Alan Quinn
{{short description|Irish footballer}}
{{Use British English|date=July 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Alan Quinn
| image =
| full_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|06|13|df=y}}
| birth_place = Dublin, Ireland
| height =
| position = Midfielder
| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Cherry Orchard
| youthyears2 = | youthclubs2 = Manortown United
| years1 = 1997–2004 |clubs1 = Sheffield Wednesday |caps1 = 157 |goals1 = 16
| years2 = 2003 |clubs2 = → Sunderland (loan) |caps2 = 6 |goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2004–2008 |clubs3 = Sheffield United |caps3 = 97 |goals3 = 11
| years4 = 2008–2011 |clubs4 = Ipswich Town |caps4 = 69 |goals4 = 3
| years5 = 2014 |clubs5 = Handsworth |caps5 = 6 |goals5 = 0
| totalcaps = 335 | totalgoals = 30
| nationalyears1 = 2003–2007
| nationalteam1 = Republic of Ireland
| nationalcaps1 = 8
| nationalgoals1 = 0
}}
Alan Quinn (born 13 June 1979) is an Irish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
He is one of nine brothers; both Stephen and Keith were on the books at Alan's former club, Sheffield United while another brother, Gerry, played for St Patrick's Athletic in the League of Ireland, the club which his cousin Joe Redmond also plays for. Quinn also played for Sheffield Wednesday, and is the only player to have scored for both teams in the Steel City derby. During his playing career he also played for Sunderland and Ipswich Town.
Club career
Quinn played youth football in Dublin for Old Church United, Manortown United and Cherry Orchard.
=Sheffield Wednesday=
Quinn started his English club career at Sheffield Wednesday, making his first appearance as a substitute during 1997–98 and his first start the following season. After two games in his first two seasons his career took off during 1999–2000 and he eventually played 178 League and Cup games for Wednesday, scoring 17 times.
After six games on loan to Sunderland, and winning OwlsOnline.com player of the year award for the 2002–03 season[http://sheffieldwednesday.rivals.net/default.asp?sid=894&p=2&stid=8310128 Wednesday Rivals] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070302210745/http://sheffieldwednesday.rivals.net/default.asp?sid=894 |date=2 March 2007 }} he moved to Wednesday's rivals Sheffield United on a free transfer in 2004 after no clubs came in with a bid for the out of favour player.{{cite news| title = Warnock's quadruple swoop| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/sheff_utd/3832929.stm| publisher = BBC Sport| date = 23 June 2004| access-date = 3 December 2007}}
=Sheffield United=
After a couple of substitute appearances he made his full debut for the Blades in a 1–0 away victory at Preston North End on 8 August 2004.{{cite news| title = Preston 0–1 Sheff Utd| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/3564492.stm| publisher = BBC Sport| date = 20 August 2004| access-date = 3 December 2007}} He scored his first goal for the club a couple of weeks later in a 2–1 home defeat by West Ham United.{{cite news| title = Sheff Utd 1–2 West Ham| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/3615270.stm| publisher = BBC Sport| date = 11 September 2004| access-date = 3 December 2007}} He was a regular in the starting eleven in his first season at Bramall Lane but in later years Quinn found first team football more difficult to come by.
With the Blades promoted to the Premier League for the 2006–07 season he could not hold down a regular spot, with his younger brother Stephen being preferred ahead of him for a time. Despite that Quinn made 19 Premier League appearances that season and was rewarded in July 2007 with a contract extension until 2010.{{cite news| title = Blades pair agree new contracts| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/sheff_utd/6907304.stm| publisher = BBC Sport| date = 19 July 2007| access-date = 21 July 2007}}
Following United's relegation back to the Championship, Alan failed to impress new manager Bryan Robson enough to convince him that he was worth a place in the first team and made only a handful of appearances. The club allowed him to leave for free during the January transfer window, meaning Quinn never commanded a transfer fee throughout his career.
