Billy Wright

English footballer (1924-1994)

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.

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

Club career statistics change

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 change

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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 change

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