Billy Wright

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)
Playing position	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

Club performance			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

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