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Ian Wright

Ian Wright
Personal information
Full nameIan Edward Wright
Date of birth3 November 1963(age 47)
Place of birthWoolwich, London, England
Playing positionStriker

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Ian Edward Wright, MBE is a retired English footballer turned television and radio personality.

Wright enjoyed success with London clubs Crystal Palace and Arsenal, spending six years with the former and seven years with the latter. With Arsenal he has lifted the Premier League title and both major domestic trophies, and the European Cup Winners Cup. He played 581 league games, scoring 387 goals for seven clubs in Scotland and England and earned 33 caps for the English national team.

After retiring from the game he has been active in the media, usually in football related TV and radio shows. His sons, Shaun and Bradley Wright-Phillips, are both professional footballers.

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Ian gets a professional lesson in what to watch out for in the bush. Free video travel clip from BBC Worldwide. Watch more Ian Wright - Surviving the Kalahari from BBC Worldwide here: www.youtube.com
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Full Story of the Dance: www.uni.edu Dance created by Ian Goldsmith, Scott Connerley, & Tyler Wright Video Directed & Edited by Ian Goldsmith The "Interlude Dance" was born at UNI during 2010 and has been spreading like wildfire. It's humble beginnings started as "The Gruff Dance" (copyright Tyler), and later expanded in dance moves by Ian and Scott. This dance craze has taken over Campbell Hall (residence hall), the University of Northern Iowa, UNI Panther sporting events, other college campuses, and soon... the WORLD. *We do not claim rights to this song.* Song: "Interlude" by Attack Attack! [This is the original, instructional "how to" music video of The Interlude Dance]
3.87 min. | 4.89 user rating
A compilation of goals scored by Ian Wright Wright Wright ... Made by me
3.27 min. | 4.90 user rating
Football fans ring up Ian Wright and Adrian Durham on their show Bowtime, with suggestions for songs for Totenham's Number 9, Pavlyuchenko
7.57 min. | 4.86 user rating
Ian Wright eats marmot in Mongolia.
1.53 min. | 4.89 user rating
Angkor what mate?
1.55 min. | 4.97 user rating
Ian finds a surprisingly familiar face amongst his hosts in the Kalahari. Free video clip from BBC Worldwide.
3.75 min. | 3.78 user rating
Ian Wright takes a look at the rivalry between Alex Ferguson and Arsene Wenger
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footballcommentator.blogspot.com -- 1993 - Ian Wright goal - Arsenal vs Manchester United
0.23 min. | 4.63 user rating

