Matt Gallagher (Gaelic footballer)

Matt Gallagher, born in the 1960s, is an Irish former Gaelic footballer who played for Aodh Ruadh and, later, Naomh Bríd, as well as the Donegal county team. For many years he was Donegal's most capped player until Brian Roper broke his record. In April 1980 his school, De La Salle College Ballyshannon, won the All-Ireland Colleges B title at Croke Park with Gallagher in the final, and in 1982 he won the All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship with Donegal alongside his brother Pauric. He played for Donegal from 1981 until 1995, missing the 1983 Ulster final win over Cavan through appendicitis, and was restored to the team by Brian McEniff in time for the 1990 Ulster final against Armagh. A utility player often deployed as a defender, he was a key member of Donegal's 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship winning team.