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]

Frank Quinn

Personal information
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]
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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.