George Wright (footballer, born 1930)

Personal information
Date of birth (1930-03-19)19 March 1930
Place of birth Ramsgate, England
Date of death 7 September 2000(2000-09-07) (aged 70)[1]
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2]
Position(s) Right-back[3]
Youth career
1948–1949 Thanet Press
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Ramsgate Athletic 0 (0)
1950–1951 Margate
1951–1958 West Ham United 161 (0)
1958–1962 Leyton Orient 87 (1)
1962 Gillingham 4 (0)
1962–1963 Ramsgate Athletic
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

George Wright (19 March 1930 – 7 September 2000) was an English footballer who played as a right-back.

Wright was born in Ramsgate, Kent and began his career at Ramsgate Athletic. He played for Margate, where he made 22 appearances, before joining West Ham United in February 1951.[2]

Wright made his League debut for West Ham in an away loss against Hull City on 1 September 1951, along with Margate teammate Doug Bing and Bert Hawkins.[4] He went on to make 161 League, and 9 cup appearances for the east London club, and played his last game for the Irons on 22 March 1958 against Grimsby Town.[5]

He was a part of the London XI team that lost 6–0 to Barcelona on 1 May 1958.[6]

He moved to Leyton Orient in the summer of 1958,[5] and played for Gillingham in 1962–63, before returning to Ramsgate.[7]

References

  1. ^ Marsh, Steve. "George WRIGHT ... (1951 - 1958)". theyflysohigh.co.uk. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  2. ^ a b "George Wright". margatefootballclubhistory.com. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  3. ^ "George Wright". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  4. ^ "Hull City match preview". West Ham United F.C. 26 April 2012. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  5. ^ a b "George Wright". westhamstats.info. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  6. ^ Hogg, Tony (2005). Who's Who of West Ham United. Profile Sports Media. p. 218. ISBN 1-903135-50-8.
  7. ^ George Wright at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database


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