Cliff Wright (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | George Clifford Wright[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 18 October 1944[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Lingdale,[1] Yorkshire, England | ||
| Date of death | 8 October 2022 (aged 77)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Italy | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Middlesbrough | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1962–1964 | Middlesbrough | 0 | (0) |
| 1964–1970 | Hartlepools United | 184 | (31) |
| 1970–1971 | Darlington | 16 | (4) |
| 1971–1975 | Boston United | 130 | (14) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
George Clifford Wright (18 October 1944 – 8 October 2022) is an English former footballer who played as a midfielder in the Football League for Hartlepools United and Darlington. He began his career as an apprentice with Middlesbrough, but never played for them in the league,[1][2] and after leaving Darlington spent four-and-a-half seasons with Northern Premier League club Boston United.[3]
He was a member of the Hartlepool team promoted to the Third Division for the first time in 1967–68.[4][5]
Wright died aged 77 while on holiday in Italy.[1][6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f "Cliff Wright". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
- ^ "Cliff Wright". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Players Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
- ^ "Boston United Roll Call". Boston United FC – The Original Website. Ken Fox. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
- ^ "All Time Greats: Hartlepool United". Sky Sports. 12 May 2009. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
- ^ "Hartlepools United". Football Club History Database. Richard Rundle. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
- ^ "Deaths: George Clifford Wright". Evening Gazette. Middlesbrough. 19 October 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2024 – via Funeral Notices.
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- 1944 births
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- People from Lingdale
- Footballers from North Yorkshire
- English men's footballers
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- Darlington F.C. players
- Boston United F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Northern Premier League players
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