Jimmy Gallagher
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Full name | James J. Gallagher | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | June 7, 1901 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Kirkintilloch, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||
Date of death | October 7, 1971 | (aged 70)||||||||||||||||
Place of death |
Cleveland, Ohio , U.S. | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
1919–1921 | Tebo Yacht Basin | ||||||||||||||||
1921–1923 |
J&P Coats | 30 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
1923 | Fall River F.C. | 2 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
1924 | New York Giants | 13 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
1924–1925 | Fleisher Yarn | 14 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
1925–1927 | Indiana Flooring | 75 | (9) | ||||||||||||||
1927–1930 | → New York Nationals | 144 | (30) | ||||||||||||||
1930–1932 | → New York Giants | 68 | (12) | ||||||||||||||
1932–1933 | New York Field Club | ||||||||||||||||
1933 | Malta United | ||||||||||||||||
1934–193? | Cleveland Slavia | ||||||||||||||||
Cleveland Graphite Bronze | |||||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||
1930–1934 | United States | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
James J. Gallagher (June 7, 1901 – October 7, 1971) was a
Youth
Gallagher moved to the U.S. with his mother when he was twelve, settling in
Professional career
In 1921, Gallagher, and team mate
In 1923, Gallagher began the 1923-1924 season with Fall River F.C. but moved to the New York Giants after only two games. In the summer of 1924, he moved to Fleisher Yarn. After one season, he transferred to Indiana Flooring, a new team to the league which played in the New York City area. In 1927, Charles Stoneham, bought Indiana Flooring and changed the team's name to the New York Nationals. After three season under that name, Stoneham changed it again, this time to the New York Giants in 1930. However, while still using the moniker "Nationals", the team won both the ASL league and cup (Lewis Cup) titles.
As the Giants, the team won the 1931-1932 ASL championship. By that time, the league was collapsing. The Giants lasted through the spring 1932 season before folding. It appears that at that time, Gallagher moved to the New York Field Club. He then played for Malta United on Long Island through at least December 1933. He then moved west to sign with Cleveland Slavia. He remained with them through at least 1934 as he was listed with Slavia on the 1934 World Cup roster. At some point, he moved to Cleveland Graphite Bronze where he finished his career.
When Gallagher left the ASL to move to Cleveland, he had played a total of 346 regular and post season games. That was third on the U.S. list until Chris Henderson passed him in 2006.[1]
National team
Gallagher earned five
Personal
In 1937 Gallagher married Marie Coughlin. They went on to have two daughters, Rita Gallager (Weber) and Carol Gallagher (Such). He has 11 grandchildren and 23 great grandchildren.
Gallagher was inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame in 1986.[2]
See also
References
- ^ "Henderson Ties Soccer Hall of Famer Jimmy Gallagher in Games Played". www.hofmag.com. Archived from the original on May 5, 2007. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
- ^ "Jimmy Gallagher - 1986 Inductee | National Soccer Hall of Fame". Jimmy Gallagher - 1986 Inductee | National Soccer Hall of Fame. Retrieved December 19, 2023.