All at Bolton Wanderers are saddened to hear of the death of former goalkeeper and manager Charlie Wright.
The Scot, who ended his professional playing career with the Whites before coaching and taking over for a spell as manager in the mid-1980s, was 86.
Wright joined Wanderers from Charlton Athletic in the summer of 1971 and spent two seasons as a player at Burnden Park.
Making 109 appearances, he was first-choice goalkeeper and a key part of the team that won the Third Division title under Jimmy Armfield in 1973.
More than a decade later, Wright replaced John McGovern as Wanderers’ manager in February, 1985, following a spell as caretaker-boss, and remained in charge until December of the same year before being replaced by Phil Neal.
Summer signings 1971 (left to right): Charlie Wright, Henry Mowbray, Armfield, Graham Rowe and Peter Nicholson).
Wright’s playing career had begun in junior football in Scotland and following a spell at Rangers, the Glasgow-born keeper moved south of the border to join Workington Town in the Football League in 1958.
Five years later he moved to Grimsby Town before a switch to Charlton in 1966. Wright, who was capped by Hong Kong while serving in the Forces, spent five years at the Valley where he was also a much-loved figure who played over 200 games for the London-based club.
Armfield then made Wright one of his first signings as Bolton manager as he built a team that would go on and win promotion as champions two years later.
Wright was then forced to hang up his gloves through injury but subsequently returned to join the Whites' coaching staff and become youth-team coach prior to his spell in charge of the first team.
Our thoughts are with Charlie’s family and friends at this time and, as a club, we will pay our respects at Sunday's home game against Lincoln City. Players will wear black armbands and there will be a minute's applause before kick-off.