About Jocky Wright
Lived 1873 – 1946 (aged 72–73). Jocky Wright was a British association football player.
John Wright (4 February 1873 – 1946) was a Scottish footballer who played in the Football League for Bolton Wanderers and The Wednesday, and the Southern League for Plymouth Argyle, Watford and Southend United. He was an inside forward. and played for Motherwell during their first Scottish Football League campaign before returning to Hamilton (who had yet to join the SFL).
Wright switched to English football when he joined Bolton Wanderers in June 1895, and played regularly in his first three seasons with the club.
He returned to Hamilton in September 1902 where he won the Western League First Division title in his second season. Doug Wright played mainly for Newcastle United and Lincoln City, and was capped by England in 1938.
Honours Football League Second Division: 1899–1900 Western League First Division: 1904–05
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Who was Jocky Wright?
Scottish footballer (1873-1946)
When was Jocky Wright born?
Jocky Wright was born on 4 February 1873 in Hamilton.
When did Jocky Wright die?
Jocky Wright died in 1946 in Southend-on-Sea.
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Jocky Wright was an association football player.
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Jocky Wright was British.
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