Les Quirk

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Les Quirk
Personal information
Full nameLeslie Quirk
Born (1965-03-06) 6 March 1965 (age 59)
Ulverston, Lancashire, England
Playing information
PositionWing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1983–87 Barrow 104+1 63 0 0 248
1987–94 St. Helens 148+12 98 0 0 392
1994–99 Whitehaven 108+2 55 0 0 220
Total 375 216 0 0 860
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1988–91 Cumbria 3 0 0 0 0
Source: [1][2]

Leslie Quirk (born 6 March 1965) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. He played at club level for Barrow, St. Helens and Whitehaven, as a wing.

Playing career

Born in Ulverston, Quirk started his amateur career at Dalton, and made his professional début for Barrow in 1983. In 1987, he joined St. Helens for a fee of £55,000.[3]

Quirk played in St Helens' 15-14 victory over

1987–88 John Player Special Trophy Final during the 1987–88 season at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 9 January 1988. He also played in two Challenge Cup finals at Wembley for Saints in 1989 and 1991
, but was on the losing side on both occasions.

Quirk also represented Cumbria, playing in an 18–13 victory over France in October 1988,[4] and a 34–12 victory over Papua New Guinea in November 1991.[5]

References

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  2. ^ RL Record Keepers' Club
  3. ^ "Barrow RL Greats: Paddy McAteer picks his best local 17". The Mail. CN Group. 8 February 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
  4. ^ Fitzpatrick, Paul (20 October 1988). "French lose polish". The Guardian. p. 16.
  5. ^ Macklin, Keith (6 November 1991). "Papua defence proves their downfall again". The Times. p. 43.

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