Billy Wright - 105 Caps (3 Goals)
- Full Name: William Ambrose Wright
- Born: 6th February 1924, Ironbridge, Shropshire
- Died: 3rd September 1994, London aged 70
- England Career: 1946 - 1959
- Positions whilst with England: Right Half,
Left Half &
Centre Half
- Clubs (and caps) whilst with England: Wolverhampton Wanderers (105)
- FA Legacy Number: 658
England Career Statistics
England Match Statistics
- Match Type
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt


- British Home ChampionshipHC
- 31
- 1
- 25
- 0
- 0
- World Cup QualifierWCQ
- 10
- 0
- 10
- 0
- 0
- World Cup FinalsWCF
- 10
- 0
- 10
- 0
- 0
- Home, Away or Neutral
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt


- Match Result
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt


- Playing Positions
- Caps
- Goals
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England Managers
- Manager
- Caps
- Goals
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England Team Mates (Top 10)
Sources
- An English Football Internationals' Who's Who by Douglas Lamming (Hutton Press 1990)
- England's Who's Who by Tony Matthews (Pitch Publishing 2013)
- 227 sources from 105 matchesSelect from match list to see sources.
Match List
USA, 8 - 1, 28th May 1959 (FR)
Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cap: 105.
Age: 35 years, 3 months, 22 days.
MEX, 1 - 2, 24th May 1959 (FR)
Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cap: 104.
Age: 35 years, 3 months, 18 days.
PER, 1 - 4, 17th May 1959 (FR)
Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cap: 103.
Age: 35 years, 3 months, 11 day.
BRA, 0 - 2, 13th May 1959 (FR)
Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cap: 102.
Age: 35 years, 3 months, 7 days.
ITA, 2 - 2, 6th May 1959 (FR)
Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cap: 101.
Age: 35 years, 3 months, 0 days.
SCO, 1 - 0, 11th Apr 1959 (HC)
Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cap: 100.
Age: 35 years, 2 months, 5 days.
WAL, 2 - 2, 26th Nov 1958 (HC)
Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cap: 99.
Age: 34 years, 9 months, 20 days.
URS, 5 - 0, 22nd Oct 1958 (FR)
Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cap: 98.
Age: 34 years, 8 months, 16 days.
NIR, 3 - 3, 4th Oct 1958 (HC)
Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cap: 97.
Age: 34 years, 7 months, 27 days.
URS, 0 - 1, 17th Jun 1958 (WCF)
Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cap: 96.
Age: 34 years, 4 months, 11 day.
AUT, 2 - 2, 15th Jun 1958 (WCF)
Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cap: 95.
Age: 34 years, 4 months, 9 days.
BRA, 0 - 0, 11th Jun 1958 (WCF)
Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cap: 94.
Age: 34 years, 4 months, 5 days.
URS, 2 - 2, 8th Jun 1958 (WCF)
Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cap: 93.
Age: 34 years, 4 months, 2 days.
URS, 1 - 1, 18th May 1958 (FR)
Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cap: 92.
Age: 34 years, 3 months, 12 days.
YUG, 0 - 5, 11th May 1958 (FR)
Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cap: 91.
Age: 34 years, 3 months, 5 days.
POR, 2 - 1, 7th May 1958 (FR)
Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cap: 90.
Age: 34 years, 3 months, 1 day.
SCO, 4 - 0, 19th Apr 1958 (HC)
Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cap: 89.
Age: 34 years, 2 months, 13 days.
FRA, 4 - 0, 27th Nov 1957 (FR)
Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cap: 88.
Age: 33 years, 9 months, 21 day.
NIR, 2 - 3, 6th Nov 1957 (HC)
Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cap: 87.
Age: 33 years, 9 months, 0 days.
WAL, 4 - 0, 19th Oct 1957 (HC)
Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cap: 86.
Age: 33 years, 8 months, 13 days.
IRL, 1 - 1, 19th May 1957 (WCQ)
Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cap: 85.
Age: 33 years, 3 months, 13 days.
DEN, 4 - 1, 15th May 1957 (WCQ)
Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cap: 84.
Age: 33 years, 3 months, 9 days.
IRL, 5 - 1, 8th May 1957 (WCQ)
Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cap: 83.
Age: 33 years, 3 months, 2 days.
SCO, 2 - 1, 6th Apr 1957 (HC)
Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cap: 82.
Age: 33 years, 2 months, 0 days.
DEN, 5 - 2, 5th Dec 1956 (WCQ)
Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cap: 81.
Age: 32 years, 9 months, 28 days.
YUG, 3 - 0, 28th Nov 1956 (FR)
Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cap: 80.
Age: 32 years, 9 months, 22 days.
WAL, 3 - 1, 14th Nov 1956 (HC)
Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cap: 79.
Age: 32 years, 9 months, 8 days.
NIR, 1 - 1, 6th Oct 1956 (HC)
Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cap: 78.
Age: 32 years, 8 months, 0 days.
FRG, 3 - 1, 26th May 1956 (FR)
Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cap: 77.
Age: 32 years, 3 months, 20 days.
