Frank Wright (footballer) explained

Frank Wright
Birth Date:October qtr, 1898
Birth Place:Birmingham, England
Position:Outside-right
Years1:1920–1921
Clubs1:Southampton
Caps1:1
Goals1:0

Frank Wright (born 1898) was an English footballer who made one Football League appearance at outside-right for Southampton in 1920.

Football career

Wright was born in Birmingham and played for Hamstead Colliery where he was spotted by a scout from Southampton. He joined the "Saints" in October 1920 and after scoring regularly for the reserves,[1] he made his first-team debut on 11 December 1920, when he replaced Joe Barratt in a Third Division match at Grimsby Town. The team was soundly beaten 3–0, and Wright returned to the reserves together with Charlie Brown and Alec Campbell.[2]

His brief taste of first-team football appeared to have dented his confidence, for Wright only managed one further goal in 26 subsequent reserve-team matches before he was released in May 1921.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Holley, Duncan . The Alphabet of the Saints. Chalk. Gary. ACL & Polar Publishing . 1992. 0-9514862-3-3. 376.
  2. Book: Chalk, Gary. Saints – A complete record. Holley. Duncan . Breedon Books. 1987. 0-907969-22-4 . 64–65.