Jon Wright (footballer)

Jon Wright
Personal information
Full name Jonathan Wright[1]
Date of birth (1925-01-30)30 January 1925[1]
Place of birth Newburn, Northumberland, England
Playing position Inside forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1947–1949 Darlington 17 (0)
1949–19?? Horden Colliery Welfare

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


Jonathan "Jon" Wright (born 30 January 1925) is an English former footballer who played as an inside forward in the Football League for Darlington.[1] He made his debut on 1 March 1947, standing in for Charlie Stubbs at inside right in a 4–1 win against Rochdale, and made three more appearances towards the end of that season. He had a run of 11 matches at the end of the following season, and played his final first-team match in September 1948.[2] He went on to play for North-Eastern League club Horden Colliery Welfare.[3]

Wright was born in Newburn, Northumberland.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "John Wright". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  2. Tweddle, Frank (2000). The Definitive Darlington F.C. Nottingham: SoccerData. pp. 43–45. ISBN 978-1-899468-15-7.
  3. "Horden ready for off". Sunderland Echo. 6 August 1949. p. 7 via British Newspaper Archive. (subscription required (help)).
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