Jim Gallagher (footballer)
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Jim Gallagher is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray
in the VFL
during the 1950s. He was a member of Footscray's 1954 premiership
winning side, playing as a half back flanker. Despite appearing 151 times for the Bulldogs in the VFL he never once kicked a goal.
Gallagher was a VFL interstate representative and was named in the interchange bench in Footscray's official 'Team of the Century'.
Western Bulldogs
The Western Bulldogs are an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based at the Whitten Oval in West Footscray, an inner-western suburb of Melbourne...
in the VFL
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
during the 1950s. He was a member of Footscray's 1954 premiership
1954 VFL Grand Final
The 1954 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Footscray Football Club and Melbourne Football Club, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on 25 September 1954. It was the 58th annual Grand Final of the Victorian Football League, staged to determine the premiers...
winning side, playing as a half back flanker. Despite appearing 151 times for the Bulldogs in the VFL he never once kicked a goal.
Gallagher was a VFL interstate representative and was named in the interchange bench in Footscray's official 'Team of the Century'.