Jon Wright (footballer) explained

Jon Wright
Fullname:Jonathan Wright
Birth Date:30 January 1925
Birth Place:Newburn, Northumberland, England
Death Place:Durham, England
Position:Inside forward
Years1:1947–1949
Caps1:17
Goals1:0
Years2:1949–19??

Jonathan Wright (30 January 1925 – 22 February 2015) was an English footballer who played as an inside forward in the Football League for Darlington. He made his debut on 1 March 1947, standing in for Charlie Stubbs at inside right in a 4–1 win against Rochdale, and made three more appearances towards the end of that season. He had a run of 11 matches at the end of the following season, and played his final first-team match in September 1948.[1] He went on to play for North-Eastern League club Horden Colliery Welfare.[2]

Wright was born in Newburn, Northumberland, in 1925 and died in Durham in 2015 at the age of 90.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Tweddle, Frank . The Definitive Darlington F.C. . SoccerData . Nottingham . 2000 . 43–45 . 978-1-899468-15-7.
  2. News: Horden ready for off . Sunderland Echo . 6 August 1949 . 7 . subscription . British Newspaper Archive.
  3. News: Announcements: Death Notices & Obituaries: Jonathan Wright . The Northern Echo . Darlington . 27 February 2015.