Jake Wright

Football player infobox
playername = Jake Wright


fullname = Jake Maxwell Wright
nickname =
height = height|ft=5|in=11
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1986|3|11|df=y
cityofbirth = Keighley
countryofbirth = England
currentclub = Crawley Town
clubnumber = 6
position = Defender
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 2003–2006
2005
2006–2008
2008–
clubs = Bradford City
→ Halifax Town (loan)
Halifax Town
Crawley Town
caps(goals) = 01 (0)
11 (0)
63 (2)
00 (0)
nationalyears =
nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) =
pcupdate = 20:11, 23 June 2008 (UTC)
ntupdate =

Jake Maxwell Wright (born 11 March 1986) is an English footballer, who plays for Crawley Town. He started his career with Bradford City, but played only one senior game for them, before he joined Halifax Town where he had previously spent a loan spell. He spent two years at Halifax, but after they were demoted from the Conference National, he moved to Crawley Town in June 2008. He can play at left back or centre back. [cite news
url=http://www.halifaxcourier.co.uk/local/Jake-searching-for-the-right.1198576.jp
title=Jake searching for the right position
date=2005-09-22
accessdate=2008-06-23
publisher=Evening Courier]

Career

Born in Keighley, England, Jake Wright started his football career as a youngster with Bradford City and, in April 2005, was one of four defenders to be given a one-year contract. [cite news
url=http://archive.thisisbradford.co.uk/2005/4/5/91602.html
title=Players must lead by example - Todd
date=2005-04-05
accessdate=2008-06-23
publisher=Telegraph & Argus] In August 2005, he and fellow Bradford City player Danny Forrest moved to Conference side Halifax Town on loan—Wright's an initial one-month loan deal. [cite news
url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/halifax_town/4200332.stm
title=Bradford pair seal Halifax move
date=2005-08-31
accessdate=2008-06-23
publisher=BBC Sport] He made his debut on 10 September 2005, he made his Halifax and professional debut in a 4–0 Conference victory over Tamworth at The Shay.cite web
url=http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?seasonid=135&playerid=35032
title=Jake Wright in 2005/2006
accessdate=2008-06-23
publisher=Soccerbase] He twice extended his loan deal, [cite news
url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/halifax_town/4297714.stm
title=Wright to extend stay at Halifax
date=2005-09-30
accessdate=2008-06-23
publisher=BBC Sport] [cite news
url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/halifax_town/4403686.stm
title=Wright extends spell at Halifax
date=2005-11-03
accessdate=2008-06-23] staying with Halifax for three months, during which time he played 11 league games and three cup games, before he returned to Bradford. Wright made his Bradford debut as a second-half substitute against Colchester United on 4 February 2006, replacing Richard Edghill, who had broken his ankle. [cite news
url=http://archive.thisisbradford.co.uk/2006/2/7/184833.html
title=Wright debut, wrong result
date=2006-02-07
accessdate=2008-06-23
publisher=Telegraph & Argus] It would be his only senior appearance for Bradford.cite web
url=http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=35032
title=Jake Wright
accessdate=2008-06-23
publisher=Soccerbase]

Instead in June 2006, Wright re-joined Halifax this time on a permanent basis, along with Forrest and Hereford United goalkeeper Craig Mawson. [cite news
url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/halifax_town/5049362.stm
title=Halifax complete double signing
date=2006-06-05
accessdate=2008-06-23
publisher=BBC Sport] Wright scored his first senior goal to help Halifax to their first home victory of the 2006–07 season, in a 3–1 win over Dagenham & Redbridge on 19 September 2006. [cite news
url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/5351574.stm
title=Halifax 3-1 Dagenham & Redbridge
date=2006-09-19
accessdate=2008-06-23
publisher=BBC Sport] Wright finished the season with two goals from 27 league games, [cite web
url=http://www.soccerbase.com/squad_season.sd?seasonid=136&teamid=1186
title=Halifax 2006/2007 player appearances
accessdate=2008-06-23
publisher=Soccerbase] before playing a further 36 games the following season. [cite web
url=http://www.soccerbase.com/squad_season.sd?seasonid=137&teamid=1186
title=Halifax 2007/2008 player appearances
accessdate=2008-06-23
publisher=Soccerbase] During the campaign, he picked up his red card of his career, in a 1–0 defeat to Aldershot Town. [cite news
url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/7043172.stm
title=Aldershot 1-0 Halifax
date=2007-10-20
accessdate=2008-06-23
publisher=BBC Sport] Halifax Town avoided relegation despite a final-day defeat, because Altrincham also lost, [cite news
url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/7356048.stm
title=Halifax 1-2 Stevenage
date=2008-04-26
accessdate=2008-06-23
publisher=BBC Sport] but they faced liquidation and were eventually demoted, giving Altrincham a reprieve. [cite news
url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/halifax_town/7399940.stm
title=Two groups fight to save Halifax
date=2008-05-14
accessdate=2008-06-23
publisher=BBC Sport] cite news
url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/7448831.stm
title=Halifax fail with demotion appeal
date=2008-06-12
accessdate=2008-06-23
publisher=BBC Sport] Halifax were demoted and applied to join the Northern Premier League Division One North, but instead Wright moved back to the Conference National, by signing for Crawley Town in June 2008. [cite news
url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/7471227.stm
title=Crawley capture defender Wright
date=2008-06-24
accessdate=2008-06-25
publisher=BBC Sport] He had played 63 league games for Halifax, during his two years.

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*soccerbase|35032|Jake Wright

Persondata
NAME = Wright, Jake
ALTERNATIVE NAMES =
SHORT DESCRIPTION = Professional footballer
DATE OF BIRTH = 11 March 1986
PLACE OF BIRTH = Keighley, England
DATE OF DEATH =
PLACE OF DEATH =