Background
Born as the son of a "table fork grinder", in Shiregreen, Sheffield in July 1873, Wright is first known to have played for his local club Ecclesfield before he moving to Midland League side Doncaster Rovers in 1895.
Born as the son of a "table fork grinder", in Shiregreen, Sheffield in July 1873, Wright is first known to have played for his local club Ecclesfield before he moving to Midland League side Doncaster Rovers in 1895.
He played as a left half in the Football League foreign He spent ten seasons at Doncaster, including winning the Midland twice, and playing in Football League Division 2 between 1901 and 1903 and in his final season with the club in 1904−05. Wright appeared 80 times for Doncaster over the three seasons in the Football League, with his total goal scoring amounting to one goal in the and two in the.