game resulted in a contract with Chelsea, signed in 1930 . For four and a half years, he scored 81 in blue matches in 144 matches - an average of 0.56 goals per game. The best average performance in Chelsea was shown only by the great Jimmy Greaves - 0.78 goals per game.

Gallagher’s career is not over yet. He managed to play for a number of English and Scottish clubs. Throughout his career, Gallagher scored 463 goals in 624 games.

On June 11, 1957, Hugh Gallagher committed suicide .

Performance Statistics

**Club career**
Club	Season	League		Cups ^[1]		Others ^[2]		Total
Club	Season	Games	Goals	Games	Goals	Games	Goals	Games	Goals
Queen of the South	1920/21	0	0	one	0	one	one	2	one
Queen of the South	Total	0	0	one	0	one	one	2	one
Airdrionians	1921/22	eleven	7	four	0	0	0	15	7
	1922/23	18	9	2	one	0	0	20	ten
	1923/24	34	33	9	6	0	0	43	39
	1924/25	32	32	3	3	0	0	35	35
	1925/26	sixteen	9	0	0	0	0	sixteen	9
	Total	111	90	18	ten	0	0	129	100
Newcastle United	1925/26	nineteen	23	3	2	0	0	22	25
	1926/27	38	36	3	3	0	0	41	39
	1927/28	32	21	one	0	0	0	33	21
	1928/29	33	24	one	0	0	0	34	24
	1929/30	38	29th	6	five	0	0	44	34
	Total	160	133	14	ten	0	0	174	143
Chelsea	1930/31	thirty	14	one	0	0	0	31	14
	1931/32	36	24	five	6	0	0	41	thirty
	1932/33	36	nineteen	one	0	0	0	37	nineteen
	1933/34	23	13	five	3	0	0	28	sixteen
	1934/35	7	2	0	0	0	0	7	2
	Total	132	72	12	9	0	0	144	81
Derby County	1934/35	27	23	3	one	0	0	thirty	24
	1935/36	24	15	one	one	0	0	25	sixteen
	Total	51	38	four	2	0	0	55	40
Notts county	1936/37	32	25	one	0	0	0	33	25
	1937/38	13	7	one	one	0	0	14	eight
	Total	45	32	2	one	0	0	47	33
Grimsby Town	1937/38	12	3	0	0	0	0	12	3
Grimsby Town	Total	12	3	0	0	0	0	12	3
Gateshead	1938/39	34	18	0	0	0	0	34	18
Gateshead	Total	34	18	0	0	0	0	34	18
Total career		545	386	51	32	one	one	597	419

Notes

↑ Scottish Cup , FA Cup .
↑ Southern Counties Charity Cup.

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[club-1] The number of games and goals for a professional club is considered only for various leagues of national championships.

[national-2] Number of games and goals for the national team in official matches.

[3] Scottish Cup , FA Cup .

[4] Southern Counties Charity Cup.

Gallagher, Hugh

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