David Wright

Date of birth01 May 1980
Place of birthWarrington
NationalityEnglish
Weight67 kg
Height1.80 m
PositionDefender/Midfielder

Wright was once again a near ever-present in the Crewe Alexandra back line in 2000-01 when he was in excellent form.

Mostly featuring at right back, he was very solid in defence and also enjoyed pushing forward to help out with the attack.

He is yet another fine prospect to develop through the very productive Gresty Road youth scheme.

Wright was made available for transfer in May 2004 and joined Wigan Athletic in a three-year deal.

He joined Ipswich Town in January 2007 with a contract to June 2010.

Wright joined Crystal Palace in July 2010 with a two-year contract that was extended to June 2013 in November 2011.

His contract at Colchester United was extended to June 2015 in July 2014 before he announced his retirement in November 2014.

Club history

Team Joined Left Loan / Trialist
Crewe Alexandra 18 Jun 1997 28 Jun 2004
Wigan Athletic 28 Jun 2004 11 Jan 2007
Norwich City 17 Nov 2005 17 Dec 2005 L
Ipswich Town 11 Jan 2007 30 Jun 2010
Crystal Palace 01 Jul 2010 25 Jan 2013
Gillingham 12 Sep 2012 14 Oct 2012 L
Colchester United 25 Jan 2013 26 Nov 2014

Club stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
1999-00 Crewe Alexandra FA Cup 1
1999-00 Crewe Alexandra League Cup 1
2000-01 Crewe Alexandra FA Cup 2
2000-01 Crewe Alexandra League Cup 4
2000-01 Crewe Alexandra League Division 1 42
1
2001-02 Crewe Alexandra FA Cup 4
1
2001-02 Crewe Alexandra League Division 1 29
1
2002-03 Crewe Alexandra FA Cup 4
1
2002-03 Crewe Alexandra LDV Vans Trophy 3
1
2002-03 Crewe Alexandra League Cup 1
2002-03 Crewe Alexandra League Division 2 31
1
3
2003-04 Crewe Alexandra FA Cup 1
2003-04 Crewe Alexandra League Cup 2
2003-04 Crewe Alexandra League Division 1 40
1
2
2004-05 Wigan Athletic FA Cup 1
1
2004-05 Wigan Athletic League Championship 19
12
1
2005-06 Norwich City League Championship 5
2005-06 Wigan Athletic League Cup 2
2005-06 Wigan Athletic Premier League 1
1
2006-07 Ipswich Town FA Cup 1
2006-07 Ipswich Town League Championship 19
1
1
1
2006-07 Wigan Athletic League Cup 1
2006-07 Wigan Athletic Premier League 6
6
1
2007-08 Ipswich Town FA Cup 1
2007-08 Ipswich Town League Championship 39
2
2
1
2007-08 Ipswich Town League Cup 1
2008-09 Ipswich Town FA Cup 2
2008-09 Ipswich Town League Championship 34
1
3
2009-10 Ipswich Town FA Cup 1
2009-10 Ipswich Town League Championship 25
1
1
3
2009-10 Ipswich Town League Cup 2
2010-11 Crystal Palace FA Cup 1
2010-11 Crystal Palace League Championship 27
1
8
2011-12 Crystal Palace FA Cup 1
2011-12 Crystal Palace League Championship 22
2011-12 Crystal Palace League Cup 2
2012-13 Colchester United League One 12
2012-13 Crystal Palace League Championship
1
2012-13 Crystal Palace League Cup 1
1
2012-13 Gillingham League Two 7
1
2013-14 Colchester United Johnstones Paint Trophy
1
2013-14 Colchester United League Cup 1
2013-14 Colchester United League One 33
2
1
2
2014-15 Colchester United Johnstones Paint Trophy
1
2014-15 Colchester United League One
2


