David_Galloway_(footballer)
David Galloway (footballer)
Scottish footballer
David Wilson Galloway (6 May 1905 – 1979) was a Scottish footballer who played at inside-left for Raith Rovers, Aberdeen, Preston North End, Port Vale, Carlisle United, Clapton Orient, and Tunbridge Wells Rangers.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David Wilson Galloway[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1905-05-06)6 May 1905[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Kirkcaldy, Scotland[1] | ||
| Date of death | 1979[1] | ||
| Place of death | Preston, England[1] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Inside-left | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Wellesley Juniors | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Raith Rovers | |||
| 1931–1932 | Aberdeen | 14 | (1) |
| 1932–1934 | Preston North End | 31 | (1) |
| 1934–1935 | Port Vale | 12 | (0) |
| 1935–1938 | Carlisle United | 109 | (11) |
| 1938–1939 | Clapton Orient | 2 | (0) |
| 1939–1940 | Tunbridge Wells Rangers | ||
| Total | 166+ | (13+) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Galloway played for Wellesley Juniors and Raith Rovers, before featuring 14 times in the First Division for Aberdeen in the 1931–32 season. He then left the Pittodrie Stadium and moved south to join English Football League club Preston North End. He transferred to Port Vale in June 1934.[1] After starting as a regular for the 1934–35 season, he lost his place in October 1934 and was released at the end of the season with just 12 Second Division appearances to his name at The Old Recreation Ground.[1] He moved on to Carlisle United, Clapton Orient, and Tunbridge Wells Rangers.[1]
Source:[3]
| Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Preston North End | 1932–33 | Second Division | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| 1933–34 | Second Division | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | |
| Total | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 1 | ||
| Port Vale | 1934–35 | Second Division | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Carlisle United | 1935–36 | Third Division North | 38 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 42 | 7 |
| 1936–37 | Third Division North | 42 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 48 | 5 | |
| 1937–38 | Third Division North | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 2 | |
| Total | 109 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 122 | 14 | ||
| Clapton Orient | 1938–39 | Third Division South | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
- Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 109. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
- "Carlisle. Building a stronger team". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide. London. 23 August 1936. p. xvi – via Newspapers.com.
- David Galloway at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)