FIN, 5 - 1, 20th May 1956 (FR)
Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cap: 76.
Age: 32 years, 3 months, 14 days.
SWE, 0 - 0, 16th May 1956 (FR)
Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cap: 75.
Age: 32 years, 3 months, 10 days.
BRA, 4 - 2, 9th May 1956 (FR)
Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cap: 74.
Age: 32 years, 3 months, 3 days.
SCO, 1 - 1, 14th Apr 1956 (HC)
Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cap: 73.
Age: 32 years, 2 months, 8 days.
ESP, 4 - 1, 30th Nov 1955 (FR)
Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cap: 72.
Age: 31 years, 9 months, 24 days.
NIR, 3 - 0, 2nd Nov 1955 (HC)
Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cap: 71.
Age: 31 years, 8 months, 25 days.
WAL, 1 - 2, 22nd Oct 1955 (HC)
Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cap: 70.
Age: 31 years, 8 months, 16 days.
DEN, 5 - 1, 2nd Oct 1955 (FR)
Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cap: 69.
Age: 31 years, 7 months, 25 days.
POR, 1 - 3, 22nd May 1955 (FR)
Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cap: 68.
Age: 31 years, 3 months, 16 days.
ESP, 1 - 1, 18th May 1955 (FR)
Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cap: 67.
Age: 31 years, 3 months, 12 days.
FRA, 0 - 1, 15th May 1955 (FR)
Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cap: 66.
Age: 31 years, 3 months, 9 days.
SCO, 7 - 2, 2nd Apr 1955 (HC)
Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cap: 65.
Age: 31 years, 1 month, 25 days.
FRG, 3 - 1, 1st Dec 1954 (FR)
Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cap: 64.
Age: 30 years, 9 months, 24 days.
WAL, 3 - 2, 10th Nov 1954 (HC)
Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cap: 63.
Age: 30 years, 9 months, 4 days.
NIR, 2 - 0, 2nd Oct 1954 (HC)
Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cap: 62.
Age: 30 years, 7 months, 25 days.
URU, 2 - 4, 26th Jun 1954 (WCF)
Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cap: 61.
Age: 30 years, 4 months, 20 days.
SUI, 2 - 0, 20th Jun 1954 (WCF)
Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cap: 60.
Age: 30 years, 4 months, 14 days.
BEL, 4 - 4, 17th Jun 1954 (WCF)
Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cap: 59.
Age: 30 years, 4 months, 11 day.
HUN, 1 - 7, 23rd May 1954 (FR)
Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cap: 58.
Age: 30 years, 3 months, 17 days.
YUG, 0 - 1, 16th May 1954 (FR)
Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cap: 57.
Age: 30 years, 3 months, 10 days.
SCO, 4 - 2, 3rd Apr 1954 (WCQ)
Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cap: 56.
Age: 30 years, 1 month, 26 days.
HUN, 3 - 6, 25th Nov 1953 (FR)
Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cap: 55.
Age: 29 years, 9 months, 19 days.
NIR, 3 - 1, 11th Nov 1953 (WCQ)
Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cap: 54.
Age: 29 years, 9 months, 5 days.
UEFA, 4 - 4, 21st Oct 1953 (FR)
Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cap: 53.
Age: 29 years, 8 months, 15 days.
WAL, 4 - 1, 10th Oct 1953 (WCQ)
Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cap: 52.
Age: 29 years, 8 months, 4 days.
USA, 6 - 3, 8th Jun 1953 (FR)
Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cap: 51.
Age: 29 years, 4 months, 2 days.
URU, 1 - 2, 31st May 1953 (FR)
Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cap: 50.
Age: 29 years, 3 months, 25 days.
CHI, 2 - 1, 24th May 1953 (FR)
Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cap: 49.
Age: 29 years, 3 months, 18 days.
ARG, 0 - 0, 17th May 1953 (FR)
Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cap: 48.
Age: 29 years, 3 months, 11 day.
SCO, 2 - 2, 18th Apr 1953 (FR)
Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cap: 47.
Age: 29 years, 2 months, 12 days.
BEL, 5 - 0, 26th Nov 1952 (FR)
Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cap: 46.
Age: 28 years, 9 months, 20 days.
WAL, 5 - 2, 12th Nov 1952 (HC)
Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cap: 45.
Age: 28 years, 9 months, 6 days.
IRE, 2 - 2, 4th Oct 1952 (HC)
Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cap: 44.
Age: 28 years, 7 months, 27 days.
SUI, 3 - 0, 28th May 1952 (FR)
Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cap: 43.
Age: 28 years, 3 months, 22 days.
AUT, 3 - 2, 25th May 1952 (FR)
Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cap: 42.
Age: 28 years, 3 months, 19 days.
ITA, 1 - 1, 18th May 1952 (FR)
Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cap: 41.
Age: 28 years, 3 months, 12 days.
SCO, 2 - 1, 5th Apr 1952 (HC)
Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cap: 40.
Age: 28 years, 1 month, 28 days.
AUT, 2 - 2, 28th Nov 1951 (FR)
Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cap: 39.
Age: 27 years, 9 months, 22 days.
