Born in
Ulverston, Quirk started his amateur career at Dalton, and made his professional début for
Barrow in 1983. In 1987, he joined
St. Helens for a fee of £55,000. Quirk played in St Helens' 15–14 victory over
Leeds in the
1987–88 John Player Special Trophy Final during the
1987–88 season at
Central Park,
Wigan on Saturday 9 January 1988. He also played in two
Challenge Cup finals at
Wembley for Saints in
1989 and
1991, but was on the losing side on both occasions. Quirk also represented
Cumbria, playing in an 18–13 victory over
France in October 1988, and a 34–12 victory over
Papua New Guinea in November 1991. ==References==