Mark Quigley

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Mark Quigley

| image = Steaua Bucharest V St Patrick's Athleitc.jpg

| caption = Quigley in action against Steaua Bucharest in the UEFA Europa League in 2009

| fullname =

| height =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|10|27|df=y}}

| birth_place = Dublin, Ireland

| position = Striker

| youthyears1 = –2003

| youthclubs1 = Belvedere

| years1 = 2003–2005 | clubs1 = Millwall | caps1 = 9 | goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2005 | clubs2 = → Shamrock Rovers (loan) | caps2 = 10 | goals2 = 1

| years3 = 2006–2009 | clubs3 = St Patrick's Athletic | caps3 = 111| goals3 = 36

| years4 = 2010 | clubs4 = Bohemians | caps4 = 34 | goals4 = 4

| years5 = 2011 | clubs5 = Dundalk | caps5 = 34 | goals5 = 13

| years6 = 2012 | clubs6 = Sligo Rovers | caps6 = 25 | goals6 = 10

| years7 = 2013 | clubs7 = Shamrock Rovers | caps7 = 13 | goals7 = 3

| years8 = 2014 | clubs8 = St Patrick's Athletic | caps8 = 12 | goals8 = 1

| years9 = 2015 | clubs9 = Derry City | caps9 = 9 | goals9 = 0

| years10 = 2016 | clubs10 = Bohemians | caps10 = 23| goals10 = 2

| nationalyears1 = 2008 | nationalteam1 = Republic of Ireland U23

| nationalcaps1 = 1 | nationalgoals1 = 0

}}

Mark Quigley (born 27 October 1985) is an Irish former professional footballer who played for Millwall, Shamrock Rovers (over 2 spells), St Patrick's Athletic (over 2 spells), Bohemians (over 2 spells), Dundalk, Sligo Rovers and Derry City.

Career

Quigley came to prominence as a schoolboy with noted Dublin club Belvedere{{cite web|url=http://indigo.ie/~bvr/Highlights2001.htm |title=Highlights Season 2002-03 |publisher=Indigo.ie |access-date=2015-02-27}} from where he signed for Millwall in 2003. He made his Football League debut as a substitute against Stoke City on 19 February 2005. After a further 8 appearances he moved home on loan to Shamrock Rovers for the rest of the 2005 League of Ireland season making his League of Ireland debut on 19 August{{cite web |url=http://www.shamrockrovers.ie/archive/42/2938-v-ucd-190805 |title=v UCD 19/08/05 |publisher=Shamrockrovers.ie |date=2012-07-12 |access-date=2015-02-27 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150227130202/http://www.shamrockrovers.ie/archive/42/2938-v-ucd-190805 |archive-date=27 February 2015 |df=dmy-all }} and he went on to make a total of 12 appearances under Roddy Collins.

Mark signed for St. Patrick's Athletic in 2006 and made a huge breakthrough during the 2007 season. He ended the campaign as second top scorer in the league and was voted PFAI Young Player of the Year.{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/ierpoy.html |title=Ireland – Player of the Year and Other Awards |publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation |date=2014-11-20 |access-date=2015-02-27}} He was also called up to the Ireland Under 23 squad for the game against Northern Ireland and reportedly impressed the watching national coach Giovanni Trapattoni.{{cite web|url=http://www.stpatsfc.com/player.php?playerid=40 |title=Player Profiles |publisher=Stpatsfc.com |access-date=2015-02-27 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150227134931/http://www.stpatsfc.com/player.php?playerid=40 |archive-date=27 February 2015 }}

He scored three goals for St. Pat's during their 2008–09 UEFA Cup campaign, netting against JFK Olimps{{cite web|url=http://www.stpatsfc.com/report.php?report=280 |title=Match Report |publisher=Stpatsfc.com |date=2015-02-13 |access-date=2015-02-27}} and home and away against IF Elfsborg.{{cite web|url=http://www.stpatsfc.com/report.php?report=284 |title=Match Report |publisher=Stpatsfc.com |date=2015-02-13 |access-date=2015-02-27}}{{cite web|url=http://www.stpatsfc.com/report.php?report=285 |title=Match Report |publisher=Stpatsfc.com |date=2015-02-13 |access-date=2015-02-27}}

After 148 appearances for St. Pats in all competitions, Quigley moved to Dalymount Park and Bohs' in time for the 2010 season.{{cite web|url=http://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/fenlon-bolsters-bohs-ranks-after-fai-cash-goahead-2051059.html |title=Fenlon bolsters Bohs ranks after FAI cash go-ahead |publisher=Independent.ie |access-date=2015-02-27}}

Quigley made a slow start to his Bohs career and it was 8 May before he netted his first league for the club when scoring the winner against Sligo Rovers.{{cite web|url=http://www.extratime.ie/fixtures/detail/11991/2/ |title=Sligo Rovers v Bohemians – The Showgrounds – Extratime.ie – League of Ireland Fixtures |publisher=Extratime.ie |access-date=2015-02-27}} Despite playing as a forward for most of his career, Pat Fenlon decided to use Mark as a winger and this played a part in a strike rate of only 4 goals in 34 league appearances for the Gypsies. When his contract expired at the end of the 2010 season, Quigley was released by Bohemians.

=Dundalk=

On 4 December 2010 he signed for Dundalk along with fellow Bohemians teammate Jason Byrne in a one-year deal.{{cite web|url=http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2010/1205/byrnej_quigleym_dundalk.html|title=Dundalk capture Byrne and Quigley|date=5 December 2010|publisher=RTÉ Sport|access-date=6 December 2010}}

=Sligo Rovers=

Quigley signed for Sligo Rovers on 14 December 2011, to fight for a place alongside Danny North. Quigley scored the winning goal from the penalty spot against his former club Saint Patrick's Athletic to clinch Sligo's first league title since 1977.

He won the PFAI Player of the Year for the 2012 League of Ireland season.{{cite web|url=http://www.pfai.ie/news/311-quigley-wins-top-prize |access-date=18 February 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140301221754/http://www.pfai.ie/news/311-quigley-wins-top-prize |archive-date=1 March 2014 |title=Quigley Wins Top Prize }}

=Return to Inchicore=

In December 2013, he re-signed for St. Patrick's Athletic.{{cite web|title=Mark Quigley joins St Pat's Athletic for 2014 season|website=RTÉ.ie |date=13 December 2013 |url=http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/irish/2013/1213/492819-quigley-returns-to-inchicore/#idc-container|access-date=14 December 2013}}

=Derry City=

After spending the first half of the 2015 League of Ireland season out injured, Quigley signed for Derry City on Monday 6 July 2015.

=Return to Bohemians=

After a short, unsuccessful spell at Derry City Quigley returned to Dublin and Bohemians in December 2015. He made his second debut for the club in the opening game of the 2016 season against Cork City. Quigley scored his first goals since his return to the club on 18 March, netting a brace against Wexford Youths.

=Retirement=

Quigley played for and later managed his local club Sheriff YC after finishing his professional career.[http://www.extratime.ie/articles/19805/former-pats-and-sligo-striker-mark-quigley-signs-for-sheriff-yc/ Former Pats and Sligo striker Mark Quigley signs for Sheriff YC]‚ extratime.ie, 25 September 2017