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<h2 id="early-life">Early life</h2> <p>Bright was born in Stoke-on-Trent, to Edwin Bright, a forklift truck driver from <a href="/facts/The_Gambia/en5tl7Sz">The Gambia</a>, and Maureen Bright, a white English woman.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:1" href="#fn:1"><sup>1</sup></a> His mother left home in November 1964, and his father put Bright and his brother, Phillip, up for adoption.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a> His first foster home was with Helena Parton, where he and his brother stayed with while his sisters lived with his mother, who divorced Edwin in 1968.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a> Parton ceased fostering the two boys in 1969 after she developed health problems and the boys went on to live with a new foster family in <a href="/facts/Kidsgrove/6yLNsErL">Kidsgrove</a>, Bob and Irene Davies, who were experienced foster parents.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a> The rest of his childhood was relatively happy and stable under their care until he left home at the age of 18.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a> As the only black children at Dove Bank Primary, the two brothers were a target for bullies and were put in the same class to help the pair feel more comfortable.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a> A clumsy attempt to combat the racism from the headteacher in a school assembly worked and the boys began to be accepted by the other children due to their natural footballing ability.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a> Roy Bright, frontman of rock band <a href="/facts/Exit_State/3ydkDTyp">Exit State</a>, claims to be a half-brother of Mark Bright.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="football-career">Football career</h2> <h3>Port Vale</h3> <p>Bright spent a year as a <a href="/facts/Youth_system/hAMUI6ax">youth team</a> player at <a href="/facts/Port_Vale_F.C./akLIv2bb">Port Vale</a> before being released at the age of 16.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10"><sup>10</sup></a> He then played part-time football at <a href="/facts/Cheshire_County_League/HC6SIzTw">Cheshire County League</a> club <a href="/facts/Leek_Town_F.C./X4nLAkRq">Leek Town</a> and for <a href="/facts/Sunday_league_football/bNFFUsgj">Sunday league</a> side Mason's Arms, before he rejoined Port Vale as an amateur in October 1981 on the recommendation of Mason's Arms co-<a href="/facts/Manager_(association_football)/IwMQyx0e">manager</a> <a href="/facts/Russell_Bromage/Brszmzc6">Russell Bromage</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11"><sup>11</sup></a> Manager <a href="/facts/John_McGrath_(footballer%2c_born_1938)/ElQUgy5C">John McGrath</a> handed him his full debut on the last day of the <a href="/facts/1981%25E2%2580%259382_Port_Vale_F.C._season/m0uR5Leo">1981–82</a> season, in a 2–0 win over <a href="/facts/Torquay_United_F.C./PBv3CLyC">Torquay United</a> at <a href="/facts/Vale_Park/K2GYmICm">Vale Park</a>, two weeks after coming on as a <a href="/facts/Substitute_(association_football)/aTw8y3Pt">substitute</a> in a goalless home draw with <a href="/facts/York_City_F.C./LpAzT6Bh">York City</a> on 1 May 1982.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:12" href="#fn:12"><sup>12</sup></a> In the game against Torquay, he provided as <a href="/facts/Assist_(association_football)/9VRotA2v">assist</a> for <a href="/facts/Paul_Bowles_(footballer)/I09zphdb">Paul Bowles</a>, although missed an opportunity to score himself, telling a local reporter that, "I was waiting for the ball to bounce instead of having a go straight away".<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:13" href="#fn:13"><sup>13</sup></a> He went on to sign an initial one-year part-time <a href="/facts/Association_football_contracts/J3fjKPrs">contract</a> on £10-a-week while also working as an apprentice for Staffs Hydraulics in Kidsgrove.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:14" href="#fn:14"><sup>14</sup></a> </p><p>He played just once in the <a href="/facts/1982%25E2%2580%259383_Port_Vale_F.C._season/HMUUeDwf">1982–83</a> <a href="/facts/Football_League_Fourth_Division/MKyjFztL">Fourth Division</a> <a href="/facts/Promotion_and_relegation/G8dKPD13">promotion</a> campaign, scoring Vale's second goal in a 2–0 home win over <a href="/facts/Hereford_United_F.C./WpyXpMll">Hereford United</a> on 9 October.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:15" href="#fn:15"><sup>15</sup></a> At the end of the season, he turned down an initial full-time professional contract offer as it paid less than his factory job, though he did sign a revised offer of £110-a-week with appearances and goal incentives.