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After his football career ended Quixall moved to Greater Manchester and established a scrap metal business which he ran until his retirement. Sheffield Wednesday named a hospitality suite at Hillsborough in his honour. [2] On 12 November 2020, Quixall died at the age of 87. [2] [6]
Dec 2, 2020 · Quixall, who has died aged 87, made his initial impact in the late 1940s, cutting a dash as an England schoolboy international, and soon he was targeted by a bevy of leading league clubs.
- Ivan Ponting
Nov 13, 2020 · Most obituaries on his death yesterday aged 87 will document Quixall when he was at Manchester United and with good reason. He signed for the club in 1958 for a British record fee of £45,000. At the time, this was ridiculed for being way too much for a player. How little they knew of the future.
Nov 12, 2020 · Former Sheffield Wednesday, Manchester United and England forward Albert Quixall has died at the age of 87. Quixall started his career with the Owls in 1951 and scored 63 goals in 241 league...
Nov 13, 2020 · Once the most expensive British transfer of all time, Albert Quixall was Sheffield Wednesday through and through. Today the football world mourns his passing. The sad news was confirmed on...
- Joe Crann
Nov 12, 2020 · Manchester United is deeply saddened to learn that our former player Albert Quixall has passed away, at the age of 87. The Sheffield-born forward was Sir Matt Busby's first signing after the...
Nov 12, 2020 · It was with great sadness that we received the news that former Reds attacker Albert Quixall had passed away at the age of 87. When Matt Busby paid Sheffield Wednesday a British record fee of £...
