diff --git a/includes/widgets/class-sp-widget-player-gallery.php b/includes/widgets/class-sp-widget-player-gallery.php
index 6e1db968..c4d1f03a 100644
--- a/includes/widgets/class-sp-widget-player-gallery.php
+++ b/includes/widgets/class-sp-widget-player-gallery.php
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ class SP_Widget_Player_Gallery extends WP_Widget {
 		$title = apply_filters('widget_title', empty($instance['title']) ? '' : $instance['title'], $instance, $this->id_base);
 		$id = empty($instance['id']) ? null : $instance['id'];
 		$number = empty($instance['number']) ? null : $instance['number'];
+		$columns = empty($instance['columns']) ? null : $instance['columns'];
 		$orderby = empty($instance['orderby']) ? 'default' : $instance['orderby'];
 		$order = empty($instance['order']) ? 'ASC' : $instance['order'];
 		$show_all_players_link = empty($instance['show_all_players_link']) ? false : $instance['show_all_players_link'];
@@ -19,7 +20,7 @@ class SP_Widget_Player_Gallery extends WP_Widget {
 		if ( $title )
 			echo $before_title . $title . $after_title;
 		echo '<div id="sp_player_gallery_wrap">';
-		sp_get_template( 'player-gallery.php', array( 'id' => $id, 'number' => $number, 'orderby' => $orderby , 'order' => $order, 'grouping' => 0, 'show_all_players_link' => $show_all_players_link, 'show_names_on_hover' => $show_names_on_hover ) );
+		sp_get_template( 'player-gallery.php', array( 'id' => $id, 'number' => $number, 'columns' => $columns, 'orderby' => $orderby , 'order' => $order, 'grouping' => 0, 'show_all_players_link' => $show_all_players_link, 'show_names_on_hover' => $show_names_on_hover ) );
 		echo '</div>';
 		echo $after_widget;
 	}
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ class SP_Widget_Player_Gallery extends WP_Widget {
 		$instance['title'] = strip_tags($new_instance['title']);
 		$instance['id'] = intval($new_instance['id']);
 		$instance['number'] = intval($new_instance['number']);
+		$instance['columns'] = intval($new_instance['columns']);
 		$instance['orderby'] = strip_tags($new_instance['orderby']);
 		$instance['order'] = strip_tags($new_instance['order']);
 		$instance['show_all_players_link'] = $new_instance['show_all_players_link'];
@@ -38,10 +40,11 @@ class SP_Widget_Player_Gallery extends WP_Widget {
 	}
 
 	function form( $instance ) {
-		$instance = wp_parse_args( (array) $instance, array( 'title' => '', 'id' => '', 'number' => 5, 'orderby' => 'default', 'order' => 'ASC', 'show_all_players_link' => true, 'show_names_on_hover' => false ) );
+		$instance = wp_parse_args( (array) $instance, array( 'title' => '', 'id' => '', 'number' => 5, 'columns' => 2, 'orderby' => 'default', 'order' => 'ASC', 'show_all_players_link' => true, 'show_names_on_hover' => false ) );
 		$title = strip_tags($instance['title']);
 		$id = intval($instance['id']);
 		$number = intval($instance['number']);
+		$columns = intval($instance['columns']);
 		$orderby = strip_tags($instance['orderby']);
 		$order = strip_tags($instance['order']);
 		$show_all_players_link = $instance['show_all_players_link'];
@@ -69,6 +72,9 @@ class SP_Widget_Player_Gallery extends WP_Widget {
 		<p><label for="<?php echo $this->get_field_id('number'); ?>"><?php _e( 'Number of players to show:', 'sportspress' ); ?></label>
 		<input id="<?php echo $this->get_field_id('number'); ?>" name="<?php echo $this->get_field_name('number'); ?>" type="text" value="<?php echo esc_attr($number); ?>" size="3"></p>
 
+		<p><label for="<?php echo $this->get_field_id('columns'); ?>"><?php _e( 'Columns:', 'sportspress' ); ?></label>
+		<input id="<?php echo $this->get_field_id('columns'); ?>" name="<?php echo $this->get_field_name('columns'); ?>" type="text" value="<?php echo esc_attr($columns); ?>" size="3"></p>
+
 		<p><label for="<?php echo $this->get_field_id('orderby'); ?>"><?php _e( 'Sort by:', 'sportspress' ); ?></label>
 		<?php
 		$args = array(