Jon Wright (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jonathan Wright[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 30 January 1925[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Newburn, Northumberland, England | ||
| Date of death | February 2015 (aged 90) | ||
| Position(s) | Inside forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1947–1949 | Darlington | 17 | (0) |
| 1949–19?? | Horden Colliery Welfare | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Jonathan "Jon" Wright (30 January 1925 – February 2015) was an English footballer who played as an inside forward in the Football League for Darlington.[1] He made his debut on 1 March 1947, standing in for Charlie Stubbs at inside right in a 4–1 win against Rochdale, and made three more appearances towards the end of that season. He had a run of 11 matches at the end of the following season, and played his final first-team match in September 1948.[2] He went on to play for North-Eastern League club Horden Colliery Welfare.[3]
Wright was born in Newburn, Northumberland.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d "John Wright". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
- ^ Tweddle, Frank (2000). The Definitive Darlington F.C. Nottingham: SoccerData. pp. 43–45. ISBN 978-1-899468-15-7.
- ^ "Horden ready for off". Sunderland Echo. 6 August 1949. p. 7 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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