Robert Cooper Allen Wright (20 February 1913 – 27 May 1998) was a Scottish

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who played as a left half. He made over 20

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appearances in the years before the

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Career

Wright played locally for Horden Colliery Welfare; he signed for

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in May 1937 for £100. He made 28 appearances for Charlton before the Second World War. Wright spent much of the war abroad but did make 47 wartime appearances for Charlton and 19 for

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. Wright retired from playing in 1947. Wright became assistant manager to

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at Charlton Athletic in September 1947. He was appointed

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manager in April 1949. He complained that he was not given a free hand by the Bristol City board of directors and resigned in June 1950. He was a licensee in Bristol until joining Bristol Rovers as assistant manager to

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in July 1951 leaving that post again in July 1952. He became the licensee of the "White Hart" in Lower Maudlin Street, Bristol.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Wright, Bob 1913 births 1998 deaths Footballers from Glasgow Scottish men's footballers Men's association football wing halves English Football League players Charlton Athletic F.C. players Bristol City F.C. managers Scottish football managers Middlesbrough F.C. wartime guest players British military personnel of World War II