Hughie GALLACHER | 1926-1927 | PES Stats Database (Golden Era Backup)

GALLACHER PES STATS | 1926-1927

zingo Name: Hugh Kilpatrick ''Hughie'' Gallacher Hughie GALLACHER | 1926-1927 Number: - Positions: CF Nationality: Scottish Club: Newcastle Era/Age: 1926-1927/ 23-24 Foot: R Side: B Height: 165 Weight: - Attack: 90 Defence: 45 Balance: 75 Stamina: 85 Top Speed: 83 Acceleration: 84 Response: 88 Agility: 86 Dribble Accuracy: 87 Dribble Speed: 85 Short Pass Accuracy: 72 Short Pass Speed: 74 Long Pass Accuracy: 71 Long Pass Speed: 73 Shot Accuracy: 93 Shot Power: 87 Shot Technique: 88 Freekick Accuracy: 65 Swerve: 68 Header: 89 Jump: 90 Technique: 88 Aggression: 93 Mentality: 88 GK Skills: 50 Teamwork: 87 Injury Tolerance: A Condition/Fitness: 7 Weak Foot Accuracy: 7 Weak Foot Frequency: 7 Consistency: 7 Special Abilities: *SCORING *1-ON-1 SCORING *POST PLAYER *POSITIONING *REACTION Hugh Kilpatrick ''Hughie'' Gallacher (2 February 1903 – 11 June 1957) was a Scottish football player in the 1920s and 1930s. In 624 senior games, Gallacher scored 463 times. Gallacher lacked height and weight. However, he had excellent ball control, guile and instinct, being able to go past opposing defenders with ease. Although a mere 5' 5'', he was a handful for any defence possessing awesome strike power. Gallacher could shoot with either foot, dribble with the ball, head, tackle and forage. There were four occasions when he scored five goals in a game. He also made chances for other players. He is the Scotland national football team's third-most prolific goal scorer with 23 goals from his 20 internationals, a remarkable strike rate of more than a goal a game. Gallacher was one of the Wembley Wizards who beat England 5-1 at Wembley Stadium in 1928. Newcastle United’s desperation for their new centre-forward meant that they were willing to pay £6,500 to capture him. Gallacher signed on December 8th 1925. At Newcastle United Gallacher made an immediate impact, scoring two goals on his debut four days after signing in the 3-3 home draw against Everton (Dixie Dean hit an Everton hat trick) and scoring 15 goals in his first nine games. He ended the season with 23 league goals in 19 games, ending up as the club’s top scorer despite signing halfway through the season. From the very first match he played in England he was a marked man, hacked and elbowed and gouged by defenders acting on instructions to stop him scoring at all costs. One team- mate described how Gallacher would sit in the dressing room, sucking on his half-time Woodbine, with pieces of flesh hanging from his legs and his socks and boots soaked in blood. He sometimes wept with pain, but he couldn't wait for the second half to start. He wanted both goals and revenge. The following season, 1926-27, 23 year old Gallacher was given the captaincy, and his powerful leadership qualities took Newcastle to the League Championship for the first time since 1909, although his criticism of some of the less talented players in the team did not go unnoticed. Sunderland were still in contention until they were beaten 1-0 at St James’ Park on March 19 before a then record crowd of 67,211. The goalscorer was Gallacher, still widely rated today as Newcastle’s finest ever player. He scored 36 league goals in 38 appearances, still the highest number of league goals in a season by one Newcastle player. In the 1927-28 season he scored 21 league goals in 32 appearances. In the 1928-29 season he scored 24 league goals in 33 appearances. In the 1929-30 season he scored 29 league goals in 38 appearances. It can be seen that season after season he maintained his high scoring rate. Within a few months of coming to Newcastle he met and fell in love with Hannah Anderson, the 17-year-old daughter of the landlord of one of his favourite pubs. That caused gossip in the town, and he was threatened several times by her relatives. But Hannah was the only girl for Gallacher, although it wasn't until 1934, when he was finally able to divorce, that he was able to marry her. She was to become the core of Gallacher's life, giving him three sons. Whilst at Newcastle United, he scored 143 league and cup goals in 174 appearances. His strike rate of over 82% is unmatched by any other player at the club before or since, and he was a very popular figure in the city. _________________ LIVERPOOL, CELTIC, AJAX AMSTERDAM, NEDERLANDS Hughie GALLACHER | 1926-1927 | PES Stats Database (Golden Era Backup)