| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas James Wright[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 29 August 1963 | ||
| Place of birth |
Ballyclare, County Antrim, Northern Ireland | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Northern Ireland U21 (manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Linfield | |||
| 1988–1993 | Newcastle United | 73 | (0) |
| 1991 | → Hull City (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 1993–1997 | Nottingham Forest | 11 | (0) |
| 1996 | → Reading (loan) | 17 | (0) |
| 1997 | → Manchester City (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 1997–2001 | Manchester City | 29 | (0) |
| 1999 | → Wrexham (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 1999 | → Newcastle United (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2001 | → Bolton Wanderers (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2001 | Bolton Wanderers | 0 | (0) |
| Total | 169 | (0) | |
| International career | |||
| 1989–1999 | Northern Ireland | 31 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2003–2005 | Limavady United | ||
| 2005–2008 | Ballymena United | ||
| 2009–2011 | Lisburn Distillery | ||
| 2013–2020 | St Johnstone | ||
| 2021 | Kilmarnock | ||
| 2023– | Northern Ireland U21 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Thomas James Wright (born 29 August 1963) is a Northern Irish football coach and former player who currently is the manager of Northern Ireland’s under 21 team.
As a player, he was a goalkeeper who notably played in the Premier League with Nottingham Forest, Newcastle United and Manchester City. He also played in the Football League with Hull City, Reading, Wrexham and Bolton Wanderers, as well as in his native country with Linfield. He was capped 31 times by Northern Ireland.
Since retiring as a player he has worked as a coach or manager for Limavady United, Ballymena United, Shamrock Rovers and St Johnstone. He guided St Johnstone to their win in the 2014 Scottish Cup Final, which won the first major national trophy in their history; he left his role there in May 2020. Wright was appointed Kilmarnock manager in February 2021, but was sacked in December of that year. In September 2023 he was appointed as manager of Northern Ireland U21’s.