[3] He had five siblings, sisters Bertha, Charlotte & Alice and brothers Harry and Tom.
Wrigley was selected to be part of the professional All Blacks 1907-1908 tour of Australia and Great Britain.
[3] Following the tour Wrigley returned to Britain for a full-time professional career, signed with Runcorn for £400 and a guarantee of employment as a plumber.
Wrigley played stand-off, and scored a try, and a conversion in Huddersfield's 21–0 victory over Batley in the 1909 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1909–10 season at Headingley, Leeds on Saturday 27 November 1909, played at centre, and scored a conversion in the 2–8 defeat by Wakefield Trinity in the 1910 Yorkshire Cup final during the 1910–11 season at Headingley, Leeds on Saturday 3 December 1910, and played stand-off, and scored a try in the 22–10 victory over Hull Kingston Rovers in the 1911 Yorkshire Cup final during the 1911–12 season at Belle Vue, Wakefield on Saturday 25 November 1911.
Wrigley was the coach in Hull's 2–8 defeat by Dewsbury in the 1927 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1927–28 season at Headingley, Leeds on Saturday 26 November 1927.