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{{short description|English footballer and coach}}
{{Football player infobox |
playername = Richard Ian Wright |
{{Other people|Richard Wright}}
{{Use British English|date=November 2022}}
image = [[Image:Wright_5.jpg]]
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2022}}
nickname = Dixie Wright|
{{Infobox football biography
dateofbirth = {{birth date and age|1977|11|5}} |
| name = Richard Wright
countryofbirth = [[England]] |
| image = Richard Wright (Ipswich goalkeeper).jpg
currentclub = [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] |
| image_size =
position = Goalkeeper |
| caption = Wright with [[Ipswich Town F.C.|Ipswich Town]] in 2009
youthclubs = |
| full_name = Richard Ian Wright<ref name="Hugman2010-11">{{cite book | editor-first = Barry J. | editor-last = Hugman | title = The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11 | year = 2010 | publisher = Mainstream Publishing | location = Edinburgh | isbn = 978-1-84596-601-0 | page = 445 }}</ref>
years = 1994-2001</br>2001-2002</br>2002-|
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1977|11|5|df=y}}<ref name="Hugman2010-11"/>
clubs = [[Ipswich Town F.C.|Ipswich Town]]</br>[[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]</br>[[Everton F.C.|Everton]] |
| birth_place = [[Ipswich]], England
caps(goals) = 240 (0)</br>{{0}}12 (0)</br>{{0}}60 (0)|
| height = {{height|ft=6|in=2}}<ref name="Hugman2010-11"/>
nationalyears = 2000-2001 |
nationalteam = [[England national football team|England]] |
| position = [[Goalkeeper (association football)|Goalkeeper]]
| currentclub = [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] (goalkeeping coach)
nationalcaps(goals) = {{0}}{{0}}2 (0)|
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–1995 |youthclubs1 = [[Ipswich Town F.C.|Ipswich Town]]
pcupdate = 17:33, 31 December 2006 (UTC) |
| years1 = 1995–2001 |clubs1 = [[Ipswich Town F.C.|Ipswich Town]] |caps1 = 240 |goals1 = 0
ntupdate = September 3 [[2006]] |
| years2 = 2001–2002 |clubs2 = [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] |caps2 = 12 |goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2002–2007 |clubs3 = [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] |caps3 = 60 |goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2007–2008 |clubs4 = [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]] |caps4 = 0 |goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2008 |clubs5 = → [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]] (loan) |caps5 = 7 |goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2008–2010 |clubs6 = [[Ipswich Town F.C.|Ipswich Town]] |caps6 = 58 |goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2010–2011 |clubs7 = [[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]] |caps7 = 2 |goals7 = 0
| years8 = 2011–2012 |clubs8 = [[Ipswich Town F.C.|Ipswich Town]] |caps8 = 1 |goals8 = 0
| years9 = 2012 |clubs9 = [[Preston North End F.C.|Preston North End]] |caps9 = 0 |goals9 = 0
| years10 = 2012–2016 |clubs10= [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] |caps10 = 0 |goals10 = 0
| totalcaps = 379
| totalgoals = 0
| nationalyears1 = 1996 |nationalteam1 = [[England national under-18 football team|England U18]] |nationalcaps1 = 1 |nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 1997–2000 |nationalteam2 = [[England national under-21 football team|England U21]] |nationalcaps2 = 15 |nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2000–2001 |nationalteam3 = [[England national football team|England]] |nationalcaps3 = 2 |nationalgoals3 = 0
}}
}}


'''Richard Ian Wright''' (born 5 November 1977) is an English football coach and former professional [[association football|footballer]] who is a goalkeeping coach for [[Premier League]] club [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]].
'''Richard Ian Wright''' (born [[November 5]], [[1977]] in [[Ipswich]], [[Suffolk]]) is a [[FA Premier league|Premiership]] [[goalkeeper]] who currently plays for [[Everton F.C.|Everton]], after enjoying stints with [[Ipswich Town F.C.|Ipswich Town]] and [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]. He has been a member of the [[England national football team|England]] squad, and has two [[cap (football)|cap]]s.


As a player he was a [[goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]]. He joined [[Ipswich Town F.C.|Ipswich Town]] as a trainee, going on to play for the club 298 times between 1995 and 2001. He then moved to [[Premier League]] club [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]], before being signed by [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] in 2002, where he spent five years. A brief spell on loan from [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]] with [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]] was followed by a transfer back to Ipswich Town. After a short spell at [[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]], a third stint at Ipswich and a brief time at [[Preston North End F.C.|Preston North End]], he joined Premier League champions [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] on a free transfer in 2012. After four years at City, during which he did not play at all, he announced his retirement in May 2016.<ref name="retirement">{{cite web |last1=Harris |first1=Jay |title=Manchester City Bench-Warmer Richard Wright Finally Retires |url=https://uk.sports.yahoo.com/news/manchester-city-bench-warmer-richard-112822668.html |website=uk.sports.yahoo.com |access-date=27 September 2020 |date=17 May 2016}}</ref> He remained with City as a coach under new manager [[Pep Guardiola]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Brennan|first1=Stuart|title=Man City keeper Richard Wright could stay on after Guardiola's arrival|url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/man-city-wright-pep-guardiola-11349044|website=[[Manchester Evening News]]|date=18 May 2016 |access-date=16 April 2018}}</ref>
==Career==
===Club===
Wright started out at Ipswich Town played a major role in Ipswich's [[1999-2000 in English football|1999-2000]] season. The club were promoted from the old [[Football League First Division|First Division]] to the [[FA Premier League|Premier League]] via the play-offs, defeating [[Barnsley F.C.|Barnsley]], and Wright saved an all-important penalty kick.


