Gordon Quinn (footballer)
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]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gordon Patrick Quinn[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 11 May 1932 | ||
| Place of birth | Hammersmith, England | ||
| Date of death | February 2018 (aged 85)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Brent, England[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Inside forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Ruislip Youth | |||
| –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 | ||
| 1959–1960 | Cambridge United | ||
| 1960 | Gravesend & Northfleet | ||
| 1960–1963 | Dover | ||
| 1963–1964 | Margate | 1 | (0) |
| 1964 | Gravesend & Northfleet | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Career statistics
| 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] | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| 1955–56[5] | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| 1956–57[6] | 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] | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 2 | |||
| Margate | 1963–64[8] | Southern League Premier Division | 1 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Career total | 36 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 3 | ||
- Appearance in Kent Floodlight Cup
References
- "Gordon Quinn". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
- Croxford, Mark; Lane, David; Waterman, Greville (2011). The Big Brentford Book of the Seventies. Sunbury, Middlesex: Legends Publishing. p. 148. ISBN 978-1906796709.
- "Seasonal Stats – Files – 1952–53". QPRnet. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- "Seasonal Stats – Files – 1953–54". QPRnet. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- "Seasonal Stats – Files – 1955–56". QPRnet. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- "Seasonal Stats – Files – 1956–57". QPRnet. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- Scallan, Trevor. "GoS-DB Players". www.greensonscreen.co.uk. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
- Trice, Jeff. "Gordon Quinn". www.margatefootballclubhistory.com. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
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