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Doug
Wright |
Newcastle United FC
1 appearance,
0 goals
P 1 W 1 D 0 L 0 F 4:
A 0
100% successful
1938
captain: none
minutes played: 90 |
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Profile |
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Full name |
John Douglas Wright |
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Born |
29 April 1917 in Rochford, Essex
[registered in Rochford, June 1917]. |
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Register
notes |
According to the 1939
register, John D., a professional footballer, is single, boarding at 13
Woodbine Road in Gosforth, the home of widower and housekeeper Annie
Symons. |
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Died |
28 December 1992 in Bedlington, aged
75 years 243 days
[registered in Northumberland Central, December 1992] |
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Height/Weight |
6'
0", 11st.
7lbs [1949]. |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & FindMyPast.com |
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Club Career |
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Club(s) |
Played junior football in Southend before joining
Southend United FC during 1936-37. Moved onto Newcastle United FC in May
1938 for £3250. Lincoln City FC spent £600 to take him
to Sincil Bank in December 1948. Joined Blyth Spartans FC as a
player-coach in November 1954, stepping up to player-manager in 1955 until
1957. |
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Club honours |
Football League Division Three (North) winners
1951-52; |
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Individual honours |
None |
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Distinctions |
None |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An English
Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990]. |
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England Career |
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Player number |
One of
three who became the 648th players
(648) to
appear for England. |
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Position(s) |
Left-half |
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Only match |
No. 221, 9 November 1938, England 4 Norway 0,
a friendly match at St James' Park, Gallowgate, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, aged
21 years 194 days. |
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Major tournaments |
None |
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Team honours |
None |
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Individual honours |
None |
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Distinctions |
Died two days after Jack Crayston |
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Beyond England |
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After he gave up being player-manager
at Blyth Spartans FC in 1957 until November 1960. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who.
Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.278. |
England
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