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GK Ed Wright | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #281 |

Goalkeeper

1920-21 🕒 2 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 - | #281 |

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GK Ed Wright | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #281 |

Personal Profile

Full Name
Birth Date
Birthplace
Birth Country
Citizenship
Height
Foot
Edmund Wright
7 March 1902
Leytonstone, London
England
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
England
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Personal
Transfer In

GK Ed Wright | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #281 |

Transfer In

Season
Date
Age
Fee
From
From
Signed Under
1919-20
May 1919
17
Free
Wycombe Wanderers
George Ramsay
Season
Date
Age
Fee
From
From
Returned Under
Season
Date
Age
Fee
From
From
Returned Under
Career

GK Ed Wright | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #281 |

Villa Career

Seasons Active | In Fee
Active in League
🕒 Games | Starts (Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
🟩 Won | 🟨 Drew | 🟥 Lost |
Cards 🟨 Booking | 🟥 Sending Off |
Goalkeepers Only 🥅 Goals Conceded | ⛔ Clean Sheets |

GK Ed Wright | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Aston Villa 1920-21 |
Football League First Division |
🕒 2 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 - | #281 |

GK Ed Wright | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #281 |

Played Under

George Ramsay 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

GK Ed Wright | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #281 |

Career Summary

Seasons
Appearances 🕒
Starts 🕒
Substitute 🔁
Unused Sub 🇺
Points per Game (PPG)
1
2
2
0
0
🟩 Won
🟩 Win %
🟨 Drew
🟨 Drawn %
🟥 Lost
🟥 Loss %
Goals ⚽
Assists 🔥
Yellow Cards 🟨
Red Cards 🟥
0
-
-
-
Goal Involvements (GI)
Games per Goal (GPG)
Games per Goal Involvement (GiPG)
0
Seasons

GK Ed Wright | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #281 |

Season by Season Record

Season
Age
Lg
#
🕒
🕒
🔁
🔥
🇺
🟩
🟩
🟨
🟨
🟥
🟥
PPG
GPG
GiPG
1920-21
18
D1
2
2
0
0
-
0
Season
Age
Lg
#
🕒
🕒
🔁
🔥
🇺
🟩
🟩
🟨
🟨
🟥
🟥
PPG
GPG
GiPG
Season
Age
Lg
#
🕒
🕒
🔁
🔥
🇺
🟩
🟩
🟨
🟨
🟥
🟥
PPG
GPG
GiPG
Season
Age
Lg
#
🕒
🕒
🔁
🔥
🇺
🟩
🟩
🟨
🟨
🟥
🟥
PPG
GPG
GiPG
Season
Age
Lg
#
🕒
🕒
🔁
🇺
🔥
🟩
🟩
🟨
🟨
🟥
🟥
PPG
GPG
GiPG
Season
Age
Lg
#
🕒
🕒
🔁
🔥
🇺
🟩
🟩
🟨
🟨
🟥
🟥
PPG
GPG
GiPG
Season
Age
Lg
#
🕒
🕒
🔁
🔥
🇺
🟩
🟩
🟨
🟨
🟥
🟥
PPG
GPG
GiPG
Season
Age
Lg
#
🕒
🕒
🔁
🔥
🇺
🟩
🟩
🟨
🟨
🟥
🟥
PPG
GPG
GiPG
Season
Age
Lg
#
🕒
🕒
🔁
🔥
🇺
🟩
🟩
🟨
🟨
🟥
🟥
PPG
GPG
GiPG
Season
Age
Lg
#
🕒
🕒
🔁
🔥
🇺
🟩
🟩
🟨
🟨
🟥
🟥
PPG
GPG
GiPG
Season
Age
Lg
#
🕒
🕒
🔁
🔥
🇺
🟩
🟩
🟨
🟨
🟥
🟥
PPG
GPG
GiPG
Season
Age
Lg
#
🕒
🕒
🔁
🔥
🇺
🟩
🟩
🟨
🟨
🟥
🟥
PPG
GPG
GiPG
Season
Age
Lg
#
🕒
🕒
🔁
🔥
🇺
🟩
🟩
🟨
🟨
🟥
🟥
PPG
GPG
GiPG
Season
Age
Lg
#
🕒
🕒
🔁
🔥
🇺
🟩
🟩
🟨
🟨
🟥
🟥
PPG
GPG
GiPG
Season
Age
Lg
#
🕒
🕒
🔁
🔥
🇺
🟩
🟩
🟨
🟨
🟥
🟥
PPG
GPG
GiPG
Season
Age
Lg
#
🕒
🕒
🔁
🔥
🇺
🟩
🟩
🟨
🟨
🟥
🟥
PPG
GPG
GiPG
Season
Age
Lg
#
🕒
🕒
🔁
🔥
🇺
🟩
🟩
🟨
🟨
🟥
🟥
PPG
GPG
GiPG

