Ian Wright Names Teammate who 'Bullied' Him for Years and Made His Life a Nightmare

Former Arsenal and Crystal Palace forward Ian Wright has previously revealed the teammate who 'bullied' him for years and made his life a nightmare during his early days in professional football.

Wright, who has become one of football's most popular pundits following his retirement, has previously opened up on the start of his club career, where he found himself facing one of his biggest tests.

Speaking on an episode of The Overlap, Wright was asked if he had ever shared a dressing room with anyone he didn't like. The former striker was quick to respond.

“Jim Cannon, when I got into the Palace squad. He was just a bitter old player, man. Scottish player, centre half.

Jim Cannon. Image: Mark Leech/Offside / Contributor via Getty

"He made my first couple of years in professional football a f*****g nightmare, man. He was a bully in there.

"You know when you go for the communal food and, listen man, I’m three months off the building site and I don’t know what’s going on, I hardly knew what to ever order properly.

“I remember when I was ordering, he would take the f*****g p**s out of everything I’d do. ‘You can’t afford that. Do you have that at home? How do you say that? Do you know how to say this?"

The ex-Arsenal forward also claimed that Cannon two-footed him in the back during a training session.

Cannon is the club's record appearance maker, having played 660 games for the Eagles. He captained the side for 10 years and was capable of playing centre back, left back and in midfield.

Ian Wright with new Arsenal signing Eberechi Eze. Image: David Price / Contributor via Getty

Cannon, who was beaten to Palace fans' 'Player of the Century' award by Wright, has previously hit back at the bullying accusations.

He said: "The bullying thing is a load of c**p. He didn’t like what I said to him. There was lots of things. And I probably said lots of things to lots of players.

“I was the skipper at the time and that’s the way it was. And 37 years ago things were said that the woke society won’t allow you to say today.”