Billy Wright (footballer)
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Billy Wright (footballer)

Personal information
Full nameWilliam Ambrose Wright
Date of birth6 February 1924
Place of birthIronbridge, Shropshire, England
Date of death3 September 1994(age 70)
Place of deathLondon, England
Playing positionCentre half

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William Ambrose "Billy" Wright, CBE (6 February 1924 - 3 September 1994) was an English footballer, who spent his whole career at Wolverhampton Wanderers. The first football player in the world to earn 100 caps, Wright also holds the record for longest unbroken run in competitive international football; he made a total of 105 appearances for England, captaining them a record 90 times.


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LA's Glaser Weil Loses Attorneys to Another New Boutique - Law.com Tweet this news
Law.com--In addition to Early, the new firm, which opened its doors this week, was co-founded by Bryan Sullivan, William "-Billy-" -Wright- and Scott Gizer, ... - Date : Wed, 30 Jun 2010 06:12:27 GMT+00:00
Howard hails result for the ages - Telegraph.co.uk Tweet this news
Telegraph.co.uk--By PA That success 60 years ago, against a side captained by -Billy Wright-, has gone down in history as one of the World Cup's biggest shocks. ... - Date : Mon, 14 Jun 2010 07:31:10 GMT+00:00
CL South stops PR in FVC - Northwest Herald Tweet this news
Northwest Herald--By NORTHWEST HERALD CRYSTAL LAKE - -Billy Wright- went 4 for 4 with a double and triple Friday to lead Crystal Lake South to an 8-4 Fox Valley Conference ... - Date : Sat, 17 Apr 2010 05:06:07 GMT+00:00
Junior rugby round up - LoughboroughEcho.net Tweet this news
LoughboroughEcho.net--Harborough conceded a penalty on the 22m line and -Billy Wright's- quick tap and pass fed Kyle Bailey who took the 10m closer to the line. ... - Date : Wed, 21 Apr 2010 16:49:24 GMT+00:00

Preceded by
George Hardwick
England football captain
1948 - 1959
Succeeded by
Johnny Haynes

Senior career
YearsClubApps (Goals)
1939 - 1959Wolverhampton Wanderers490 (13)

National Team
YearsTeamApps (Goals)
1946 - 1959England105 (3)

Teams managed
YearsClub
1962 - 1966Arsenal

Club performance League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
England League FA Cup Europe Total
1939-40 Wolverhampton Wanderers First Division 0 0 0 0 - - 0 0
1945-46 - - 4 3 - - 4 3
1946-47 34 1 3 0 - - 37 1
1947-48 39 5 3 0 - - 42 5
1948-49 35 2 7 0 - - 42 2
1949-50 35 3 6 0 - - 41 3
1950-51 38 0 7 0 - - 45 0
1951-52 39 0 3 0 - - 42 0
1952-53 38 1 1 0 - - 39 1
1953-54 39 0 1 0 - - 40 0
1954-55 39 1 4 0 - - 43 1
1955-56 37 0 1 0 - - 38 0
1956-57 40 0 2 0 - - 42 0
1957-58 38 0 4 0 - - 42 0
1958-59 39 0 2 0 2 0 44* 0
Career Total 490 13 48 3 2 0 541 16

