Joseph Farrall Wright

Joseph Farrall Wright (1827–1883) was a 19th-century Anglican priest who founded the historic English football club Bolton Wanderers.[1]

Wright was educated at St Bees Theological College and ordained in 1852.[2] After serving at Bolton-le-Moors[3] he came to Christ Church in Bolton[4] in 1871.[5] In 1874 he founded a football club with a teacher, Thomas Ogden,[6] from his church school for ex pupils[7] which in 1877 became Bolton Wanderers.[8] He was its first president.[9]

He died in June 1883:[10] his only son was John Wright, Archbishop of Sydney from 1909 until 1933.[11]

Notes
  1. “Thank God for football! : the illustrated companion “ Lupson, P: London : Azure, 2010. ISBN 9780281063697
  2. Ecclesiastical. The Morning Chronicle (London, England), Wednesday, September 22, 1852; Issue 26753
  3. Church. The Lancaster Gazette, and General Advertiser for Lancashire, Westmorland, Yorkshire, &c. (Lancaster, England), Saturday, April 14, 1860; pg. 2; Issue 3811
  4. National Archives
  5. Ecclesiastical Intelligence. Hampshire Advertiser (Southampton, England), Saturday, May 13, 1871; pg. 2; Issue 2599
  6. spartacus-educational
  7. "The Wanderers". Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
  8. Club web site
  9. The Bolton News
  10. Ecclesiastical Intelligence. Morning Post (London, England), Thursday, September 06, 1883; pg. 2; Issue 34696
  11. Australian Dictionary of Biography


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