Archie Wright Explained

Archie Wright
Fullname:Archibald Watson Wright
Birth Date:1924 11, df=y
Birth Place:Glasgow, Scotland
Death Place:Airdrie, Scotland
Position:Inside forward
Youthclubs1:Rutherglen Glencairn
Years1:1947?–1948
Years2:1948–1950?
Years3:1950?–1951?
Years4:1951?–1953?
Years5:1953–1954
Years6:1954–1957?
Caps1:28
Caps2:32
Caps3:34
Caps4:22
Caps5:39
Caps6:80
Totalcaps:235
Goals1:9
Goals2:13
Goals3:7
Goals4:10
Goals5:9
Goals6:27
Totalgoals:75
Manageryears1:1963–1967
Manageryears2:1967
Managerclubs1:Airdrieonians
Managerclubs2:Clyde

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.

Wright was signed for a small fee by then Grimsby Town manager Bill Shankly in 1953.[1]

He later became manager of Airdrieonians, and was in charge there as of December 1964.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Part 4 Shankly's Seasons 53/54. 24 February 2011. Vital Grimsby Town. Vital Football. https://web.archive.org/web/20120320181947/http://www.grimsby.vitalfootball.co.uk/sitepage.asp?a=202348. 20 March 2012. dead.
  2. http://www.londonhearts.com/scores/games/196412261.html Airdrieonians v Hearts 26 December 1964, team line-ups and other info at londonhearts.com