Eddie Quigley

Football, Football player

1921 – 1997

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Who was Eddie Quigley?

Edward "Eddie" Quigley was an English football player and manager.

He was born in Bury, Lancashire, the son of Edward and Martha Quigley.

He scored 179 goals from 337 appearances in the Football League playing as a centre-forward for Bury, Sheffield Wednesday, Preston North End and Blackburn Rovers in the post World War II era. He was transferred from Sheffield Wednesday to Preston for a fee of £26,500, which was at the time a British transfer record. He managed Blackburn Rovers and Stockport County.

He died in Blackpool in 1997 at the age of 75.

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Born
Jul 13, 1921
Nationality
  • England
Died
Apr 18, 1997

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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