Career
An inside forward, he went on to play non-league football for West Stanley. According to the Sunderland Echo"s match report, "despite his inexperience showed a pleasing directness and unselfishness which was to be admired". But by the end of the season, he had only made six appearances, and was allowed to leave for Third Division North club Darlington for a four-figure fee.
The Echo thought that at the age of 28, Quinn "might make an ideal Third Division forward, but he has reached the age when there was little hope of his advancement to First Division standard.
He can hit a ball with that left foot of his as hard as anyone". He was Darlington"s top scorer in each of the next two seasons, and finished his career with the club with 44 goals from 91 games in all competitions, 42 from 86 in the league.