Full name Jim Gallacher 1969–1972 Arbroath Name Jim Gallacher | Playing position Role Football player Years Team Position Goalkeeper | |
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Date of birth (1951-03-29) 29 March 1951 (age 64) | ||
Place of birth Clydebank, Scotland | ||
Jim Gallacher (born 29 March 1951, in Clydebank) is a Scottish former football goalkeeper. Gallacher played for Arbroath and Clydebank in the Scottish Football League. He made over 600 league appearances for The Bankies in a career that spanned four decades (late 1960s to early 1990s) and was fondly known as 'Easy the Gal' by clubs supporters. He followed his playing career at New Kilbowie Park by coaching the clubs goalkeepers until 1997. Then followed a spell from 2001 until 2008 coaching with the Scotland Women's National team. That ended and until 2016 Jim was goalkeeper coach at Dumbarton
His son, Paul Gallacher, also became a professional football goalkeeper and is currently playing for Hearts.
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