He was a member of the [[England national football team|England]] squad, earning two [[cap (football)|cap]]s, and was included in [[Kevin Keegan]]'s 23 man squad for [[UEFA Euro 2000]] but did not see the field.
In 2001 he moved to Arsenal for £6million, intended as a long-term replacement for [[David Seaman]]. He made his debut against [[Derby County F.C.|Derby County]] on [[September 29]] [[2001]], but despite an injury to Seaman which gave him an extended run in the team, his season soon fell apart. He punched the ball into his own net in a 4-2 defeat to [[Charlton Athletic F.C.|Charlton Athletic]] and then limped off with injury in a [[UEFA Champions League]] match against [[Deportivo La Coruna]]. Wright slipped to third-choice behind youth goalkeeper [[Stuart Taylor]] and only played [[FA Cup]] matches for the remainder of the season, although Seaman replaced him for the final, which Arsenal won 2-0 against [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]].


==Club career==
Although he made enough appearances to qualify for a Premiership winners' medal that season, Wright moved to Everton in the 2002 close season in search of first-team football, having made 22 appearances for Arsenal in total. Although initially first-team keeper at Everton, a number of injuries, including a serious [[knee]] injury and a damaged [[shoulder]] (after Wright fell out of his [[loft]] in a freak accident), have blighted the past few years of Wright's career. He lost his place at Everton and had to be content with being understudy to veteran [[Nigel Martyn]]. During [[2005-06 in English football|2005-06]] Martyn had a spell out with injury, but Wright promptly injured his ankle whilst warming up in a match against [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] and was out for the rest of the season. Although Martyn retired in the 2006 close season, American [[Tim Howard]] was brought in on loan from [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] to replace him, meaning Wright is likely to be second in the pecking order again for the [[2006-07 in English football|2006-07]] season.
===Ipswich Town===
Wright was born in [[Ipswich]], [[Suffolk]] and signed a professional contract with [[Ipswich Town F.C.|Ipswich Town]] on 2 January 1995 after serving his apprenticeship<ref name="Hugman2010-11"/> and made his debut as a 17-year-old in a 2–0 victory at home to [[Coventry City F.C.|Coventry City]] in May that year.<ref>{{cite news |title=Sky falls in on Coventry |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/sky-falls-in-on-coventry-1618504.html |work=The Independent |date=7 May 1995 |access-date=7 May 2009 |location=London |first=Geoff |last=Brown }}</ref> [[1994–95 Premier League|The season]] ended with Ipswich's relegation from the [[Premier League]], and for the following four, Ipswich lost in the promotion play-offs from the [[Football League First Division]].<ref name=playoff>{{cite news|title=Ipswich triumph at last|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sport/football/768682.stm|access-date=13 November 2015|publisher=BBC Sport|date=29 May 2000}}</ref>

He played a major role in Ipswich's [[1999–2000 in English football|1999–2000]] season when the club were promoted via the play-offs at the fifth attempt. On 29 May 2000, in the [[2000 Football League First Division play-off final|play-off final]] against [[Barnsley F.C.|Barnsley]], Ipswich won 4–2, with Wright's long goal kick being flicked on by [[Marcus Stewart]] for [[Richard Naylor]] to put them 2–1 up. Wright scored an unfortunate own goal when a shot rebounded off the bar and hit him, and then gave away a [[Penalty kick (association football)|penalty kick]] by fouling [[Craig Hignett]], but saved it from [[Darren Barnard]].<ref name=playoff/> In Ipswich's [[2000–01 Premier League|first season back in the top flight]], he inspired them to 5th place and qualification to the [[UEFA Cup]].<ref name=arsenal/>

===Arsenal===
Wright joined Arsenal on 5 July 2001 for £2&nbsp;million.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Howson|first1=Nick|title=Eboue, Frimpong and Reyes: Arsene Wenger's Worst Arsenal XI|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/eboue-frimpong-reyes-arsene-wengers-worst-arsenal-xi-1441169|work=International Business Times|access-date=20 May 2016|date=20 March 2014}}</ref> He signed a five-year contract. Manager [[Arsène Wenger]] envisaged him as a long-term successor to [[David Seaman]] and also as a more experienced competitor for the previous second-choice goalkeeper [[Alex Manninger]], who soon left the club.<ref name=arsenal>{{cite news |title=Arsenal complete Wright signing |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/arsenal/1420099.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |date=5 July 2001 |access-date=15 July 2007 }}</ref>

Wright made his debut against [[Derby County F.C.|Derby County]] on 29 September, keeping a clean sheet in a 2–0 win at [[Pride Park Stadium|Pride Park]] which put his team on the summit of the table.<ref>{{cite news|title=Henry fires Gunners top|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/1567621.stm|access-date=13 November 2015|publisher=BBC Sport|date=29 September 2001}}</ref> On his [[UEFA Champions League]] debut against [[Panathinaikos F.C.|Panathinaikos]] he saved an [[Angelos Basinas]] penalty to help his side win 2–1.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/champions_league/1601099.stm|title=Henry sees off Greeks|publisher=BBC Sport|date=16 October 2001 |access-date=28 October 2016}}</ref> Despite an injury to Seaman which gave him an extended run in the team, he did not capitalise on the opportunity, punching the ball into his own net in a 4–2 home defeat to [[Charlton Athletic F.C.|Charlton Athletic]] on 4 November when trying to clear from [[Paul Konchesky]],<ref>{{cite news|title=Charlton stun wasteful Arsenal |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/1633390.stm|access-date=13 November 2015|publisher=BBC Sport|date=4 November 2001}}</ref> and then two weeks later he was at fault for [[Gus Poyet]]'s injury time equaliser in the North London Derby against [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]].<ref>{{cite news
|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/1656818.stm |title=Sol suffers in derby draw|publisher=BBC Sport|date=17 November 2001 |access-date=27 March 2020}}</ref> Four days later, he was substituted at half time with injury in a [[UEFA Champions League]] match away to [[Deportivo de La Coruña]], being replaced by youth goalkeeper [[Stuart Taylor (footballer born 1980)|Stuart Taylor]] in the 2–0 defeat.<ref>{{cite news|title=Deportivo pile on misery for Arsenal|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2001/matches/round=1546/match=1018318/postmatch/report/index.html|access-date=13 November 2015|publisher=UEFA|date=21 November 2001}}</ref> He slipped to third choice behind Taylor and played mostly [[FA Cup]] matches for the remainder of the season, up to and including the semi-final against [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/1924953.stm |title=Arsenal break brave Boro |publisher=BBC Sport |date=14 April 2002 |access-date=27 March 2020}}</ref> although Seaman replaced him for [[2002 FA Cup Final|the final]], which Arsenal won 2–0 against [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]. He made his last Arsenal appearance on the final day of the 2001–02 season, a 4–3 victory over [[Everton F.C.|Everton]]. Arsene Wenger deliberately started him for the match, so that he ended the season with 10 league appearances, qualifying him for a winners' medal; he was substituted for Stuart Taylor late in the game, so that Taylor also had 10 appearances and earned a medal.<ref>{{Soccerbase season|8726|2001|name=Richard Wright|access-date=17 November 2013}}</ref> Wright made 22 appearances for Arsenal in total.<ref name=everton>{{cite news|title=Wright agrees Everton move|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/e/everton/2149205.stm|access-date=13 November 2015|publisher=BBC Sport|date=24 July 2002}}</ref>

