Alex Wright

Alexander Wright was a Scottish football player and manager who played as a half back for Aberdeen, Heart of Midlothian, Greenock Morton and Queen of the South.

Playing career Wright began playing with Aberdeen when he was only 16. He remained at the Dons until 1922, captaining the side in his latter years at the club. He was regarded as one of the best half backs in Scotland and gained representative honours when he played for the Scottish League against the English League. He made 143 appearances and scored 11 goals for the club. During the First World War he served with the Gordon Highlanders and Royal Engineers. When serving in London he also appeared at Millwall.

Wright joined Heart of Midlothian for an estimated fee of £2500 in 1922 – a record fee for an Aberdeen player at the time – and remained a prominent figure in Scottish football. For three successive seasons, he played in the annual East v West trial for the Scotland national team. Wright spent five seasons with Hearts.

Wright joined Morton in 1927 for a fee of £800.

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1913–14

11 0 2 0 13 0 1914–15 – – – – – – 1915–16 6 1 – – 6 1 1916–17 1 0 – – 1 0 1917–18

1918–19 1919–20 42 2 4 1 46 3 1920–21 26 3 4 0 30 3 1921–22 40 2 6 1 46 3

126 8 16 2 142 10

1922–23

33 1 2 0 35 1 1923–24 28 0 5 0 33 0 1924–25 24 0 0 0 24 0 1925–26 36 0 5 0 41 0 1926–27 7 2 0 0 7 2

128 3 12 0 140 3

Managerial + Managerial record by team and tenure TeamFromToRecordPWLDWin %Queen of the South1928193111954471845.38%