Personal information | |||
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Full name | Joseph Wright [1] | ||
Date of birth | 1907 | ||
Place of birth | Gateshead, England | ||
Date of death | (aged 29) [1] [2] | ||
Place of death | Newton Abbot, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
Birtley | |||
1929–1930 | Leicester City | 15 | (0) |
1930–1932 | Torquay United | 69 | (0) |
1932–1934 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 14 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Joseph Wright (1907 – 20 November 1936) was an English professional footballer who made nearly 100 Football League appearances playing as a goalkeeper for Leicester City, Torquay United and Brighton & Hove Albion. [3]
Wright was born in Gateshead in 1907. He was playing North-Eastern League football for Birtley when signed by Leicester City in 1929. [1] He played 15 First Division matches for Leicester as backup to Jim McLaren, the last of which was a 6–6 draw with Arsenal, before joining Torquay United in 1930 [2] as a replacement for the retired Harold Gough and Archie Bayes. He missed just one match in the 1930–31 season and was an ever-present for the first 28 league fixtures of the following season, after which time Laurie Millsom took over as first choice.[ citation needed] Wright joined Brighton & Hove Albion in 1932 as backup for Stan Webb, but his career was curtailed by ill-health and he retired in 1934 after 14 appearances in two seasons. [1]
He returned to Torquay where he bought a hotel, but his health worsened and he died in Newton Abbot, Devon, in 1936 at the age of 29. [1] [2]