Bernie Wright
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bernard Peter Wright | ||
| Date of birth | 17 September 1952 | ||
| Place of birth | Birmingham, England | ||
| Playing position | Centre-forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Birmingham City | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1971 | Walsall | 15 | (2) |
| 1971–1972 | Everton | 11 | (2) |
| 1973–1976 | Walsall | 152 | (38) |
| 1976–1978 | Bradford City | 66 | (13) |
| 1978–1980 | Port Vale | 76 | (23) |
| Kidderminster Harriers | |||
| Trowbridge Town | |||
| Cheltenham Town | |||
| Worcester City | |||
| Gloucester City | |||
| Total | 320+ | (78+) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Bernard Peter Wright (born 17 September 1952), nicknamed Bernie the Bolt, is an English former footballer. A tough centre-forward, he scored 78 goals in 320 league games in a nine-year career in the Football League.
A youth player at Birmingham City, he joined Walsall in 1971, moving on to Everton later in the year. After one season with the "Toffees" he moved back to Walsall. In 1976, he transferred to Bradford City, winning promotion out of the Fourth Division in 1976–77, before signing for Port Vale two years later for a £9,000 fee. In 1980, he went into non-league football with Kidderminster Harriers, later playing for Trowbridge Town, Cheltenham Town, Worcester City, and Gloucester City.
Birmingham born Wright became a professional at Third Division Walsall under Bill Moore, after leaving Birmingham City in 1971. The next year he was signed by Harry Catterick's Everton, after impressing in an FA Cup clash between Everton and Walsall at Goodison Park on 5 February 1972. However, he only played eleven First Division games for the club, scoring two goals, before having his contract terminated for 'serious misconduct' after a training ground incident. He had punched coach Stewart Imlach after he had overlooked Wright for a first team spot. Though he only enjoyed an eleven-month stay with the club, he created an impression on the Everton fans, who remember him for using his head to accidentally break the toe of Sheffield United centre-back Eddie Colquhoun during an attempted diving header.
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