Wilf Wrigley
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Wilfred Wrigley | ||
| Date of birth | 4 October 1949 | ||
| Place of birth | Clitheroe, England | ||
| Playing position | Half back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1968–1970 | Burnley | 6 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Wilfred Wrigley (born 4 October 1949) is an English former professional footballer, who played as a half back. Born in Clitheroe, he came through the Burnley youth team, and played in the side that won the FA Youth Cup in 1968.[1] Wrigley made his senior debut on 23 November 1968 in the 0–2 defeat to Sunderland at Roker Park.[2] He played four league matches in the 1968–69 season; all four games ended in defeat for Burnley, including a 0–7 defeat to Manchester City and a 1–6 loss away at Leeds United. Wrigley scored his first goal for the club in the 4–2 win against Crystal Palace on 11 October 1969.[3] On 27 March 1970, he made his final appearance for Burnley in the 1–1 draw with Stoke City at Turf Moor. Wrigley left to go to University in September 1970.
References
- ↑ "It's good to be Mac!". Lancashire Evening Telegraph. 29 January 1999. Retrieved 23 August 2010.
- ↑ Simpson, Ray (2007). The Clarets Chronicles: The Definitive History of Burnley Football Club. Burnley: Burnley Football Club. p. 331. ISBN 978-0-9557468-0-2.
- ↑ Simpson, Ray (2007). The Clarets Chronicles: The Definitive History of Burnley Football Club. Burnley: Burnley Football Club. p. 335. ISBN 978-0-9557468-0-2.