Bernie Wright Football player

Bernard Peter "Bernie" 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.

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)Bernard Peter Wright
Birth dateSeptember 17, 1952
Birth place
Birmingham

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Football player

position
Forward (association football)
teams
Bradford City A.F.C.
Cheltenham Town F.C.
Kidderminster Harriers F.C.
Everton F.C.
Birmingham City F.C.
Port Vale F.C.
Walsall F.C.
Gloucester City A.F.C.
Trowbridge Town F.C.
Worcester City F.C.

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