Bernie Wright

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Bernie Wright
Personal information
Full name	Bernard P Wright
Date of birth	17 September 1952 (1952-09-17) (age 55)
Place of birth	Birmingham, England
Playing position	Forward
Youth clubs
	Birmingham City
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1971 1971–1972 1972–1976 1976–1978 1978–1980	Walsall Everton Walsall Bradford City Port Vale Kidderminster Harriers	015 0(2) 011 0(2) 152 (38) 066 (13) 076 (23)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Bernard P 'Bernie' Wright (born 17 September 1952 in Birmingham, England), nicknamed Bernie The Bolt, was a professional English football player. He was a striker.

He signed for Everton in 1972 from Walsall but only played 11 times for the club before having his contract terminated for 'serious misconduct'. It is rumoured that this 'misconduct' occurred when he discovered he'd been dropped and he chased the club manager around the training ground.

He eventually returned to Walsall where he became a favourite with the fans scoring 38 goals in 152 league games. Despite his short time at Everton, he has become a legend with the fans, who have fond memories of him. He later played for Bradford City, where he scored 13 goals in 66 games, and Port Vale, with 23 goals in 65 matches. After Vale he played for two years at Kidderminster Harriers during the early eighties.