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George Wright (footballer Born 1930)
George Wright (19 March 1930 – 7 September 2000) was an English Association football, footballer who played as a right-back. Wright was born in Ramsgate, Kent and began his career at Ramsgate Athletic F.C., Ramsgate Athletic. He played for Margate F.C., Margate, where he made 22 appearances, before joining West Ham United F.C., West Ham United in February 1951. Wright made his League debut for West Ham in an away loss against Hull City A.F.C., Hull City on 1 September 1951, along with Margate teammate Doug Bing (footballer), Doug Bing and Bert Hawkins. He went on to make 161 League, and 9 cup appearances for the east London club, and played his last game for the Irons on 22 March 1958 against Grimsby Town F.C., Grimsby Town. He was a part of the London XI team that lost 6–0 to CF Barcelona, Barcelona on 1 May 1958. He moved to Leyton Orient F.C., Leyton Orient in the summer of 1958, and played for Gillingham F.C., Gillingham in 1962–63 in English football, 1962–63, bef ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ramsgate
Ramsgate is a seaside resort, seaside town in the district of Thanet District, Thanet in east Kent, England. It was one of the great English seaside towns of the 19th century. In 2001 it had a population of about 40,000. In 2011, according to the Census, there was a population of 40,408. Ramsgate's main attraction is its coastline, and its main industries are tourism and fishing. The town has one of the largest marinas on the English south coast, and the Port of Ramsgate provided cross-English channel, channel ferries for many years. History Ramsgate began as a fishing and farming hamlet. The Christian missionary Augustine of Canterbury, St Augustine, sent by Pope Gregory I, Pope Gregory the Great, landed near Ramsgate in 597AD. The town is home to the Pugin's Church and Shrine of St Augustine, Shrine of St Augustine. The earliest reference to the town is in the Kent Hundred Rolls of 1274–5, both as ''Remmesgate'' (in the local personal name of ‘Christina de Remmesgate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
