Billy Wright

Billy Wright
CBE
	Statue of Billy Wright outside Wolves' Molineux Stadium
Personal information
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
1939–1959	Wolverhampton Wanderers
National team
1948	England B
1946–1959	England
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

Club statistics			League
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

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England national team
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

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