Monty Wright (29 May 1931 – 6 April 2012) was an English footballer, who played as a left-footed wing half in the Football League in the 1950s for Stockport County and Chester City F.C.[1][2]
 Monty playing for Chester vs Wrexham in 1954 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Herbert Montague Wright | ||
| Date of birth | 29 May 1931 | ||
| Place of birth | Scarcliffe, England | ||
| Date of death | 6 April 2012 (aged 80) | ||
| Place of death | Sutton-in-Ashfield, England | ||
| Position(s) | Wing half | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Bolsover Colliery | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1951–1953 | Leeds United | ||
| 1953–1954 | Stockport County | 1 | (0) |
| 1954–1955 | Chester | 21 | (4) |
| Total | 22 | (4) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Monty was in the Leeds United reserves team in 1952-53 and he played with John Charles and Jack Charlton. He retired early from football after suffering a detached retina eye injury. He later went on to run Monty's Newsagents in Farnsfield, Nottinghamshire for 15 years until 1992.[3][4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Brown, Neil (2 September 2012). "Monty Wright". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
- ^ "Monty Wright". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
- ^ "Leeds United F.C. History". www.ozwhitelufc.net.au. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
- ^ "Monty Wright Condolences". Mansfield Chronicle Advertiser. April 2012.
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