John Wright (footballer, born 1933)

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John Wright
Personal information
Full name John Francis Dominic Wright [1]
Date of birth (1933-08-13) 13 August 1933 (age 90) [1]
Place of birth Aldershot, England [2]
Date of death 23 November 2023
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) [2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1952–1961 Colchester United 5 (0)
Great Bentley
Clacton Town
Total5(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Francis Dominic Wright (born 13 August 1933) is an English former footballer who played as a goalkeeper in the Football League for Colchester United.

Career

Born in Aldershot, Wright joined Colchester United from local amateur forms in May 1952, becoming a part-time professional whilst on National Service. He was a serviceman when he made his first-team debut for the club during the 1954–55 season, [2] a 5–3 defeat to Southampton at Layer Road on 30 April 1955. [3]

Four of Wright's five first-team appearances for Colchester came during his conscription, largely down to the consistency of Percy Ames as he clocked up four consecutive seasons without missing a game for the club. Wright waited patiently for his next chance, which was to be his final professional game, bringing an end to Ames' string of 236 consecutive appearances. In the game, Wright saved a penalty from Bill Myerscough but the club still lost 2–0 to Coventry City on 14 January 1961. [2] [4]

Wright decided to leave Colchester at the end of the 1960–61 season, with nine years of service and just five appearances to his name. [5] He joined the police force and played locally for Great Bentley, but eventually left the force in summer 1963, going to work for the electricity board and joining Clacton Town where he lived. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Colchester United – Player profile". Coludata.co.uk. Archived from the original on 8 July 2013. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Whitehead, Jeff; Drury, Kevin (2008). The Who's Who of Colchester United: The Layer Road Years. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 257. ISBN   978-1-85983-629-3.
  3. ↑ "Colchester United – Match details – Colchester Utd 3–5 Southampton". Coludata.co.uk. Archived from the original on 8 July 2013. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  4. ↑ "Colchester United – Match details – Coventry City 2–0 Colchester Utd". Coludata.co.uk. Archived from the original on 4 May 2013. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  5. ↑ "COLCHESTER UNITED:1950/51–1989/90 & 1992/93–2011/12". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
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