Archie Wright

Archie Wright

Personal information
Date of birth	(1924-11-23)23 November 1924
Place of birth	Glasgow, Scotland
Date of death	1990 (aged 65–66)
Position(s)	Inside forward
Youth career
	Rutherglen Glencairn
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1947?–1948	Hamilton Academical	28	(9)
1948–1950?	Clyde	32	(13)
1950?–1951?	Falkirk	34	(7)
1951?–1953?	Blackburn	22	(10)
1953–1954	Grimsby Town	39	(9)
1954–1957?	Accrington Stanley	80	(27)
Total		235	(75)
Managerial career
1963–1967	Airdrieonians
1967	Clyde
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Archie Wright (23 November 1924 – 1990), was a Scottish-born footballer who played as an inside forward. He played for Hamilton Academical, Clyde, Falkirk, Blackburn Rovers, Grimsby Town and Accrington Stanley.

Wright was signed for a small fee by then Grimsby Town manager Bill Shankly in 1953.

He later became manager of Airdrieonians, and was in charge there as of December 1964.