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Statue of Billy Wright outside Wolves' Molineux Stadium. Wright was a minor media personality, and his marriage to Joy Beverley of the Beverley Sisters occurred at a time long before the era of footballers being known for having celebrity girlfriends. This was in July 1958, by which time Wright was 34, and proved one of the most successful ...
Billy Wright (born 4 November 1962) is a former footballer who played as a striker.His senior career included stints with Burnley F.C. (England), Dundalk (Ireland) as well as National Soccer League clubs Blacktown City Demons, West Adelaide and Morwell Falcons. [1]
Billy Wright (footballer, born 1924) (1924–1994), Wolverhampton Wanderers and England football captain Billy Wright (footballer, born 1931) (1931–2020), Blackpool, Leicester City, Newcastle football player
However, Hungary proved irresistible; in the 20th minute Hidegkuti scored again from a poor England clearance, and four minutes later Ferenc Puskás scored the third goal via the soon to be famous "drag-back" – as England captain Billy Wright attempted to tackle him, Puskas dragged back the ball with the sole of his boot an instant before ...
William Wright (born 28 April 1958) is an English former professional footballer who played as a centre half. He played 370 games in the Football League , appearing in all four divisions, and was capped six times at the under-21 level [ 3 ] and twice for England B .
Thomas is England's youngest official captain under the WFA; Keira Walsh is England's youngest official captain under the FA; Carol Wilson and Casey Stoney unofficially served as captains when younger than Thomas and Walsh. [a] Billy Wright set the record for most captaincies of his country in 1959, with 90.
John William Wright (4 March 1931 – 14 April 2020) was an English footballer who played in midfield. He played for Blackpool , Leicester City , Newcastle United , Plymouth Argyle and Millwall .
Skyline of Wolverhampton, England, where Wright was born to Northern Irish Protestant parents. William Stephen "Billy" Wright, named after his grandfather, was born in Wolverhampton, England on 7 July 1960 to David Wright and Sarah McKinley, Ulster Protestants from Portadown, Northern Ireland. He was the only son of five children.