Kenny Wright (footballer)

Kenneth Wright (born 1 August 1985) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a striker for Thorniewood United in the Scottish Junior Football Association, West Region. He has previously played in the Scottish Premier League for Motherwell.

For other people named Kenneth Wright, see Kenneth Wright (disambiguation).
Kenneth Wright
Personal information
Full name Kenneth Wright
Date of birth (1985-08-01) 1 August 1985
Place of birth Bellshill, Scotland
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Thorniewood United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2006 Motherwell 23 (1)
2006–2007 Stranraer 15 (2)
2007–2008 Albion Rovers 19 (10)
2008 Arbroath 3 (0)
2008–2009 Elgin City 23 (6)
2011–2012 Forth Wanderers
2012 Carluke Rovers
2012 Shotts Bon Accord
2012–2013 Forth Wanderers
2014– Thorniewood United
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:30, 6 August 2014

Career

Wright started his career at local professional club Motherwell in 2002. At the time, the SPL club were giving a lot of young players an opportunity due to administration, forcing a number of cuts. This meant Wright would be one of the fortunate youth players given their chance. However, due to injury, Wright was never able to show the goal-scoring ability that he undoubtedly had, and he was released by the Fir Park club at the end of the 2005-06 season. Wright made just 23 League appearances, scoring one goal (the winning goal against Aberdeen).[1]

On his release from Motherwell, Wright spent three seasons at lower league level, playing for Stranraer,[2] Albion Rovers,[3] Arbroath, and Elgin City.[4]

After a spell playing amateur football in Lanarkshire, latterly with Eddlewood AFC, he joined Forth Wanderers in 2011.[5] Wright had brief spells at Carluke Rovers and Shotts Bon Accord before re-signing for Forth in November 2012[6][7]

Wright left Forth to return to amateur level with Blantyre Celtic but stepped up to join Thorniewood United in the summer of 2014.[8][9]

References
  1. "Motherwell 1-0 Aberdeen". Fir Park Corner. 24 February 2004.
  2. "Ex-Well striker joins Stranraer". BBC Sport. 26 July 2006. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
  3. "Hunter and Wright sign for Albion". BBC Sport. 8 August 2007. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
  4. "Elgin City secure striker Wright". BBC Sport. 29 August 2008. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
  5. "Forth recruit two well known SFL faces". Scottish Football League. 4 July 2011. Archived from the original on 14 September 2012. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
  6. "Carluke Rovers show off new signings". Carluke Gazette. 18 July 2012. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
  7. "Kenny Wright's debut delight after signing for Shotts". Wishaw Press. 24 October 2012. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
  8. Kyle, Gregor (9 December 2013). "All eyes on Hampden as Scotland's amateur players aim for a shot at glory". Daily Record. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  9. O'Donnell, Jim (11 July 2014). "Frame puts United in the picture". Evening Times. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
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