Alex Wright (footballer, born 1897)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Alexander Wright | ||
Date of birth | 1897[1] | ||
Place of birth | Aberdeen, Scotland | ||
Place of death | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Half-back | ||
Youth career | |||
Aberdeen Boys Brigade | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1913–1922 | Aberdeen East End | ||
1913–1922 | Aberdeen | 126 | (8) |
1922–1927 | Heart of Midlothian | 128 | (3) |
1927–1928 | Morton | 11 | (1) |
1928–1931 | Queen of the South | 84 | (12) |
Total | 349 | (24) | |
National team | |||
1922[2] | Scottish League XI | 1 | (0) |
Teams managed | |||
1928–1931 | Queen of the South | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Alexander Wright was a Scottish football player and manager who played as a half back for Aberdeen, Heart of Midlothian, Greenock Morton and Queen of the South.[3]
Playing career
Wright began playing with Aberdeen when he was only 16. He remained at the Dons until 1922, captaining the side in his latter years at the club. He was regarded as one of the best half backs in Scotland and gained representative honours when he played for the Scottish League against the English League. He made 143 appearances and scored 11 goals for the club. During the First World War he served with the Gordon Highlanders and Royal Engineers. When serving in London he also appeared at Millwall.
Wright joined Heart of Midlothian for an estimated fee of £2500 in 1922 – a record fee for an Aberdeen player at the time – [4] and remained a prominent figure in Scottish football. For three successive seasons, he played in the annual East v West trial for the Scottish national team. Wright spent five seasons with Hearts.[4][5]
Wright joined Morton in 1927 for a fee of £800.[4]
Managerial career
On 1 June 1928 when aged 31, he was interviewed by the Board of Directors from which he was announced as starting immediately as the first Secretary Manager of the Dumfries club, Queen of the South. He filled three roles at the club as he also signed himself as a player. In his first season, he was sent off when playing away in a 2-0 defeat at Albion Rovers on 24 November.[4] He was at Palmerston Park until 1931.
References
- ^ a b Alex Wright, AFC Heritage Trust
- ^ (SFL player) Alex Wright, London Hearts Supporters Club
- ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
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(help) - ^ a b c d "The Queens", page 38, Iain McCartney, Creedon Publications, 2004
- ^ (Hearts player) Alex Wright London Hearts Supporters Club
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- 1897 births
- Year of death unknown
- Scottish footballers
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- Queen of the South F.C. players
- Heart of Midlothian F.C. players
- Aberdeen F.C. players
- Millwall F.C. wartime guest players
- British Army personnel of World War I
- Gordon Highlanders soldiers
- Royal Engineers soldiers
- Greenock Morton F.C. players
- Queen of the South F.C. managers
- Aberdeen East End F.C. players
- Scottish Football League players
- Scottish Junior Football Association players
- Date of birth unknown
- Scottish football managers
- Footballers from Aberdeen
- Scottish Football League representative players
- Scottish Football League managers