===Everton===
After Seaman was given a one-year contract extension, Wright sought first-team action elsewhere, and on 24 July 2002 he moved to Everton for an initial £3.5 million, potentially rising by another million if a set number of appearances were reached.<ref name=everton/>

On his [[Goodison Park]] debut on 17 August, he made an error and gifted a goal to [[Les Ferdinand]] in a 2–2 draw with [[Tottenham Hotspur]],<ref>{{cite news|title=Radzinski rescues Everton|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/2196568.stm|access-date=14 September 2015|publisher=BBC Sport|date=17 August 2002}}</ref> but a week later he saved a penalty from [[Kevin Phillips (footballer)|Kevin Phillips]] in a 1–0 win at [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Everton edge out Black Cats|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/2210412.stm|access-date=14 September 2015|publisher=BBC Sport|date=24 August 2002}}</ref> After the season had ended, on 13 June 2003 ([[Friday the 13th]]), he had a freak accident when he fell from his loft, injuring his shoulder.<ref>{{cite news|title=Wright positive after freak injury|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/e/everton/2995404.stm|access-date=13 November 2015|publisher=BBC Sport|date=17 June 2003}}</ref>

In August 2003, Everton brought in veteran [[Nigel Martyn]]. On 13 September, Wright went off injured 26 minutes into an eventual 2–2 draw against [[Newcastle United]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Ferguson haunts Newcastle|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/3194211.stm|access-date=13 November 2015|publisher=BBC Sport|date=13 September 2003}}</ref> He faced knee surgery and missed the remainder of the season.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Stevens|first1=Richard|title=Injuries threaten the Everton goal|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2003/sep/18/newsstory.sport|access-date=13 November 2015|work=The Guardian|date=18 September 2003}}</ref>

During the [[2005–06 in English football|2005–06]] season, Martyn had a spell out with injury, but Wright injured himself soon after while warming up for a match against Chelsea on 8 February 2006; a large sign instructed players to use temporary goals for their warm-up but he ignored the warning and fell on the sign, injuring his ankle.<ref>{{cite news |last=Brodkin |first=Jon |title=Robben keeps his feet as Everton fall |work=The Guardian |date=9 February 2006 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2006/feb/09/match.sport |access-date=21 July 2008 |location=London }}</ref> Despite Martyn's retirement, Wright remained second in the pecking order for the [[2006–07 in English football|2006–07]] season behind new arrival [[Tim Howard]]. He played 71 games in total for Everton, but only two in his last campaign.<ref name=ham>{{cite news|title=West Ham sign goalkeeper Wright|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/enwiki/w/west_ham_utd/6271876.stm|access-date=13 November 2015|publisher=BBC Sport|date=4 July 2007}}</ref>

===West Ham United===
Wright was released by Everton at the end of the [[2006–07 in English football|2006–07]] season,<ref name="Everton release Pistone & Wright">{{cite news |title=Everton release Pistone & Wright |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/e/everton/6655123.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |date=14 May 2007 |access-date=14 May 2007 }}</ref> and signed for [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]] on 4 July 2007.<ref name=ham/> Second-choice to [[Robert Green]], he made his Hammers debut on 28 August in a 2–1 win at [[Bristol Rovers]] in the second round of the League Cup.<ref>{{cite news|title=Bristol Rovers 1-2 West Ham|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/6963487.stm|access-date=13 November 2015|publisher=BBC Sport|date=28 August 2007}}</ref>

On 20 March 2008, having only played two further League Cup games for West Ham he joined [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]] of the [[Football League Championship|Championship]] on a month's loan as their first three goalkeepers were all unavailable through injury.<ref>{{cite news |title=Saints sign Wright |url=http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/articles/article.php?page_id=9898 |website=saintsfc.co.uk |publisher=Southampton FC |date=20 March 2008 |access-date=20 March 2008 }}</ref> Two days later, he made his debut in a goalless home draw with [[Coventry City F.C.|Coventry City]].<ref name="Southampton 0-0 Coventry">{{cite news |title=Southampton 0–0 Coventry |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/7298122.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |date=22 March 2008 |access-date=13 March 2008 }}</ref> On 18 April, the loan was extended to the end of the 2007–08 season,<ref>{{cite news |title=Wright loan extended |url=http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/news/?page_id=10032 |website=saintsfc.co.uk |date=18 April 2008 |access-date=19 April 2008 }}</ref> he totalled seven appearances for the Saints.