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:16" href="#fn:16"><sup>16</sup></a> Bright came to prominence for the "Valiants" under the stewardship of new boss <a href="/facts/John_Rudge/g1Yq6Cyp">John Rudge</a> towards the end of the <a href="/facts/1983%25E2%2580%259384_Port_Vale_F.C._season/Qq3TmeWs">1983–84</a> season, scoring ten goals in 31 games. However, this was not enough to save the club from <a href="/facts/Promotion_and_relegation/G8dKPD13">relegation</a> out of the <a href="/facts/Football_League_Third_Division/x3GKMWrY">Third Division</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:17" href="#fn:17"><sup>17</sup></a> <a href="/facts/Graham_Barnett_(footballer)/q5k9aT93">Graham Barnett</a> advised him to reject John Rudge's offer of a two-year contract, and Bright was consequently sold to <a href="/facts/Leicester_City_F.C./IHuWtSof">Leicester City</a> for £33,333 in June 1984.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:18" href="#fn:18"><sup>18</sup></a> This fee was later doubled due to a top-up clause.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:19" href="#fn:19"><sup>19</sup></a> Bright turned down a contract offer from <a href="/facts/Sheffield_Wednesday_F.C./xN13QxYY">Sheffield Wednesday</a> manager <a href="/facts/Howard_Wilkinson/LUu4WKsx">Howard Wilkinson</a> as he had already promised Leicester manager <a href="/facts/Gordon_Milne/IRhqpl3a">Gordon Milne</a> he would sign for Leicester.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:20" href="#fn:20"><sup>20</sup></a> </p> <h3>Leicester City</h3> <p>Bright's contract with Leicester ran for three years and earned him £300-a-week, nearly tripling his Port Vale wages and a £10,000 signing-on bonus.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:21" href="#fn:21"><sup>21</sup></a> The "Foxes" struggled in the lower half of the <a href="/facts/Football_League_First_Division/lP5G0Noa">First Division</a> table in the <a href="/facts/1984%25E2%2580%259385_Leicester_City_F.C._season/P7gosK2A">1984–85</a> season. Bright was limited to 18 appearances and spent most of his time on the bench as <a href="/facts/Gary_Lineker/tQI2SD7Q">Gary Lineker</a> and <a href="/facts/Alan_Smith_(footballer%2c_born_1962)/vUQclhaG">Alan Smith</a> were the club's established <a href="/facts/Striking_partnership/3IXM3rCL">strike partnership</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:22" href="#fn:22"><sup>22</sup></a> Lineker finished as the First Division's top-scorer but was sold to <a href="/facts/Everton_F.C./P6FV0mHL">Everton</a> in the summer of 1985, leaving Bright with an opportunity to establish himself in the starting eleven at <a href="/facts/Filbert_Street/nYqmrRzz">Filbert Street</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:23" href="#fn:23"><sup>23</sup></a> Bright opened the <a href="/facts/1985%25E2%2580%259386_Leicester_City_F.C._season/F8erNBmT">1985–86</a> season by scoring two goals in a 3–1 home win over Everton.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:24" href="#fn:24"><sup>24</sup></a> However, he struggled to match this performance for the rest of the campaign and lost confidence, which was worsened when a section of the Leicester crowd turned on him with racially aggravated abuse.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:25" href="#fn:25"><sup>25</sup></a> </p><p>At a low point in his career, he was diagnosed with <a href="/facts/Depression_(mood)/GDNFWm1L">depression</a> after seeking treatment for sleeping problems.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:26" href="#fn:26"><sup>26</sup></a> Milne was moved upstairs at Leicester at the start of the <a href="/facts/1986%25E2%2580%259387_Leicester_City_F.C._season/WbkI7WxE">1986–87</a> season to become the club's general manager. Bright was not rated by new manager <a href="/facts/Bryan_Hamilton/mx4EYb2z">Bryan Hamilton</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:27" href="#fn:27"><sup>27</sup></a> Bright turned down the offer of a move to <a href="/facts/Brian_Horton/pgWNnpzu">Brian Horton</a>'s <a href="/facts/Hull_City_A.F.C./Aa5tN4fk">Hull City</a>, as he did not want to move too far north, although took Horton's advice to ask Leicester for a move as the club were not willing to let Bright reach 50 club appearances and so trigger another top-up payment to Port Vale.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:28" href="#fn:28"><sup>28</sup></a> </p> <h3>Crystal Palace</h3> <p>Bright was signed to <a href="/facts/Crystal_Palace_F.C./ffc8tVwQ">Crystal Palace</a> by manager <a href="/facts/Steve_Coppell/GvyVVmeD">Steve Coppell</a> for a £75,000 fee on 13 November 1986.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:29" href="#fn:29"><sup>29</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:30" href="#fn:30"><sup>30</sup></a> The initial contract was only a temporary three-month deal as there were medical concerns with his <a href="/facts/Osteitis_pubis/j3osKLct">Osteitis pubis</a>, meaning that if he was unfit at the end of this period he would be returned to Leicester. However, he went on to sign a permanent contract after completing the trial period.