Calum Gallagher

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Calum Gallagher

| image = Calum Gallagher.jpg

| image_size =

| caption = Gallagher playing for Rangers in 2014

| fullname = Calum Gallagher

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|9|13|df=y}}

| birth_place = Giffnock, Scotland

| height = {{height|ft=5|in=11}}

| position = Striker

| currentclub = Arbroath

| clubnumber = 9

| youthyears1 = 2007–2008

| youthclubs1 = Dundee United

| youthyears2 = 2008–2010

| youthclubs2 = Giffnock Soccer Centre

| youthyears3 = 2010–2013

| youthclubs3 = Rangers

| years1 = 2013–2015

| clubs1 = Rangers

| caps1 = 5

| goals1 = 1

| years2 = 2012–2013

| clubs2 = → Alloa Athletic (loan)

| caps2 = 9

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2013–2014

| clubs3 = → East Stirlingshire (loan)

| caps3 = 4

| goals3 = 2

| years4 = 2014

| clubs4 = → Cowdenbeath (loan)

| caps4 = 10

| goals4 = 5

| years5 = 2015–2017

| clubs5 = St Mirren

| caps5 = 44

| goals5 = 6

| years6 = 2017–2019

| clubs6 = Dumbarton

| caps6 = 68

| goals6 = 16

| years7 = 2019–2024

| clubs7 = Airdrieonians

| caps7 = 149

| goals7 = 59

| years8 = 2024–

| clubs8 = Arbroath

| caps8 = 21

| goals8 = 3

| club-update = 4 March 2025

}}

Calum Gallagher (born 13 September 1994) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a forward for {{Scottish football updater|Arbroath}} club Arbroath. He has previously played for Rangers (with short loans at Alloa Athletic, East Stirlingshire and Cowdenbeath), St Mirren, Dumbarton and Airdrieonians; his longest spell was five seasons with Airdrie, departing in 2024 to join Arbroath.

Career

=Rangers=

Gallagher came through the Rangers youth system. He played for Alloa Athletic and East Stirlingshire on loan to gain first team experience. On 15 March 2014, Gallagher made his Rangers debut and scored in a 2–0 victory over Dunfermline Athletic.{{ cite web| url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/26493556 | title=Rangers 2–0 Dunfermline Athletic | publisher=BBC |work=BBC Sport | date=15 March 2014 }} He joined Cowdenbeath on loan in September 2014.{{Cite web| url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/29026791| title=Ibrox club loans out seven fringe players | date=2 September 2014| publisher=BBC |work=BBC Sport }}

=St Mirren=

Gallagher left Rangers in August 2015 and signed a one-year contract with St Mirren;{{Cite web| url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/33777227 | title=St Mirren sign Rangers forward Calum Gallagher| date=4 August 2015| publisher=BBC |work=BBC Sport |accessdate=4 August 2015}} he scored his first goal for the Paisley side in a 3–2 defeat against Livingston in the Scottish League Cup on 25 August 2015.{{Cite web| url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/33969788 | title=St Mirren 2–3 Livingston| date=4 August 2015| publisher=BBC |work=BBC Sport |accessdate=25 August 2015}} He scored eight goals in 41 appearances for the club in his first season, and signed a one-year contract extension in May 2016.{{cite web |url=http://www.saintmirren.net/pages/?p=55576 |title=Calum Gallagher: Contract Extension |work=www.saintmirren.net |publisher=Saint Mirren Football Club |date=13 May 2016 |accessdate=13 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160611031129/http://www.saintmirren.net/pages/?p=55576 |archive-date=11 June 2016 |url-status=dead }}

=Dumbarton=

Gallagher left St Mirren in January 2017, signing for Scottish Championship rivals Dumbarton on a short-term contract until the end of the season.{{cite web|last1=Findlay|first1=Alan|title=TRANSFER WINDOW – WINGER CHECKS IN TO THE ROCK|url=http://www.dumbartonfootballclub.com/news/?mode=view&id=2834|accessdate=13 January 2017}} After making three starts and four substitute appearances, grabbing one assist, in May 2017 he extended his contract until the end of the 2017–18 season.{{cite web|last1=Findlay|first1=Alan|title=PLAYERS AGREE TERMS WITH GAFFER|url=http://www.dumbartonfootballclub.com/news/?mode=view&id=3030|website=Dumbarton Football Club|accessdate=24 May 2017}} Whilst at the Sons, Gallagher scored his first career brace in a 3–2 Scottish Cup victory against Peterhead in January 2018.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42672370|title=Peterhead 2–3 Dumbarton|last=Davie|first=Scott|date=23 January 2018}} After finishing as the club's top scorer with seven for the season as Dumbarton were relegated to Scottish League One, Gallagher signed a new one-year deal in June 2018.{{Cite web|url=http://www.dumbartonfootballclub.com/news/?mode=view&id=3646|title=GALLAGHER SIGNS FOR ANOTHER SEASON|last=Galloway|first=Andy|date=12 June 2018|website=Dumbarton Football Club}} In his third season at the club he again finished top scorer with 14 goals, the best return of his career to date.

