Personal information | |||
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Full name | Archibald Watson Wright [1] | ||
Date of birth | 23 November 1924 | ||
Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 30 April 1990 | (aged 65)||
Place of death | Airdrie, Scotland | ||
Position(s) | Inside forward | ||
Youth career | |||
Rutherglen Glencairn | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1947?–1948 | Hamilton Academical | 28 | (9) |
1948–1950? | Clyde | 32 | (13) |
1950?–1951? | Falkirk | 34 | (7) |
1951?–1953? | Blackburn | 22 | (10) |
1953–1954 | Grimsby Town | 39 | (9) |
1954–1957? | Accrington Stanley | 80 | (27) |
Total | 235 | (75) | |
Managerial career | |||
1963–1967 | Airdrieonians | ||
1967 | Clyde | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Archibald Watson Wright (23 November 1924 – 30 April 1990) was a Scottish footballer, who played as an inside forward. He played for Hamilton Academical, Clyde, Falkirk, Blackburn Rovers, Grimsby Town and Accrington Stanley. [2]
Wright was signed for a small fee by then Grimsby Town manager Bill Shankly in 1953. [3]
He later became manager of Airdrieonians, and was in charge there as of December 1964. [4]