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Charlie Wright
Personal information
Full name Charles George Wright[1]
Date of birth (1938-12-11) 11 December 1938 (age 85)[1]
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
East Kilbride YMCA ? (?)
Glentyne Thistle ? (?)
1957–1958 Rangers 0 (0)
1958–1963 Workington 123 (0)
1963–1966 Grimsby Town 129 (0)
1966–1971 Charlton Athletic 195 (0)
1971–1973 Bolton Wanderers 88 (0)
Managerial career
1977–1980 York City
1985 Bolton Wanderers
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Charles George Wright (born 11 December 1938) is a former professional footballer and manager. Born in Scotland. He gained the name "wonder boy" after a great trial game for Morton against Queens Park (B Division 1955/56). He continued with his juvenile team Glentyan Thistle, playing in the Lord Weir Cup Final at Cathkin Park in June 1956. He was signed by junior team Glencairn Thistle to serve an apprenticeship before moving to Rangers.[2]

Charlie even headed overseas in Germany and Hong Kong whilst fulfilling his national service where he served within the Border Regiment. He was selected by the Hong Kong national football team to face against Peru during his service where he saved a penalty in which his performance earned him an accolade for "Player of the Year" by fans.[3]

Wright was caretaker manager and then manager of Bolton Wanderers in the 1984–85 season. His first game as full-time manager was a 2–0 win against Plymouth Argyle. However, he was quickly replaced by ex-Liverpool and England defender Phil Neal.[citation needed]

Managerial statistics

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Team From To Record
G W L D Win %
York City 1 November 1977 18 March 1980 114 36 50 28 31.57
Bolton Wanderers 7 February 1985 6 December 1985 44 11 25 8 25.00

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Charlie Wright". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Evening Times - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  3. ^ Wryneck, The (30 November 2014). "Grimsby News: A MAGNIFICENT GOALKEEPER: CHARLIE WRIGHT". Grimsby News. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
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