Bob Wright (footballer)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Robert Cooper Allen Wright | ||
| Date of birth | 15 February 1915 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Left half | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 19??-19?? | Horden Colliery Welfare | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1937–1947 | Charlton Athletic | 28 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1947-1949 | Charlton Athletic assistant manager | ||
| 1949-1950 | Bristol City manager | ||
| 1951-1952 | Bristol Rovers assistant manager | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Robert Cooper Allen "Bob" Wright (born 20 February 1915 in Glasgow, Scotland) was a Scottish footballer who played as a left half. He made over 20 Football League appearances in the years before the Second World War.[1]
Career
"Bob" Wright played locally for Horden Colliery Welfare. Bob Wright signed for Charlton Athletic in May 1937 for £100 from Horden Colliery Welfare. He made 28 appearances for Charlton Athletic before the Second World War. Wright spent much of the war abroad but did make 47 wartime appearances for Charlton Athletic and 19 wartime appearances for Middlesbrough. Wright retired from playing in 1947.[2]
After retiring from playing Bob Wright became assistant manager to Jimmy Seed at Charlton Athletic in September 1947.[2] He was appointed Bristol City manager in April 1949. He complained that he was not given a free hand by the Bristol City board of directors and resigned in June 1950.[3][4] He was a licensee in Bristol until joining Bristol Rovers as assistant manager to Bert Tann in July 1951 leaving that post again in July 1952. He became the licensee of the "White Hart" in Lower Maudlin Street in Bristol.[2]
