Charlie Gallagher (Gaelic footballer)

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Charlie Gallagher
Personal information
Irish name Cathal Ó Gallchóir
Sport Gaelic football
Position Full Forward
Born (1937-12-25)25 December 1937
Cootehill, County Cavan, Ireland
Died 24 July 1989(1989-07-24) (aged 51)
Occupation Dental surgeon
Club(s)
Years Club
1953-
 Cootehill Celtic
Club titles
Cavan titles 2
Inter-county(ies)
Years County Apps (scores)
1955-1969
 Cavan 47 (10-142)
Inter-county titles
Ulster titles 4
All-Irelands 0

Charlie Gallagher (25 December 1937 – 24 July 1989) was a Gaelic footballer who played for the Cootehill Celtic club and the Cavan county team.

Playing career[]

Gallagher regularly topped the nation’s scoring charts in the 1960s. He debut for Cavan in 1955 at the age of 17 years, against Sligo in the National Football League. He won Ulster Senior Football Championship medals in 1962, 1964, 1967 and 1969. He also won an Ulster Junior Football Championship medal in 1962. He was captain of Cavan in 1967 and 1969. He won Railway Cup medals with Ulster in 1964, 1965, 1966 and 1968.[1] He won a Cú Chulainn Award in 1964.[2] His older brother Brian won an All-Ireland medal in 1952.[citation needed]

Honours[]

Cavan
Cootehill Celtic
Ulster
UCD
St. Patrick's College
Individual

Other honours[]

  • Number 94 in
  • He is seventh in the all-time top Ulster scorers chart with 10-142 (172 points).

Death[]

He died from drowning near his home in Cootehill, County Cavan, in July 1989.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 19 May 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ Team, Irishnews com Blog (11 February 2009). "125 - Cavan Player List".
  3. ^ "Gallagher Clan". www.gallagherclan.org.
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