celebrity speaker John Gahagan is a former Scottish footballer, who played as a left winger. Gahagan spent most of his career with Motherwell, spending twelve seasons with the Fir Park club, either side of spells with Clydebank and latterly Morton. During his time at Fir Park, Gahagan picked up two Scottish Football League First Division titles.A fully qualified SFA coach, Gahagan worked as a football development officer in Clackmannanshire before becoming an after dinner speaker, winning the MBN trophy after being voted 'Scottish Sporting Speaker of the Year' in 2001.john gahagan is one of the funniest and quick witted speakers on the circuit. his brand of humour goes down particularly well at sporting and corporate events.