Career
In English football he was nicknamed "Paddy". He played on the right-wing for Sligo Rovers, Portuguese Vale, and Stafford Rangers. Wright played for Sligo Rovers before crossing the Irish Sea to try his luck in England with Norman Low"s Portuguese Vale in August 1962.
He replaced John Rowland as the Vale"s number 7, but in November new manager Freddie Steele dropped Wright for Rowland.
Wright was loaned out to Stafford Rangers in April 1963, before leaving Vale Park on a free transfer the next month.
