The death of Alex Wright, 1934

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Thanks for this, Jon. Was "The Knight" a regular reporter of Torquay United affairs in the 1930s?

I just want to say thank you for being able to access the information posted on your forum about the sad death of Alex Wright in 1934.

Before learning about his tragic death at Torquay I had, by chance, come across a newspaper report of an “incident” he was involved in during his playing days in Scotland. I then found the details of the accident at Torquay and pieced the story together from many sources including the posts on this forum.

The result is a 2,500 word article that has been published in the Summer 2013 edition of the quarterly Scottish Football Historian publication. Each edition comprises 28 pages and contains original research on the history of the game in Scotland, its personalities, players and clubs. Reproductions of long-forgotten articles on Scottish Football History, book reviews, obituaries, exchange of information, and news and views of interest to all those with an interest in the history of Scottish Football.

www.pmfc.co.uk/sfhmagazine.php

This is not intended as a sales pitch but just a little to explain about the publication and that it gives an opportunity for events like this to be re-told to people with an interest of the game.

The article is titled “Sanny Wright – from the Meadow to the Valley”. “Sanny” is one of many Scottish diminutives for “Alexander” and the name he was known by at home. “Meadow” is a reference to “Irvine Meadow XI” the Scottish Junior (non-league) club he played for before joining Charlton.

Although not a Torquay player I thought that I would let you know as well as acknowledging the assistance of the forum. If by chance, anyone with an interest in the history of your club has got more information, corrections, amendments, etc. I would be interested to hear. Similarly, I am more than happy to pass on information I have if someone has also been looking at this sad tale. I have some other press coverage, a photograph of him in is playing days in Scotland and, sadly, a photograph of his gravestone in Kilmarnock.

Not rude in those days, Felix! There were so many "Alexanders" that you needed to identify them as "Alex", "Alec", "Lex", Sandy", "Sanny", "San", "Eck" and "Zander" before moving on to "Big Alex" and "Wee Alex", etc, etc, etc. Plimsolls are indeed "sannies" or "gutties". However, "pump" is equally rude here and without lowering the tone it can be used as a noun or a verb associated with extreme flatulence.

Scottish Junior football has some great club names. Trvine Meadow XI are one of the oldest clubs when the suffix XI would have been used by many teams. A sign ("Irvine Meadow XI") hung above the door of the old pavilion and transferred to hang above the changing rooms door in the stand built around 1960. I can only surmise that this constant reminder of the club's original name has stopped the "XI" being dropped.

Welcome to this forum bluedragon and glad you found this section to be of interest. Feel free to add any photos or other information to this thread. Thanks for acknowledging this site as a source.