=Ipswich Town=
On 18 January 2008, Quinn signed for Ipswich Town on an emergency loan, after an undisclosed fee was agreed. The transfer was made permanent on 23 January 2008, with Quinn signing a three-and-a-half-year contract. He was allocated the number 25 shirt and scored four minutes into his second appearance for Ipswich against his former team Sheffield Wednesday. He also scored a goal in the East Anglian Derby at Portman Road in April 2009.{{cite news| title = Ipswich recruit midfielder Quinn| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/i/ipswich_town/7206356.stm| publisher = BBC Sport| date = 24 January 2008| access-date = 24 January 2008}}
=Handsworth=
International career
At Youth level he won the 1998 U-18 European Championships with Republic of Ireland in a team that also featured Robbie Keane and Richard Dunne, scoring in the final. the match finished 1–1 AET with Rep. Of Ireland winning on penalties.
Quinn won his first senior cap for the Republic of Ireland against Norway on 30 April 2003 and went on to earn 8 caps.{{citation needed|date=April 2022}}
Career statistics
=Club=
| class=wikitable style="text-align:center;"
|+Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|FA Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals |
| rowspan="8"|Sheffield Wednesday
|1997–98{{soccerbase season|14604|1997|accessdate=15 May 2020}} |1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1998–99{{soccerbase season|14604|1998|accessdate=15 May 2020}}
|Premier League |1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1999–2000{{soccerbase season|14604|1999|accessdate=15 May 2020}}
|Premier League |19 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 22 | 3 | ||
| 2000–01{{soccerbase season|14604|2000|accessdate=15 May 2020}}
|37 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 44 | 3 | ||
| 2001–02{{soccerbase season|14604|2001|accessdate=15 May 2020}}
|First Division |38 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 45 | 2 | ||
| 2002–03{{soccerbase season|14604|2002|accessdate=15 May 2020}}
|First Division |37 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 40 | 5 | ||
| 2003–04{{soccerbase season|14604|2003|accessdate=15 May 2020}}
|24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2{{efn|name=FLT|Appearances in Football League Trophy}} | 0 | 27 | 4 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!157 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 17 | |
| Sunderland (loan)
|First Division |6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 6 | 0 | ||
| rowspan="5"|Sheffield United
|2004–05{{soccerbase season|14604|2004|accessdate=15 May 2020}} |43 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 47 | 7 | ||
| 2005–06{{soccerbase season|14604|2005|accessdate=15 May 2020}}
|Championship |27 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 29 | 4 | ||
| 2006–07{{soccerbase season|14604|2006|accessdate=15 May 2020}}
|Premier League |19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 21 | 0 | ||
| 2007–08{{soccerbase season|14604|2007|accessdate=15 May 2020}}
|Championship |8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 12 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!97 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 11 | |
| rowspan="4"|Ipswich Town
|Championship |16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 16 | 1 | ||
| 2008–09{{soccerbase season|14604|2008|accessdate=15 May 2020}}
|Championship |34 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 29 | 2 | ||
| 2009–10{{soccerbase season|14604|2009|accessdate=15 May 2020}}
|Championship |19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 21 | 1 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!69 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 4 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!329 | 30 | 13 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 375 | 32 |
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=International=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year{{NFT player|pid=3299}} | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="4"|Republic of Ireland
|2003 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2004 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total | 8 | 0 |
Honours
Sheffield United
- Football League Championship runner-up: 2005–06
Individual
- Sheffield Wednesday Player of the Year: 2002–03
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080520115539/http://www.itfc.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10272~8309,00.html Alan Quinn player profile] at itfc.co.uk
- {{Soccerbase}}
{{Sheffield Wednesday F.C. Player of the Year}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Quinn, Alan}}
Category:Association footballers from County Dublin
Category:Republic of Ireland men's association footballers
Category:Republic of Ireland men's international footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Cherry Orchard F.C. players
Category:Sheffield Wednesday F.C. players
Category:Sunderland A.F.C. players
Category:Sheffield United F.C. players
Category:Ipswich Town F.C. players
Category:Handsworth F.C. players
Category:Premier League players