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:31" href="#fn:31"><sup>31</sup></a> Palace already had a successful strike partnership in <a href="/facts/Ian_Wright/KmDv4awT">Ian Wright</a> and <a href="/facts/Andy_Gray_(footballer%2c_born_1964)/5REH8Xza">Andy Gray</a>, though Coppell moved Gray into central midfield to accommodate Bright up front.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:32" href="#fn:32"><sup>32</sup></a> The "Eagles" were pressing for promotion out of the <a href="/facts/Football_League_Second_Division/NE249NXz">Second Division</a> but finished two points outside the <a href="/facts/English_Football_League_play-offs/a7TzN0bQ">play-offs</a> in <a href="/facts/1986%25E2%2580%259387_Football_League/wELfY6nf">1986–87</a>. Bright was named on the <a href="/facts/PFA_Team_of_the_Year/mm2TW3Uc">PFA Team of the Year</a> and earned the Golden Boot for the highest scorer in the division in <a href="/facts/1987%25E2%2580%259388_Football_League/togWkIsH">1987–88</a> with 24 goals, although the club finished one place and two points outside of the play-offs.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:33" href="#fn:33"><sup>33</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:34" href="#fn:34"><sup>34</sup></a> A third-place finish in <a href="/facts/1988%25E2%2580%259389_Football_League/JtH0AMAL">1988–89</a> secured them a place in the <a href="/facts/1989_Football_League_play-offs/pg4glndF">play-offs</a> and Bright scored in the semi-final victory over <a href="/facts/Swindon_Town_F.C./gntoLCSR">Swindon Town</a>, which helped Palace to reach the <a href="/facts/1989_Football_League_Second_Division_play-off_final/4obnTnt3">play-off final</a>; Palace then beat <a href="/facts/Blackburn_Rovers_F.C./IHkcX4RL">Blackburn Rovers</a> 4–3 on <a href="/facts/Aggregate_score/TPyp0Y5I">aggregate</a> to win promotion to the top-flight.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:35" href="#fn:35"><sup>35</sup></a> </p><p>Palace competed well in the First Division, except for the trip to <a href="/facts/Anfield/mPfKNu96">Anfield</a> where they were beaten by a club-record <a href="/facts/Liverpool_9%25E2%2580%25930_Crystal_Palace_(1989)/E9CaGNS1">9–0 margin</a> by <a href="/facts/Liverpool_F.C./uzPanAVJ">Liverpool</a>, an experience Bright described as "numbing".<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:36" href="#fn:36"><sup>36</sup></a> He ended the <a href="/facts/1989%25E2%2580%259390_Football_League/kBEYjmCr">1989–90</a> season with 12 league goals, including a brace against <a href="/facts/Manchester_United_F.C./wmNVnVtQ">Manchester United</a> at <a href="/facts/Old_Trafford/t522MJpQ">Old Trafford</a>, helping the team to finish five points above the relegation zone.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:37" href="#fn:37"><sup>37</sup></a> The club's greatest achievement would come in the <a href="/facts/FA_Cup/nq1hRAUw">FA Cup</a> however, as they gained revenge on Liverpool by beating them 4–3 after <a href="/facts/Overtime_(sports)/dgP1IbLD">extra time</a> in the semi-finals at <a href="/facts/Villa_Park/DgzPzPmA">Villa Park</a> to secure a place in the <a href="/facts/1990_FA_Cup_final/ePvQeQ1U">1990 FA Cup final</a>, with Bright scoring the first of Palace's four goals.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:38" href="#fn:38"><sup>38</sup></a> The club's first ever FA Cup final appearance, they held Manchester United to a <a href="/facts/Replay_(sports)/glRg2dnh">replay</a> after an initial 3–3 draw at <a href="/facts/Wembley_Stadium_(1923)/Rm4uUK6k">Wembley Stadium</a> but lost the replay 1–0 to a late <a href="/facts/Lee_Martin_(footballer%2c_born_February_1968)/AS7cmQaA">Lee Martin</a> goal as <a href="/facts/Alex_Ferguson/PXMf5ISI">Alex Ferguson</a> won his first trophy as Manchester United manager. Bright was disappointed as he felt he had not performed in the original game.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:39" href="#fn:39"><sup>39</sup></a> One consolation for Bright was that he was named Crystal Palace's Player of The Year for the 1989–90 season.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:40" href="#fn:40"><sup>40</sup></a> </p><p>As Palace impressed in the First Division throughout <a href="/facts/1990%25E2%2580%259391_Crystal_Palace_F.C._season/eEhDrQj7">1990–91</a>, Bright proved his predatory skills at the highest level with a sequence of seven top-flight goals in just ten midwinter games as the "Eagles" secured their highest ever league finish of third.