GK Ed Wright | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #281 |

Goalkeeping Record

Goalkeeper #
Goals Conceded 🥅
Goals Conceded per Game (CPG)
Clean Sheets ⛔
% Clean Sheets ⛔ %
34
4
2.00
0
0%

GK Ed Wright | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #281 |

Season by Season Goalkeeping Record

Season
Age
Lg
🕒
🥅
CPG
1920-21
18
D1
2
Season
Age
Lg
🕒
🥅
CPG
Season
Age
Lg
🕒
🥅
CPG
Season
Age
Lg
🕒
🥅
CPG
Season
Age
Lg
🕒
🥅
CPG
Season
Age
Lg
🕒
🥅
CPG
Season
Age
Lg
🕒
🥅
CPG
Season
Age
Lg
🕒
🥅
CPG
Season
Age
Lg
🕒
🥅
CPG
Season
Age
Lg
🕒
🥅
CPG
Season
Age
Lg
🕒
🥅
CPG
Season
Age
Lg
🕒
🥅
CPG
Season
Age
Lg
🕒
🥅
CPG
Season
Age
Lg
🕒
🥅
CPG
Season
Age
Lg
🕒
🥅
CPG
Season
Age
Lg
🕒
🥅
CPG
Season
Age
Lg
🕒
🥅
CPG

GK Ed Wright | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #281 |

Honours

Played for the Villa

GK Ed Wright | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #281 |

Villa Youth Record

n/a

Previous Clubs

Worcester City
High Wycombe

GK Ed Wright | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #281 |

Debut

Squad From Season
First Squad Match
First Squad Under
1920-21
27 December 1920
George Ramsay 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Promoted to First Team Under
Promoted to First Team Date
George Ramsay 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
27 December 1920
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Debut Season
Debut Date
Debut Age
Debut Under
1920-21
27 December 1920
18
George Ramsay 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Debut

GK Ed Wright | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #281 |

First Goal Date

Game #
Match
Scorer(s)

GK Ed Wright | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #281 |

Loans Out

None

Final

GK Ed Wright | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #281 |

Final Appearance

Final Season
Final Game
Final Age
Final Game Under
1920-21
7 March 1921
19
George Ramsay 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Squad To Season
Final Squad
Final Squad Under
1920-21
7 March 1921
George Ramsay 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
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GK Ed Wright | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #281 |

Transfer Out

Out Season
Transfer Out Date
Age
Fee
To
To
Left Under
1921-22
September 1921
19
Free
Brentford
George Ramsay 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Out Season
Transfer Out Date
Age
Fee
To
To
Left Under
Out Season
Transfer Out Date
Age
Fee
To
To
Left Under
Transfer Out

GK Ed Wright | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #281 |

Subsequent Clubs

1921-23 Brentford
Retired

Quotes

GK Ed Wright | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #281 |

Quotes

Biography

GK Ed Wright | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #281 |

Biography

Player #281 for Aston Villa, Edmund Wright, known as Ed Wright played as a goalkeeper for the club.

Ed played for Villa in 1920-21 making 2 appearances.

Ed was born in Leytonstone on 7 March 1902 and he made his debut appearance for Villa on 27 December 1920 aged 18.

Villa had signed Ed from High Wycombe in May 1919.

Ed was the 33rd custodian of the Villa goal in League and Cup football.

Over his 2 appearances Ed conceded 4 goals at a ratio of 2 goals per game.

Ed wasn’t to feature again for Villa having made his final appearance on 7 March 1921 before moving to Brentford in September 1921.

Ed played under the George Ramsay Management Committee.

Ed passed away in London in 1978 aged 76.

