John Quinn (30 May 1938 - 19 September 2020) was a professional footballer who played for Sheffield Wednesday, Rotherham United and Halifax Town.
Quinn played football in the St Helens Combination League as a teenager for Prescot Cables and signed for Sheffield Wednesday as an apprentice after leaving school.
[1] Quinn was a regular for Wednesday from the start of the 1964–65 season up to his departure from the club in November 1967 during his time at Hillsborough he played 196 matches (including cup games) and scored 25 goals.
Quinn moved to Second Division Rotherham United in November 1967, the team were struggling and were eventually relegated at the end of the season.
[2] He took over as caretaker manager of Halifax in September 1974 when George Mulhall resigned and was eventually handed the job on a permanent basis until February 1976 when he was replaced by Alan Ball senior.