James Wright (rugby)
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Full nameJames Frost Wright
Date of birth1 April 1863
Date of death4 October 1932 (aged 69)
| Full name | James Frost Wright | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 1 April 1863 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Bradford/Bramham, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 4 October 1932 (aged 69) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Blackpool, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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James Frost Wright (1 April 1863[2] – 4 October 1932[3]) was an English rugby union footballer who played in the 1890s. He played at representative level for England, and at club level for Bradford F.C.,[4] as a half-back.[1] Prior to Tuesday 27 August 1895, Bradford F.C. was a rugby union club, it then became a rugby league club, and since 1907 it has been the association football (soccer) club Bradford Park Avenue.
James Wright was born in either Bradford or Bramham, West Riding of Yorkshire,[a] and he died aged 69 in Blackpool, Lancashire, England.