Gordon Wright

Gordon Wright

Footballer

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Career & Clubs

Club career

After attending St Lawrence College in Ramsgate, Wright went up to Queen's College in Cambridge, where he soon earned a place in the University XI for three years (1904–06), where he stood out for his excellent ball control and tactical knowledge as an outside left. On leaving Cambridge, he accepted a post at Hymer's College in Hull, teaching Natural History and Science, and in the same year, he was elected captain of Hull City for whom he played 152 league games. After obtaining his degree at Cambridge, Wright later graduated from the Royal School of Mines and in 1913 he went to South Africa as a mining engineer where, apart from a brief spell in America, he spent the rest of his life.

International career

Wright was the first Hull City player to be capped for the England national team, receiving his only cap in a 1–0 win over Wales on 19 March 1906. Between 1909 and 1912, he won 20 amateur caps for the England amateur team, netting 4 goals and being a member of the English amateur team that represented Great Britain at the football tournament of the 1908 Summer Olympics.

International goals

England Amateurs score listed first, score column indicates score after each Wright goal.

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Cambridge University A.F.C.
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Hull City A.F.C.
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England men's national association football team (1906–1906)
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United Kingdom national association football team (1912–1912)
National team
England

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Description

English footballer (1884-1947)

Position

midfielder

Extract from Wikipedia

Edward Gordon Dundas Wright was an English amateur footballer who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics, being part of the English team, who won the gold medal in the football tournament. He played one match in this team. He was the captain of Hull City team for seven seasons in a row.

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