- Birthdate: 5 October 1905
- Birthplace: Kirkcaldy, Scotland
- Date of death: 15 July 1953
- Other clubs: Raith Rovers (1923-24), East Fife (1924-26), Cowdenbeath (1926-27), Sunderland (1927-30), Hull City (1934-35), Bradford Park Avenue (1935-36)
- Signed from: Sunderland
- Signed for LFC: £4800 in total with Gordon Gunson, 12.03.1930
- Liverpool debut: 12.04.1930
- Last appearance: 31.03.1934
- Debut goal: 07.02.1931
- Last goal: 07.10.1933
- Contract expiry: 25.07.1934
- Win ratio: 41% W:41 D:19 L:40
- Games/goals ratio: 2.86
- Total games/goals opposite LFC: 3 / 0
- League games / goals: 93 / 35
- Total games / goals: 100 / 35
Player Profile
Wright's breakthrough was in the 1930/31 season when he made 15 league appearances, most of them as a replacement for Jimmy Smith, and scored six times. Wright made a terrific start to the 1931/32 season when he scored five times in the first four games and finished up with 13, going one better in the following campaign. He figured in nine of the first ten league matches in the 1933/34 season, but lost his place and finished his Liverpool career at home to Derby County on the last day of March 1934. It was his hundredth first-team appearance, in which he had hit the net 35 times.
Appearances per season
A more detailed look at the player's appearances
Apps |
Minutes |
Opponent |
7 |
630 |
Sheffield United |
6 |
540 |
Derby |
6 |
540 |
Sunderland |
6 |
540 |
Everton |
5 |
450 |
Chelsea |
5 |
450 |
Blackpool |
5 |
450 |
Leicester City |
4 |
360 |
WBA |
4 |
360 |
Arsenal |
4 |
360 |
Newcastle United |
4 |
360 |
Grimsby Town |
4 |
360 |
Manchester City |
4 |
360 |
Portsmouth |
4 |
360 |
Aston Villa |
3 |
270 |
Huddersfield Town |
3 |
270 |
Leeds United |
3 |
270 |
Wolves |
3 |
270 |
Bolton Wanderers |
3 |
270 |
Blackburn Rovers |
3 |
270 |
Sheffield Wednesday |
3 |
270 |
Birmingham City |
2 |
210 |
Fulham |
2 |
180 |
West Ham United |
2 |
180 |
Middlesbrough |
1 |
90 |
Stoke City |
1 |
90 |
Manchester United |
1 |
90 |
Burnley |
1 |
90 |
Tottenham |
1 |
90 |
Chesterfield |
Total |
Venue |
54 |
Away |
46 |
Home |
Goals per season
A more detailed look at the player's goalscoring
Milestone Appearances
# |
Date |
Against |
Stadium |
Competition |
1 |
12.04.1930 |
Burnley |
Turf Moor |
League |
50 |
29.03.1932 |
Huddersfield Town |
Leeds Road |
League |
100 |
31.03.1934 |
Derby |
Anfield |
League |
Milestone Goals
# |
Minute |
Date |
Against |
Stadium |
Competition |
1 |
21 |
07.02.1931 |
Newcastle United |
Anfield |
League |
Related Articles
From the Daily Mail on 25 September 1933.
Scrapbook
A sketch from the Liverpool Echo - 7 September 1932
Echo drawing 15 March 1930
Wright signs
Other Clubs
Club |
Season |
Club rank |
League apps |
League goals |
Total apps |
Total goals |
Raith Rovers |
1923-1924 |
Scotland Division 1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
East Fife |
1924-1925 |
Scotland Division 2 |
17 |
5 |
17 |
5 |
East Fife |
1925-1926 |
Scotland Division 2 |
34 |
21 |
34 |
21 |
Cowdenbeath |
1926-1927 |
Scotland Division 1 |
34 |
18 |
34 |
18 |
Sunderland |
1927-1928 |
England First Division |
32 |
5 |
33 |
6 |
Sunderland |
1928-1929 |
England First Division |
10 |
1 |
10 |
1 |
Sunderland |
1929-1930 |
England First Division |
10 |
1 |
10 |
1 |
Hull City |
1934-1935 |
England Third Division North |
32 |
11 |
33 |
11 |
Bradford Park Avenue |
1935-1936 |
England Second Division |
20 |
1 |
20 |
1 |
Total |
189 |
63 |
191 |
64 |