Owen Gallacher

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Owen Gallacher
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Gallagher with Crawley Town in July 2021
Personal information
Full name Owen John Gallacher[1]
Date of birth (1999-04-06) 6 April 1999 (age 22)
Place of birth Newcastle, England
Position(s) Left-back, winger
Club information
Current team
 Crawley Town
Number 3
Youth career
Newcastle United
2018–2019 Nottingham Forest
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 Nottingham Forest 0 (0)
2020 → Harrogate Town (loan) 0 (0)
2020–2021 Burton Albion 9 (0)
2021– Crawley Town 1 (0)
National team
2014 Scotland U16
2016 Scotland U19
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:54, 5 October 2021 (UTC)

Owen John Gallacher (born 6 April 1999) is a professional footballer who plays for EFL League Two club Crawley Town, as a left-back and winger.

Born in England, he represented Scotland at youth international level.

Club career[]

Early career[]

Born in Newcastle,[2] Gallacher spent his early career with the youth teams of Newcastle United and Nottingham Forest, before moving on loan to Harrogate Town in January 2020, where he made his senior debut in the FA Trophy.[3]

Burton Albion[]

After leaving Nottingham Forest, he signed a short-term contract with Burton Albion in September 2020 following a trial period.[2][4] On 8 January 2021, Gallacher signed a contract extension to remain at the club for the remainder of the 2020–21 season.[5]

On 12 May 2021 it was announced that he would be one of 12 players leaving Burton at the end of the season.[6]

Crawley Town[]

Following his release from Burton Albion, Gallacher signed for League Two club Crawley Town on 1 July 2021 on a two-year deal with the option for a further year.[7][8]

International career[]

Gallacher represented Scotland at under-16 and under-19 youth levels.[1][9]

Career statistics[]

As of 5 October 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Newcastle United U21 2017–18[10] — — — 1[a] 0 1 0
Nottingham Forest 2019–20[11] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Harrogate Town (loan) 2019–20[1] National League 0 0 0 0 — 2[b] 0 2 0
Burton Albion 2020–21[12] League One 9 0 0 0 1 0 2[a] 0 12 0
Crawley Town 2021–22[13] League Two 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0
Career total 10 0 0 0 1 0 7 0 18 0
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in FA Trophy

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "O. Gallacher". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  2. ^ a b Slater, Rob (11 September 2020). "Owen Gallacher signs for Brewers after successful trial". burtonalbionfc.co.uk. Burton Albion F.C. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  3. ^ Howell, Rhys (12 January 2020). "Sound start for Nottingham Forest loanee Owen Gallacher as Harrogate Town push on in FA Trophy". Yorkshire Evening Post. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Kieran O'Hara: Burton Albion re-sign ex-Manchester United goalkeeper". BBC Sport. 11 September 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  5. ^ Slater, Rob (8 January 2021). "Owen Gallacher extends stay at Burton Albion". burtonalbionfc.co.uk. Burton Albion F.C. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  6. ^ Wilkinson, Ash (12 May 2021). "12 players to leave Burton Albion at end of their contracts". burtonalbionfc.co.uk. Burton Albion F.C. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  7. ^ Pole, Matt (1 July 2021). "Former Scotland youth international and Newcastle United defender joins Crawley Town". West Sussex County Times. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  8. ^ "Left-back Gallacher joins Crawley" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  9. ^ Owen Gallacher at the Scottish Football Association
  10. ^ "Games played by Owen Gallacher in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  11. ^ "Games played by Owen Gallacher in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  12. ^ "Games played by Owen Gallacher in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  13. ^ "Games played by Owen Gallacher in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2021.


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