Brendan Gallagher

Fylde have been producing significant players on the northern circuit for many decades and if big time honours have eluded the club itself they have an enviable habit of providing a kick start and staging post for major players at the start of their careers. And indeed a final port of call.
At various times, the likes of Brian Ashton, Roger Uttley, Steve Bainbridge, Chris Jones, Tony Swift, Richard Wigglesworth, and Kieran Brooks featured in their youth team and even spent formative years as teenagers in the first XV before moving onto greater things.
Meanwhile, on the flip ...