Cliff Wright (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | George Clifford Wright[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 18 October 1944[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Lingdale,[1] Yorkshire, England | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| – | Middlesbrough | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1962–1964 | Middlesbrough | 0 | (0) |
| 1964–1970 | Hartlepools United | 184 | (31) |
| 1970–1971 | Darlington | 16 | (4) |
| 1971–1975 | Boston United | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
George Clifford "Cliff" Wright (born 18 October 1944) is an English former footballer who played as a midfielder in the Football League for Hartlepools United and Darlington. He began his career as an apprentice with Middlesbrough, but never played for them in the league,[1][2] and after leaving Darlington spent four-and-a-half seasons with Northern Premier League club Boston United.[3]
He was a member of the Hartlepool team promoted to the Third Division for the first time in 1967–68.[4][5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Hugman, Barry J., ed. (1998). The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–1998. Queen Anne Press. p. 597. ISBN 978-1-85291-585-8.
- ↑ "Cliff Wright". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Players Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
- ↑ "Boston United Roll Call". Boston United FC – The Original Website. Ken Fox. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
- ↑ "All Time Greats: Hartlepool United". Sky Sports. 12 May 2009. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
- ↑ "Hartlepools United". Football Club History Database. Richard Rundle. Retrieved 15 February 2015.