Gallacher was blessed with the most wonderful close control and had a touch to rival any footballer past and present. He was a genius with a football at his feet and had a shot that was both rocket-like and accurate. He was, first and foremost an entertainer, but was an entertainer who more often than not had the ability to turn his cheeky touches and defender degrading moves into an end product. Not only blessed with a thunderous shot, Patsy had vision coupled with a passing accuracy unparallel at the time. He was the ultimate attacker. The famous reference to Henrik larsson as "the most lethal attacker in the United Kingdom" by Archie McPherson in August 2000 would have undoubtedly been applied to Patsy had McPherson been alive to see him play.
Perhaps the most qualified to comment on Gallacher's skills and ability was Rangers half back Alan Morton who exalted "Within 20 yards of goal Patsy Gallacher was the most dangerous forward I have ever seen. You never knew what he would do. Often he would wriggle through, past man after man, with defenders reluctant to tackle in case they gave away a penalykick" Morton went on to say "There never was a player like him, and I often wonder if we shall see his like again. I wish we could, just to show the present day players that we of Patsy Gallacher's time had something to boast about"