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Youth
Appearances

0

Youth
Goals

12

Reserve Appearances

0

Reserve
Goals

329

Senior
Appearances

5

Senior
Goals

Alan Wright

First Team
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Full Back

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Alan Geoffrey Wright

Role

LB Alan Wright | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #705 |

Position

Born

Left Back

29 September 1971

Birthplace

Country

Citizenship

Height

Foot

Ashton-under-Lyne ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

(5ย ft 4ย in) 1.63ย m

Left

Transfer Notes

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Transfer In

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Transfer In:

1994-95

Blackburn Rovers ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

ยฃ1.35m

10 March 1995

23

Brian Little ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

Transfer Out

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Transfer Out:

2002-03

Middlesbrough ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

Free

1 June 2003

31

Graham Taylor ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

Previous Clubs

Alan Wright

Previous Clubs:

-1988 Blackpool Youth ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Football League Third Division

1988-91 Blackpool ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Football League Third Division, Fourth Division
๐Ÿ•’ 129 | 120 (9) | โšฝ 0 |

1991-95 Blackburn Rovers ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ ยฃ0.54m
Football League Second Division, Premier League
๐Ÿ•’ 93 | 85 (8) | โšฝ 1 |

Loans Out

Alan Wright

Loans Out:

None

Subsequent Clubs

Alan Wright

Subsequent Clubs:

2003-04 Middlesbrough ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Free
Premier League
๐Ÿ•’ 2 | 2 (0) | โšฝ 0 |

2003-04 Sheffield United ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ (L)
Football League First Division
๐Ÿ•’ 9 | 9 (0) | โšฝ 0 |

2004-07 Sheffield United ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Free
Championship, Premier League
๐Ÿ•’ 41 | 33 (8) | โšฝ 1 |

2006 Derby County ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ (L)
Championship
๐Ÿ•’ 7 | 7 (0) | โšฝ 0 |

2006 Leeds United ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ (L)
Championship
๐Ÿ•’ 1 | 1 (0) | โšฝ 0 |

2006 Cardiff City ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ (L)
Championship
๐Ÿ•’ 6 | 1 (0) | โšฝ 0 |

2007 Doncaster Rovers ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ (L)
League One
๐Ÿ•’ 3 | 3 (0) | โšฝ 0 |

2007 Nottingham Forest ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Free
League One
๐Ÿ•’ 11 | 11 (0) | โšฝ 0 |

2007-09 Cheltenham Town ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Free
League One
๐Ÿ•’ 65 | 64 (1) | โšฝ 1 |

2009-11 Fleetwood Town ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Free
Conference North, Premier
๐Ÿ•’ 19 | 16 (3) | โšฝ 1 |

2011 Retired aged 39

Career Progression

Alan Wright

1995-03 Aston Villa First Team

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Peak Villa

First Team

Youth Career

Alan Wright

0

Youth
Appearances

0

Youth
Goals

Did Not Graduate from Youth Team

Reserve Career

Alan Wright

12

Reserve Appearances

0

Reserve
Goals

2002-03 PRL ๐Ÿ•’ 4 | โœ… 4 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ‡บ 0 |
2001-02 PRL ๐Ÿ•’ 5 | โœ… 5 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ‡บ 0 |
1999-00 PRL ๐Ÿ•’ 3 | โœ… 3 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ‡บ0 |

First Team Career

Alan Wright

329

Senior
Appearances

5

Senior
Goals

LB Alan Wright | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Aston Villa 1995-03 | ยฃ1.35m |
๐Ÿ•’ 329 | 324 (5) | โšฝ 5 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 25 | ๐Ÿ‡บ 6 | #705 |
๐ŸŸฉ 140 | ๐ŸŸจ 87 | ๐ŸŸฅ 102 |
Cards ๐ŸŸจ 27 | ๐ŸŸฅ 0 |

