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.
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| Full name | Leslie Quirk | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 March 1965 Ulverston, Lancashire, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing career
editBorn 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 Leeds in the 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
edit- ^ Fletcher, Raymond; Howes, David (1998). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1998. London: Headline. pp. 155–56. ISBN 978-0-7472-7683-8.
- ^ RL Record Keepers' Club
- ^ "Barrow RL Greats: Paddy McAteer picks his best local 17". The Mail. CN Group. 8 February 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
- ^ Fitzpatrick, Paul (20 October 1988). "French lose polish". The Guardian. p. 16.
- ^ Macklin, Keith (6 November 1991). "Papua defence proves their downfall again". The Times. p. 43.
External links
edit- Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org
- Profile at saints.org.uk
- (archived by web.archive.org) Back on the Wembley trail