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Date of birth 06/02/1924 Place of birth Ironbridge Died 03/07/1994 Billy Wright
Position Defender Debut Lovells Athletic 2 Wolves 4 (05/01/1946)
Signed From Cradley Heath Date 02/06/1938 Fee -
Previous clubs Cradley Heath
Subsequent clubs -
Nickname InternationalEngland (captain)
Honours won with WolvesDiv 1 Championship 1954, 1958, 1959
FA Cup winner 1949
Footballer of the year 1952
First player in the world to be capped 100 times for his country
Links Billy Wright - A Hero for all Seasons
Wolves Official Site - Billy Wright
Fifa World Cup - Billy Wright
BBC Greatest Midlanders
WIKIPEDIA - Billy Wright
Truls' Wolves - Billy Wright
The Wolves Site - Billy Wright
Wolves Central - Billy Wright
Books Billy Wright: A Hero for All Seasons

Season Stats
LeagueCups Other1
SeasonAppearances (subs)GoalsAppearances (subs)Goals Appearances (subs)Goals
TOTALS 490 13 48 3 3 -
1945-46 - - 4 3 - -
1946-47 34 1 3 - 0 -
1947-48 39 5 3 - 0 -
1948-49 35 2 7 - 0 -
1949-50 35 3 6 - 0 -
1950-51 38 - 7 - 0 -
1951-52 39 - 3 - 0 -
1952-53 38 1 1 - 0 -
1953-54 39 - 1 - 0 -
1954-55 39 1 4 - 0 -
1955-56 37 - 1 - 0 -
1956-57 40 - 2 - 0 -
1957-58 38 - 4 - 0 -
1958-59 39 - 2 - 3 -


1 Other includes FA Charity Shield and the European Cup.


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