Patsy Gallacher a rare green Irish Free State v. Spain International cap, 1931

Patsy Gallacher a rare green Irish Free State v. Spain International cap, 1931, green velvet cap with gilt braiding and gilt tassel, embroidered with crest and inscribed 1931, in common mount with photographs of Patsy Gallagher, 80 x 65cm

The above cap was presented to Celtic legend Patsy Gallacher and represents his debut and only International appearance for The Irish Free State. In the match played on 13th December 1931 in Dublin, Spain defeated The Irish 5-0

Patsy gathered 12 caps for Ireland. Like many Irish players of his era, he played for Northern Ireland and the Irish Free State and the match against Spain he became the oldest debutant. He made a number of other International appearances, also representing Scotland Football League, and Tour matches. At Celtic he made a total of 432 appearance, scoring 186 goals