Wright was signed from Blackburn Rovers for a fee of £1,000,000 in the summer of 1995, by then Villa manager Brian Little. Wright made an immediate impact, appearing in the team for their opening day home victory over Manchester United.
His first goal for Aston Villa came later that season against Middlesbrough, opening the scoring in a two goal victory on New Years Day 1996, in which Wright was also in a defence that kept a clean sheet. Wright scored one other goal that season, rounding off the scoring in a 3-0 home defeat of Leeds United. Wright was also part of the Aston Villa 1996 League Cup winning side, beating Leeds once again, at Wembley
To date, Wright is currently in third place in Aston Villa's European appearances list, having made 26 appearances, behind Gordon Cowans and Dennis Mortimer on 29.
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