Harry Wright (footballer, born 1909), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Harry Wright (footballer, born 1909)

Professional football head coach

Date of Birth: 03-Jun-1909

Place of Birth: England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 01-Jan-0001

Profession: association football manager, association football player

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Harold Edward "Harry" Wright (3 June 1909 – April 1994) was an English professional footballer and manager who played as a goalkeeper in the Football League for Charlton Athletic, Aldershot and Derby County, and managed the India national team between 1963 and 1964. Wright began his playing career with Harwich & Parkeston, but by 1932 he was on the books at Charlton, where he remained for three years.
He spent time with Aldershot and then Derby County before the outbreak of World War II.
He also appeared for Southern League sides Chelmsford City and Colchester United.
He represented an England XI once in 1935 against an Anglo-Scot team in a friendly game for the King George V Jubilee Trust Fund.Wright took up a coaching role at Guildford City following his retirement in 1949, before holding similar positions at Walsall and Luton Town.
He was named as head coach at Everton in 1956, and later coached the India youth team between 1961 and 1963 in preparation for the 1963 AFC Youth Championship.
In 1963, he inherited Syed Abdul Rahim's India national team, where Wright led the side to the runners-up spot in the 1964 Asian Cup, which remains the most notable triumph in professional football for India.