Complex sentence: Wright was held in very high regard at Derby and soon got the captaincy, he helped Derby to 15th position by the end of the 1987-88 season and then a very respectable 5th spot by the end of the following campaign.
Split into simpler sentences: Wright was held in very high regard at Derby and was soon awarded the captaincy. He helped Derby to 15th position by the end of the 1987-88 season and then a very respectable 5th spot by the end of the following campaign.