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:41" href="#fn:41"><sup>41</sup></a> The potency of Bright and Wright's partnership was demonstrated on 25 September, when both players scored hat-tricks in an 8–0 win over <a href="/facts/Southend_United_F.C./wMSuhEFI">Southend United</a> at <a href="/facts/Selhurst_Park/JRmm1kt5">Selhurst Park</a> in the <a href="/facts/EFL_Cup/So1N23yy">League Cup</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:42" href="#fn:42"><sup>42</sup></a> Palace went on to win the <a href="/facts/Full_Members%2527_Cup/GySJ7Yst">Full Members' Cup</a>, beating <a href="/facts/Bristol_Rovers_F.C./1YAY0epx">Bristol Rovers</a>, <a href="/facts/Brighton_%2526_Hove_Albion_F.C./qowaxC53">Brighton & Hove Albion</a>, <a href="/facts/Luton_Town_F.C./wakXK8rQ">Luton Town</a>, <a href="/facts/Norwich_City_F.C./Dd9nB8m7">Norwich City</a> and then Everton in the <a href="/facts/1991_Full_Members%2527_Cup_final/F3cxCM3b">Wembley final</a>, with Wright scoring a brace in extra-time.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:43" href="#fn:43"><sup>43</sup></a> After Wright had left the club, Bright continued his great form for Palace and hit a total of 22 goals in the <a href="/facts/1991%25E2%2580%259392_Crystal_Palace_F.C._season/8buVVRYV">1991–92</a> season.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:44" href="#fn:44"><sup>44</sup></a> However, Coppell failed to replace Wright adequately, and <a href="/facts/Marco_Gabbiadini/yx6EWrtx">Marco Gabbiadini</a> was bought and sold on within the space of four months for a loss of £600,000.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:45" href="#fn:45"><sup>45</sup></a> Bright scored Crystal Palace's first-ever Premier League goal on the opening day of the <a href="/facts/1992%25E2%2580%259393_Crystal_Palace_F.C._season/fvKx9jk1">1992–93</a> in a 3–3 home draw against <a href="/facts/Blackburn_Rovers_F.C./IHkcX4RL">Blackburn Rovers</a> before being sold on to Sheffield Wednesday.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:46" href="#fn:46"><sup>46</sup></a> </p> <h3>Sheffield Wednesday</h3> <p>Bright joined Sheffield Wednesday on 11 September 1992 in a cash plus player exchange deal involving fellow striker <a href="/facts/Paul_Williams_(footballer%2c_born_1965)/gu4XCYGe">Paul Williams</a> that was rated at a total transfer value of £1,375,000.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:47" href="#fn:47"><sup>47</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:48" href="#fn:48"><sup>48</sup></a> The Wednesday players were experienced and at the peak of their careers; manager <a href="/facts/Trevor_Francis/txCc82Qh">Trevor Francis</a> was eager to win trophies at <a href="/facts/Hillsborough_Stadium/KGkMr8eL">Hillsborough</a> and felt Bright would prove a good partner to club stalwart <a href="/facts/David_Hirst_(footballer)/fBVFA5br">David Hirst</a>, particularly with the highly talented <a href="/facts/Chris_Waddle/QKqmuVcp">Chris Waddle</a> in midfield.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:49" href="#fn:49"><sup>49</sup></a> After scoring six goals in the <a href="/facts/1992%25E2%2580%259393_Football_League_Cup/ExxdrzrH">League Cup</a>, Bright played in the <a href="/facts/1993_Football_League_Cup_final/T435NfH8">League Cup final</a>, which ended in a 2–1 defeat to <a href="/facts/Arsenal_F.C./pubabvB0">Arsenal</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:50" href="#fn:50"><sup>50</sup></a> Wednesday also reached the <a href="/facts/1993_FA_Cup_final/1udHcEUw">final</a> of the FA Cup, where they would again face Arsenal, with Bright scoring an extra-time <a href="/facts/Header_(association_football)/bkqJBnMv">header</a> against <a href="/facts/Steel_City_derby/0fYYD1FV">derby rivals</a> <a href="/facts/Sheffield_United_F.C./hMbHQyKF">Sheffield United</a> to secure victory in the semi-finals. The final proved to be a disappointment, however, as he controversially elbowed Arsenal defender <a href="/facts/Andy_Linighan/U62PIT4v">Andy Linighan</a> in the face, causing a <a href="/facts/Nasal_fracture/5AAdnrl6">broken nose</a>. Later, with the scores level in the last minute of extra time, a heavily bandaged Linighan out-jumped Bright from a <a href="/facts/Corner_kick/f4cb9lNW">corner</a> to score the winning goal.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:51" href="#fn:51"><sup>51</sup></a> After the game, Bright phoned Linighan to apologise.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:52" href="#fn:52"><sup>52</sup></a> </p><p>Bright finished as the <a href="/facts/List_of_Sheffield_Wednesday_F.C._seasons/33pTIbR3">club's top-scorer</a> for three consecutive seasons, eventually became the "Owls" highest goalscorer in the <a href="/facts/Premier_League/nfXVuAYa">Premier League</a> as of December 2019, scoring 48 goals between 1992 and 1996.