Tommy Wright (footballer, born 1984)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Thomas Andrew Wright[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 28 September 1984||
Place of birth | Kirby Muxloe, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2001–2006 | Leicester City | 21 | (2) |
2003–2004 | → Brentford (loan) | 25 | (7) |
2005 | → Blackpool (loan) | 13 | (6) |
2006–2007 | Barnsley | 34 | (2) |
2006–2007 | → Walsall (loan) | 6 | (2) |
2007–2008 | Darlington | 54 | (17) |
2008–2010 | Aberdeen | 18 | (1) |
2010 | Grimsby Town | 14 | (1) |
2010–2011 | Darlington | 22 | (4) |
2011 | Kidderminster Harriers | 2 | (0) |
2011–2012 | Luton Town | 4 | (1) |
2012 | Forest Green Rovers | 7 | (2) |
2012–2013 | Tamworth | 41 | (8) |
2013 |
Harrogate Town | 4 | (1) |
2013–2016 | Corby Town | 57 | (7) |
2016–2017 |
Nuneaton Town | 1 | (0) |
Total | 323 | (61) | |
International career | |||
2002–2003 | England U19 | 10 | (5) |
2003 | England U20 | 4 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
2013–2016 | Corby Town (player-manager) | ||
2016–2017 |
Nuneaton Town (player-manager) | ||
2017–2019 | Darlington | ||
2019 | Stratford Town | ||
2020 | Corby Town | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Thomas Andrew Wright (born 28 September 1984) is an English former professional footballer and manager.
A former
Wright is now a police officer, having taken a career change in December 2020.[2]
Playing career
Club
Wright was born in
Despite
Wright signed for League One
Having failed to agree personal terms with Rotherham United,[12] Wright signed with Dave Penney's Darlington, also of League Two.[13] He finished the season with four goals in 13 appearances for the Quakers. He fired Darlington into the play-offs in 2007–08, where they were knocked out by Rochdale at the semi-final stage; Wright finished as the club's top scorer with thirteen goals. He was nominated for the League Two player of the month award for January after scoring three goals in the space of six games, but lost out to Grimsby Town's Danny North.[14]
On 8 August 2008, Wright was transferred to Scottish Premier League club Aberdeen, manager Jimmy Calderwood paying a fee of £100,000; the deal had been delayed while Wright was recovering from a knee injury.[15] Wright caused a stir in his first appearance in an Aberdeen shirt, receiving a yellow card for a reckless challenge, and allegedly attempting to headbutt Motherwell defender Stephen Craigan.[16] He scored his first senior goal for the Dons from the edge of the area in a Scottish Cup fifth-round tie against East Fife at Pittodrie on 17 February.[17] Shortly after, on 3 March, he netted his first SPL goal, a "wonderful" header from the edge of the area for a last-minute equaliser in a 1–1 draw with St Mirren.[18] He finished the 2008–09 campaign with two goals in nineteen games, and Aberdeen finished fourth to secure a place in the UEFA Europa League.
His injury problems continued into the 2009–10 season.[19] By January it became clear that new manager Mark McGhee had little faith in Wright, and he told the striker that he was available for a transfer.[20] League One club Stockport County failed to pursue their initial interest, and on 27 January, Aberdeen released Wright from his contract, which still had 18 months to run.[21][22]
Wright promptly signed an 18-month contract with
In September 2011, Wright was released from his Darlington contract,[29] and embarked on a series of short-team deals. He first signed for Conference rivals Kidderminster Harriers on non-contract terms with the view to earning himself a longer contract,[30] but made only two appearances for the club. On 18 October he joined fellow Conference side Luton Town for three months,[31] during which he scored three goals in six appearances,[32] including one against former club Grimsby.[33] He began training with League Two side Port Vale – managed by his former boss at Leicester, Micky Adams – in January 2012,[34] but then signed for Forest Green Rovers of the Conference Premier.[35] Wright made a goalscoring debut on 18 February in a 2–1 win against Gateshead,[36] and contributed two goals from seven appearances before being released at the end of the season.