===Return to Ipswich Town===
Wright rejoined Ipswich on 21 July 2008 for an undisclosed fee on a two-year contract with the option of a third year.<ref name="Ipswich re-sign goalkeeper Wright ">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/i/ipswich_town/7517822.stm|title=Ipswich re-sign goalkeeper Wright |date=21 July 2008|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=21 July 2008}}</ref> He then made his 300th club appearance for Ipswich in a 4–1 loss against [[Wigan Athletic F.C.|Wigan Athletic]] on 23 September in the third round of the League Cup. His fine performances for his hometown club earned him the Players and supporters' player of the season awards for the 2008–2009 season. On 1 December 2009 Wright was ruled out for up to four months following a knee injury suffered during a 2–1 win against [[Cardiff City F.C.|Cardiff City]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/i/ipswich_town/8389177.stm |title=Ipswich Town keeper Richard Wright out for four months |publisher=[[BBC Sport]] |date=1 December 2009 |access-date=1 December 2009}}</ref>
Wright was released by Ipswich at the end of the 2009–10 season.

===Sheffield United===
After a brief trial spell, Wright joined [[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]] on a free transfer on a four-month short-term deal in September 2010, having been extended until the end of the season.<ref name="blades signing">{{cite news |title=United secure Wright deal |url=http://www.sufc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10418~2161085,00.html |publisher=Sheffield United FC |date=21 September 2010 |access-date=22 September 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100924145255/http://www.sufc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10418~2161085,00.html |archive-date=24 September 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Despite this Wright spent most of his time at Bramall Lane injured and made only two starts, both times being withdrawn midway through the game due to further injuries. His contract was terminated with Sheffield United by mutual consent at the start of April 2011.<ref name="trio exit">{{cite news|title=Sheffield United show trio exit|url=http://asia.eurosport.com/football/championship/2009-2010/united-show-trio-exit_sto2739921/story.shtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120312215741/http://asia.eurosport.com/football/championship/2009-2010/united-show-trio-exit_sto2739921/story.shtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 March 2012|access-date=7 April 2011|newspaper=eurosport.com|date=7 April 2011}}</ref>

===Third spell at Ipswich Town===
Wright returned to Ipswich in the summer of 2011 to train with the club. Having been on trial at other clubs he had impressed enough while training with Ipswich to earn a call up to the reserves,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.twtd.co.uk/news.php?storyid=19045&title=wright_back_in_blue_as_reserves_draw|title=Wright Back in Blue as Reserves Draw|publisher=Independent Ipswich Town|date=23 August 2011|access-date=22 September 2013}}</ref> in which he featured in a game against [[Colchester United F.C.|Colchester United]].

Wright re-signed for the club for his third spell on 23 November 2011. Earlier in the week he had stated he wanted to return to the club: "I love Ipswich Town Football Club, I don't hide that. I think everyone knows that, but at the moment there's nothing there for me – simple as that, you just get on with it and look elsewhere. If anything changed and something came up (at Ipswich) then I'd be a liar to say I wouldn't consider it because I would."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.greenun24.co.uk/ipswich-town/no_ipswich_town_return_for_richard_wright_1_1133527|title=No Ipswich Town return for Richard Wright|publisher=Green Un 24|date=22 November 2011|access-date=22 September 2013}}</ref> In his third debut for the club, Wright conceded three times in a 3–2 home defeat to [[Reading F.C.|Reading]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/15802877.stm|title=Ipswich 2–3 Reading|date=26 November 2011|access-date=27 November 2011|publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref>

===Preston North End===
On 1 July 2012, Wright signed for [[Preston North End F.C.|Preston North End]]; however, he left the club only one week into pre-season training as he was suffering from homesickness, having made no appearances for the club.<ref>{{cite web|title=Richard Wright leaves Preston citing homesickness|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18749431|publisher=BBC Sport|date=6 July 2012|access-date=22 September 2013}}</ref>

===Manchester City===
Following a trial with [[Colchester United F.C.|Colchester United]], Wright signed for [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] on 30 August 2012,<ref>{{cite news|last1=Luckhurst|first1=Samuel|title=Manchester City Sign Veteran Goalkeeper Richard Wright|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/08/30/manchester-city-sign-vete_n_1842621.html|access-date=18 May 2016|work=Huffington Post|date=30 August 2012}}</ref> completing a free transfer and agreeing a one-year contract. On 10 July 2013, Wright signed a one-year extension with City.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mcfc.co.uk/News/Team-news/2013/July/Richard-Wright-agrees-new-deal|title=Richard Wright agrees one-year extension|date=10 July 2013|access-date=10 July 2013|publisher=Manchester City F.C.}}</ref> Despite not making a competitive appearance for the club in either season, he was awarded a new contract for the 2014–15 season, at the expense of second-choice [[Costel Pantilimon]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Lynch|first1=David|title=City release Pantilimon, Boyata and Wright offered new deals|url=http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/manchester-city-release-costel-pantilimon-7167392|access-date=19 April 2015|work=Manchester Evening News|date=23 May 2014}}</ref> The contract was extended by one year for the fourth consecutive season, during summer 2015.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Jolly|first1=Richard|title=Richard Wright signs new Manchester City contract|url=http://www.espnfc.com/manchester-city/story/2509807/richard-wright-signs-new-manchester-city-contract|access-date=18 July 2015|work=ESPN|date=1 July 2015}}</ref> Wright remained on the books of Manchester City for four years in total, but never made a first-team appearance before announcing his retirement on 17 May 2016.<ref name="retirement" /> He remained as a coach under new manager [[Pep Guardiola]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Doyle|first1=Ian|title=Everton 'ready to battle Arsenal to make Mikel Arteta manager this summer'|url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/everton-ready-battle-arsenal-make-14365521|website=[[Liverpool Echo]]|date=4 March 2018 |access-date=16 April 2018|quote=Richard Wright, the former Everton goalkeeper, moved on to the coaching staff having retired with little fanfare in 2016.}}</ref>