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:53" href="#fn:53"><sup>53</sup></a> With 19 goals, he was the Premier League's seventh-highest scorer in <a href="/facts/1993%25E2%2580%259394_Sheffield_Wednesday_F.C._season/GHQQCUXd">1993–94</a>. In Francis's last season in charge, he hit 13 goals in the <a href="/facts/1994%25E2%2580%259395_Sheffield_Wednesday_F.C._season/W16uhwm8">1994–95</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:54" href="#fn:54"><sup>54</sup></a> He signed a new two-year contract in the summer of 1995, having rejected an approach from <a href="/facts/West_Ham_United_F.C./hwNojQTF">West Ham United</a> manager <a href="/facts/Harry_Redknapp/7gR4EBGD">Harry Redknapp</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:55" href="#fn:55"><sup>55</sup></a> Wednesday then finished 15th in the league in <a href="/facts/1995%25E2%2580%259396_Sheffield_Wednesday_F.C._season/QypQaeCV">1995–96</a> under the stewardship of <a href="/facts/David_Pleat/7pJnJGKz">David Pleat</a>, with Bright scoring 14 goals in all competitions despite playing a complete league game only 15 times.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:56" href="#fn:56"><sup>56</sup></a> Pleat paid £2.7 million for <a href="/facts/Huddersfield_Town_A.F.C./lWFhUJeJ">Huddersfield Town</a> forward <a href="/facts/Andy_Booth/h7Py4jPr">Andy Booth</a> in July 1996, signalling the end of Bright's time at Hillsborough.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:57" href="#fn:57"><sup>57</sup></a> Having been almost entirely frozen out of the first-team during the <a href="/facts/1996%25E2%2580%259397_Sheffield_Wednesday_F.C._season/xEsMJ9Rz">1996–97</a> season, Bright was <a href="/facts/Loan_(sports)/Hq0W6tgt">loaned</a> to <a href="/facts/South_London_derby/Cks4BRBE">South London derby</a> rivals <a href="/facts/Millwall_F.C./Dk339Wlq">Millwall</a> in the Second Division and scored on his debut for the "Lions" in a 1–1 draw at <a href="/facts/AFC_Bournemouth/H9eYGK2e">AFC Bournemouth</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:58" href="#fn:58"><sup>58</sup></a> </p><p>Bright began training with the Swiss club <a href="/facts/FC_Sion/0bNT5q50">Sion</a> in January 1997.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:59" href="#fn:59"><sup>59</sup></a> He left soon after due to unpaid wages and issues with his transfer fee with Sheffield Wednesday.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:60" href="#fn:60"><sup>60</sup></a> Despite being unwanted at Leicester, the club still demanded a transfer fee of £60,000, which Sion chairman <a href="/facts/Christian_Constantin/zc27toDd">Christian Constantin</a> refused to pay, which meant that Bright trained with the squad at <a href="/facts/Stade_Tourbillon/91V7n9AM">Stade Tourbillon</a> but was unable to feature in any competitive games.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:61" href="#fn:61"><sup>61</sup></a> Despite this, he enjoyed his time training under manager <a href="/facts/Alberto_Bigon/8nVoqfvx">Alberto Bigon</a> and alongside <a href="/facts/Roberto_de_Assis_Moreira/woxUzpSM">Roberto Assis</a>, the elder brother and later agent of <a href="/facts/Ronaldinho/uglt5RmV">Ronaldinho</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:62" href="#fn:62"><sup>62</sup></a> </p> <h3>Charlton Athletic</h3> <p>Bright eventually signed with <a href="/facts/Charlton_Athletic_F.C./YCcRgUCE">Charlton Athletic</a> in March 1997 on a contract to run until the end of the <a href="/facts/1996%25E2%2580%259397_Charlton_Athletic_F.C._season/cSymCXnH">1996–97</a> season.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:63" href="#fn:63"><sup>63</sup></a> After two substitute appearances, he scored a brace in his first start for the "Addicks" in a 2–1 win over <a href="/facts/Portsmouth_F.C./xozxHabn">Portsmouth</a> at <a href="/facts/The_Valley_(London)/bcsel5qC">The Valley</a> on 19 April.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:64" href="#fn:64"><sup>64</sup></a> Manager <a href="/facts/Alan_Curbishley/G5Rvg7QR">Alan Curbishley</a> was keen on experienced players to bolster his young squad, therefore signed Bright to a one-year deal in the summer.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:65" href="#fn:65"><sup>65</sup></a> He scored seven goals in the <a href="/facts/1997%25E2%2580%259398_Charlton_Athletic_F.C._season/Q74L37jG">1997–98</a> campaign to help Charlton to a fourth-place finish in the First Division and a place in the play-offs. Charlton overcame <a href="/facts/Ipswich_Town_F.C./2UFsxzx6">Ipswich Town</a> in the semi-finals and then beat <a href="/facts/Sunderland_A.F.C./eQecXEMV">Sunderland</a> in the <a href="/facts/1998_Football_League_First_Division_play-off_final/5jbF7WVW">play-off final</a>,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:66" href="#fn:66"><sup>66</sup></a> which was won 7–6 on <a href="/facts/Penalty_shoot-out_(association_football)/9kEox0Ny">penalties</a> after a 4–4 draw; Bright started the final, although did not take a <a href="/facts/Penalty_kick_(association_football)/glKqM6zf">penalty</a> in the shoot-out as he was taken off in extra-time.