Max Wright
Personal information
Full name Max Wright[1]
Date of birth (1998-04-06) 6 April 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth Grimsby, England[2]
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 FC Halifax Town
Number 17
Youth career
2008–2015 Grimsby Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2022 Grimsby Town 45 (4)
2016–2017 → Sutton Coldfield Town (loan) 20 (4)
2017–2018 → Scarborough Athletic (loan) 44 (15)
2018–2019 → Boston United (loan) 24 (7)
2022–2023 Harrogate Town 3 (0)
2023 → FC Halifax Town (loan) 6 (0)
2023– FC Halifax Town 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07:57, 27 March 2023 (UTC)

Max Wright (born 6 April 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for National League side FC Halifax Town.

He came through the youth ranks at Grimsby Town before earning a professional contract in 2015. He has also spent time on loan with Sutton Coldfield Town, Scarborough Athletic and Boston United. He joined Harrogate Town in 2022 but injury limited him to only 3 appearances.

Career

Grimsby Town

Wright joined Northern Premier League Premier Division club Sutton Coldfield Town on an initial one-month loan on 12 January 2017.[2] In February 2017, Wright extended his loan at Sutton Coldfield Town until the end of the season.[3] He signed a new one-year contract in August 2017 with Grimsby Town.[4] Wright joined Scarborough Athletic on 24 August 2017 on loan.[5] He signed a new two-year contract with Grimsby on 5 June 2018.[6]

Wright made his professional debut on 14 August 2018 coming on as a substitute in the 83rd minute against Rochdale in the EFL Cup.[7]

On 6 September 2018, Wright joined Boston United on an initial one-month loan.[8] The deal was extended with one further month, so it would end on 6 November 2018.[9]

Wright was recalled from his loan spell by Grimsby Town with immediate effect on 26 April 2019, making his EFL debut on 29 April as a second-half substitute against Notts County.

Grimsby secured promotion with victory in the play-off final, though Wright was not in the matchday squad at London Stadium.[10]

On 11 June 2022, the club announced their retained list ahead of the 2022–23 season and confirmed that Wright would be among those released when his contract expires on 30 June.[11]

Harrogate Town

On 20 July 2022, Wright signed for fellow EFL League Two side Harrogate Town.[12] A week after signing with Harrogate, Wright injured his ankle and was expected to be side-lined for a significant period.[13] He would eventually make his debut on 26 December 2022, coming on as a late substitute in a 3-2 victory against his former team Grimsby Town.[14]

On 29 January 2023, he joined FC Halifax Town on loan.[15] Wright came off the bench in the 90th minute during Town's FA Trophy final victory over Gateshead at Wembley Stadium.[16]

It was announced that Harrogate would not be renewing his contract and he would leave the club at the end of the 2022–23 season.[17]

FC Halifax Town

Wright joined FC Halifax Town on 30 June 2023 on a permanent deal, following his loan spell at the end of the previous season.[18]

Career statistics

As of match played 23 January 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Grimsby Town 2017–18[19] League Two 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2018–19[20] 2 0 0 0 1 0 1[a] 0 4 0
2019–20[21] 25 2 0 0 3 0 1[a] 0 29 2
2020–21[22] 6 1 0 0 1 0 1[a] 0 8 1
Total 33 3 0 0 5 0 3 0 41 3
Career total 33 3 0 0 5 0 3 0 41 3
  1. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy

Honours

Grimsby Town

FC Halifax Town

References

  1. ^ "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2018: Grimsby Town" (PDF). English Football League. p. 81. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Max Makes Loan Move". Grimsby Town F.C. 12 January 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  3. ^ "Wright & Venney Extend Loan". Grimsby Town F.C. 3 February 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  4. ^ "Max Wright Pens Town Deal". Grimsby Town F.C. 24 August 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  5. ^ "Max Wright joins on loan". Scarborough Athletic F.C. 24 August 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  6. ^ Wood, Liam (5 June 2018). "Grimsby Town winger Max Wright sets his aims after signing new two-year contract". Grimsby Telegraph. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  7. ^ "Grimsby 0–2 Rochdale". BBC Sport. 14 August 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  8. ^ "Duo join National League North side on loan". Grimsbylive. 6 September 2018.
  9. ^ Boston United lose loanee Rose but Wright stays, nonleaguedaily.com, 5 October 2018
  10. ^ Peddy, Chris (5 June 2022). "Grimsby beat Solihull Moors to seal EFL return". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  11. ^ "Mariners Retained List Announced - Grimsby Town Football Club". 11 June 2022.
  12. ^ "Perfect ten for Harrogate Town as ex-Grimsby Town winger signs two-year deal". 20 July 2022.
  13. ^ https://www.harrogateadvertiser.co.uk/sport/football/harrogate-towns-latest-signing-max-wrights-ankle-injury-revealed-to-be-worse-than-first-thought-3784858
  14. ^ https://www.skysports.com/football/harrogate-town-vs-grimsby-town/teams/468645
  15. ^ "Welcome Max". fchalifaxtown.com. 29 January 2023. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  16. ^ https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/65647384
  17. ^ https://yourharrogate.co.uk/news/three-players-set-to-leave-harrogate-town-as-retained-list-is-revealed/
  18. ^ https://fchalifaxtown.com/news/max-wright-joins-the-shaymen/
  19. ^ "Games played by Max Wright in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  20. ^ "Games played by Max Wright in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  21. ^ "Games played by Max Wright in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  22. ^ "Games played by Max Wright in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  23. ^ "Jamie Cooke nets winner as FC Halifax seal Isuzu FA Trophy glory". The FA. 21 May 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2023.

External links

FC Halifax Town – current squad
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