Tommy Wright (footballer, born 1966)


Thomas Elliott Wright is a Scottish football coach and former player. A winger, he made nearly 450 appearances in the English Football League and Premier League, and also had short spells in the Scottish League. He is a first team coach at Swindon Town.

Career

Coaching

Having worked previously as his assistant manager at Oldham Athletic, Wright followed John Sheridan to League Two side Chesterfield to serve in the same capacity, in June 2009. He was made Caretaker Manager following the sacking of Sheridan on 27 August 2012, with Mark Crossley assisting.
Wright was appointed assistant head coach of Barnsley on 25 February 2015
On 21 June 2018, he linked up with John Sheridan once more when being appointed the new assistant manager of Carlisle United.
On 9 July 2019, he joined the coaching team at Swindon Town.

Alleged corruption

Wright was suspended by the club on 28 September 2016 pending investigation into allegations that he had taken a £5,000 cash bribe to arrange player' transfers. His criminal trial was held in October 2019.