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]