Frank Quinn (footballer, born 1926)

Francis Quinn (12 September 1926 – 18 October 2008) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as an outside right for Celtic, Dundee United, Hamilton Academical, Cowdenbeath and Stranraer.[2]

Personal information
Full name Francis Quinn
Date of birth (1926-09-12)12 September 1926
Place of birth Saltcoats, Scotland
Date of death 18 October 2008(2008-10-18) (aged 82)
Place of death Saltcoats, Scotland
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1]
Playing position(s) Outside right
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Saltcoats Victoria
1946–1948 Celtic 6 (2)
1948–1954 Dundee United 157 (90)
1954–1955 Hamilton Academical 25 (15)
1955–1957 Cowdenbeath 63 (38)
1957–1958 Stranraer 9 (7)
Total 260 (152)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Born in Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Quinn played for local junior club Saltcoats Victoria before turning senior with Celtic in November 1946.[3] Having failed to become a first team regular, he was released in 1948, joining Dundee United on a free transfer on 18 August 1948. He scored a hat trick for the reserve team on the same day.[1] After making his first team debut against Alloa Athletic on 1 September, he quickly established himself, becoming part of a celebrated forward line known as the "Famous Five". Despite playing on the wing he was also a regular goalscorer, scoring over twenty goals in each of four consecutive seasons and finishing as United's leading scorer in the 1952-53 season. He was released by the club in May 1954, subsequently signing for Hamilton.[4]

Quinn died in Saltcoats in 2008. He was posthumously inducted into the Dundee United Hall of Fame in 2016.[5]

References
  1. "Hat-Trick Debut". The Courier. Dundee. 19 August 1948. Retrieved 15 September 2014 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. "Profile". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database.
  3. "Albion Capture". Evening Telegraph. Dundee. 26 November 1946. Retrieved 14 September 2014 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. Gracie, Steve (2009). The Rise of the Terrors. Dundee: Arabest Publishing. pp. 231–232. ISBN 9780955834110.
  5. "Hall of Fame Inductees 2016". Dundee United F.C. Retrieved 21 November 2016.


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