Bernard Wright (footballer)

Bernard Wright
Personal information
Full name	Bernard Anthony Wright
Date of birth	8 June 1940 (age 84)
Place of birth	Derry, Northern Ireland
Position(s)	Right-winger
Youth career
	Sligo Rovers
Senior career*
Years	Team
1962–1963	Port Vale
	→ Stafford Rangers (loan)
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Bernard Anthony Wright (born 8 June 1940) is a Northern Irish former footballer. In English football, he was nicknamed "Paddy". He played on the right-wing for Sligo Rovers, Port Vale, and Stafford Rangers.

Career

Wright played for Sligo Rovers before crossing the Irish Sea to try his luck in England with Norman Low's Port Vale in August 1962.^[1] He replaced John Rowland as the Vale's number 7, but in November new manager Freddie Steele dropped Wright for Rowland.^[1] He made 14 Third Division and one League Cup appearances for the "Valiants", and scored goals in a 1–0 win over Colchester United at Layer Road (10 September) and a 2–1 win over Watford at Vicarage Road (18 May).^[1] Wright was loaned out to Stafford Rangers in April 1963, before leaving Vale Park on a free transfer the next month.^[1]

Source:^[2]

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Port Vale	1962–63	Third Division	14	2	0	0	1	0	15	2

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 317. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
^ Bernard Wright at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

Personal information
Full name	Bernard Anthony Wright^[1]
Date of birth	(1940-06-08) 8 June 1940 (age 84)^[1]
Place of birth	Derry, Northern Ireland^[1]
Position(s)	Right-winger
Youth career
	Sligo Rovers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1962–1963	Port Vale	14	(2)
	→ Stafford Rangers (loan)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals