Howard Gallier
Howard Gallier (11 June 1872[1]–1955) was an association football forward, who was a key figure in the early history of Eastville Rovers Football Club (later renamed Bristol Rovers).
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 11 June 1872 | ||
| Place of birth | Birmingham, England | ||
| Date of death | 1955 (aged 82) | ||
| Place of death | Bristol, England | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1895–1898 | Eastville Rovers | ||
| 1898 | Singers | 1 | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Gallier was born in the Aston area of Birmingham in 1872,[2] and moved to Bristol in the mid-1890s.[3] He began playing for Eastville Rovers in 1895, and was the club's top scorer for his first two seasons playing for them, netting 15 times in the 1895–96 season and a further eight times in 1896–97.[4] He played a single game for Singers F.C. (later Coventry City) in the Birmingham & District League in 1898.
References
- "1939 Register". Retrieved 27 August 2016 – via Findmypast.
- "England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription". Retrieved 27 August 2016 – via Findmypast.
- "Unearned commission". Western Daily Press. 13 September 1923. Retrieved 27 August 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- Byrne, Stephen; Jay, Mike (2003). Bristol Rovers Football Club: The Definitive History 1883–2003. Stroud: Tempus. ISBN 0-7524-2717-2.
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