Frank Wright (born 1898) was an English footballer who made one Football League appearance at outside-right for Southampton in 1920.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | October qtr, 1898 | ||
| Place of birth | Birmingham, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Outside-right | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Hamstead Colliery | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1920–1921 | Southampton | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Football career
editWright was born in Birmingham and played for Hamstead Colliery where he was spotted by a scout from Southampton. He joined the "Saints" in October 1920 and after scoring regularly for the reserves,[1] he made his first-team debut on 11 December 1920, when he replaced Joe Barratt in a Third Division match at Grimsby Town. The team was soundly beaten 3–0, and Wright returned to the reserves together with Charlie Brown and Alec Campbell.[2]
His brief taste of first-team football appeared to have dented his confidence, for Wright only managed one further goal in 26 subsequent reserve-team matches before he was released in May 1921.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b Holley, Duncan; Chalk, Gary (1992). The Alphabet of the Saints. ACL & Polar Publishing. p. 376. ISBN 0-9514862-3-3.
- ^ Chalk, Gary; Holley, Duncan (1987). Saints – A complete record. Breedon Books. pp. 64–65. ISBN 0-907969-22-4.