Cap Date Venue Opponent Result Competition Scored
1
28 September 1946 Windsor Park, Belfast Ireland
7-2
1947 BHC
2
30 September 1946 Dalymount Park, Dublin Republic of Ireland
1-0
International Match
3
13 November 1946 Maine Road, Manchester Wales
3-0
1947 BHC
4
27 November 1946 Leeds Road, Huddersfield Netherlands
8-2
International Match
5
12 April 1947 Wembley Stadium, London Scotland
1-1
1947 BHC
6
03 May 1947 Highbury, London France
3-0
International Match
7
18 May 1947 Hardturm, Zürich Switzerland
0-1
International Match
8
25 May 1947 Estádio Nacional, Lisbon Portugal
10-0
International Match
9
29 September 1947 Heysel Stadium, Brussels Belgium
5-2
International Match
10
18 October 1947 Ninian Park, Cardiff Wales
3-0
1948 BHC
11
05 November 1947 Goodison Park, Liverpool Ireland
2-2
1948 BHC
12
19 November 1947 Highbury, London Sweden
4-2
International Match
13
10 May 1948 Hampden Park, Glasgow Scotland
1-0
1948 BHC
14
16 May 1948 Stadio Comunale, Turin Italy
4-0
International Match
15
26 September 1948 Idrætspark, Copenhagen Denmark
0-0
International Match
16
09 October 1948 Windsor Park, Belfast Ireland
6-2
1949 BHC
17
10 November 1948 Villa Park, Birmingham Wales
1-0
1949 BHC
18
02 December 1949 Highbury, London Switzerland
6-0
International Match
19
09 April 1949 Wembley Stadium, London Scotland
1-3
1949 BHC
20
13 May 1949 Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm Sweden
1-3
International Match
21
18 May 1949 Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo Norway
4-1
International Match
22
22 May 1949 Stade Colombes, Paris France
3-1
International Match
23
21 September 1949 Goodison Park, Liverpool Republic of Ireland
0-2
International Match
24
15 October 1949 Ninian Park, Cardiff Wales
4-1
1950 BHC
25
16 November 1949 Maine Road, Manchester Ireland
9-2
1950 BHC
26
30 November 1949 White Hart Lane, London Italy
2-0
International Match
27
25 May 1950 Hampden Park, Glasgow Scotland
1-0
1950 BHC
28
14 May 1950 Estádio Nacional, Lisbon Portugal
5-3
International Match
29
18 May 1950 Heysel Stadium, Brussels Belgium
4-1
International Match
30
25 June 1950 Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro Chile
2-0
1950 FIFA World Cup
31
19 June 1950 Estádio Independência, Belo Horizonte United States
0-1
1950 FIFA World Cup
32
02 July 1950 Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro Spain
0-1
1950 FIFA World Cup
33
07 October 1950 Windsor Park, Belfast Northern Ireland
4-1
1951 BHC
34
14 April 1951 Wembley Stadium, London Scotland
2-3
1951 BHC
35
09 May 1951 Wembley Stadium, London Argentina
2-1
International Match
36
03 October 1951 Highbury, London France
2-2
International Match
37
20 October 1951 Ninian Park, Cardiff Wales
1-1
1952 BHC
38
14 November 1951 Villa Park, Birmingham Northern Ireland
2-0
1952 BHC
39
28 November 1951 Wembley Stadium, London Austria
2-2
International Match
40
05 April 1952 Hampden Park, Glasgow Scotland
2-0
1952 BHC
41
18 May 1952 Stadio Comunale, Florence Italy
1-1
International Match
42
25 May 1952 Praterstadion, Vienna Austria
3-2
International Match
43
28 May 1952 Hardturm, Zürich Switzerland
3-0
International Match
44
04 October 1952 Windsor Park, Belfast Northern Ireland
2-2
1953 BHC
45
12 November 1952 Wembley Stadium, London Wales
5-2
1953 BHC
46
26 November 1952 Wembley Stadium, London Belgium
5-0
International Match
47
18 April 1953 Hampden Park, Glasgow Scotland
2-2
1953 BHC
48
17 May 1953 Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires Argentina
0-0
International Match
49
24 May 1953 Estadio Nacional, Santiago Chile
2-1
International Match
50
31 May 1953 Estadio Centenario, Montevideo Uruguay
1-2
International Match
51
08 June 1953 Polo Grounds, New York United States
6-3
International Match
52
10 October 1953 Ninian Park, Cardiff Wales
4-1
1954 BHC
53
21 October 1953 Wembley Stadium, London FIFA XI
4-4
International Match
54
11 November 1953 Goodison Park, Liverpool Northern Ireland
3-1
1954 BHC
55
25 November 1953 Wembley Stadium, London Hungary
3-6
International Match
56
03 April 1954 Hampden Park, Glasgow Scotland
4-2
1954 BHC
57
16 May 1954 Partizan Stadium, Belgrade SFR Yugoslavia
0-1
International Match
58
23 May 1954 Népstadion, Budapest Hungary
