Bert Wright (footballer)

George Albert Wright (4 February 1920 – August 2000) was an English footballer who played as a forward in the Football League for Cardiff City and Hull City around World War II. He died in Sheffield in August 2000 at the age of 80.[2]

Bert Wright

Personal information
Full name	George Albert Wright[1]
Date of birth	(1920-02-04)4 February 1920[1]
Place of birth	Sheffield, England[1]
Date of death	August 2000 (aged 80)
Place of death	Sheffield, England
Playing position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1942–1946	Cardiff City	0	(0)
1946–1947	Hull City	4	(1)
Total		4	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

Wright played for Cardiff City, and also guested for both Stoke City and Port Vale during the war.[1] He made fifteen guest appearances for Vale between August and December 1944 and also made a guest appearance in March 1946.[1] After he left Ninian Park in 1946, he moved on to Frank Buckley's Hull City. He scored one goal in four Third Division North appearances for the "Tigers", before departing Boothferry Park at the end of the 1946–47 season.

Statistics

Source:[3]

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Cardiff City	1945–46		0	0	2	0	2	0
Hull City	1946–47	Third Division North	4	1	0	0	4	1
Career total			4	1	2	0	6	1

References

1. Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 318. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
2. "Bert Wright". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
3. Bert Wright at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)