Willie Gallacher (footballer)
William Gallacher was a Scottish professional footballer who played as an inside forward.Career
Born in Renfrew, Gallacher's career as a footballer was fairly short due to the interruption of World War II, in which he served in the Royal Engineers. He played for St Anthony's, Celtic, Falkirk, Ayr United, St Johnstone and Inverness Thistle.
His brother was fellow footballer Tommy Gallacher. They were the sons of Patsy Gallacher, one of Celtic's legendary players who also spent time at Falkirk. Tommy's son Brian also became a footballer, as did the son of another brother, Kevin, who played for Scotland at World Cup 98.
The Gallachers are also related to another footballing branch of the family, John Divers and his son of the same name who both played for Celtic.