Died

1978, Aged 76

Appearances

GK Ed Wright | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #281 |

Appearances

2

Game
Matchday Summary
Match Squad
Game #1094
🟩 27 Dec 1920, Villa 3-1 United, Old Trafford
GK Ed Wright | CB Frank Barson | CB Jim Harrop | FB Tommy Smart | LB Tommy Weston | M Frank Moss | W Arthur Dorrell | W Charlie Wallace | F Billy Walker | F Billy Kirton | F Clem Stephenson |
Game #1108
🟥 7 Mar 1921, Villa 0-3 Bradford, Valley Parade
GK Ed Wright | FB Ernie Blackburn | CB Frank Barson | M Frank Moss | M George Blackburn | M Andy Ducat | W Arthur Dorrell | W Charlie Wallace | F Howard Humphries | F Billy Walker | F Walter Boyman |

GK Ed Wright | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #281 |

Starts

2

Game
Matchday Summary
Line Up
Game #1094
🟩 27 Dec 1920, Villa 3-1 United, Old Trafford
GK Ed Wright | CB Frank Barson | CB Jim Harrop | FB Tommy Smart | LB Tommy Weston | M Frank Moss | W Arthur Dorrell | W Charlie Wallace | F Billy Walker | F Billy Kirton | F Clem Stephenson |
Game #1108
🟥 7 Mar 1921, Villa 0-3 Bradford, Valley Parade
GK Ed Wright | FB Ernie Blackburn | CB Frank Barson | M Frank Moss | M George Blackburn | M Andy Ducat | W Arthur Dorrell | W Charlie Wallace | F Howard Humphries | F Billy Walker | F Walter Boyman |
Starts
Subs

GK Ed Wright | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #281 |

Substitute Appearances

0

Game
Matchday Summary
Sub Sub
Unused

GK Ed Wright | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #281 |

Unused Substitute Appearances

0

Game
Matchday Summary
Unused Substitutes

GK Ed Wright | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #281 |

Goals Scored

0

Game
Matchday Summary
Scorer(s)
Goals
Assists

GK Ed Wright | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #281 |

Assists Made

-

Game
Matchday Summary
Assist(s)
Cards

GK Ed Wright | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #281 |

Cards Received

🟨

-

🟥

-

Game
Matchday Summary
Villa Cards
International

International Career

England

FA
National Team
Caps with Villa
England
FA
National Team
Full International Record
England
FA
🕒 Caps
🕒 Starts
🔁 Sub
⚽ Goals
FA
First Cap with Villa
FA
First International Goal with Villa
FA
Last Cap with Villa

International Record

England

Starter

Match

Substitute

Match

Goals

Match
Matches

GK Ed Wright | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #281 |

Matches

GK Ed Wright | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #281 |

🟩 27 Dec 1920, Villa 3-1 United, Old Trafford

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Game #1094

Manager | George Ramsay led Management Committee |
FT Score | 3-1 |
FT Result | Won |
Last 5 Games | LDLLW |

Season | 1920-21 |
Matchday | #22 |
League Match | #22 |
Manager Game | #1068 |
Monday, 27 December 1920

Scorer(s) | Billy Walker | Billy Walker | Clem Stephenson |

Assist(s) | Not recorded

Teams

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Starting XI

GK Ed Wright |
CB Frank Barson |
CB Jim Harrop |
FB Tommy Smart |
LB Tommy Weston |
M Frank Moss |
W Arthur Dorrell |
W Charlie Wallace |
F Billy Walker |
F Billy Kirton |
F Clem Stephenson |

Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

Unused Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

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Starting XI

Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

Unused Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

Match Timeline

On This Day

Villa record a first win in six and only their second victory in twelve to end 1920 on a relative high note to make it ten wins, four draws and eight defeats in twenty two division one games. Meanwhile, goalkeeper Ed Wright made his Villa debut aged 18 after moving from High Wycombe in May 1919.

GK Ed Wright | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #281 |

🟥 7 Mar 1921, Villa 0-3 Bradford, Valley Parade

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Game #1108

Manager | George Ramsay led Management Committee |
FT Score | 0-3 |
FT Result | Lost |
Last 5 Games | WWLLL |

Season | 1920-21 |
Matchday | #36 |
League Match | #31 |
Manager Game | #1082 |
Monday, 7 March 1921

Scorer(s) | None |

Assist(s) | None

Teams

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Starting XI

GK Ed Wright |
FB Ernie Blackburn |
CB Frank Barson |
M Frank Moss |
M George Blackburn |
M Andy Ducat |
W Arthur Dorrell |
W Charlie Wallace |
F Howard Humphries |
F Billy Walker |
F Walter Boyman |

Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

Unused Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

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Starting XI

Substitutes

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

Unused Substitutes

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

Match Timeline

On This Day

Villa lose for the for the tenth time in the last seventeen League games to make it eleven wins, six draws and fourteen defeats in thirty one division one games. Meanwhile, midfielder George Blackburn made his Villa debut aged 21 after moving from Hampstead Town in December 1920 whilst goalkeeper Ed Wright made his second and final appearance before moving on to Brentford in September 1921.
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