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Charles George Wright (born 11 December 1938) is a former professional footballer and manager. Born in Scotland. He gained the name "wonder boy" after a great trial game for Morton against Queens Park (B Division 1955/56). He continued with his juvenile team Glentyan Thistle, playing in the Lord Weir Cup Final at Cathkin Park in June 1956. He was signed by junior team Glencairn Thistle to serve an apprenticeship before moving to Rangers.[2]

Charlie Wright

Personal information
Full name	Charles George Wright[1]
Date of birth	(1938-12-11) 11 December 1938 (age 83)[1]
Place of birth	Glasgow, Scotland[1]
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	East Kilbride YMCA	?	(?)
	Glentyne Thistle	?	(?)
1957–1958	Rangers	0	(0)
1958–1963	Workington	123	(0)
1963–1966	Grimsby Town	129	(0)
1966–1971	Charlton Athletic	195	(0)
1971–1973	Bolton Wanderers	88	(0)
Teams managed
1977–1980	York City
1985	Bolton Wanderers
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Wright was caretaker manager and then manager of Bolton Wanderers in the 1984–85 season. His first game as full-time manager was a 2–0 win against Plymouth Argyle. However, he was quickly replaced by ex-Liverpool and England defender Phil Neal.^{[citation needed]}

Managerial statistics

Team	NO	From	To	Record
				G	W	L	D	Win %
York City		1 November 1977	18 March 1980	114	36	50	28	31.57
Bolton Wanderers		7 February 1985	6 December 69 AD	44	11	25	8	25.00

References

External links

• Bolton Wanderers – profile
• Charlie Wright management career statistics at Soccerbase

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