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:67" href="#fn:67"><sup>67</sup></a> He then agreed on a new one-year contract, accepting a role mainly as a squad player and experienced pro for the younger players to learn from.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:68" href="#fn:68"><sup>68</sup></a> Charlton failed to survive in the Premier League, however, and Bright retired from professional football at the end of the <a href="/facts/1998%25E2%2580%259399_Charlton_Athletic_F.C._season/Y9DEYTly">1998–99</a> season.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:69" href="#fn:69"><sup>69</sup></a> Bright wrote in his autobiography that he earned a total of £1.2 million from his 18-year career as a professional player.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:70" href="#fn:70"><sup>70</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="media-career">Media career</h2> <p>After retiring, Bright became a football correspondent on <i><a href="/facts/The_Big_Breakfast/mtvzMb1A">The Big Breakfast</a></i> and co-presented <i>The Wright Bright Show</i> with former teammate Ian Wright on <a href="/facts/BBC_Radio_5_Live/rveJ2X5B">BBC Radio 5 Live</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:71" href="#fn:71"><sup>71</sup></a> He also commentates on some international matches, often alongside <a href="/facts/Jonathan_Pearce_(commentator)/BlI0QYre">Jonathan Pearce</a> and <a href="/facts/Steve_Wilson_(football_commentator)/U0rClwHS">Steve Wilson</a> on <i><a href="/facts/Match_of_the_Day/vwMrVpXj">Match of the Day</a></i>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:72" href="#fn:72"><sup>72</sup></a> He has worked as a sports correspondent for the <a href="/facts/BBC/qFateIz8">BBC</a> on <i><a href="/facts/BBC_London_News/kgRfYj5p">BBC London News</a></i>, <i><a href="/facts/Football_Focus/WfM4boQF">Football Focus</a></i>, <i><a href="/facts/Fighting_Talk/PB7tzQSJ">Fighting Talk</a></i>, <i><a href="/facts/5_Live_Sport/XQla92Mj">5 Live Sport</a></i>, and on <i><a href="/facts/Final_Score/ed91plJx">final Score</a></i>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:73" href="#fn:73"><sup>73</sup></a> He has also provided punditry for <i><a href="/facts/Match_(magazine)/JspEwMhA">Match</a></i> magazine and <a href="/facts/Eurosport/xgBAAevl">British Eurosport</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:74" href="#fn:74"><sup>74</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:75" href="#fn:75"><sup>75</sup></a> In summer 2009, he joined the Crystal Palace academy set-up, along with his former teammate <a href="/facts/John_Salako/ymuMohdA">John Salako</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:76" href="#fn:76"><sup>76</sup></a> He was inducted into the City of Stoke-on-Trent Hall of Fame in 2019.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:77" href="#fn:77"><sup>77</sup></a> He published his autobiography, <i>My Story - from foster care to footballer</i>, in November 2019.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:78" href="#fn:78"><sup>78</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="personal-life">Personal life</h2> <p>He met British singer and actress <a href="/facts/Michelle_Gayle/oLpXJUqJ">Michelle Gayle</a> in 1995, and the couple married in <a href="/facts/Las_Vegas_Valley/FoIh2AFN">Las Vegas</a> the following year.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:79" href="#fn:79"><sup>79</sup></a> They divorced in 2007, although they remain friends.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:80" href="#fn:80"><sup>80</sup></a> Their son, Isaiah, was born in April 2000.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:81" href="#fn:81"><sup>81</sup></a> Bright married Dionne, the estranged sister of his former teammate Ian Wright, in June 2025.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:82" href="#fn:82"><sup>82</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:83" href="#fn:83"><sup>83</sup></a> Bright has completed six <a href="/facts/Half_marathon/ExEomIaJ">half marathons</a> since his retirement in 1999, all of them in the <a href="/facts/Great_North_Run/0fshdxSf">Great North Run</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:84" href="#fn:84"><sup>84</sup></a> He is also a regular competitor in the <a href="/facts/London_Marathon/RsKgl3yd">London Marathon</a>, raising funds for <a href="/facts/Cancer_research/w7HvoRug">cancer research</a> in 2000, the <a href="/facts/Willow_Foundation/BjBmMMJS">Willow Foundation</a> in 2005 and The Rhys Daniels Trust in 2006.