By Matthew Jones
May 18 2003

With 230 goals in 512 league games for six football clubs, including Newcastle United, Coventry City and Portsmouth, Mick Quinn is a ledgend. He has just recently relseased a book, "Who Ate All the Pies?" which is probably the best football book you will read all year! The most entertaining football book you'll read all year!

It is 1993 and Coventry City are facing Aston Villa. Playing up front for City is Mick Quinn, a 14-stone scouser complete with roguish moustache and unmissable mullet hairstyle. On 77 minutes Quinn, who has barely touched the ball all game, suddenly latches on to a through-ball and thumps it into the net.

Mick Quinn is a legend on TyneSide after he scored an amazing 230 goals in 512 league games for six football clubs, including Newcastle United, Coventry City and Portsmouth.

He was sentenced to three weeks at Her Majesty’s for twice driving whilst banned back in 1987, and then three years was arrested on the training pitch - only for the police later discover it was a look-a-like team-mate behind the wheel.

Quinn is a "colourful" character and has been accused of punching Peter Schmeichel on the pitch (and John Fashanu off it!). He's earned himself quite a few nicknames - 'Sumo' and 'Bob' aswell as the plain old 'fat b*****d'.

His pear shape made it nearly impossible for defenders to get in a tackle unless they took a detour.

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