Frazer Wright

{{infobox football biography

| name = Frazer Wright

| image = Frazerwright.jpg

| image_size = 250

| caption = Wright playing for Kilmarnock

| fullname =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|12|23|df=y}}

| birth_place = East Kilbride, Scotland

| height =

| position = Centre-back

|currentclub = Stenhousemuir (assistant manager)

| years1 = 1998–2005

| years2 = 2005–2011

| years3 = 2011–2015

| years4 = 2015–2017

| years5 = 2017

| clubs1 = Stranraer

| clubs2 = Kilmarnock

| clubs3 = St Johnstone

| clubs4 = Dumbarton

| clubs5 = Stirling Albion

| caps1 = 194

| goals1 = 11

| caps2 = 168

| goals2 = 8

| caps3 = 108

| goals3 = 2

| caps4 = 29

| goals4 = 0

| caps5 = 9

| goals5 = 0

| totalcaps = 508 | totalgoals = 21

}}

Frazer Wright (born 23 December 1979) is a Scottish former professional footballer and current assistant manager of {{Scottish football updater|Stenhous}} club Stenhousemuir.

Wright, who started his career with Stranraer played for Kilmarnock, St Johnstone, Dumbarton and Stirling Albion where he was also assistant manager to Dave Mackay.

Playing career

=Kilmarnock=

Born in East Kilbride, South Lanarkshire, Wright started his career with semi-professional club Stranraer. In June 2005, he joined Kilmarnock on a free transfer.{{cite news|url=http://newswww.bbc.net.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/k/kilmarnock/4631433.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|title=Kilmarnock complete Wright move|date=28 June 2005}}

Wright quickly established himself in the Kilmarnock team, making 28 appearances in his first season at Rugby Park. He scored his first Kilmarnock goal in a 2–2 draw with Rangers in August 2006{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/5284766.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|title=Kilmarnock 2–2 Rangers |date=27 August 2006}} and netted again the following month with an extra time free-kick in a 2–1 win against Livingston in the Scottish League Cup.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/5356418.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|title=Kilmarnock 2–1 Livingston |date=19 September 2006}} He was on target again in the League Cup in November, scoring twice in a 3–2 win over Motherwell in the quarter-finals.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/6120408.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|title=Kilmarnock 3–2 Motherwell |date=7 November 2006}} These goals helped Kilmarnock reach the 2007 Scottish League Cup Final, which they lost to Hibernian.

=St Johnstone=

On 3 June 2011 he left Kilmarnock to join fellow Scottish Premier League side St Johnstone on a free transfer.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/13640092.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|title=St Johnstone sign defender Frazer Wright |date=3 June 2011}} Wright made his debut on 23 July against Aberdeen on the opening day of the season.{{cite web | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/14241745.stm | title=Aberdeen 0–0 St Johnstone | publisher=BBC Sport | date=23 July 2011}}

On 18 July 2013, Wright scored the winner in a 1–0 away win against Rosenborg in the Europa League, giving St Johnstone their first ever away win in a European competition. On 17 February 2014, Wright agreed to sign a new one-and-a-half-year contract with St Johnstone.{{Cite web |title=Frazer Agrees To Sign On For Another Year |url=http://www.perthstjohnstonefc.co.uk/newsitemsdetail.php?param=2879 |work=St Johnstone FC |date=17 February 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221184846/http://www.perthstjohnstonefc.co.uk/newsitemsdetail.php?param=2879 |archive-date=21 February 2014 }} He made 29 appearances in the 2014–15 season, as St Johnstone finished fourth in the 2014–15 Scottish Premiership. Wright signed a one-year contract with St Johnstone in June 2015.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/33174200 |title=St Johnstone: Frazer Wright agrees new one-year contract |work=BBC Sport |publisher=BBC |date=17 June 2015 |access-date=17 June 2015 |first=Jim |last=Spence}} He left the club two months later.{{cite web|title=Frazer Wright leaves McDiarmid PARK|url=http://www.perthstjohnstonefc.co.uk/newsitemsdetail.php?param=3748|website=Perth St Johnstone|access-date=13 May 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150901205846/http://www.perthstjohnstonefc.co.uk/newsitemsdetail.php?param=3748|archive-date=1 September 2015}}