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:85" href="#fn:85"><sup>85</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="career-statistics">Career statistics</h2> <p>Source:<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:86" href="#fn:86"><sup>86</sup></a> </p> Appearances and goals by club, season and competition<table><tbody><tr><th rowspan="2">Club</th><th rowspan="2">Season</th><th colspan="3">League</th><th colspan="2">FA Cup</th><th colspan="2">Other</th><th colspan="2">Total</th></tr><tr><th>Division</th><th>Apps</th><th>Goals</th><th>Apps</th><th>Goals</th><th>Apps</th><th>Goals</th><th>Apps</th><th>Goals</th></tr><tr><td rowspan="4"><a href="/facts/Port_Vale_F.C./akLIv2bb">Port Vale</a></td><td><a href="/facts/1981%25E2%2580%259382_Port_Vale_F.C._season/m0uR5Leo">1981–82</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Football_League_Fourth_Division/MKyjFztL">Fourth Division</a></td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/1982%25E2%2580%259383_Port_Vale_F.C._season/HMUUeDwf">1982–83</a></td><td>Fourth Division</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/1983%25E2%2580%259384_Port_Vale_F.C._season/Qq3TmeWs">1983–84</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Football_League_Third_Division/x3GKMWrY">Third Division</a></td><td>26</td><td>9</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>4</td><td>0</td><td>31</td><td>10</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2">Total</th><th>29</th><th>10</th><th>1</th><th>1</th><th>4</th><th>0</th><th>34</th><th>11</th></tr><tr><td rowspan="4"><a href="/facts/Leicester_City_F.C./IHuWtSof">Leicester City</a></td><td><a href="/facts/1984%25E2%2580%259385_Leicester_City_F.C._season/P7gosK2A">1984–85</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Football_League_First_Division/lP5G0Noa">First Division</a></td><td>16</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>18</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/1985%25E2%2580%259386_Leicester_City_F.C._season/F8erNBmT">1985–86</a></td><td>First Division</td><td>24</td><td>6</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>27</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/1986%25E2%2580%259387_Leicester_City_F.C._season/WbkI7WxE">1986–87</a></td><td>First Division</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2">Total</th><th>42</th><th>6</th><th>1</th><th>0</th><th>4</th><th>0</th><th>47</th><th>6</th></tr><tr><td rowspan="8"><a href="/facts/Crystal_Palace_F.C./ffc8tVwQ">Crystal Palace</a></td><td>1986–87</td><td><a href="/facts/Football_League_Second_Division/NE249NXz">Second Division</a></td><td>28</td><td>7</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>30</td><td>7</td></tr><tr><td>1987–88</td><td>Second Division</td><td>38</td><td>25</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>42</td><td>26</td></tr><tr><td>1988–89</td><td>Second Division</td><td>46</td><td>20</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>12</td><td>5</td><td>59</td><td>25</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/1989%25E2%2580%259390_Crystal_Palace_F.C._season/8mumpqpn">1989–90</a></td><td>First Division</td><td>36</td><td>12</td><td>6</td><td>3</td><td>8</td><td>3</td><td>50</td><td>18</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/1990%25E2%2580%259391_Crystal_Palace_F.C._season/eEhDrQj7">1990–91</a></td><td>First Division</td><td>32</td><td>9</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>11</td><td>6</td><td>46</td><td>15</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/1991%25E2%2580%259392_Crystal_Palace_F.C._season/8buVVRYV">1991–92</a></td><td>First Division</td><td>42</td><td>17</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>11</td><td>5</td><td>54</td><td>22</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/1992%25E2%2580%259393_Crystal_Palace_F.C._season/fvKx9jk1">1992–93</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Premier_League/nfXVuAYa">Premier League</a></td><td>5</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>5</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2">Total</th><th>227</th><th>91</th><th>14</th><th>3</th><th>45</th><th>20</th><th>286</th><th>114</th></tr><tr><td rowspan="6"><a href="/facts/Sheffield_Wednesday_F.C./xN13QxYY">Sheffield Wednesday</a></td><td><a href="/facts/1992%25E2%2580%259393_Sheffield_Wednesday_F.C._season/5gCftSTv">1992–93</a></td><td>Premier League</td><td>30</td><td>11</td><td>7</td><td>3</td><td>7</td><td>6</td><td>44</td><td>20</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/1993%25E2%2580%259394_Sheffield_Wednesday_F.C._season/GHQQCUXd">1993–94</a></td><td>Premier League</td><td>40</td><td>19</td><td>3</td><td>2</td><td>7</td><td>2</td><td>50</td><td>23</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/1994%25E2%2580%259395_Sheffield_Wednesday_F.C._season/W16uhwm8">1994–95</a></td><td>Premier League</td><td>37</td><td>11</td><td>3</td><td>2</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>43</td><td>13</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/1995%25E2%2580%259396_Sheffield_Wednesday_F.C._season/QypQaeCV">1995–96</a></td><td>Premier