Joe Wright (footballer, born 1907)

Joe Wright

Personal information
Full name	Joseph Wright[1]
Date of birth	1907
Place of birth	Gateshead, England
Date of death	20 November 1936 (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]

Life and career

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]

References

1. Carder, Tim; Harris, Roger (1997). Albion A–Z: A Who's Who of Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Hove: Goldstone Books. p. 272. ISBN 978-0-9521337-1-1.
2. "Joe Wright". FoxesTalk. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
3. Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 289. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.