Neil Gallagher (born 1982/3) is an Irish former Gaelic footballer who played for Glenswilly and the Donegal county team. He tended to play for his county at midfield, from 2004 until his injury-enforced retirement in 2017. He won two All Stars, one All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, three Ulster Senior Football Championships and one National Football League. He was team captain when Donegal won the National Football League title in 2007. Gallagher's haul of Ulster Senior Football Championships was a joint county team record (alongside such past players as Anthony Molloy, Martin McHugh, Joyce McMullan and Donal Reid) for four years until Patrick McBrearty, Neil McGee, Paddy McGrath, Leo McLoone, Frank McGlynn, Michael Murphy and Anthony Thompson surpassed it in 2018. Playing career Youth Educated at St Eunan's College in Letterkenny, he warmed the bench during the College's 2000 McLarnon Cup victory. Club Gallagher was part of the Glenswilly team that won the 2011 Donegal Senior Football Championship (his team's first County Championship at senior level). Glenswilly defeated St Michael's by 1–8 to 0–9 in the final. He won his second Donegal Senior Football Championship with Glenswilly in 2013, scoring a goal in the final against Na Cealla Beaga. The team had a successful Ulster campaign, advancing to the final of the 2013 Ulster Senior Club Football Championship, where they lost to Ballinderry. He won a third Donegal SFC in 2016. He had retired by 2020. Inter-county Gallagher was first called up to the senior team by Brian McEniff for winter training in 2003. He made his senior debut for Donegal in 2004. That year his team made it to the Ulster final but were defeated by Armagh. 2005 was unsuccessful. Donegal reached the 2006 Ulster Senior Football Championship Final and he played in that match at Croke Park. In 2007, he was part of the Donegal team that won the county's first National Football League title. They defeated Mayo in the final. He was the caption that day. He sustained a heavy knock to the head, one that required a bandage, but was still able to collect the trophy. Alongside Glenswilly teammate Ciaran Bonner, he was dropped by manager John Joe Doherty over a breach of discipline ahead of the 2009 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship qualifier game against Carlow. By 2011, he had no career and was presumed finished. He was 28 years of age and a peripheral figure in