Jon Wright (footballer)

Jonathan Wright (30 January 1925 – 22 February 2015) was an English 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.[3] He went on to play for North-Eastern League club Horden Colliery Welfare.[4]

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
Date of death 22 February 2015(2015-02-22) (aged 90)[2]
Place of death Durham, England
Position(s) Inside forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1947–1949 Darlington 17 (0)
1949–19?? Horden Colliery Welfare
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Wright was born in Newburn, Northumberland, in 1925 and died in Durham in 2015 at the age of 90.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "John Wright". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Announcements: Death Notices & Obituaries: Jonathan Wright". The Northern Echo. Darlington. 27 February 2015.
  3. ^ Tweddle, Frank (2000). The Definitive Darlington F.C. Nottingham: SoccerData. pp. 43–45. ISBN 978-1-899468-15-7.
  4. ^ "Horden ready for off". Sunderland Echo. 6 August 1949. p. 7 – via British Newspaper Archive.