Charlie Wright

Charles George Wright (born 11 December 1938) is a former professional footballer and manager. Born in Scotland, he represented Hong Kong internationally. 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. https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2mus-XyGPC0C&dat=19560623&printsec=frontpage&hl=en (Evening Times, 23 June 1956)

For other people named Charles Wright, see Charles Wright (disambiguation).

Charlie Wright
Personal information
Full name Charles George Wright[1]
Date of birth (1938-12-11) 11 December 1938[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)
National team
1960 Hong Kong 1 (0)
Teams managed
1977–1980 York City
1985 Bolton Wanderers
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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 the good times did not last long and Wright was quickly replaced by ex-Liverpool and England defender Phil Neal.

Managerial statistics
Team Nat From To Record
GWLDWin %
York City 1 November 1977 18 March 1980 11436502831.57
Bolton Wanderers 7 February 1985 6 December 1985 441125825.00

References
  1. "Charlie Wright". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 13 February 2018.


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