 Wright in 2000 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alan Geoffrey Wright | ||
| Date of birth | 28 September 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Blackpool | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1988–1991 | Blackpool | 98 | (0) |
| 1991–1995 | Blackburn Rovers | 74 | (1) |
| 1995–2003 | Aston Villa | 260 | (5) |
| 2003–2004 | Middlesbrough | 2 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | → Sheffield United (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2004–2007 | Sheffield United | 33 | (1) |
| 2006 | → Derby County (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2006 | → Leeds United (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | → Cardiff City (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2007 | → Doncaster Rovers (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2007 | → Nottingham Forest (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2007–2009 | Cheltenham Town | 56 | (1) |
| 2009–2011 | Fleetwood Town | 55 | (2) |
| Total | 614 | (10) | |
| International career | |||
| 1992 | England U21 | 2 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2012 | Northwich Victoria | ||
| 2013 | Southport | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Alan Geoffrey Wright (born 28 September 1971) is an English football manager and former professional footballer.
He was a left back who has played over 750 league and cup games for eight clubs, including an eight-year spell in the Premier League for Aston Villa. He has also played for Blackburn Rovers, Blackpool, Middlesbrough and Sheffield United plus he has had loan spells at Derby County, Leeds United, Cardiff City, Doncaster Rovers and Nottingham Forest. He finished his career with spells at Cheltenham Town and Fleetwood Town. He was capped twice by the England U21 team in 1992.
Following retirement Wright was part of the coaching staff at Blackpool before going on to have spells as manager of Northwich Victoria and Southport.