Calum Gallagher
Calum Gallagher (born 13 September 1994) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a forward for Scottish Championship club Arbroath signed a pre-contract with the recent relegated Angus outfits in 2024.
| Gallagher playing for Rangers in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Calum Gallagher | ||
| Date of birth | 13 September 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Giffnock, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Arbroath | ||
| 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) |
| 2019–2024 | Airdrieonians | 177 | (71) |
| 2024- | Arbroath | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:38, 20 November 2021 (UTC) | |||
Career edit
Rangers edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
- As of match played 6 November 2021
| 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 | ||
- ^ a b c d e Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
- ^ Six appearances and one goal in the Scottish Challenge Cup and two appearances and one goal in the Scottish Championship play-offs
- ^ Appearances in the Championship play-offs
Honours edit
Individual
References edit
- ^ "Rangers 2–0 Dunfermline Athletic". BBC Sport. BBC. 15 March 2014.
- ^ "Ibrox club loans out seven fringe players". BBC Sport. BBC. 2 September 2014.
- ^ "St Mirren sign Rangers forward Calum Gallagher". BBC Sport. BBC. 4 August 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
- ^ "St Mirren 2–3 Livingston". BBC Sport. BBC. 4 August 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
- ^ . www.saintmirren.net. Saint Mirren Football Club. 13 May 2016. Archived from the original on 11 June 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
- ^ Findlay, Alan. "TRANSFER WINDOW – WINGER CHECKS IN TO THE ROCK". Retrieved 13 January 2017.
- ^ Findlay, Alan. "PLAYERS AGREE TERMS WITH GAFFER". Dumbarton Football Club. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
- ^ Davie, Scott (23 January 2018). "Peterhead 2–3 Dumbarton".
- ^ Galloway, Andy (12 June 2018). "GALLAGHER SIGNS FOR ANOTHER SEASON". Dumbarton Football Club.
- ^ "CALUM MOVES ON". Airdrieonians Football Club. 11 June 2019.
- ^ a b "Games played by Calum Gallagher in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- ^ a b "Games played by Calum Gallagher in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- ^ Calum Gallagher at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- ^ a b "Games played by Calum Gallagher in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- ^ "Games played by Calum Gallagher in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- ^ a b "Games played by Calum Gallagher in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- ^ "Games played by Calum Gallagher in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- ^ "Games played by Calum Gallagher in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- ^ "Games played by Calum Gallagher in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- ^ "Games played by Calum Gallagher in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Games played by Calum Gallagher in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
- ^ "Celtic's Kyogo Furuhashi and Caitlin Hayes win PFA Scotland player of the year awards". BBC Sport. 14 May 2023. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
- ^ Findlay, Alan (4 May 2019). "SONS AT THE DOUBLE - AGAIN". Dumbarton Football Club.
External links edit
- Calum Gallagher at Soccerbase