At the time, the SPL club were giving a lot of young players an opportunity due to administration, forcing a number of cuts.
However, due to injury, Wright was never able to show the goal-scoring ability that he undoubtedly had, and he was released by the Fir Park club at the end of the 2005-06 season.
[1] On his release from Motherwell, Wright spent three seasons at lower league level, playing for Stranraer,[2] Albion Rovers,[3] Arbroath, and Elgin City.
[4] After a spell playing amateur football in Lanarkshire, latterly with Eddlewood AFC, he joined Forth Wanderers in 2011.
[5] Wright had brief spells at Carluke Rovers and Shotts Bon Accord before re-signing for Forth in November 2012[6][7] Wright left Forth to return to amateur level with Blantyre Celtic but stepped up to join Thorniewood United in the summer of 2014.