Joseph Farrall Wright

Joseph Farrall Wright (1827–1883) was a 19th-century Anglican priest who founded the historic English football club Bolton Wanderers.[1]

Wright was educated at St Bees Theological College and ordained in 1852.[2] After serving at Bolton-le-Moors[3] he came to Christ Church in Bolton[4] in 1871.[5] In 1874 he founded a football club with a teacher, Thomas Ogden,[6] from his church school for ex pupils[7] which in 1877 became Bolton Wanderers.[8] He was its first president.[9]

He died in June 1883:[10] his only son was John Wright, Archbishop of Sydney from 1909 until 1933.[11]

  1. ^ “Thank God for football! : the illustrated companion “ Lupson, P: London : Azure, 2010. ISBN 9780281063697
  2. ^ Ecclesiastical. The Morning Chronicle (London, England), Wednesday, September 22, 1852; Issue 26753
  3. ^ Church. The Lancaster Gazette, and General Advertiser for Lancashire, Westmorland, Yorkshire, &c. (Lancaster, England), Saturday, April 14, 1860; pg. 2; Issue 3811
  4. ^ National Archives
  5. ^ Ecclesiastical Intelligence. Hampshire Advertiser (Southampton, England), Saturday, May 13, 1871; pg. 2; Issue 2599
  6. ^ spartacus-educational
  7. ^ "The Wanderers". Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
  8. ^ Club web site
  9. ^ The Bolton News
  10. ^ Ecclesiastical Intelligence. Morning Post (London, England), Thursday, September 06, 1883; pg. 2; Issue 34696
  11. ^ Australian Dictionary of Biography