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Arsenal legend Wright slams FA over QPR confusion - Tribalfootball.com Tweet this news
Tribalfootball.com--Arsenal legend -Ian Wright- cannot believe the handling of QPR 's case by the FA.. In his column for The Sun, Wright rapped: "It was an absolute joke that the FA planned to give their verdict on the QPR disciplinary case - Date : Fri, 06 May 2011 10:24:38 GMT+00:00
Judge: Suit can continue vs. city - Battle Creek Enquirer Tweet this news
Battle Creek Enquirer--"We have submitted the scores and show that the plaintiff is at the bottom of all the applicants," Assistant City Attorney -Ian Wright- argued Monday to Circuit Judge Allen Garbrecht. "It was based on scor - Date : Tue, 10 May 2011 08:43:43 GMT+00:00
Anthony Doesburg: Researchers lead the charge to better batteries - New Zealand Herald Tweet this news
New Zealand Herald---Ian Wright-, a Kiwi electric-vehicle pioneer based in Silicon Valley, California, thinks battery affordability and limited range are bigger obstacles than recharging to getting more electric cars on the roads. "A new fast-cha - Date : Sun, 15 May 2011 17:37:23 GMT+00:00
Wrightspeed comes to San Jose - abc7news.com Tweet this news
abc7news.com--Wrightspeed CEO -Ian Wright- was part of the founding team of Silicon Valley-based electric car maker Tesla Motors. "In California alone, there are over 686000 medium duty fleet vehicles and they burn more than a billion gallons of - Date : Fri, 08 Apr 2011 00:10:23 GMT+00:00
PHOTOS: Wrightspeed's Extended Range Electric Truck Tech - GigaOm Tweet this news
GigaOm--Founded by -Ian Wright-, who was also a co-founder of electric car company Tesla, Wrightspeed is seeking to build extended-range electric trucks to replace medium duty company fleets, both by selling retrofit kits to companies and also by working - Date : Fri, 08 Apr 2011 21:16:53 GMT+00:00
Wright: Arsenal boss Wenger must not replace Rice with yes man - Tribalfootball.com Tweet this news
Tribalfootball.com--Arsenal legend -Ian Wright- says replacing Pat Rice will be crucial for Arsene Wenger and the club's future hopes. Rice is set to retire at the end of the season, leaving Wenger with the task of finding a new No2. Wright told The - Date : Tue, 26 Apr 2011 08:26:33 GMT+00:00
Will Arsene spend Kroenke cash? - The Sun Tweet this news
The Sun---IAN WRIGHT- believes Stan Kroenke's takeover at Arsenal could up the pressure on Arsene Wenger. The Gunners legend has watched the fans become increasingly frustrated at the Frenchman's lack of big-name signings during six years withou - Date : Mon, 11 Apr 2011 12:59:07 GMT+00:00
Review: Charlie Sheen at Massey Hall in Toronto - National Post (blog) Tweet this news
National Post (blog)--Or it's good and it's good,” said UOIT student -Ian Wright- as he waited in line. “We win either way.” As it turns out, Sheen's show didn't fit into either category. It wasn't awful, but it certainly wa - Date : Fri, 15 Apr 2011 03:52:33 GMT+00:00
A move that will force Wenger's hand? - FootballFanCast.com (blog) Tweet this news
FootballFanCast.com (blog)--Former Arsenal striker -Ian Wright- believes Stan Kroenke's takeover could pile the pressure on Arsene Wenger. The Gunners legend has watched a number of Arsenal fans grow increasingly frustrated over the Frenchman's - Date : Thu, 14 Apr 2011 12:05:39 GMT+00:00
Green Overdrive: Wrightspeed Unveils Factory, Drive System - GigaOm Tweet this news
GigaOm--The last time I caught up with the founder of Wrightspeed, -Ian Wright- (who was also part of the founding team of Tesla) he was blazing around the race track at Laguna Seca, and passing a Tesla ... - Date : Fri, 08 Apr 2011 07:10:42 GMT+00:00

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Club performance League Cup Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
England League FA Cup Total
1985 - 86 Crystal Palace Second Division 32 9 2 0 34 9
1986 - 87 38 9 5 1 43 10
1987 - 88 41 20 4 3 45 23
1988 - 89 42 24 3 1 45 25
1989 - 90 First Division 26 8 7 1 33 9
1990 - 91 38 15 8 4 46 19
1991 - 92 8 5 0 0 8 5
1991 - 92 Arsenal First Division 30 24 3 2 33 26
1992 - 93 Premier League 31 15 15 15 46 30
1993 - 94 39 23 13 11 52 34
1994 - 95 31 18 14 12 45 30
1995 - 96 31 15 9 8 40 23
1996 - 97 35 23 6 7 41 30
1997 - 98 24 10 4 1 28 11
1998 - 99 West Ham United Premier League 22 9 1 0 23 9
1999 - 2000 Nottingham Forest First Division 10 5 0 0 10 5
Scotland League Scottish Cup Total
1999 - 2000 Celtic Premier League 8 3 1 0 9 3
England League FA Cup Total
1999 - 2000 Burnley Second Division 15 4 0 0 15 4
Total England 493 236 94 66 587 302
Scotland 8 3 1 0 9 3
Career Total 501 239 95 66 596 305

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