Welsh Under-21 international midfielder Tony Wright attended Norwich's centre of excellence at Chepstow with his best friend Chris Llewellyn before joining Oxford United. As of the end of the 1998/99 season, Tony had made 7 appearances for Oxford and had played for Wales B against Scotland B.

Tony left Oxford and after a spell with Merthyr Tydfil, he moved to the League of Wales with Llanelli. After a brief spell with Port Talbot, he rejoined Llanelli in October 2001 before moving to Cwmbran Town in July 2001. He helped Garden Village to win the Welsh 2nd Division in 2001/02 before rejoining Lanelli. In June 2003, he signed for Carmarthen Town