Billy Wright - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
![]() Statue of Billy Wright outside Wolves' Molineux Stadium | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | William Ambrose Wright | ||
Date of birth | 6 February 1924 | ||
Place of birth | Ironbridge, Shropshire, England | ||
Date of death | 3 September 1994 | (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
[change | change source]Club statistics | League | |||
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Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals |
England | League | |||
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
[change | change source]England national team | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
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
[change | change source]- ↑ "William Ambrose "Billy" Wright - International Appearances". www.rsssf.com.