John Stewart Wright (1890 – 1956) was a Scottish footballer who played for Morton as a centre half, making over 400 appearances for the club between 1911 and 1925.[2] He was also the club's manager in two spells, between 1927 and 1929, and 1934 and 1939.[3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Stewart Wright | ||
| Date of birth | 1890 | ||
| Place of birth | Port Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 1956 (aged 65–66) | ||
| Place of death | Port Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Centre half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1908–1911 | Port Glasgow Athletic Juniors | ||
| 1911–1924 | Greenock Morton | 389 | (20) |
| International career | |||
| 1913–1919 | Scottish League XI | 4 | (0) |
| 1917[1] | Scottish League (wartime) | 1 | (0) |
| 1918–1919 | Scotland (wartime) | 3 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1927–1929 | Greenock Morton | ||
| 1934–1939 | Greenock Morton | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He initially played for hometown club Port Glasgow Athletic Juniors, and was selected twice for Scotland at that level in 1910 before moving up to the senior leagues with Morton.[4] A large part of his career was interrupted by World War I (during which the club won the War Fund Shield in 1915 and were finalists in 1918.[5][6] After the resumption of regular competitions he was in the team which claimed the Scottish Cup in 1922,[7] the only major honour in Morton's history.
Wright was selected four times for the Scottish Football League XI[8] and appeared in three wartime internationals,[9][10] but never gained a full official cap for Scotland.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Association Football. War Funds Match | The Army XI, 4; Scottish League, 3., The Glasgow Herald, 21 May 1917
- ^ [A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players], John Litster / Scottish Football Historian magazine, October 2012
- ^ Morton manager Wright, Jackie, FitbaStats
- ^ Mainly About Players. The Scottish Referee, 21 August 1911. Scan via London Hearts Supporters Club
- ^ Football: War Shield Final, Glasgow Herald, 29 April 1915
- ^ Association football: War Fund Shield, Final Tie, Glasgow Herald, 6 May 1918 (via The Celtic Wiki)
- ^ "Scottish Cup Final – Morton's First Victory", Glasgow Herald, Glasgow, p. 4, 17 April 1922
- ^ (SFL player) John Stewart Wright, London Hearts Supporters Club
- ^ "[Scotland player, including unofficial matches] John Stewart Wright". London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
- ^ Scotland v England 2–0 (International: June 8, 1918), 9 June 1918 (via Play Up, Liverpool)
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