Charlie Wright

Charlie Wright
Personal information
Full name	Charles George Wright
Date of birth	11 December 1938
Place of birth	Glasgow, Scotland
Date of death	27 December 2024 (aged 86)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team
	East Kilbride YMCA
	Glentyne Thistle
1957–1958	Rangers
1958–1963	Workington
1963–1966	Grimsby Town
1966–1971	Charlton Athletic
1971–1973	Bolton Wanderers
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

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

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

References

^ ^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.