Anthony "Tony" Quinn (born 24 July 1959 in

Liverpool Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. With a population of in 2019, it is the 10th largest English district by population and its metropolitan area is the fifth largest in the United Kingdom, with a popul ...

) is an English retired

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who played as a

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for

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Southport Southport is a seaside town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton in Merseyside, England. At the 2001 census, it had a population of 90,336, making it the eleventh most populous settlement in North West England. Southport lies on the Irish ...

and

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. Quinn started his career in his hometown, playing as an amateur for

and then Everton. After failing to make the grade, he signed for

. Although Quinn didn't appear for the first team during the 1978–79 season, he played in all 38 league games for the reserve team and scored 35 goals, making him the reserve league's leading goalscorer. In October 1979, Quinn made his first team debut against Lincoln City. He made 43 appearances for the club, scoring 14 goals, before being released in 1981. Quinn joined

in 1985, where he scored 18 times in 81 league appearances before joining

in 1988. He returned to Southport in 1990, appearing a further nine times for the club.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Quinn, Tony 1959 births Living people Footballers from Liverpool English men's footballers Men's association football forwards Wigan Athletic F.C. players English Football League players Witton Albion F.C. players Southport F.C. players Mossley A.F.C. players