Billy Wright

Billy Wright
CBE
Statue of Billy Wright outside Wolves' Molineux Stadium
Personal information
Full name William Ambrose Wright
Date of birth (1924-02-06)6 February 1924
Place of birth Ironbridge, Shropshire, England
Date of death 3 September 1994(1994-09-03) (aged 70)
Place of death London, England
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1939–1959 Wolverhampton Wanderers 490 (13)
National team
1948 England B 1 (1)
1946–1959 England 105 (3)
Teams managed
1962–1966 Arsenal
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

William Ambrose Wright, commonly known as Billy Wright, CBE (6 February 1924 – 3 September 1994), was an English footballer who played as a centre half. He spent all of his club career at Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Club career statistics

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Club statistics League
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals
EnglandLeague
1939–40 Wolverhampton Wanderers First Division 0 0
1946–47 34 1
1947–48 39 5
1948–49 35 2
1949–50 35 3
1950–51 38 0
1951–52 39 0
1952–53 38 1
1953–54 39 0
1954–55 39 1
1955–56 37 0
1956–57 40 0
1957–58 38 0
1958–59 39 0
Country England 490 13
Total 490 13

International career statistics

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England national team
YearAppsGoals
1946 4 0
1947 8 0
1948 7 0
1949 7 2
1950 7 1
1951 6 0
1952 7 0
1953 9 0
1954 9 0
1955 8 0
1956 9 0
1957 7 0
1958 11 0
1959 6 0
Total 105 3

References

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  1. ↑ "William Ambrose "Billy" Wright - International Appearances". www.rsssf.com.




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