Cliff Wright (footballer)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Full name
George Clifford Wright[1]
Date of birth
18 October 1944[1]
Date of death
8 October 2022 (aged 77)[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | George Clifford Wright[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 18 October 1944[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Lingdale,[1] Yorkshire, England | ||
| Date of death | 8 October 2022 (aged 77)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Italy | ||
| 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 | 130 | (14) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
George Clifford Wright (18 October 1944 – 8 October 2022) 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]
