Dave Gallagher (rugby league)

Dave Gallagher is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. He played for Western Suburbs and the Illawarra Steelers in the NSWRL competition. Gallagher also played for Rochdale in England and Redcliffe in the Brisbane Rugby League premiership.

Dave Gallagher
Personal information
Full nameDavid Gallagher
Born (1966-04-21) 21 April 1966 (age 58)
Armidale, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
PositionSecond-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1988–91 Western Suburbs 51 4 0 0 16
1990–91 Rochdale Hornets 5 1 0 0 4
1989–93 Illawarra Steelers 13 0 0 0 0
Total 69 5 0 0 20
Source: [1]
As of 28 December 2022

Playing career edit

Gallagher began his professional rugby league career with Redcliffe in the Brisbane Rugby League premiership. Gallagher then signed with Western Suburbs in the NSWRL and played 51 games for the club over four years. During the 1990 NSWRL off-season, Gallagher played for Rochdale in England. In 1992, he joined Illawarra and played 13 games but missed out on the clubs first ever finals campaign.[2][3]

References edit

  1. ^ "Dave Gallagher - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  2. ^ Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. (1995 edition) ISBN 1875169571
  3. ^ "Western Suburbs first grade players". www.westsmagpies.com.au.