Owen John Gallacher (born 6 April 1999) is a professional footballer who plays for Gateshead, on loan from EFL League Two club Crawley Town, as a left-back and winger.
![]() Gallagher with Crawley Town in July 2021 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Owen John Gallacher[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1999-04-06) 6 April 1999 (age 23) | ||
Place of birth | Newcastle, England | ||
Position(s) | Left-back, winger | ||
Club information | |||
Current team |
Gateshead (on loan from Crawley Town) | ||
Youth career | |||
Newcastle United | |||
2018–2019 | Nottingham Forest | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019–2020 | Nottingham Forest | 0 | (0) |
2020 | → Harrogate Town (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2020–2021 | Burton Albion | 9 | (0) |
2021– | Crawley Town | 3 | (0) |
2022– | → Gateshead (loan) | 6 | (0) |
National team | |||
2014 | Scotland U16 | ||
2016 | Scotland U19 | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:39, 16 October 2022 (UTC) |
Born in England, he represented Scotland at youth international level.
Born in Newcastle,[2] Gallacher spent his early career with the youth teams of Newcastle United and Nottingham Forest, before moving on loan to Harrogate Town in January 2020, where he made his senior debut in the FA Trophy.[3]
After leaving Nottingham Forest, he signed a short-term contract with Burton Albion in September 2020 following a trial period.[2][4] On 8 January 2021, Gallacher signed a contract extension to remain at the club for the remainder of the 2020–21 season.[5]
On 12 May 2021 it was announced that he would be one of 12 players leaving Burton at the end of the season.[6]
Following his release from Burton Albion, Gallacher signed for League Two club Crawley Town on 1 July 2021 on a two-year deal with the option for a further year.[7][8]
On 27 August 2022 Gallacher joined National League club Gateshead on a loan deal until 31 December 2022.[9]
Gallacher represented Scotland at under-16 and under-19 youth levels.[1][10]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Newcastle United U21 | 2017–18[11] | — | — | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
Nottingham Forest | 2019–20[12] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Harrogate Town (loan) | 2019–20[1] | National League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Burton Albion | 2020–21[13] | League One | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 12 | 0 |
Crawley Town | 2021–22[14] | League Two | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Career total | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
Crawley Town F.C. – current squad | |
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