Wright spent 2012–13 as a first-team regular with
International
Wright scored five goals from ten appearances for the
He also made four appearances at under-20 level without scoring.[43] He was a member of the squad for the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship in the United Arab Emirates, starting in the defeat to Egypt and coming on as a substitute in the defeat to Japan and draw with eventual third-place finishers Colombia;[44] they finished bottom of their group and were eliminated without scoring a goal.
Managerial career
In September 2013, Wright was released by Harrogate Town to take the post of joint manager of
A few days later, Wright joined National League North club
Personal life
Wright now works as a Police officer for Leicestershire Police.[56]
Career statistics
Player
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup[a] | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Leicester City | 2001–02[57] | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
2002–03[58] | First Division | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 2 | ||
2003–04[59] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
2004–05[60] | Championship |
7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | ||
2005–06[61] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
Total | 21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2 | ||
Brentford (loan) | 2003–04[59] | Second Division | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 25 | 3 | |
Blackpool (loan) | 2005–06[61] | League One
|
13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 15 | 6 |
Barnsley | 2005–06[61] | League One | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 3[c] | 0 | 22 | 1 | |
2006–07[62] | Championship | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 19 | 1 | ||
Total | 34 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 41 | 2 | ||
Walsall (loan) | 2006–07[62] | League Two |
6 | 2 | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | |||
Darlington | 2006–07[62] | League Two | 13 | 4 | — | — | — | 13 | 4 | |||
2007–08[63] | League Two | 40 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2[d] | 0 | 45 | 15 | |
Total | 53 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 58 | 19 | ||
Aberdeen | 2008–09[64] | Scottish Premier League | 15 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 19 | 2 | |
2009–10[65] | Scottish Premier League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
Total | 18 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 2 | ||
Grimsby Town | 2009–10[65] | League Two | 14 | 1 | — | — | — | 14 | 1 | |||
Darlington | 2010–11[66] | Conference Premier
|
22 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | 4[e] | 0 | 29 | 5 | |
2011–12[67] | Conference Premier | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
Total | 22 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | 4 | 0 | 29 | 5 | |||
Kidderminster Harriers | 2011–12[67] | Conference Premier | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
Luton Town | 2011–12[68] | Conference Premier | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1[e] | 1 | 6 | 3 | |
Forest Green Rovers | 2011–12[67] | Conference Premier | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | 7 | 2 | |||
Tamworth | 2012–13[37] | Conference Premier | 41 | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | 3[e] | 2 | 45 | 10 | |
Harrogate Town
|
2013–14[69] | Conference North | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | |||
Corby Town | 2013–14[70] | Southern League Premier
|
28 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1[e] | 0 | 35 | 7 |
2014–15[70] | Southern League Premier | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[f] | 0 | 23 | 1 | |
2015–16[70] | National League North | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
Total | 57 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 68 | 8 | ||
Career total | 321 | 57 | 22 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 366 | 66 |
- Football League Cup, Scottish League Cup and Southern League Cup
- Football League Trophy
- ^ Appearances in League One play-offs
- ^ One appearance in Football League Trophy, one in League Two play-offs
- ^ a b c d Appearances in FA Trophy
- ^ Appearance in Northamptonshire Senior Cup
Manager
- As of match played 27 April 2019
Team | From | To | Record | Ref | ||||
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P | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
Nuneaton Town
|
18 November 2016 | 20 October 2017 | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 42.86 | [71] |
Darlington | 22 October 2017 | 27 April 2019 | 71 | 21 | 21 | 29 | 29.58 | [71] |
Overall | 113 | 39 | 30 | 44 | 34.51 |
Honours
Player
Leicester City
- Football League First Division runner-up : 2002–03[58][72]
Barnsley
Darlington
Player-manager
Corby Town
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- ^ a b c "Games played by Tommy Wright in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
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External links
- Tommy Wright at Soccerbase