Frank Gallagher (rugby league)

Frank Gallagher

Ogden's Cigarette card featuring Frank Gallagher
Playing information
Position	Stand-off/Five-eighth, Scrum-half/Halfback, Second-row, Loose forward/Lock
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 19??–2? Dewsbury 192?–2? Batley 192?–?? Leeds Total 0 0 0 0 0 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 19??–?? Yorkshire  ?  ? 1923–28 England 8 1 0 0 3 1920–26 Great Britain 12 3 0 0 9
Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk

Frank Gallagher was an English professional rugby league footballer of the 1920s, playing at representative level for Great Britain, England, and Yorkshire, and at club level for Dewsbury, Batley, and Leeds, as a Stand-off/Five-eighth, Scrum-half/Halfback, Second-row, or Loose forward/Lock, i.e. number 6, 7, 11 or 12, or, 13, during the era of contested scrums.

Gallagher was selected to go on the 1920 Great Britain Lions tour of Australasia and won caps for Great Britain while at Dewsbury in 1920 against Australia (3 matches), in 1921-22 against Australia, while at Batley in 1924 against Australia (3 matches), and New Zealand (3 matches), and in 1926-27 against New Zealand (2 matches). He also won caps for England while at Batley in 1923 against Other Nationalities, in 1924 against Other Nationalities, in 1925 against Wales (2 matches), in 1926 against Wales, and Other Nationalities, in 1927 against Wales, while at Leeds in 1928 against Wales.

Only five players have played test matches for Great Britain as both a back and a forward, they are; Colin Dixon, Frank Gallagher, Laurie Gilfedder, Billy Jarman, and Harry Street.