Archie Wright

Archie Wright
Personal information
Full name	Archibald Watson Wright
Date of birth	23 November 1924
Place of birth	Glasgow, Scotland
Date of death	30 April 1990 (aged 65)
Place of death	Airdrie, Scotland
Position(s)	Inside forward
Youth career
	Rutherglen Glencairn
Senior career*
Years	Team
1947?–1948	Hamilton Academical
1948–1950?	Clyde
1950?–1951?	Falkirk
1951?–1953?	Blackburn
1953–1954	Grimsby Town
1954–1957?	Accrington Stanley
Total
Managerial career
1963–1967	Airdrieonians
1967	Clyde
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Archibald Watson Wright (23 November 1924 – 30 April 1990) was a Scottish footballer, who played as an inside forward. He played for Hamilton Academical, Clyde, Falkirk, Blackburn Rovers, Grimsby Town and Accrington Stanley.^[2]

Wright was signed for a small fee by then Grimsby Town manager Bill Shankly in 1953.^[3]

He later became manager of Airdrieonians, and was in charge there as of December 1964.^[4]

References

^ "Archie Wright". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
^ Archie Wright at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
^ "Part 4 Shankly's Seasons 53/54". Vital Grimsby Town. Vital Football. Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 24 February 2011.
^ Airdrieonians v Hearts 26 December 1964, team line-ups and other info at londonhearts.com