380 Con Gallacher

Biography

Scottish inside forward Constantine “Con” Gallacher was born and raised in Lochee, an industrial suburb of Dundee. He reached adulthood during World War Two and by the end of the conflict he was serving in the British Army of the Rhine, overseeing the post-war occupation of Germany. He played for his local side Lochee Harp in 1946/47 season and showed form that attracted the interest of English First Division side Middlesbrough, who signed him in January 1947 and gave him a debut two months later. However by June 1947 Con had fallen out of favour at Ayresome Park and joined Major Frank Buckley’s Hull City. Gallacher was immediately introduced in the inside right shirt, scoring the winner on the opening day of the season at Lincoln then adding two more goals a week later in a 4-2 win over Accrington Stanley. However this promising start soon faded and Con did not scored again until late November, an FA Cup tie against Southport. In January 1948 City signed experienced forward Willie Buchan and Gallacher was relegated to supporting the first XI’s forward line and playing in the reserves. By March 1948, with Raich Carter about to join the club, Gallacher was jettisoned and he signed for Rochdale.

Con scored one goal in six starts for Rochdale but in August 1948 he moved south to Boston United. After spending 1949/50 playing for Chelmsford City, Gallacher returned to Boston for the 1950/51 season where his career drew to a close. After football he returned to live in the suburbs of Middlesbrough, where he died in the Spring of 1970.

Details

Nationality: Scotland
Date/Place of Birth: 25 April 1920, Lochee
Hull City First Game: 23 August 1947, Lincoln City A (Division Three North), 27 years, 120 days old
Hull City Final Game: 6 March 1948, Gateshead H (Division Three North), 27 years, 316 days old

Clubs

Lochee Harp (1946-1947), Middlesbrough (1947), Hull City (1947-1948), Rochdale (1948), Boston United (1948-1949), Chelmsford City (1949-1950), Boston United (1950-1951)

Hull City Record

Career: 21 apps, 4 goals

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