Where is Mark Wright now?
Former Premier League defender Mark Wright was forced to retire from playing in 1998 due to back problems after seven seasons at Liverpool.
Starting his professional career at Oxford United in 1980, he went onto make over 500 first-team appearances over an 18-year period for just four clubs including Southampton where he won the club’s Player of the Season award in 1983 and Derby County where he won their Player of the Season award in 1989 and 1990.
On the international scene he was a regular player for the England national team under Bobby Robson and played in the 1988 UEFA European Championships as well as the 1990 FIFA World Cup finals.
Upon retiring from playing Wright went into management and joined Football Conference side Southport in 1999 where he managed a ninth position in his first season and fourth position in his second season.
He left in 2001 to take over as manager of his former club Oxford United but resigned after four months following a touchline ban and fine from the FA after verbally abusing a referee.
Next up for Wright was non-league side Chester City where in two years he turned around a struggling side into league winners and a return to the football league after a four year absence. Unfortunately he left the day before the new season stating that he felt his position was untenable and he couldn’t take the club forward.
He then had had a short spell as manager at Peterborough United before re-joining Chester City where he kept them from relegation in his first season.
After an average second season in 2006-07 he left the club but returned for a third spell 18 months later but resigned when he was unable to save them from relegation.
He returned to Southport in 2017 as Head of Club Development but left after four months with the rest of the management team when the club lost five matches in a row and conceded 19 goals.
In March 2019, he participated in a TV series called ‘Harry’s Heroes’ which saw football manager Harry Redknapp take a number of ex-professionals on a journey to lose weight with the end goal of playing a team of ex Germany internationals.
Ironically, England won the game 4-2 which was the same scoreline as the 1966 World Cup Final.
In 2020 he took part in the second series of ‘Harry Heroes‘ which saw the England players travel to Germany to play in a grudge match which they won 1-0.
Wright currently works for a divorce services business where he is a director and heads up their sports liaison department.
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Mark Wright: Premier League Statistics
| Nationality | English |
| Position | Defender |
| Appearances | 137 |
| Goals | 5 |
| Yellow Cards | 18 |
| Red Cards | 0 |
| Premier League Teams Played for | Liverpool |
Statistics courtesy of www.premierleague.com
Last Updated on 15 November 2023 by Admin