James Quinn (footballer, born 1974)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | James Stephen Quinn | ||
Date of birth | 15 December 1974 | ||
Place of birth | Coventry, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[1] | ||
Position(s) |
Striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Solihull Moors (assistant manager) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1992–1993 | Birmingham City | 4 | (0) |
1993–1998 | Blackpool | 151 | (36) |
1994 | → Stockport County (loan) | 1 | (0) |
1998–2002 | West Bromwich Albion | 114 | (9) |
2001–2002 | → Notts County (loan) | 6 | (3) |
2002 | → Bristol Rovers (loan) | 6 | (1) |
2002–2005 |
Willem II | 62 | (15) |
2005 | Sheffield Wednesday | 15 | (2) |
2005–2006 | Peterborough United | 24 | (7) |
2005 | → Bristol City (loan) | 3 | (1) |
2006–2007 | Northampton Town | 18 | (1) |
2007 | → Scunthorpe United (loan) | 0 | (0) |
Total | 404 | (75) | |
International career | |||
1996–2007 | Northern Ireland | 50 | (4) |
Managerial career | |||
2013 | Central Jersey Spartans | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
James Stephen Quinn (born 15 December 1974) is a former professional
Club career
After four league games with
These exploits led West Bromwich Albion to sign Quinn for £500,000. He made his Albion debut in a 1–1 home draw against Bury on 21 February 1998. He scored twice in a 2–1 win over Middlesbrough on 4 April 1998, his first goals for the club; however, he found goals hard to come by during his Baggies career, scoring just ten times in 123 appearances in all competitions.
During
Quinn was released by Willem II in January 2005. He had been unhappy with his life in the Netherlands, and set about finding a new club in England whilst training with the
He signed for Northampton Town in August 2006,
Quinn retired from playing football on 11 September 2007, due to his failure to break back into the Northern Ireland team.[16]
International career
Quinn collected fifty caps for Northern Ireland, and scored goals against Belgium, Luxembourg, Malta and Serbia & Montenegro.
International career
Scores and results list Northern Ireland's goal tally first
Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 11 February 1997 | Belfast, Northern Ireland | Belgium | 1–0 | 3–0 | Friendly match |
2 | 23 February 2000 | Luxembourg City, Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 3–1 | 3–1 | Friendly match |
3 | 28 March 2000 | Valletta, Malta | Malta | 2–0 | 3–0 | Friendly match |
4 | 28 April 2004 | Belfast, Northern Ireland | Serbia and Montenegro | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly match |
Coaching career
Quinn took up coaching after the end of his playing days and passed part 1 of the UEFA 'A' Licence in 2009, and in 2010 was coaching youth football in Princeton, New Jersey.[17] In 2012 Quinn returned to England to become a scout with Luton Town FC, before coming back to Princeton NJ in January 2013 to become the Director of U15-U18 College Showcasing for Princeton Soccer Association.[17]
He obtained the
In the summer of 2015, he joined
References
- ^ "First team: James Quinn". Northampton Town F.C. Archived from the original on 29 January 2008.
- ISBN 978-1-905411-50-4.
- ^ "Quinn returns to Hawthorns". BBC Sport. 6 January 2002. Retrieved 23 May 2007.
- ^ "Bristol Rov 2–1 Kidderminster". BBC Sport. 1 April 2002. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
- ^ "West Brom release Quinn". BBC Sport. 24 April 2002. Retrieved 26 April 2007.
- ^ "Quinn goes Dutch". BBC Sport. 30 April 2002. Retrieved 26 April 2007.
- ^ "Striker Quinn trains with MK Dons". BBC Sport. 10 January 2005. Retrieved 23 May 2007.
- ^ "Wednesday swoop for striker Quinn". BBC Sport. 14 January 2005. Retrieved 23 May 2007.
- ^ "Peterborough sign striker Quinn". BBC Sport. 5 August 2005. Retrieved 26 April 2007.
- ^ "City sign Quinn on loan from Posh". BBC Sport. 21 October 2005. Retrieved 26 April 2007.
- ^ "Oldham 4–3 Bristol City". BBC Sport. 22 October 2005. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
- ^ "Northampton tie up Quinn transfer". BBC Sport. 4 August 2006. Retrieved 26 April 2007.
- ^ "Brighton 1–1 Northampton". BBC Sport. 21 October 2006. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
- ^ "Cobblers reject six figure bid for Chambers". Northampton Town FC. 21 December 2006. Archived from the original on 17 February 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2007.
- ^ "Scunthorpe sign Cobblers striker". BBC Sport. 22 March 2007. Retrieved 3 August 2007.
- ^ "N. Ireland striker Quinn retires". BBC Sport. 11 September 2007. Retrieved 11 September 2007.
- ^ a b "James Quinn profile". Princeton Soccer Association. Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 10 October 2010.
- ^ "Demosphere.com". Archived from the original on 14 June 2015. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
- ^ "Tranmere Rovers veteran Jason Koumas retires from football". Liverpool Echo. 10 July 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
- ^ Clothier, John (15 August 2018). "New faces with the first team coaching squad". Solihull Moors F.C. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
- ^ "Tim Flowers signs long-term contract with Solihull Moors". The Non-League Paper. 5 July 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
- ^ "Club Statement: James Quinn". www.solihullmoorsfc.co.uk. 12 December 2023. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
External links
- James Quinn at Soccerbase
- Profile - James Quinn Irish FA
- Profile - James Quinn UpThePosh! The Peterborough United Database