Josh Wright (footballer, born 1988)

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Josh Wright
Personal information
Full name Joshua Harris Wright [1]
Date of birth (1988-09-18) 18 September 1988 (age 36) [1]
Place of birth Hartlepool, England
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) [2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
– Barnsley
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
200?–2007 Darlington 1 (0)
2007–2008 Brodsworth Welfare
2008 Wakefield 3 (0)
2008–2009 Brodsworth Welfare
2009 Winterton Rangers
2009–2010 Emley 21 (5)
2010 Staveley Miners Welfare
2010–2011 Pontefract Collieries
2011–201? Worsbrough Bridge Athletic
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Joshua Harris Wright (born 18 September 1988) is an English former footballer who played as a midfielder in the Football League for Darlington.

Wright was born in Hartlepool in 1988. [1] He joined League Two club Darlington from Barnsley's youth academy, [1] and made his debut on 26 December 2006 as a second-half substitute for a team "crippled by injury and illness" that lost 2–0 at home to Mansfield Town. [3] It was his only first-team appearance before he moved into non-league football, playing for clubs including Brodsworth Welfare (two spells), [4] Wakefield, [5] Winterton Rangers, [6] Emley, [7] Staveley Miners Welfare, [8] Pontefract Collieries and Worsbrough Bridge Athletic, [9] with whom he suffered serious ligament damage. [10]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Josh Wright". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  2. ↑ "2007/08 Darlington". FootballSquads.co.uk. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  3. ↑ "Darlington 0, Mansfield 2". The Journal. Newcastle upon Tyne. 27 December 2006. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  4. ↑ "Broddy turn to Turner". Northern Counties East Football League. 22 November 2007. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
    "Brodsworth handed double boost". Northern Counties East Football League. 15 July 2008. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
    "Brodsworth's all Wright". Northern Counties East Football League. 3 October 2008. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  5. ↑ "Wakefield FC: Season 2008–09 full appearance list" (XLS). emleyafc.free-online.co.uk. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  6. ↑ "Northen to lead much changed Rangers line-up". Scunthorpe Telegraph. 7 August 2009. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  7. ↑ "Kippex leaves it late as Parkgate shock leaders". Sheffield Star. 12 October 2009. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
    "AFC Emley: Season 2009–10 full appearance list" (XLS). emleyafc.free-online.co.uk. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  8. ↑ Thomson, Doug (9 July 2010). "AFC Emley to put new signings on show against Huddersfield Town". Huddersfield Examiner. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  9. ↑ "AFC Emley news 2010/11". emleyafc.free-online.co.uk. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  10. ↑ "Agony for Wright as Cuckson quits Staveley after Vase exit". Sheffield Telegraph. 12 December 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2017.


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