==International career==
Wright was capped twice for [[England national football team|England]], making his debut against [[Malta national football team|Malta]] in a friendly on 3 June 2000; he gave away two [[Penalty kick (association football)|penalty kick]]s, conceding the first as [[David Carabott]]'s shot rebounded into the net off his head after hitting the post, and saving the second, again from Carabott, in the 88th minute as England won 2–1.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/euro2000/teams/england/775879.stm|title=Malta v England: Clockwatch|date=3 June 2000|access-date=14 May 2014|work=BBC}}</ref> He was a member of the England [[UEFA Euro 2000]] squad, where he was third choice behind [[David Seaman]] and [[Nigel Martyn]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/euro2000/teams/england/772145.stm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191031030556/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/euro2000/teams/england/772145.stm |archive-date=31 October 2019 |title=Keegan names Euro 2000 squad |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=1 June 2000 |access-date=16 May 2020}}</ref>

On 15 August 2001, he earned his second and final cap, replacing the injured [[David James (footballer, born 1970)|David James]], who himself had replaced Martyn at half-time in a 2–0 friendly defeat against the [[Netherlands national football team|Netherlands]] at [[White Hart Lane]]. Wright kept a clean sheet, as England were already 2–0 down when he came on.<ref>{{cite news|title=Holland outclass England|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/1492360.stm|access-date=23 November 2020|work=BBC Sport|date=15 August 2001}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=England 0 Netherlands 2 |url=http://www.englandfootballonline.com/Seas2000-10/2001-02/M0781Ned2001.html |website=englandfootballonline.com |access-date=23 November 2020 |date=15 August 2001}}</ref>

==Coaching career==
Following his retirement at the end of the 2015–16 season, Wright remained with Manchester City and became a goalkeeping coach on [[Pep Guardiola]]'s coaching staff.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.mancity.com/citytv/mens/zack-steffen-city-tv-interview-63736455 | title=Zack Steffen: I'm proud to be part of City's goalkeeping union }}</ref>

==Personal life==
In November 1998, Wright and his girlfriend Kelly Hammond had a son, Harry. In May 2000, two days after Ipswich had beaten Bolton Wanderers in the play-off semi-final to reach Wembley, he and Kelly married.<ref>{{cite news|title=Richard does the right thing and ties the knot|newspaper=[[East Anglian Daily Times]]|date=20 May 2000}}</ref> Wright's father-in-law, [[Geoff Hammond (footballer)|Geoff Hammond]], a former full-back, scored two goals in 69 Ipswich appearances between 1970 and 1973. Harry, who also plays as a goalkeeper, signed a professional deal for Ipswich on his 17th birthday.<ref>{{cite news|title=Richard Wright's goalkeeper son signs professional deal with Ipswich Town|url=http://www.eadt.co.uk/sport/richard_wright_s_goalkeeper_son_signs_professional_deal_with_ipswich_town_1_4297110|access-date=13 November 2015|newspaper=[[East Anglian Daily Times]]|date=4 November 2015}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
===Club===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=8726|title=Richard Wright Career Stats|publisher=Soccerbase|access-date=30 December 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080504033213/http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=8726|archive-date=4 May 2008|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|[[FA Cup]]
!colspan="2"|[[Football League Cup|League Cup]]
!colspan="2"|Other
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="8"|[[Ipswich Town F.C.|Ipswich Town]]
|[[1994–95 Ipswich Town F.C. season|1994–95]]
|[[Premier League]]
|3||0||0||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||4||0
|-
|[[1995–96 Ipswich Town F.C. season|1995–96]]
|[[Football League First Division|First Division]]
|23||0||3||0||1||0||0||0||27||0
|-
|[[1996–97 Ipswich Town F.C. season|1996–97]]<ref>{{Soccerbase season|8726|1996|access-date=18 July 2015}}</ref>
|First Division
|40||0||1||0||5||0||2{{efn|name=FDPO|Appearances in [[Football League First Division|First Division]] play-offs}}||0||48||0
|-
|[[1997–98 Ipswich Town F.C. season|1997–98]]<ref>{{Soccerbase season|8726|1997|access-date=18 July 2015}}</ref>
|First Division
|46||0||4||0||6||0||2{{efn|name=FDPO}}||0||58||0
|-
|[[1998–99 Ipswich Town F.C. season|1998–99]]<ref>{{Soccerbase season|8726|1998|access-date=18 July 2015}}</ref>
|First Division
|46||0||2||0||4||0||2{{efn|name=FDPO}}||0||54||0
|-
|[[1999–2000 Ipswich Town F.C. season|1999–2000]]<ref name="1999/2000">{{Soccerbase season|8726|1999|access-date=18 July 2015}}</ref>
|First Division
|46||0||1||0||4||0||3{{efn|name=FDPO}}||0||54||0
|-
|[[2000–01 Ipswich Town F.C. season|2000–01]]<ref>{{Soccerbase season|8726|2000|access-date=18 July 2015}}</ref>
|Premier League
|36||0||2||0||6||0||colspan="2"|—||44||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!240!!0!!13!!0!!27!!0!!9!!0!!289!!0
|-
|[[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]
|[[2001–02 Arsenal F.C. season|2001–02]]<ref>{{Soccerbase season|8726|2001|access-date=18 July 2015}}</ref>
|Premier League
|12||0||5||0||1||0||4{{efn|name=UCL|Appearances in [[UEFA Champions League]]}}||0||22||0
|-
|rowspan="6"|[[Everton F.C.|Everton]]
|[[2002–03 Everton F.C. season|2002–03]]<ref>{{Soccerbase season|8726|2002|access-date=18 July 2015}}</ref>
|Premier League
|33||0||1||0||3||0||colspan="2"|—||37||0
|-
|[[2003–04 Everton F.C. season|2003–04]]<ref>{{Soccerbase season|8726|2003|access-date=18 July 2015}}</ref>
|Premier League
|4||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||4||0
|-
|[[2004–05 Everton F.C. season|2004–05]]<ref>{{Soccerbase season|8726|2004|access-date=18 July 2015}}</ref>
|Premier League
|7||0||2||0||3||0||colspan="2"|—||12||0
|-
|[[2005–06 Everton F.C. season|2005–06]]<ref>{{Soccerbase season|8726|2005|access-date=18 July 2015}}</ref>
|Premier League
|15||0||1||0||0||0||0||0||16||0
|-
|[[2006–07 Everton F.C. season|2006–07]]<ref>{{Soccerbase season|8726|2006|access-date=18 July 2015}}</ref>
|Premier League
|1||0||0||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||2||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!60!!0!!4!!0!!7!!0!!0!!0!!71!!0
|-
|[[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]]
|[[2007–08 West Ham United F.C. season|2007–08]]<ref name="soccerbase.com">{{Soccerbase season|8726|2007|access-date=18 July 2015}}</ref>
|Premier League
|0||0||0||0||3||0||colspan="2"|—||3||0
|-
|[[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]] (loan)
|[[2007–08 Southampton F.C. season|2007–08]]<ref name="soccerbase.com"/>
|[[Football League Championship|Championship]]
|7||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||7||0
|-
|rowspan="3"|Ipswich Town
|[[2008–09 Ipswich Town F.C. season|2008–09]]<ref>{{Soccerbase season|8726|2008|access-date=18 July 2015}}</ref>
|Championship
|46||0||2||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||50||0
|-
|[[2009–10 Ipswich Town F.C. season|2009–10]]<ref>{{Soccerbase season|8726|2009|access-date=18 July 2015}}</ref>
|Championship
||12||0||0||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||13||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!58!!0!!2!!0!!3!!0!!0!!0!!63!!0
|-
|[[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]]
|[[2010–11 Sheffield United F.C. season|2010–11]]<ref>{{Soccerbase season|8726|2010|access-date=18 July 2015}}</ref>
|Championship
|2||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||2||0
|-
|Ipswich Town
|[[2011–12 Ipswich Town F.C. season|2011–12]]<ref>{{Soccerbase season|8726|2011|access-date=18 July 2015}}</ref>
|Championship
|1||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||1||0
|-
|rowspan="5"|[[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]]
|[[2012-13 Manchester City F.C. season|2012–13]]
|Premier League
|0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0
|-
|[[2013-14 Manchester City F.C. season|2013–14]]
|Premier League
|0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0
|-
|[[2014-15 Manchester City F.C. season|2014–15]]
|Premier League
|0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0
|-
|[[2015-16 Manchester City F.C. season|2015–16]]
|Premier League
|0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!380!!0!!24!!0!!41!!0!!13!!0!!458!!0
|}