=Dumbarton=

He signed for Scottish Championship side Dumbarton on 26 August 2015.{{cite web|last1=Findlay|first1=Alan|title=Signing news : Defender agrees terms |url=http://www.dumbartonfootballclub.com/news/?mode=view&id=2040 |publisher=Dumbarton FC |access-date=13 May 2016}} He renewed his contract for another season with the club in May 2016,{{cite web|last1=Findlay|first1=Alan|title=Fraz re-signs for another campaign |url=http://www.dumbartonfootballclub.com/news/?mode=view&id=2474 |publisher=Dumbarton FC |access-date=26 May 2016}} scoring his first goal two months later in a 6–2 defeat to Dundee.{{cite web|last1=Barrow|first1=Simon|title=Dundee hit Sons for six |url=http://www.dumbartonfootballclub.com/news/?mode=view&id=2577 |publisher=Dumbarton FC |access-date=23 July 2016}} After making just 2 league appearances for the Sons during the 2016–17 season, Wright was released by the club on 5 January 2017.{{cite web |url=http://www.dumbartonfootballclub.com/news/?mode=view&id=2819 |title=Transfer window - Frazer Wright released |first=Alan |last=Findlay |publisher=Dumbarton FC |date=5 January 2017 |access-date=5 January 2017}}

=Stirling Albion=

After his release from Dumbarton, Wright joined Stirling Albion on 6 January 2017. Wright joins his former defensive partner and current Stirling manager, Dave Mackay, as well as former St Johnstone teammate Liam Caddis, all 3 of whom played at Saints together.{{cite web |url=http://spfl.co.uk/news/article/wright-among-five-stirling-signings/ |title=Wright among five Stirling signings |publisher=SPFL |date=6 January 2017 |access-date=6 January 2017 |archive-date=7 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170107005155/http://spfl.co.uk/news/article/wright-among-five-stirling-signings/ |url-status=dead }} Wright announced his retirement from football at the end of the 2016–17 season.{{cite web |url=http://www.deadlinenews.co.uk/2017/06/21/former-st-johnstone-kilmarnock-favourite-frazer-wright-retires-football-following-stirling-albion-appointment/ |title=Former St Johnstone & Kilmarnock favourite Frazer Wright retires from football following Stirling Albion appointment |first=Alan |last=Temple |publisher=Deadline News |date=21 June 2017 |access-date=3 August 2017}}

Coaching career

Shortly after joining Stirling Albion, Wright was appointed assistant manager to Dave Mackay. He left the club in October 2018 following Mackay's sacking.{{Cite web|url=http://www.stirlingalbionfc.co.uk/2018/10/01/frazer-wright-moves-on/|title=Frazer Wright moves on|date=1 October 2018|website=Stirling Albion Football Club}}

Wright joined Lowland League side BSC Glasgow ahead of the 2019-20 season as a first team assistant coach to manager Stephen Swift.{{Cite web|date=2019-07-24|title=Lowland League Season Preview - Part Three|url=http://slfl.co.uk/lowland-league-season-preview-part-three/|access-date=2020-10-02|website=Scottish Lowland League|language=en-GB}}{{Cite web|title=Frazer Wright hoping Hibs showdown can help BSC Glasgow find a way back home|url=https://www.sportsmole.co.uk/fb_388917.html|access-date=2020-10-02|website=Sports Mole|language=en-GB}}

Swift was appointed as manager of Stenhousemuir on 27 April 2021 with Wright joining as his assistant.{{Cite web|date=2021-04-27|title=Warriors appoint Stephen Swift as new manager|url=https://www.stenhousemuirfc.com/2021/04/27/warriors-appoint-stephen-swift-as-new-manager/|access-date=2021-05-05|website=Stenhousemuir FC|language=en-GB}}