Bob Wright (Scottish footballer) explained

Bob Wright
Fullname:Robert Cooper Allen Wright
Position:Left half
Birth Date:20 February 1913
Birth Place:Glasgow, Scotland
Death Place:Great Missenden, England
Youthclubs1:Horden Colliery Welfare
Years1:1937–1947
Clubs1:Charlton Athletic
Caps1:28
Goals1:0
Manageryears1:1947–1949
Managerclubs1:Charlton Athletic assistant manager
Manageryears2:1949–1950
Managerclubs2:Bristol City manager
Manageryears3:1951–1952
Managerclubs3:Bristol Rovers assistant manager

Robert Cooper Allen Wright (20 February 1913 – 27 May 1998) was a Scottish footballer who played as a left half. He made over 20 Football League appearances in the years before the Second World War.[1]

Career

Wright played locally for Horden Colliery Welfare; he signed for Charlton Athletic in May 1937 for £100. He made 28 appearances for Charlton before the Second World War. Wright spent much of the war abroad but did make 47 wartime appearances for Charlton and 19 for Middlesbrough. Wright retired from playing in 1947.[2]

Wright became assistant manager to Jimmy Seed at Charlton Athletic in September 1947.[2] He was appointed Bristol City manager in April 1949. He complained that he was not given a free hand by the Bristol City board of directors and resigned in June 1950.[3] [4] He was a licensee in Bristol until joining Bristol Rovers as assistant manager to Bert Tann in July 1951 leaving that post again in July 1952. He became the licensee of the "White Hart" in Lower Maudlin Street, Bristol.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Joyce, Michael. Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. SoccerData. 2002. 1-899468-63-3.
  2. Book: Turner, Dennis . Alex . White . Breedon Book of Football Managers . Breedon Books . 1993 . 1-873626-32-0.
  3. Book: Woods, David. Leigh . Edwards . Bristol City FC The First 100 years. Redcliffe Press . 1997. 1-900178-26-5.
  4. Book: Woods, David. Bristol Babe The First 100 years of Bristol City FC. Yore Publications . 1994. 1-874427-95-X.