Charlie Wright

Scottish footballer (1938–2024)

For the English cricketer, see Charlie Wright (Kent cricketer). For other people with similar names, see Charles Wright.

Charlie Wright
Personal information
Full name	Charles George Wright^[1]
Date of birth	(1938年12月11日)11 December 1938^[1]
Place of birth	Glasgow, Scotland^[1]
Date of death	27 December 2024(2024年12月27日) (aged 86)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	East Kilbride YMCA
	Glentyne Thistle
1957–1958	Rangers	0	(0)
1958–1963	Workington	123	(0)
1963–1966	Grimsby Town	129	(0)
1966–1971	Charlton Athletic	195	(0)
1971–1973	Bolton Wanderers	88	(0)
Managerial career
1977–1980	York City
1985	Bolton Wanderers
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Charles George Wright (11 December 1938 – 27 December 2024) was a Scottish professional football player and manager.

Career

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Wright signed for junior team Glencairn Thistle to serve an apprenticeship before moving to Rangers.^[2]

He was selected by the Hong Kong national team to face against Peru during his service where he saved a penalty in which his performance earned him an accolade for "Player of the Year" by fans.^[3]

Wright was caretaker manager and then manager of Bolton Wanderers in the 1984–85 season. His first game as full-time manager was a 2–0 win against Plymouth Argyle. However, he was quickly replaced by ex-Liverpool and England defender Phil Neal.^{[citation needed ]}

Death

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Wright's death was announced by Bolton Wanderers on 28 December 2024. He was 86.^[4]

References

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^ ^a ^b ^c "Charlie Wright". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
^ "Evening Times - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
^ Wryneck, The (30 November 2014). "Grimsby News: A MAGNIFICENT GOALKEEPER: CHARLIE WRIGHT". Grimsby News. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
^ "Charlie Wright 1938-2024". bwfc.co.uk. 28 December 2024. Retrieved 28 December 2024.