Ian Gallagher (footballer)

Ian "Buster" Gallagher (born 30 May 1978) is an English former footballer who works at Hartlepool United as the club's Head Physiotherapist.[1]

Ian "Buster" Gallagher
Personal information
Full name Ian Gallagher
Date of birth (1978-05-30) 30 May 1978
Place of birth Hartlepool, England
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Hartlepool United (Head Physiotherapist)
Youth career
Hartlepool United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1997 Hartlepool United 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Playing career

In 1996, Gallagher made his first and only league appearance for his boyhood club Hartlepool in a Nationwide Division Three game against Plymouth Argyle.[2][3]

Gallagher also made an appearance as a substitute in a Football League Trophy defeat against Burnley in December 1996.[4]

Physiotherapy career

Following a knee injury, Gallagher was forced to retire which led to him training as a physio.[5] Gallagher started working as a sports therapist at Hartlepool United following his retirement and became the club's Head Physio in 2012.[6]

In April 2017, following the sacking of Hartlepool manager Dave Jones, Gallagher was one of three men – along with Stuart Parnaby and Billy Paynter – tasked with assisting caretaker-manager Matthew Bates for the final two games of the season, which ended in a defeat and a victory, but ultimately relegation due to a late Newport County goal.[7] [8]

In June 2017, Gallagher was controversially sacked from Hartlepool by the club's chairperson Pam Duxbury ending his 25-year spell with the club.[9][10] Duxbury said of his departure: "Times need to change at Hartlepool United FC to build for the future and unlock the potential that Hartlepool United has. I am fully aware of the comments which have been made on social media overnight – not just from our supporters but also from former players and managers at HUFC - and understand this may not be a popular decision."[11]

Gallagher was appointed Head Physiotherapist at National League North club York City in August 2017.[12]

Gallagher left York in August 2020 to re-take up his old position at Hartlepool United as the club's Head Physiotherapist.[13]

References
  1. "Buster is Back". Hartlepool United. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  2. "Healing Hand who carries the scars". The Times. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  3. "Buster is Back". Hartlepool United. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  4. "Match Details". In The Mad Crowd. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  5. "Buster is Back". Hartlepool United. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  6. "Ian 'Buster' Gallagher no longer with the club after 25 years service". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  7. "New Hartlepool United boss must have man-management skills". Hartlepool Mail. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  8. "Bates: If only we'd got the job sooner". Sunderland Echo. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  9. "Ian 'Buster' Gallagher no longer with the club after 25 years service". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  10. "Pools chief: Why I sacked Ian 'Buster' Gallagher". Hartlepool Mail. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  11. "Pools chief: Why I sacked Ian 'Buster' Gallagher". Hartlepool Mail. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  12. "City appoint new medical team". York City FC. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  13. "Popular physio Ian Gallagher to return to Hartlepool United". Hartlepool Mail. Retrieved 24 August 2020.


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