Jackie Wright

Who was Jackie Wright?

John "Jackie" Wright was an English professional footballer who played as a defender – specifically, a full back.

He spent eleven years with Blackpool in the 1940s and 1950s, making 157 league appearances and scoring one goal. He made his debut for Blackpool, who were then managed by Joe Smith, on 6 September 1948, in a 1–1 draw with Derby County at Bloomfield Road. He went on to make a further five appearances during the 1948–49 league campaign, deputising for Ron Suart.

Wright made fourteen league appearances in 1949–50, during which season Suart left for Blackburn Rovers.

In 1950–51, Wright made twelve league appearances, but sat out Blackpool's entire run to their second FA Cup Final.

The following season, 1951–52, he made fifteen appearances, before missing the whole 1952–53 term.

In 1953–54, Wright returned to the line-up; however, he was still unable to nudge out Tommy Garrett from the left-back berth, and therefore made only eight league appearances. Once again, he did not appear in the club's run to another, this time successful, FA Cup Final.