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

Club matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
26 Jan 2013 Colchester United v Walsall W 2-0 League One
02 Feb 2013 Portsmouth v Colchester United W 2-3 League One
05 Feb 2013 Colchester United v Swindon Town L 0-1 League One
09 Feb 2013 Colchester United v Preston North End W 1-0 League One
16 Feb 2013 Sheffield United v Colchester United L 3-0 League One
23 Feb 2013 Colchester United v Tranmere Rovers L 1-5 League One
09 Mar 2013 Colchester United v Crewe Alexandra L 1-2 League One
16 Mar 2013 Bury v Colchester United W 1-2 League One
01 Apr 2013 Oldham Athletic v Colchester United D 1-1 League One
06 Apr 2013 Colchester United v Leyton Orient W 2-1 League One
13 Apr 2013 Notts County v Colchester United L 3-1 League One
27 Apr 2013 Carlisle United v Colchester United W 0-2 League One
03 Aug 2013 Gillingham v Colchester United W 0-1 League One
06 Aug 2013 Colchester United v Peterborough United L 1-5 League Cup 1st round
10 Aug 2013 Colchester United v Port Vale W 1-0 League One
17 Aug 2013 Sheffield United v Colchester United D 1-1 League One
23 Aug 2013 Colchester United v Carlisle United D 1-1 League One
31 Aug 2013 Colchester United v Leyton Orient L 1-2 League One
03 Sep 2013 Dagenham and Redbridge v Colchester United L 4-1 Johnstones Paint Trophy 1st round - southern section
08 Sep 2013 Coventry City v Colchester United L 2-0 League One
14 Sep 2013 Bradford City v Colchester United D 2-2 League One
21 Sep 2013 Colchester United v Crawley Town D 1-1 League One
28 Sep 2013 Bristol City v Colchester United D 1-1 League One
05 Oct 2013 Colchester United v Wolverhampton Wanderers L 0-3 League One
22 Oct 2013 Shrewsbury Town v Colchester United D 1-1 League One
26 Nov 2013 Colchester United v Milton Keynes Dons W 3-1 League One
30 Nov 2013 Tranmere Rovers v Colchester United L 2-1 League One
21 Dec 2013 Oldham Athletic v Colchester United W 0-2 League One
26 Dec 2013 Colchester United v Stevenage W 4-0 League One
29 Dec 2013 Colchester United v Crewe Alexandra L 1-2 League One
01 Jan 2014 Milton Keynes Dons v Colchester United D 0-0 League One
11 Jan 2014 Colchester United v Gillingham W 3-0 League One
18 Jan 2014 Carlisle United v Colchester United W 2-4 League One
11 Feb 2014 Port Vale v Colchester United L 2-0 League One
14 Feb 2014 Swindon Town v Colchester United D 0-0 League One
22 Feb 2014 Colchester United v Preston North End L 1-2 League One
25 Feb 2014 Colchester United v Sheffield United L 0-1 League One
01 Mar 2014 Leyton Orient v Colchester United L 2-1 League One
04 Mar 2014 Colchester United v Rotherham United D 0-0 League One
08 Mar 2014 Colchester United v Coventry City W 2-1 League One
11 Mar 2014 Colchester United v Bradford City L 0-2 League One
15 Mar 2014 Crawley Town v Colchester United L 1-0 League One
18 Mar 2014 Colchester United v Shrewsbury Town W 1-0 League One
25 Mar 2014 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Colchester United L 4-2 League One
29 Mar 2014 Notts County v Colchester United L 2-0 League One
02 Apr 2014 Peterborough United v Colchester United L 2-0 League One
05 Apr 2014 Colchester United v Tranmere Rovers L 1-2 League One
12 Apr 2014 Stevenage v Colchester United W 2-3 League One
26 Apr 2014 Colchester United v Brentford W 4-1 League One
06 Sep 2014 Walsall v Colchester United D 0-0 League One
27 Sep 2014 Crewe Alexandra v Colchester United W 0-3 League One
07 Oct 2014 Colchester United v Gillingham L 3-3 (2-4) Johnstones Paint Trophy 2nd round - southern section


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
1998-99 England UEFA Under-18 2
1998-99 England Under-18 2


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
02 Sep 1998 Republic of Ireland v England W 0-5 U18
13 Oct 1998 Italy v England W 2-4 U18
08 Mar 1999 Spain v England D 1-1 UEFA U18 Group 1
10 Mar 1999 England v Andorra W 8-0 UEFA U18 Group 1


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.