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Gordon Wright

Cambridge University AFC & Corinthians FC & Hull City AFC

 1 appearance, 0 goals

P 1 W 1 D 0 L 0 F 1: A 0
100% successful
1906-10

captain: none
minutes played: 90

Timeline
  Edward Gordon Dundas Wright
  According to many reports of the day, such as the Hull Mail, Yorkshire Post, he was known as Gordon. The Book of Football, 1906 and 1926 editions, calls him Gordon.
Birth 3 October 1884 in Englefield Green, Surrey [registered in Windsor, Berkshire, December 1884].
Attended St. Lawrence School, Ramsgate
notes: not born in Earlsfield
Baptism 31 October 1884 in Englefield Green
 

According to the 1891 census, EGD is the second of three children to an Irish clergyman, William Hebert and Edith Margaret. They are living in Beetorg, just of Harewood Lane in Pencord, Herefordshire.
 

According to the 1901 census, Edward is a boarder at St. Lawrence School in Ramsgate.
 

According to the 1911 census, Edward Gordon Dundas is an engineering student, he is the only child living at home with his clergyman father and his aunty Charlotte. With one servant, they live at The Vicarage in North Ferriby.
 

Cannot be found on the 1921 census, presumed to be abroad.
  Cannot be found on the 1939 register, presumed to be abroad, however, the passengers list from 25 October 1913 shows him as a mining engineer leaving the port of Liverpool bound for Cape Town on board the White Star Line Suevic.
Death 5 June 1947 at 14 Elray Street, Raedene, Johannesburg, South Africa, aged 62 years 245 days [not registered in UK].

Source

Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] &

Playing Career
Club(s) Attended and played for Cambridge University, earning his blue in 1904-05-06. During and after which he assisted numerous clubs, including the Corinthians club from 1905-07, Portsmouth FC from September 1905-06. Wright accepted a mastership at Hymers College, and accepted a role at Hull City AFC in April 1906 until 1913, completing 152 league appearances and becoming club captain. Assisted Leyton FC in 1909-10, as well as helping Worthing FC and Reigate Priory FC along the way.
Club honours None
Individual honours None
Distinctions None
Height/Weight 5' 10½", 11st. 0lbs [1907].

Source

Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990].

England Career
Player number 317th player to appear for England.
Position(s) Outside-left
First match No. 87, 19 March 1906, Wales 0 England 1, a British Championship match at The Cardiff Arms Park, Temperance Town, Cardiff, aged 21 years 167 days.
Major tournaments British Championship 1905-06;
Team honours British Championship shared 1905-06;
Individual honours England Amateur (twenty appearances), FA XI Tour South Africa in 1910, until he was injured; Olympic Gold Stockholm 1912;
Distinctions None

Beyond England
Wright first worked as a schoolmaster and then qualified as a mining engineer. He practiced in South Africa from 1913 and then across in United States. On his return to South Africa, he died. - An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who. Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.278.

 

Gordon Wright - Career Statistics
Squads Apps comp. apps Mins. Goals goals ave.min comp. goals Capt. Disc.
1 1 1 90 0 0 min 0 none none
minutes are an approximation, due to the fact that many matches rarely stick to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time for injuries and errors.

 

Gordon Wright - Match Record - All Matches - By Type of Match
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
Away - British Championship 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 0 1 1.00 0.00 100.0 +1
All 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 0 1 1.00 0.00 100.0 +1

 

Gordon Wright - Match Record - Tournament Matches
British Championship Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
BC 1905-06 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 0 1 1.00 0.00 100.0 +1
BC All 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 0 1 1.00 0.00 100.0 +1
All Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
BC 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 0 1 1.00 0.00 100.0 +1
All 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 0 1 1.00 0.00 100.0 +1

 

Gordon Wright - Match History
 

F.A. International Select Committee - 1 full capx

 Club: Cambridge University F.C. & Corinthians F.C. - 1 full cap  
Age 21
1 87 19 March 1906 - Wales 0 England 1, Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff BC AW Start ol
 Club: Hull City A.F.C. & Corinthians F.C. - 0 full appearances  
Age 25
FA Tour of South Africa 29 June 1910 - South Africa 0 England 3, Durban, Natal Province tour AW withdrew
23 July 1910 - South Africa 2 England 6, Wanderers Ground, Johannesburg AW
30 July 1910 - South Africa 3 England 6, Cape Town, Cape Province AW

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