Squad Honours

Alan Wright

๐Ÿ† 1995-96 League Cup Winner
๐Ÿฅˆ1999-00 FA Cup Finalist

PL2: Premier League 2
FAPL: FA Premier Reserve League
PLP: Pontins League Premier Division
PLD1: Pontins League Division 1
PLD2: Pontins League Division 2
EFLT: EFL Trophy
UYL: UEFA Youth League
BSC: Birmingham Senior Cup
PLC: Premier League Cup
PLIC: Premier League International Cup

u18PL: u18 Premier League
MYL: Midland Youth League
FAYC: FA Youth Cup
u18PLC: u18 Premier League Cup
MYC: Midland Youth Cup
MYLC: Midland Youth League Cup
SJFC: Southern Junior Floodlit Cup

Reserve & Youth Appearances

Alan Wright

๐ŸŸฉ 14 Oct 1999 Villa 2-0 Bolton
Reserves

1999-00

FA Premier Reserve League

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๐ŸŸจ 20 Oct 1999 Barnsley 1-1 Villa
Reserves

1999-00

FA Premier Reserve League

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๐ŸŸฅ 27 Oct 1999 Villa 1-2 Blackburn
Reserves

1999-00

FA Premier Reserve League

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4 Feb 2002 Villa v Blackburn
Reserves

2001-02

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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18 Mar 2002 Villa v Bradford
Reserves

2001-02

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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3 Apr 2002 Villa v Manchester City
Reserves

2001-02

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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8 Apr 2002 Wednesday v Villa
Reserves

2001-02

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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17 Apr 2002 Villa 1-1 Newcastle
Reserves

2001-02

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 9 Oct 2002 Birmingham 0-2 Villa
Reserves

2002-03

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฅ 12 Nov 2002 Villa 1-2 Boro
Reserves

2002-03

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฅ 21 Nov 2002 United 6-2 Villa
Reserves

2002-03

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 17 Dec 2002 Manchester City 1-2 Villa
Reserves

2002-03

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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The Trophy Cabinet

Domestic:โ€จ
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† 
League Champions: 1893-94, 1895-96, 1896-97, 1898-99, 1899-00, 1909-10, 1980-81โ€จ
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† 
FA Cup Winners: 1886-87, 1894-95, 1896-97, 1904-05, 1912-13, 1919-20, 1956-57
โ€จ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
League Cup Winners: 1960-61, 1974-75, 1976-77, 1993-94, 1995-96โ€จ

Europe:
๐Ÿ†
European Cup Winners: 1981-82
๐Ÿ†
European Super Cup Winners: 1982-83โ€จ

Other Domestic:โ€จ
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
Second Division Champions: 1937-38, 1959-60
โ€จ๐Ÿ†
Third Division Champions: 1971-72โ€จ

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Other Europe:

๐Ÿ†
Intertoto Cup Winners: 2001-02โ€จ
๐Ÿ†
Peace Cup Winners: 2009

Reserve Leagueโ€จ:
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
Premier Reserve League Champions: 2003-04, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2011-12โ€จ
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
Central League Champions: 1929-30, 1963-64, 1992-93

Reserve Cup
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
Birmingham Senior Cup Winners: 1879-80, 1881-82, 1882-83, 1883-84, 1884-85, 1887-88, 1888-90, 1889-90, 1890-91, 1895-96, 1898-99, 1902-03, 1903-04, 1905-06, 1907-08, 1908-09, 1909-10, 1911-12, 1984-85, 2023-24 โ€จ
๐Ÿ†
NextGen Series Winners: 2012-13โ€จ
๐Ÿ†
Premier League Cup Winners: 2017-18

Youth League:
๐Ÿ†
u18s Premier League Champions: 2024-25
๐Ÿ†
u18s Premier League National Champions: 2024-25
๐Ÿ†
u18 Premier League Tier Two Champions 2016-17
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
u18 Premier Academy League Academy Group B Champions: 2005-06, 2007-08, 2010-11
๐Ÿ†
u18 Premier Academy League National Champions 2007-08
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† 
u17 FA Premier Academy League Champions: 1999-00, 2003-04
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
Midland Youth League Champions: 1994-95, 1995-96

Youth Cup:
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
FA Youth Cup Winners: 1971-72, 1979-80, 2001-02, 2020-21, 2024-25
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
Midland Youth League Cup Winners: 1991-92, 1994-95
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
Midland Youth Cup Winners: 1991-92, 1995-96, 1997-98
๐Ÿ†
1993-94 Southern Junior Floodlit Cup: 1993-94

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