Born in December 1996, Joe Quigley joined Bournemouth's academy in 2007 and got his first taste of senior football on loan at Southern League Premier Division Poole Town, where he scored five times in 23 appearances, including on his debut in a 3-0 victory over Sholing.   

National League loans to Torquay United, Wrexham and Woking in the 2025/16 term followed before getting his first switch to the Football League with a temporary spell at Gillingham in League One, netting once in ten games.  

The striker went on two more loan spells away at Newport County and Boreham Wood before making his first permanent move away, transferring to Maidstone United ahead of the 2018/19 campaign. However, his time at the Stones was short, and he moved to Bromley a few months later.   

He played six times for the Ravens that season, going on loan to Eastbourne Borough and Havant and Waterlooville before moving to Dagenham & Redbridge permanently. The forward netted five goals in 30 appearances in the 2019/20 season before going to Yeovil Town.  

The forward signed for the Glovers in October 2020 and scored 19 goals in 58 appearances in all competitions before moving to fellow National League side Chesterfield in January 2022. He played 107 times and scored 21 goals in just over two and a half years at the Spireites. The 2023/24 season was his most memorable one at Chesterfield, where he netted 11 times in 35 National League games to help his side to the title and promotion back to Sky Bet League Two.

Quigley moved to Forest Green Rovers in August 2024. After one year at the club, he moved to Oldham Athletic before the start of the 2025/26 term, with the striker scoring three goals in 19 appearances in the fourth tier, with his last goal coming in a 3-0 triumph over Newport County in November.