Charlie Wright
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Charles George Wright[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 11 December 1938[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| East Kilbride YMCA | ? | (?) | |
| ? | (?) | ||
| 1957–1958 | Rangers | 0 | (0) |
| 1958–1963 | Workington | 123 | (0) |
| 1963–1966 | Grimsby Town | 129 | (0) |
| 1966–1971 | Charlton Athletic | 195 | (0) |
| 1971–1973 | Bolton Wanderers | 88 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1960 | Hong Kong | 1 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1977–1980 | York City | ||
| 1985 | Bolton Wanderers | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Charles George Wright (born 11 December 1938) is a former professional footballer and manager. Born in Scotland, he represented Hong Kong internationally. He gained the name "wonder boy" after a great trial game for Morton against Queens Park (B Division 1955/56). He continued with his juvenile team Glentyan Thistle, playing in the Lord Weir Cup Final at Cathkin Park in June 1956. He was signed by junior team Glencairn Thistle to serve an apprenticeship before moving to Rangers. https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2mus-XyGPC0C&dat=19560623&printsec=frontpage&hl=en (Evening Times, 23 June 1956)
Wright was caretaker manager and then manager of Bolton Wanderers in the 1984–85 season. His first game as full-time manager was a 2–0 win against Plymouth Argyle. However the good times did not last long and Wright was quickly replaced by ex-Liverpool and England defender Phil Neal.
Managerial statistics[]
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| York City | 
|
1 November 1977 | 18 March 1980 | 114 | 36 | 50 | 28 | 31.57 |
| Bolton Wanderers |
|
7 February 1985 | 6 December 1985 | 44 | 11 | 25 | 8 | 25.00 |
References[]
- ^ a b c "Charlie Wright". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
External links[]
- Bolton Wanderers – profile
- Charlie Wright management career statistics at Soccerbase
- goalkeepersaredifferent.com – Wright playing for Hong Kong on national service.
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- Hong Kong footballers
- Hong Kong international footballers
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- Scottish emigrants to Hong Kong
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- Grimsby Town F.C. players
- Charlton Athletic F.C. players
- Bolton Wanderers F.C. players
- English Football League players
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