George Wright (footballer, born 1930)

George Wright (19 March 1930 – 7 September 2000) was an English footballer who played as a right-back.

Personal information
Date of birth (1930-03-19)19 March 1930
Place of birth Ramsgate, England
Date of death 7 September 2000(2000-09-07) (aged 70)[1]
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2]
Position(s) Right-back[3]
Youth career
1948–1949 Thanet Press
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Ramsgate Athletic 0 (0)
1950–1951 Margate
1951–1958 West Ham United 161 (0)
1958–1962 Leyton Orient 87 (1)
1962 Gillingham 4 (0)
1962–1963 Ramsgate Athletic
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Wright was born in Ramsgate, Kent and began his career at Ramsgate Athletic. He played for Margate, where he made 22 appearances, before joining West Ham United in February 1951.[2]

Wright made his League debut for West Ham in an away loss against Hull City on 1 September 1951, along with Margate teammate Doug Bing and Bert Hawkins.[4] He went on to make 161 League, and 9 cup appearances for the east London club, and played his last game for the Irons on 22 March 1958 against Grimsby Town.[5]

He was a part of the London XI team that lost 6–0 to Barcelona on 1 May 1958.[6]

He moved to Leyton Orient in the summer of 1958,[5] and played for Gillingham in 1962–63, before returning to Ramsgate.[7]

References
  1. Marsh, Steve. "George WRIGHT ... (1951 - 1958)". theyflysohigh.co.uk. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  2. "George Wright". margatefootballclubhistory.com. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  3. "George Wright". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  4. "Hull City match preview". West Ham United F.C. 26 April 2012. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  5. "George Wright". westhamstats.info. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  6. Hogg, Tony (2005). Who's Who of West Ham United. Profile Sports Media. p. 218. ISBN 1-903135-50-8.
  7. George Wright at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database


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