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===International===
===International===
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|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year<ref>{{NFT|2171}}</ref>
|-
!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[England national football team|England]]
|2000||1||0
|-
|2001||1||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total!!2!!0
|}


==Honours==
Wright has been included in 28 squads and capped twice for England, making his debut against [[Malta national football team|Malta]] in a friendly in 2000; he conceded a [[penalty kick]] early on but saved a second penalty in the 88th minute as England won 2-1. He was a member of the England [[2000 UEFA European Football Championship|Euro 2000]] squad, where he was third-choice behind David Seaman and Nigel Martyn, and won his second cap as a substitute in a friendly against the [[Netherlands national football team|Netherlands]] in 2001. However, he has not been called up to the England squad since 2003.<sup>[http://www.englandfootballonline.com/TeamPlyrsBios/PlayersW/BioWrightRI.html]</sup>
'''Ipswich Town'''
*[[English Football League play-offs|Football League First Division play-offs]]: [[2000 Football League play-offs#First Division|2000]]<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sport/football/768682.stm |title=Ipswich triumph at last |publisher=BBC News |date=29 May 2000 |access-date=25 September 2019}}</ref>


'''Arsenal'''
==External links==
*[[Premier League]]: [[2001–02 FA Premier League|2001–02]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/878/Richard-Wright/overview |title=Richard Wright: Overview |publisher=Premier League |access-date=19 April 2018}}</ref>
*{{soccerbase|id=8726|name=Richard Wright}}
*[[FA Cup]]: [[2001–02 FA Cup|2001–02]]<ref name="Hugman2010-11"/>
*[http://soccernet.espn.go.com/player?id=8050&cc=3436 ESPNSoccernet.com player profile]


'''Individual'''
{{Everton F.C. squad}}
*[[PFA Team of the Year]]: [[PFA Team of the Year (1990s)#First Division 10|1998–99 First Division]], [[PFA Team of the Year (2000s)#First Division|1999–2000 First Division]]<ref name=England>{{cite web|url=http://www.englandfootballonline.com/TeamPlyrsBios/PlayersW/BioWrightRI.html|title=Richard Wright|website=England Football Online|access-date=2 October 2017}}</ref>
*[[Ipswich Town F.C. Player of the Year|Ipswich Town Player of the Year]]: [[2008–09 Ipswich Town F.C. season|2008–09]]<ref name=England />
*[[Ipswich Town F.C.|Ipswich Town]] Players' Player of the Year: [[2008–09 Ipswich Town F.C. season|2008–09]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Wright the Players' Player of the Year |url=https://www.twtd.co.uk/ipswich-town-news/14504/wright-the-players-player-of-the-year |publisher=TWTD |date=21 April 2009 |access-date=24 March 2020}}</ref>


==References==
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Latest revision as of 16:41, 16 December 2024

For other people named Richard Wright, see Richard Wright (disambiguation).

