BILLY WRIGHT

BORN:

6 FEBRUARY 1924

PLACE OF BIRTH:

IRONBRIDGE, ENGLAND

CLUB:

WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS (ENGLAND)

MAJOR HONOUR:

NONE

WORLD CUPS:-

1950    0 GOALS    3 APPEARANCES

1954    0 GOALS    3 APPEARANCES

1958    0 GOALS    4 APPEARANCES

England's captain through three World Cups (1950, 1954 and 1958), Wright won a total of 105 caps for his country, 90 as skipper. Not a naturally gifted player, he worked hard and led by example, showing good positional sense, waspish tackling and power in the air. Initially a wing-half, he moved into central defence for his 60th international, England v Switzerland, and was a revelation. A real-life Boys' Own hero, Wright completed his "perfect life" by marrying Joy, the ldest of the Beverley Sisters. Less successful as a manager of Arsenal, he moved into broadcasting. He died in 1994.

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