Monty Wright

For the British boxer, see Monty Wright (boxer).

Monty Wright

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(2012-04-06) (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 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.

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.

See also

• 1954–55 Chester F.C. season