= Airdrieonians =

Gallagher turned down a new deal with Dumbarton and joined another Scottish League One club, Airdrieonians, in June 2019.{{Cite web|url=https://www.dumbartonfootballclub.com/news/?mode=view&id=4065|title=CALUM MOVES ON|date=11 June 2019|website=Airdrieonians Football Club}} He was their top scorer in the 2021–22 and 2022–23 seasons, helping the Diamonds gain promotion back to the Championship via the play-offs in 2022-23 and being named the division's PFA Scotland Players' Player of the Year for that season.

= Arbroath =

In April 2024, Gallagher signed a pre-contract agreement with Arbroath.{{Cite web |last=McGilvray |first=Andy |date=2024-04-17 |title=Airdrie hero agrees pre-contract with relegated Arbroath |url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/local-sport/airdrie-hero-agrees-pre-contract-32606338 |access-date=2024-07-17 |website=Daily Record }}

Career statistics

rowspan=2 \| Club ! rowspan=2 \| Season ! colspan=3 \| League ! colspan=2 \| National Cup ! colspan=2 \| League Cup ! colspan=2 \| Other ! colspan=2 \| Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" \|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Division ! Apps ! Goals ! Apps ! Goals ! Apps ! Goals ! Apps ! Goals ! Apps ! Goals
rowspan="4"\|Rangers \|2012–13{{soccerbase season\|68970\|2012\|accessdate=25 June 2019}} \|Scottish Third Division \|0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2013–14{{soccerbase season\|68970\|2013\|accessdate=25 June 2019}}{{soccerway\|callum-gallagher/282067\|accessdate=25 June 2019}} \|Scottish League One \|4	1	1	0	0	0	1Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup	0	6	1
2014–15{{soccerbase season\|68970\|2014\|accessdate=25 June 2019}} \|Scottish Championship \|1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
colspan=2\|Total !5\|\|1\|\|1\|\|0\|\|0\|\|0\|\|1\|\|0\|\|7\|\|1
Alloa Athletic (loan) \|2012–13 \|Scottish Second Division \|9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	0
East Stirlingshire (loan) \|2013–14 \|Scottish League Two \|4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0\|0	4	2
Cowdenbeath (loan) \|2014–15 \|Scottish Championship \|10	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	5
rowspan="3"\|St Mirren \|2015–16{{soccerbase season\|68970\|2015\|accessdate=25 June 2019}} \|Scottish Championship \|36	6	1	0	1	1	3	1	41	8
2016–17{{soccerbase season\|68970\|2016\|accessdate=25 June 2019}} \|Scottish Championship \|8	0	0	0	4	0	1	0	13	0
colspan=2\|Total !44\|\|6\|\|1\|\|0\|\|5\|\|1\|\|4\|\|1\|\|54\|\|8
rowspan=4\|Dumbarton \|2016–17 \|Scottish Championship \|7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
2017–18{{soccerbase season\|68970\|2017\|accessdate=25 June 2019}} \|Scottish Championship \|28	3	2	2	4	0	8Six appearances and one goal in the Scottish Challenge Cup and two appearances and one goal in the Scottish Championship play-offs	2	42	7
2018–19{{soccerbase season\|68970\|2018\|accessdate=25 June 2019}} \|Scottish League One \|33	13	1	0	4	1	2	0	40	14
colspan=2\|Total !68	16	3	2	8	1	10	2	89	21
rowspan=6\|Airdrieonians \|2019–20{{soccerbase season\|68970\|2019\|accessdate=25 June 2019}} \|Scottish League One \|25	11	1	0	3	1	3	2	32	14
2020–21{{soccerbase season\|68970\|2020\|accessdate=8 November 2021}} \|Scottish League One \|21	6	0	0	2	0	4Appearances in the Championship play-offs	2	27	8
2021–22{{soccerbase season\|68970\|2021\|accessdate=8 November 2021}} \|Scottish League One \|34	15	1	0	4	0	4Four appearances and one goal in the Scottish Championship play-offs	1	43	16
2022–23 \|Scottish League One \|36	22	1	1	3	0	5One appearance in Scottish Challenge Cup, and four appearances in the Scottish Championship play-offs	0	45	23
2023–24 \|Scottish Championship \|33	5	3	1	5	2	6Four appearances and one goal in the Scottish Challenge Cup, and two appearances in the Scottish Premiership play-offs	1	47	9
colspan="2"\|Total !149	59	6	2	17	3	22	6	194	70
colspan="3"\|Career total !289\|\|89\|\|11\|\|4\|\|30\|\|5\|\|37\|\|9\|\|367\|\|107

Honours

Individual

[[PFA Scotland Players' Player of the Year (lower leagues)|

PFA Scotland Players' Player of the Year]]: 2022–23 Scottish League One{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/65591643 |title=Celtic's Kyogo Furuhashi and Caitlin Hayes win PFA Scotland player of the year awards |website=BBC Sport |date=14 May 2023 |access-date=14 May 2023}}

Scottish League One Player of the Month: April 2019{{Cite web|url=https://www.dumbartonfootballclub.com/news/?mode=view&id=4029|title=SONS AT THE DOUBLE - AGAIN|last=Findlay|first=Alan|date=4 May 2019|website=Dumbarton Football Club}}
Scottish Challenge Cup: 2023–24