Richard Wright
Wright with Ipswich Town in 2009
Personal information
Full name Richard Ian Wright[1]
Date of birth (1977-11-05) 5 November 1977 (age 47)[1]
Place of birth Ipswich, England
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Manchester City (goalkeeping coach)
Youth career
–1995 Ipswich Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–2001 Ipswich Town 240 (0)
2001–2002 Arsenal 12 (0)
2002–2007 Everton 60 (0)
2007–2008 West Ham United 0 (0)
2008 → Southampton (loan) 7 (0)
2008–2010 Ipswich Town 58 (0)
2010–2011 Sheffield United 2 (0)
2011–2012 Ipswich Town 1 (0)
2012 Preston North End 0 (0)
2012–2016 Manchester City 0 (0)
Total 379 (0)
International career
1996 England U18 1 (0)
1997–2000 England U21 15 (0)
2000–2001 England 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Richard Ian Wright (born 5 November 1977) is an English football coach and former professional footballer who is a goalkeeping coach for Premier League club Manchester City.

As a player he was a goalkeeper. He joined Ipswich Town as a trainee, going on to play for the club 298 times between 1995 and 2001. He then moved to Premier League club Arsenal, before being signed by Everton in 2002, where he spent five years. A brief spell on loan from West Ham United with Southampton was followed by a transfer back to Ipswich Town. After a short spell at Sheffield United, a third stint at Ipswich and a brief time at Preston North End, he joined Premier League champions Manchester City on a free transfer in 2012. After four years at City, during which he did not play at all, he announced his retirement in May 2016.[2] He remained with City as a coach under new manager Pep Guardiola.[3]

He was a member of the England squad, earning two caps, and was included in Kevin Keegan's 23 man squad for UEFA Euro 2000 but did not see the field.

Club career

[edit]

Ipswich Town

[edit]

Wright was born in Ipswich, Suffolk and signed a professional contract with Ipswich Town on 2 January 1995 after serving his apprenticeship[1] and made his debut as a 17-year-old in a 2–0 victory at home to Coventry City in May that year.[4] The season ended with Ipswich's relegation from the Premier League, and for the following four, Ipswich lost in the promotion play-offs from the Football League First Division.[5]

He played a major role in Ipswich's 1999–2000 season when the club were promoted via the play-offs at the fifth attempt. On 29 May 2000, in the play-off final against Barnsley, Ipswich won 4–2, with Wright's long goal kick being flicked on by Marcus Stewart for Richard Naylor to put them 2–1 up. Wright scored an unfortunate own goal when a shot rebounded off the bar and hit him, and then gave away a penalty kick by fouling Craig Hignett, but saved it from Darren Barnard.[5] In Ipswich's first season back in the top flight, he inspired them to 5th place and qualification to the UEFA Cup.[6]

Arsenal

[edit]

Wright joined Arsenal on 5 July 2001 for £2 million.[7] He signed a five-year contract. Manager Arsène Wenger envisaged him as a long-term successor to David Seaman and also as a more experienced competitor for the previous second-choice goalkeeper Alex Manninger, who soon left the club.[6]

Wright made his debut against Derby County on 29 September, keeping a clean sheet in a 2–0 win at Pride Park which put his team on the summit of the table.[8] On his UEFA Champions League debut against Panathinaikos he saved an Angelos Basinas penalty to help his side win 2–1.[9] Despite an injury to Seaman which gave him an extended run in the team, he did not capitalise on the opportunity, punching the ball into his own net in a 4–2 home defeat to Charlton Athletic on 4 November when trying to clear from Paul Konchesky,[10] and then two weeks later he was at fault for Gus Poyet's injury time equaliser in the North London Derby against Tottenham Hotspur.[11] Four days later, he was substituted at half time with injury in a UEFA Champions League match away to Deportivo de La Coruña, being replaced by youth goalkeeper Stuart Taylor in the 2–0 defeat.[12] He slipped to third choice behind Taylor and played mostly FA Cup matches for the remainder of the season, up to and including the semi-final against Middlesbrough,[13] although Seaman replaced him for the final, which Arsenal won 2–0 against Chelsea. He made his last Arsenal appearance on the final day of the 2001–02 season, a 4–3 victory over Everton. Arsene Wenger deliberately started him for the match, so that he ended the season with 10 league appearances, qualifying him for a winners' medal; he was substituted for Stuart Taylor late in the game, so that Taylor also had 10 appearances and earned a medal.[14] Wright made 22 appearances for Arsenal in total.[15]

Everton

[edit]

After Seaman was given a one-year contract extension, Wright sought first-team action elsewhere, and on 24 July 2002 he moved to Everton for an initial £3.5 million, potentially rising by another million if a set number of appearances were reached.[15]

On his Goodison Park debut on 17 August, he made an error and gifted a goal to Les Ferdinand in a 2–2 draw with Tottenham Hotspur,[16] but a week later he saved a penalty from Kevin Phillips in a 1–0 win at Sunderland.[17] After the season had ended, on 13 June 2003 (Friday the 13th), he had a freak accident when he fell from his loft, injuring his shoulder.[18]

In August 2003, Everton brought in veteran Nigel Martyn. On 13 September, Wright went off injured 26 minutes into an eventual 2–2 draw against Newcastle United.[19] He faced knee surgery and missed the remainder of the season.[20]

During the 2005–06 season, Martyn had a spell out with injury, but Wright injured himself soon after while warming up for a match against Chelsea on 8 February 2006; a large sign instructed players to use temporary goals for their warm-up but he ignored the warning and fell on the sign, injuring his ankle.[21] Despite Martyn's retirement, Wright remained second in the pecking order for the 2006–07 season behind new arrival Tim Howard. He played 71 games in total for Everton, but only two in his last campaign.[22]

West Ham United

[edit]

Wright was released by Everton at the end of the 2006–07 season,[23] and signed for West Ham United on 4 July 2007.[22] Second-choice to Robert Green, he made his Hammers debut on 28 August in a 2–1 win at Bristol Rovers in the second round of the League Cup.[24]

On 20 March 2008, having only played two further League Cup games for West Ham he joined Southampton of the Championship on a month's loan as their first three goalkeepers were all unavailable through injury.[25] Two days later, he made his debut in a goalless home draw with Coventry City.[26] On 18 April, the loan was extended to the end of the 2007–08 season,[27] he totalled seven appearances for the Saints.

