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Very sad to read about the death of Stuart Gallagher, the big Welshman was a stalwart of the northern in the 1970s.

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The more he talked of his honour,the faster we counted our spoons.:



Yep,very sad.I have fond memories of watching Stuart Gallagher play in Nothern's second row.Seems a long time ago now,around 40 years ,how time flies.
Condolences to his family and friends.

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I wondered about this but I'm sure the old Northern player was called Stuart Gallacher not Gallagher?

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Stuart Gallacher
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ian Stuart Gallacher Personal information
Full name Ian Stuart Gallacher
Born 22 May 1946
Llanelli, Wales
Died 19 October 2014 (aged 6icon_cool.gif
Playing information
Rugby union
Position Lock
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
Felinfoel RFC
≤1970–≥70 Llanelli RFC
Barbarian F.C.
Total 0 0 0 0 0
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1970 Wales 1 0 0 0 0
Rugby league
Position Second-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
01 Jun 1970–Jan 75 Bradford Northern
Jan 1975–≥75 Keighley
Total 0 0 0 0 0
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1975 Wales 4 0 0 0 0
Source — 19 October 2014 (aged 6icon_cool.gif[2]) born in Llanelli, was a Welsh dual-code international rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1960s and '70s, playing representative level rugby union (RU) for Wales, at invitational level for Barbarian F.C., and at club level for Felinfoel RFC, and Llanelli RFC, as a Lock, i.e. number 4 or 5. and playing representative level rugby league (RL) for Wales, and at club level for Bradford Northern, and Keighley, as a Second-row, i.e. number 11 or 12.[3]

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Remember him well was a great player.According to Bradford Northern The History 1863-1989 Stuart played 129 games and scored 30 tries for Northern between 1970 and 1975. Not a bad return for a second row forward. Bulliac is right it was Gallacher

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I began writing this before the thread was raised.

I rarely come this way, but the passing of an ex- player deserves our recognition. Representatives of the Bulls, Bees, City and Park Avenue- together with most at the T&A, are often guilty in failing to acknowledge contributions made by former stalwarts – particularly in their passing.

I watched Stuart represent Northern on many occasions (1970-75,) with the 37-0 (three point try) first round, top sixteen championship play-off demolition of Warrington- among the highlights. I believe the game took place on Sunday, April 30th, 1972, and seem to recall Stuart being helped from the field with a broken arm- or something similar.

Wire took their drubbing badly, Alex Murphy being sent off following several minutes of foul play. Quite a fracas broke out between players and fans on the long walk back to the old dressing rooms, and I vividly remember a photo of Stuart being lead from the field- together with a report of the disturbance, making the front page of Monday morning’s Daily Express.

RIP Stuart.

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Quote: Teddy Melling "I began writing this before the thread was raised.

I rarely come this way, but the passing of an ex- player deserves our recognition. Representatives of the Bulls, Bees, City and Park Avenue- together with most at the T&A, are often guilty in failing to acknowledge contributions made by former stalwarts – particularly in their passing.

I watched Stuart represent Northern on many occasions (1970-75,) with the 37-0 (three point try) first round, top sixteen championship play-off demolition of Warrington- among the highlights. I believe the game took place on Sunday, April 30th, 1972, and seem to recall Stuart being helped from the field with a broken arm- or something similar.

Wire took their drubbing badly, Alex Murphy being sent off following several minutes of foul play. Quite a fracas broke out between players and fans on the long walk back to the old dressing rooms, and I vividly remember a photo of Stuart being lead from the field- together with a report of the disturbance, making the front page of Monday morning’s Daily Express.

RIP Stuart.

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That was the ultimate mass brawl. Went on for ages and much more than handbags. The funny thing was watching 24 players really going at it whilst on the opposite side of the pitch the two opposing wingers were having a friendly chat.

Stuart Gallager was a very good player. It was a pity that he didnt move to league earlier. It took him a couple of seasons to adjust to league, he struggled at first, particularly defensively. If he'd played league from childhood he would have been one of the games top forwards.

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Sad news - one of my favourites from that era. A big lad who, although never quite realising his potential, always gave 100%. Happy memories. Always thought he should have played at Wembley in 73.

Cibaman shares the same memories of me of the infamous Warrington brawl. If memory serves me right the two wingers were Mike Lamb and Mike Du Toit. They clearly thought the whole thing was beneath them and happily passed the time of day whilst mayhem erupted 50 yards away.

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Quote: Cibaman "That was the ultimate mass brawl. Went on for ages and much more than handbags. The funny thing was watching 24 players really going at it whilst on the opposite side of the pitch the two opposing wingers were having a friendly chat.

Stuart Gallager was a very good player. It was a pity that he didnt move to league earlier. It took him a couple of seasons to adjust to league, he struggled at first, particularly defensively. If he'd played league from childhood he would have been one of the games top forwards.'"


There are some good memories on show here.. Mine is fuzzy - but I do remember Stuart as a player and I did rate him..

Was this game the one where they put the referee in a directors personal car - and the car got attacked on its way up the hill with the ref inside it?

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If memory serves me right, Stuart signed at the same time with a prop, Brian Butler, maybe even from the same club. Butler was huge and built square, but props from rugby union don't always make it and he didn't have the same impact as Stuart. R.I.P big man.

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Quote: Errol Stock "There are some good memories on show here.. Mine is fuzzy - but I do remember Stuart as a player and I did rate him..

Was this game the one where they put the referee in a directors personal car - and the car got attacked on its way up the hill with the ref inside it?

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Think something similar happened back in the Birch Lane days and no, I don't remember it, though stories from the time tell of the poor ref being taken by horse and trap to Forster Square to get the train away - though allegedly, the crowd wasn't far behind the horse..

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There's someting in the Bradford Northern Official History about a ref being attacked on his way to the dressing rooms after a game. The club got fined and a stern warning. Think is was early 50s but could be wrong.

That long walk was a bit fraught for refs and players alike.

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Aye, we had an informal referee grading system, based on the number of police horses in your escort

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Quote: Bullseye "There's someting in the Bradford Northern Official History about a ref being attacked on his way to the dressing rooms after a game. The club got fined and a stern warning. Think is was early 50s but could be wrong.

That long walk was a bit fraught for refs and players alike.'"


Early 50's !! I wasn't conceived at the time icon_surprised.gif

I was there and I was very close to the action (say no more).. I know someone who will recall it perfectly, and I will post the detail when I get it.

Worrying - my days of youth are melting into lumps of forgotten dates icon_sad.gif

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Think that may be the game I mentioned earlier. Nigel Williams has it in 1926 at Birch Lane. After an enquiry, Northern had to close the ground for the first two home games of the following season and play the games no nearer than 5 miles from Bradford, and also post warning notices. Funnily enough, it must have been a game which slipped my father's memory when he was busy telling how much better behaved kids were in his day..seeing as HE never mentioned it.

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