Alexander Wright was a Scottish football player and manager who played as a half back for Aberdeen, Heart of Midlothian, Greenock Morton and Queen of the South.[3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexander Wright | ||
| Date of birth | 25 May 1895 | ||
| Place of birth | Aberdeen, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 29 July 1968 (aged 73) | ||
| Place of death | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Half-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Aberdeen Boys Brigade | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1913–1922 | Aberdeen East End | ||
| 1913–1922 | Aberdeen | 126 | (8) |
| 1922–1927 | Heart of Midlothian | 128 | (3) |
| 1927–1928 | Morton | 11 | (1) |
| 1928–1931 | Queen of the South | 84 | (12) |
| Total | 349 | (24) | |
| International career | |||
| 1922[2] | Scottish League XI | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1928–1931 | Queen of the South | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
editWright began playing with Aberdeen when he was only 16. He remained at the Dons until 1922, captaining the side in his latter years at the club. He was regarded as one of the best half backs in Scotland and gained representative honours when he played for the Scottish League against the English League. He made 143 appearances and scored 11 goals for the club. During the First World War he served with the Gordon Highlanders and Royal Engineers. When serving in London he also appeared at Millwall.
Wright joined Heart of Midlothian for an estimated fee of £2500 in 1922 – a record fee for an Aberdeen player at the time – [4] and remained a prominent figure in Scottish football. For three successive seasons, he played in the annual East v West trial for the Scotland national team. Wright spent five seasons with Hearts.[4][5]
Wright joined Morton in 1927 for a fee of £800.[4]
Managerial career
editOn 1 June 1928 when aged 31, he was interviewed by the Board of Directors from which he was announced as starting immediately as the first Secretary Manager of the Dumfries club, Queen of the South. He filled three roles at the club as he also signed himself as a player. In his first season, he was sent off when playing away in a 2-0 defeat at Albion Rovers on 24 November.[4] He was at Palmerston Park until 1931.
Career statistics
editClub
editAppearances and goals by club, season and competition
edit| Club[6][7] | Season | League | Scottish Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Aberdeen | 1913-14 | Scottish Division One | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 1914-15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1915-16 | 6 | 1 | - | - | 6 | 1 | ||
| 1916-17 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1917-18 | Aberdeen withdrew from competitive football due to the First World War | |||||||
| 1918-19 | ||||||||
| 1919-20 | 42 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 46 | 3 | ||
| 1920-21 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 30 | 3 | ||
| 1921-22 | 40 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 46 | 3 | ||
| Total | 126 | 8 | 16 | 2 | 142 | 10 | ||
| Heart of Midlothian | 1922-23 | Scottish Division One | 33 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 1 |
| 1923-24 | 28 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
| 1924-25 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| 1925-26 | 36 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 41 | 0 | ||
| 1926-27 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | ||
| Total | 128 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 140 | 3 | ||
Managerial record
edit| Team[8] | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| Queen of the South | 1928 | 1931 | 119 | 54 | 47 | 18 | 45.38% |
References
edit- ^ Alex Wright, AFC Heritage Trust
- ^ (SFL player) Alex Wright, London Hearts Supporters Club
- ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ a b c d "The Queens", page 38, Iain McCartney, Creedon Publications, 2004
- ^ (Hearts player) Alex Wright London Hearts Supporters Club
- ^ "Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust - Player Profile". afcheritage.org. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
- ^ "Alex Wright - Hearts Career - from 05 Aug 1922 to 25 Apr 1927". www.londonhearts.com. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
- ^ "Queen of the South Manager Alec Wright Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 12 April 2023.