Return to Ipswich Town

[edit]

Wright rejoined Ipswich on 21 July 2008 for an undisclosed fee on a two-year contract with the option of a third year.[28] He then made his 300th club appearance for Ipswich in a 4–1 loss against Wigan Athletic on 23 September in the third round of the League Cup. His fine performances for his hometown club earned him the Players and supporters' player of the season awards for the 2008–2009 season. On 1 December 2009 Wright was ruled out for up to four months following a knee injury suffered during a 2–1 win against Cardiff City.[29] Wright was released by Ipswich at the end of the 2009–10 season.

Sheffield United

[edit]

After a brief trial spell, Wright joined Sheffield United on a free transfer on a four-month short-term deal in September 2010, having been extended until the end of the season.[30] Despite this Wright spent most of his time at Bramall Lane injured and made only two starts, both times being withdrawn midway through the game due to further injuries. His contract was terminated with Sheffield United by mutual consent at the start of April 2011.[31]

Third spell at Ipswich Town

[edit]

Wright returned to Ipswich in the summer of 2011 to train with the club. Having been on trial at other clubs he had impressed enough while training with Ipswich to earn a call up to the reserves,[32] in which he featured in a game against Colchester United.

Wright re-signed for the club for his third spell on 23 November 2011. Earlier in the week he had stated he wanted to return to the club: "I love Ipswich Town Football Club, I don't hide that. I think everyone knows that, but at the moment there's nothing there for me – simple as that, you just get on with it and look elsewhere. If anything changed and something came up (at Ipswich) then I'd be a liar to say I wouldn't consider it because I would."[33] In his third debut for the club, Wright conceded three times in a 3–2 home defeat to Reading.[34]

Preston North End

[edit]

On 1 July 2012, Wright signed for Preston North End; however, he left the club only one week into pre-season training as he was suffering from homesickness, having made no appearances for the club.[35]

Manchester City

[edit]

Following a trial with Colchester United, Wright signed for Manchester City on 30 August 2012,[36] completing a free transfer and agreeing a one-year contract. On 10 July 2013, Wright signed a one-year extension with City.[37] Despite not making a competitive appearance for the club in either season, he was awarded a new contract for the 2014–15 season, at the expense of second-choice Costel Pantilimon.[38] The contract was extended by one year for the fourth consecutive season, during summer 2015.[39] Wright remained on the books of Manchester City for four years in total, but never made a first-team appearance before announcing his retirement on 17 May 2016.[2] He remained as a coach under new manager Pep Guardiola.[40]

International career

[edit]

Wright was capped twice for England, making his debut against Malta in a friendly on 3 June 2000; he gave away two penalty kicks, conceding the first as David Carabott's shot rebounded into the net off his head after hitting the post, and saving the second, again from Carabott, in the 88th minute as England won 2–1.[41] He was a member of the England UEFA Euro 2000 squad, where he was third choice behind David Seaman and Nigel Martyn.[42]

On 15 August 2001, he earned his second and final cap, replacing the injured David James, who himself had replaced Martyn at half-time in a 2–0 friendly defeat against the Netherlands at White Hart Lane. Wright kept a clean sheet, as England were already 2–0 down when he came on.[43][44]

Coaching career

[edit]

Following his retirement at the end of the 2015–16 season, Wright remained with Manchester City and became a goalkeeping coach on Pep Guardiola's coaching staff.[45]

Personal life

[edit]

In November 1998, Wright and his girlfriend Kelly Hammond had a son, Harry. In May 2000, two days after Ipswich had beaten Bolton Wanderers in the play-off semi-final to reach Wembley, he and Kelly married.[46] Wright's father-in-law, Geoff Hammond, a former full-back, scored two goals in 69 Ipswich appearances between 1970 and 1973. Harry, who also plays as a goalkeeper, signed a professional deal for Ipswich on his 17th birthday.[47]

Career statistics

[edit]

Club

[edit]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[48]
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Ipswich Town 1994–95 Premier League 3 0 0 0 1 0 — 4 0
1995–96 First Division 23 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 27 0
1996–97[49] First Division 40 0 1 0 5 0 2[a] 0 48 0
1997–98[50] First Division 46 0 4 0 6 0 2[a] 0 58 0
1998–99[51] First Division 46 0 2 0 4 0 2[a] 0 54 0
1999–2000[52] First Division 46 0 1 0 4 0 3[a] 0 54 0
2000–01[53] Premier League 36 0 2 0 6 0 — 44 0
Total 240 0 13 0 27 0 9 0 289 0
Arsenal 2001–02[54] Premier League 12 0 5 0 1 0 4[b] 0 22 0
Everton 2002–03[55] Premier League 33 0 1 0 3 0 — 37 0
2003–04[56] Premier League 4 0 0 0 0 0 — 4 0
2004–05[57] Premier League 7 0 2 0 3 0 — 12 0
2005–06[58] Premier League 15 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 0
2006–07[59] Premier League 1 0 0 0 1 0 — 2 0
Total 60 0 4 0 7 0 0 0 71 0
West Ham United 2007–08[60] Premier League 0 0 0 0 3 0 — 3 0
Southampton (loan) 2007–08[60] Championship 7 0 0 0 0 0 — 7 0
Ipswich Town 2008–09[61] Championship 46 0 2 0 2 0 — 50 0
2009–10[62] Championship 12 0 0 0 1 0 — 13 0
Total 58 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 63 0
Sheffield United 2010–11[63] Championship 2 0 0 0 0 0 — 2 0
Ipswich Town 2011–12[64] Championship 1 0 0 0 0 0 — 1 0
Manchester City 2012–13 Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2013–14 Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2014–15 Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2015–16 Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 380 0 24 0 41 0 13 0 458 0
  1. ^ a b c d Appearances in First Division play-offs
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year[65]
National team Year Apps Goals
England 2000 1 0
2001 1 0
Total 2 0

Honours

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Ipswich Town

Arsenal

Individual

References

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