IRE, 2 - 0, 14th Nov 1951 (HC)
Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cap: 38.
Age: 27 years, 9 months, 8 days.
WAL, 1 - 1, 20th Oct 1951 (HC)
Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cap: 37.
Age: 27 years, 8 months, 14 days.
FRA, 2 - 2, 3rd Oct 1951 (FR)
Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cap: 36.
Age: 27 years, 7 months, 26 days.
ARG, 2 - 1, 9th May 1951 (FR)
Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cap: 35.
Age: 27 years, 3 months, 3 days.
SCO, 2 - 3, 14th Apr 1951 (HC)
Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cap: 34.
Age: 27 years, 2 months, 8 days.
IRE, 4 - 1, 7th Oct 1950 (HC) 
Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cap: 33.
Age: 26 years, 8 months, 1 day.
ESP, 0 - 1, 2nd Jul 1950 (WCF)
Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cap: 32.
Age: 26 years, 4 months, 25 days.
USA, 0 - 1, 29th Jun 1950 (WCF)
Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cap: 31.
Age: 26 years, 4 months, 23 days.
CHI, 2 - 0, 25th Jun 1950 (WCF)
Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cap: 30.
Age: 26 years, 4 months, 19 days.
BEL, 4 - 1, 18th May 1950 (FR)
Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cap: 29.
Age: 26 years, 3 months, 12 days.
POR, 5 - 3, 14th May 1950 (FR)
Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cap: 28.
Age: 26 years, 3 months, 8 days.
SCO, 1 - 0, 15th Apr 1950 (WCQ)
Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cap: 27.
Age: 26 years, 2 months, 9 days.
ITA, 2 - 0, 30th Nov 1949 (FR) 
Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cap: 26.
Age: 25 years, 9 months, 24 days.
IRE, 9 - 2, 16th Nov 1949 (WCQ)
Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cap: 25.
Age: 25 years, 9 months, 10 days.
WAL, 4 - 1, 15th Oct 1949 (WCQ)
Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cap: 24.
Age: 25 years, 8 months, 9 days.
IRL, 0 - 2, 21st Sep 1949 (FR)
Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cap: 23.
Age: 25 years, 7 months, 15 days.
FRA, 3 - 1, 22nd May 1949 (FR) 
Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cap: 22.
Age: 25 years, 3 months, 16 days.
NOR, 4 - 1, 18th May 1949 (FR)
Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cap: 21.
Age: 25 years, 3 months, 12 days.
SWE, 1 - 3, 13th May 1949 (FR)
Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cap: 20.
Age: 25 years, 3 months, 7 days.
SCO, 1 - 3, 9th Apr 1949 (HC)
Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cap: 19.
Age: 25 years, 2 months, 3 days.
SUI, 6 - 0, 2nd Dec 1948 (FR)
Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cap: 18.
Age: 24 years, 9 months, 25 days.
WAL, 1 - 0, 10th Nov 1948 (HC)
Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cap: 17.
Age: 24 years, 9 months, 4 days.
IRE, 6 - 2, 9th Oct 1948 (HC)
Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cap: 16.
Age: 24 years, 8 months, 3 days.
DEN, 0 - 0, 26th Sep 1948 (FR) Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cap: 15.
Age: 24 years, 7 months, 20 days.
ITA, 4 - 0, 16th May 1948 (FR) Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cap: 14.
Age: 24 years, 3 months, 10 days.
SCO, 2 - 0, 10th Apr 1948 (HC) Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cap: 13.
Age: 24 years, 2 months, 4 days.
SWE, 4 - 2, 19th Nov 1947 (FR) Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cap: 12.
Age: 23 years, 9 months, 13 days.
IRE, 2 - 2, 5th Nov 1947 (HC) Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cap: 11.
Age: 23 years, 8 months, 28 days.
WAL, 3 - 0, 18th Oct 1947 (HC) Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cap: 10.
Age: 23 years, 8 months, 12 days.
BEL, 5 - 2, 21st Sep 1947 (FR) Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cap: 9.
Age: 23 years, 7 months, 15 days.
POR, 10 - 0, 25th May 1947 (FR) Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cap: 8.
Age: 23 years, 3 months, 19 days.
SUI, 0 - 1, 18th May 1947 (FR) Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cap: 7.
Age: 23 years, 3 months, 12 days.
FRA, 3 - 0, 3rd May 1947 (FR) Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cap: 6.
Age: 23 years, 2 months, 26 days.
SCO, 1 - 1, 12th Apr 1947 (HC) Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cap: 5.
Age: 23 years, 2 months, 6 days.
NED, 8 - 2, 27th Nov 1946 (FR) Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cap: 4.
Age: 22 years, 9 months, 21 day.
WAL, 3 - 0, 13th Nov 1946 (HC) Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cap: 3.
Age: 22 years, 9 months, 7 days.
IRL, 1 - 0, 30th Sep 1946 (FR) Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cap: 2.
Age: 22 years, 7 months, 24 days.
IRE, 7 - 2, 28th Sep 1946 (HC) Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cap: 1.
Age: 22 years, 7 months, 22 days.
- * Match was concluded via extra time, penalties or both.