Monty Wright

Monty Wright (29 May 1931 – 6 April 2012) was an English footballer, who played as a left-footed wing half in the Football League in the 1950s for Stockport County and Chester City F.C.[1][2]

Monty Wright
Monty playing for Chester vs Wrexham in 1954
Personal information
Full name Herbert Montague Wright
Date of birth 29 May 1931
Place of birth Scarcliffe, England
Date of death 6 April 2012(2012-04-06) (aged 80)
Place of death Sutton-in-Ashfield, England
Position(s) Wing half
Youth career
Bolsover Colliery
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1951–1953 Leeds United
1953–1954 Stockport County 1 (0)
1954–1955 Chester 21 (4)
Total 22 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Monty was in the Leeds United reserves team in 1952-53 and he played with John Charles and Jack Charlton. He retired early from football after suffering a detached retina eye injury. He later went on to run Monty's Newsagents in Farnsfield, Nottinghamshire for 15 years until 1992.[3][4]

See also

References

  1. Brown, Neil (2 September 2012). "Monty Wright". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
  2. "Monty Wright". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  3. "Leeds United F.C. History". www.ozwhitelufc.net.au. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  4. "Monty Wright Condolences". Mansfield Chronicle Advertiser. April 2012.


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