League</td><td>25</td><td>7</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>7</td><td>7</td><td>32</td><td>14</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/1996%25E2%2580%259397_Sheffield_Wednesday_F.C._season/xEsMJ9Rz">1996–97</a></td><td>Premier League</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2">Total</th><th>133</th><th>48</th><th>13</th><th>7</th><th>24</th><th>15</th><th>170</th><th>70</th></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Millwall_F.C./Dk339Wlq">Millwall</a> (loan)</td><td><a href="/facts/1996%25E2%2580%259397_Millwall_F.C._season/2ISyDaWe">1996–97</a></td><td>Second Division</td><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>4</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="4"><a href="/facts/Charlton_Athletic_F.C./YCcRgUCE">Charlton Athletic</a></td><td><a href="/facts/1996%25E2%2580%259397_Charlton_Athletic_F.C._season/cSymCXnH">1996–97</a></td><td>First Division</td><td>6</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>6</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/1997%25E2%2580%259398_Charlton_Athletic_F.C._season/Q74L37jG">1997–98</a></td><td>First Division</td><td>16</td><td>7</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>5</td><td>0</td><td>24</td><td>7</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/1998%25E2%2580%259399_Charlton_Athletic_F.C._season/Y9DEYTly">1998–99</a></td><td>Premier League</td><td>5</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>7</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2">Total</th><th>27</th><th>10</th><th>4</th><th>0</th><th>6</th><th>0</th><th>37</th><th>10</th></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Career total</th><th>461</th><th>166</th><th>33</th><th>11</th><th>84</th><th>35</th><th>529</th><th>212</th></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="honours">Honours</h2> <p>Port Vale </p> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Football_League_Fourth_Division/MKyjFztL">Football League Fourth Division</a> third-place promotion: <a href="/facts/1982%25E2%2580%259383_Port_Vale_F.C._season/HMUUeDwf">1982–83</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:87" href="#fn:87"><sup>87</sup></a></li></ul> <p>Crystal Palace </p> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Full_Members%2527_Cup/GySJ7Yst">Full Members' Cup</a>: <a href="/facts/1991_Full_Members%2527_Cup_final/F3cxCM3b">1990–91</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:88" href="#fn:88"><sup>88</sup></a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Football_League_Second_Division/NE249NXz">Football League Second Division</a> play-offs: <a href="/facts/1989_Football_League_Second_Division_play-off_final/4obnTnt3">1989</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:89" href="#fn:89"><sup>89</sup></a></li> <li><a href="/facts/FA_Cup/nq1hRAUw">FA Cup</a> runner-up: <a href="/facts/1990_FA_Cup_final/ePvQeQ1U">1989–90</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:90" href="#fn:90"><sup>90</sup></a></li></ul> <p>Sheffield Wednesday </p> <ul><li>FA Cup runner-up: <a href="/facts/1993_FA_Cup_final/1udHcEUw">1992–93</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:91" href="#fn:91"><sup>91</sup></a></li> <li><a href="/facts/EFL_Cup/So1N23yy">Football League Cup</a> runner-up: <a href="/facts/1993_Football_League_Cup_final/T435NfH8">1992–93</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:92" href="#fn:92"><sup>92</sup></a></li></ul> <p>Charlton Athletic </p> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Football_League_First_Division/lP5G0Noa">Football League First Division</a> play-offs: <a href="/facts/1998_Football_League_First_Division_play-off_final/5jbF7WVW">1998</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:93" href="#fn:93"><sup>93</sup></a></li></ul> <p>Individual </p> <ul><li>PFA <a href="/facts/Football_League_Second_Division/NE249NXz">Second Division</a> <a href="/facts/PFA_Team_of_the_Year/mm2TW3Uc">Team of the Year</a>: <a href="/facts/1987%25E2%2580%259388_Football_League/togWkIsH">1987–88</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:94" href="#fn:94"><sup>94</sup></a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Crystal_Palace_F.C./ffc8tVwQ">Crystal Palace Player of the Year</a>: 1990<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:95" href="#fn:95"><sup>95</sup></a></li></ul> General <ul><li>Bright, Mark; Brennan, Kevin (2019), <i>My Story: From Foster Care to Footballer</i>, Constable, <a href="/facts/ISBN_(identifier)/15AdSPa9">ISBN</a> 978-1-47213-079-2</li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"Former Port Vale star returns to school to help African children". The Sentinel. 11 June 2009. 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