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Gordon Quinn (footballer)

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Gordon Quinn
Personal information
Full name Gordon Patrick Quinn[1]
Date of birth (1932-05-11)11 May 1932
Place of birth Hammersmith, England
Date of death February 2018 (2018-03) (aged 85)[1]
Place of death Brent, England[1]
Position(s) Inside forward
Youth career
Ruislip Youth
0000–1952 Eastcote Boys' Club
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1952–1956 Queens Park Rangers 21 (1)
1956–1957 Plymouth Argyle 14 (2)
1957–1958 Tunbridge Wells United
1958–1959 Tonbridge 11 (0)
1959–1960 Cambridge United
1960 Gravesend & Northfleet
1960–1963 Dover
1963–1964 Margate 1 (0)
1964 Gravesend & Northfleet
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gordon Patrick Quinn ( 11 May 1932 – February 2018) was an English retired professional footballer who played as an inside forward in the Football League for Queens Park Rangers and Plymouth Argyle.[1] He later served as chief scout at Brentford.[2]

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Queens Park Rangers 1952–53[3] Third Division South 3 1 0 0 3 1
1953–54[4] Third Division South 10 0 1 0 11 0
1955–56[5] Third Division South 4 0 0 0 4 0
1956–57[6] Third Division South 4 0 4 0
Total 21 1 1 0 22 1
Plymouth Argyle 1956–57[7] Third Division South 11 2 0 0 11 2
1957–58[7] Third Division South 3 0 3 0
Total 14 2 0 0 14 2
Tonbridge 1958–59[8] Southern League South East Division 11 0 0 0 8[a] 0 19 0
Margate 1963–64[9] Southern League Premier Division 1 0 1[b] 0 2 0
Career total 47 3 1 0 9 0 56 3
  1. ^ 4 appearances in Southern League Zonal Cup, 3 appearances in Southern League Cup, 1 appearance in Kent Senior Shield
  2. ^ Appearance in Kent Floodlight Cup

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Gordon Quinn". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
  2. ^ Croxford, Mark; Lane, David; Waterman, Greville (2011). The Big Brentford Book of the Seventies. Sunbury, Middlesex: Legends Publishing. p. 148. ISBN 978-1906796709.
  3. ^ "Seasonal Stats – Files – 1952–53". QPRnet. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  4. ^ "Seasonal Stats – Files – 1953–54". QPRnet. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  5. ^ "Seasonal Stats – Files – 1955–56". QPRnet. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  6. ^ "Seasonal Stats – Files – 1956–57". QPRnet. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  7. ^ a b Scallan, Trevor. "Gordon Quinn". GoS-DB. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  8. ^ "Up There Cazaly! – Part 8" (PDF). tonbridgeangels.co.uk. p. 16. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  9. ^ Trice, Jeff. "Gordon Quinn". www.margatefootballclubhistory.com. Retrieved 11 February 2018.