1-7
International Match
59
19 June 1954 St. Jakob-Park, Basel Belgium
4-4
1954 FIFA World Cup
60
20 June 1954 Wankdorf Stadium, Bern Switzerland
2-0
1954 FIFA World Cup
61
26 June 1954 St. Jakob-Park, Basel Uruguay
2-4
1954 FIFA World Cup
62
02 October 1954 Windsor Park, Belfast Northern Ireland
2-0
1955 BHC
63
10 November 1954 Wembley Stadium, London Wales
3-2
1955 BHC
64
01 December 1954 Wembley Stadium, London West Germany
3-1
International Match
65
02 April 1955 Wembley Stadium, London Scotland
7-2
1955 BHC
66
15 May 1955 Stade Colombes, Paris France
0-1
International Match
67
18 May 1955 Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid Spain
1-1
International Match
68
22 May 1955 Estádio das Antas, Porto Portugal
1-3
International Match
69
02 October 1955 Idrætspark, Copenhagen Denmark
5-1
International Match
70
22 October 1955 Ninian Park, Cardiff Wales
1-2
1956 BHC
71
02 November 1955 Wembley Stadium, London Northern Ireland
3-0
1956 BHC
72
30 November 1955 Wembley Stadium, London Spain
4-1
International Match
73
14 April 1956 Hampden Park, Glasgow Scotland
1-1
1956 BHC
74
09 May 1956 Wembley Stadium, London Brazil
4-2
International Match
75
16 May 1956 Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm Sweden
0-0
International Match
76
20 May 1956 Olympic Stadium, Helsinki Finland
5-1
International Match
77
26 May 1956 Olympic Stadium, Berlin West Germany
3-1
International Match
78
06 October 1956 Windsor Park, Belfast Northern Ireland
1-1
1957 BHC
79
14 November 1956 Wembley Stadium, London Wales
3-1
1957 BHC
80
28 November 1956 Wembley Stadium, London SFR Yugoslavia
3-0
International Match
81
05 December 1956 Molineux, Wolverhampton Denmark
5-2
World Cup Qualification
82
06 April 1957 Wembley Stadium, London Scotland
2-1
1957 BHC
83
08 May 1957 Wembley Stadium, London Republic of Ireland
5-1
World Cup Qualification
84
15 May 1957 Idrætspark, Copenhagen Denmark
4-1
World Cup Qualification
85
19 May 1957 Dalymount Park, Dublin Republic of Ireland
1-1
World Cup Qualification
86
19 October 1957 Ninian Park, Cardiff Wales
4-0
1958 BHC
87
06 November 1957 Wembley Stadium, London Northern Ireland
2-3
1958 BHC
88
27 November 1957 Wembley Stadium, London France
4-0
International Match
89
19 April 1958 Hampden Park, Glasgow Scotland
4-0
1958 BHC
90
07 May 1958 Wembley Stadium, London Portugal
2-1
International Match
91
11 May 1958 Partizan Stadium, Belgrade SFR Yugoslavia
0-5
International Match
92
18 May 1958 Lenin Stadium, Moscow Soviet Union
1-1
International Match
93
08 June 1958 Ullevi, Gothenburg Soviet Union
2-2
1958 FIFA World Cup
94
11 June 1958 Ullevi, Gothenburg Brazil
0-0
1958 FIFA World Cup
95
15 June 1958 Ryavallen, Borås Austria
2-2
1958 FIFA World Cup
96
19 June 1958 Ullevi, Gothenburg Soviet Union
0-1
1958 FIFA World Cup
97
04 October 1958 Windsor Park, Belfast Northern Ireland
3-3
1959 BHC
98
22 October 1958 Wembley Stadium, London Soviet Union
5-0
International Match
99
26 November 1958 Villa Park, Birmingham Wales
2-2
1959 BHC
100
11 April 1959 Wembley Stadium, London Scotland
1-0
1959 BHC
101
06 May 1959 Wembley Stadium, London Italy
2-2
International Match
102
13 May 1959 Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro Brazil
1-4
International Match
103
17 May 1959 Estadio Nacional, Lima Peru
1-2
International Match
104
24 May 1959 Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City Mexico
1-2
International Match
105
28 May 1959 Wrigley Field, Los Angeles United States
8-1
International Match

Country P W D L F A
Argentina
2
1
1
0
2
1
Austria
3
1
2
0
7
6
Belgium
4
3
1
0
18
7
Brazil
3
1
1
1
5
6
Chile
2
2
0
0
4
1
Denmark
4
3
1
0
14
2
FIFA XI
1
0
1
0
4
4
Finland
1
1
0
0
5
1
France
5
3
1
1
12
4
Hungary
2
0
0
2
4
13
Italy
4
2
2
0
9
3
Mexico
1
0
0
1
1
2
Netherlands
1
1
0
0
8
2
Northern Ireland / Ireland
13
8
4
1
44
19
Norway
1
1
0
0
4
1
Peru
1
0
0
1
1
2
Portugal
4
3
0
1
18
7
Republic of Ireland
4
2
1
1
7
4
Scotland
13
8
3
1
29
12
Soviet Union
4
1
2
1
8
4
Spain
3
1
1
1
5
3
Sweden
3
1
1
1
5
5
Switzerland
4
3
0
1
11
1
United States
3
2
0
1
14
5
Uruguay
2
0
0
2
3
6
Wales
12
9
2
1
34
11
West Germany
2
2
0
0
6
2
SFR Yugoslavia
3
1
0
2
3
6
Total
105
60
24
21



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