Geoff Wright Explained
| Geoff Wright |
| Fullname: | Geoffrey Derrick Wright |
| Birth Date: | 1 March 1930 |
| Birth Place: | Countesthorpe, England |
| Death Date: | 2011 (aged 81) |
| Death Place: | Leicester, England |
| Position: | Inside forward |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 194?–1951 |
| Caps2: | 0 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 1951 |
| Caps3: | 0 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 1951–1952 |
| Clubs4: | Rugby Town |
| Years5: | 1952–1953 |
| Caps5: | 16 |
| Goals5: | 1 |
| Years6: | 1953–1954 |
| Caps6: | 32 |
| Goals6: | 17 |
| Years7: | 1954–1956 |
| Clubs7: | Rugby Town |
| Years8: | 1956 |
| Caps8: | 11 |
| Goals8: | 3 |
| Years9: | 1956–19?? |
| Clubs9: | Hinckley Athletic |
Geoffrey Derrick Wright (1 March 1930 – 2011) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside forward in the Football League for Walsall. He was on the books of Sheffield Wednesday,[1] Aston Villa and Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic without playing league football for any of them, and also appeared for Rugby Town, Nuneaton Borough and Hinckley Athletic.[2] [3] [4]
His father, Steve Wright, played league football for Bolton Wanderers, Norwich City and Brighton & Hove Albion in the 1920s.[5] [6] Wright died in Leicester in 2011, at the age of 81.[7]
Notes and References
- Web site: Wright, Geoff D. . Aston Villa Player Database . Jörn Mårtensson . 8 March 2019.
- Web site: Ultimate Saddlers A–Z 19 . Leigh . Edwards . Walsall F.C. . https://web.archive.org/web/20120304075655/http://www.saddlers.co.uk/page/SaddlersAZ/0,,10428~1307663,00.html . 4 March 2012.
- Book: From Town to Town: Nuneaton's Footballing Heritage . Nuneaton Borough 1945–1958 – Part 2 . Nuneaton Town Supporters Co-operative . 2015 . 316, 324 . 8 March 2019.
- Book: From Town to Town: Nuneaton's Footballing Heritage . Nuneaton Town/Borough Statistics . Nuneaton Town Supporters Co-operative . 2018 . 116–117, 122–123 . 8 March 2019.
- Book: Tim . Carder . Roger . Harris . Albion A–Z: A Who's Who of Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. . Goldstone Books . Hove . 1997 . 272 . 978-0-9521337-1-1.
- News: Signings . Rugby Advertiser . 23 July 1954 . 3 . The Town have signed Geoff Wright (24), inside forward, who was one of their players in the season 1951–52, when he was transferred to Walsall for £250. Last season he assisted Nuneaton Borough. His father is Steve Wright, the ex-Bolton player..
- Web site: Wright, Geoffrey Derrick b. 1930, GRO Reference: DOR Q4/2011 in LEICESTER (600-1B) Entry Number 505915807 . GRO Index . 16 January 2022.
