Kenny Wright (footballer)
Kenneth Wright (born 1 August 1985) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a striker for Thorniewood United in the Scottish Junior Football Association, West Region. He has previously played in the Scottish Premier League for Motherwell.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kenneth Wright | ||
| Date of birth | 1 August 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Bellshill, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Thorniewood United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2006 | Motherwell | 23 | (1) |
| 2006–2007 | Stranraer | 15 | (2) |
| 2007–2008 | Albion Rovers | 19 | (10) |
| 2008 | Arbroath | 3 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Elgin City | 23 | (6) |
| 2011–2012 | Forth Wanderers | ||
| 2012 | Carluke Rovers | ||
| 2012 | Shotts Bon Accord | ||
| 2012–2013 | Forth Wanderers | ||
| 2014– | Thorniewood United | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:30, 6 August 2014 | |||
Career edit
Wright started his career at local professional club Motherwell in 2002. At the time, the SPL club were giving a lot of young players an opportunity due to administration, forcing a number of cuts. This meant Wright would be one of the fortunate youth players given their chance. However, due to injury, Wright was never able to show the goal-scoring ability that he undoubtedly had, and he was released by the Fir Park club at the end of the 2005-06 season. Wright made just 23 League appearances, scoring one goal (the winning goal against Aberdeen).[1]
On his release from Motherwell, Wright spent three seasons at lower league level, playing for Stranraer,[2] Albion Rovers,[3] Arbroath, and Elgin City.[4]
After a spell playing amateur football in Lanarkshire, latterly with Eddlewood AFC, he joined Forth Wanderers in 2011.[5] Wright had brief spells at Carluke Rovers and Shotts Bon Accord before re-signing for Forth in November 2012[6][7]
Wright left Forth to return to amateur level with Blantyre Celtic but stepped up to join Thorniewood United in the summer of 2014.[8][9]
External links edit
- Kenneth Wright at Soccerbase
References edit
- ^ "Motherwell 1-0 Aberdeen". Fir Park Corner. 24 February 2004.
- ^ "Ex-Well striker joins Stranraer". BBC Sport. 26 July 2006. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
- ^ "Hunter and Wright sign for Albion". BBC Sport. 8 August 2007. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
- ^ "Elgin City secure striker Wright". BBC Sport. 29 August 2008. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
- ^ "Forth recruit two well known SFL faces". Scottish Football League. 4 July 2011. Archived from the original on 14 September 2012. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
- ^ "Carluke Rovers show off new signings". Carluke Gazette. 18 July 2012. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
- ^ "Kenny Wright's debut delight after signing for Shotts". Wishaw Press. 24 October 2012. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
- ^ Kyle, Gregor (9 December 2013). "All eyes on Hampden as Scotland's amateur players aim for a shot at glory". Daily Record. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
- ^ O'Donnell, Jim (11 July 2014). "Frame puts United in the picture". Evening Times. Retrieved 6 August 2014.