Alexander Wright was a Scottish football player and manager who played as a half back for Aberdeen, Heart of Midlothian, Greenock Morton and Queen of the South.
During the First World War he served with the Gordon Highlanders and Royal Engineers.
Wright joined Heart of Midlothian for an estimated fee of £2500 in 1922 – a record fee for an Aberdeen player at the time – [4] and remained a prominent figure in Scottish football.
For three successive seasons, he played in the annual East v West trial for the Scotland national team.
[4] On 1 June 1928 when aged 31, he was interviewed by the Board of Directors from which he was announced as starting immediately as the first Secretary Manager of the Dumfries club, Queen of the South.