Eddie Quigley
Edward "Eddie" Quigley (13 July 1921 – 18 April 1997) was an English football player and manager.
He was born in Bury, Lancashire,[1] the son of Edward and Martha (née Rowley) Quigley.
He scored 179 goals from 337 appearances in the Football League playing as a centre-forward for Bury, Sheffield Wednesday, Preston North End and Blackburn Rovers in the post World War II era.[2] He was transferred from Sheffield Wednesday to Preston for a fee of £26,500, which was at the time a British transfer record.[1] He managed Blackburn Rovers and Stockport County.
He died in Blackpool in 1997 at the age of 75.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Ponting, Ivan (23 April 1997). "Obituary: Eddie Quigley". The Independent. Retrieved 20 May 2009.
- ^ "Birmingham City : 1947/48 – 2007/08". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 19 May 2009.
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