Mark Wright (977) | The England International Database 1872 - 2025.

Full Name:: Mark Wright
Born:: 1st August 1963, Dorchester-on-Thames
England Career:: 1984 - 1996
Positions:: Centre Back and Sweeper
Clubs (and caps):: Southampton (16), Derby County (24) & Liverpool (5)
FA Legacy Number:: 977
Career Summary:: Mark Wright (Born: 1st August 1963) was an international footballer who represented England 45 times scoring 1 goal. His first cap was against Wales on 2nd May 1984 at 20 years old, and his last was vs Hungary on 18th May 1996 aged 32. Wright, born on 1st August 1963, in Dorchester-on-Thames, has a FA Legacy Number of 977 and played as a Centre Back and Sweeper for his country.

England Career Statistics

Debut:: v Wales (HC) on 2nd May 1984 aged 20 years, 9 months, 1 day
Last Cap:: v Hungary (FR) on 18th May 1996 aged 32 years, 9 months, 17 days
First Goal:: v Egypt (WCF) on 21st June 1990 aged 26 years, 10 months, 20 days
First Captaincy:: v USSR (ECC) on 21st May 1991 aged 27 years, 9 months, 20 days
Career Length:: 12 years, 16 days
Starts:: 42
Substitute:: 3
Withdrawn:: 3
Full Games:: 39

England Match Statistics

British Home ChampionshipHC 1 0 0 0 0
FriendlyFR 19 0 0 0 0
World Cup QualifierWCQ 6 0 0 0 0
Ciudad de México CupCMC 1 0 0 0 0
Azteca 2000 TournamentA2K 1 0 0 0 0
European Championship QualifierECQ 5 0 0 0 1
Rous CupRC 2 0 0 0 0
European Championship FinalsECF 2 0 0 0 0
World Cup FinalsWCF 6 1 0 0 0
England Challenge CupECC 2 0 1 0 0
Competitive 26 1 1 0 1

Home, Away or Neutral
Caps
Goals
Captaincies

Away 17 0 0 0 0
Home 19 0 1 0 1
Neutral 9 1 0 0 0

Match Results
Caps
Goals
Captaincies

Lost 6 0 0 0 0
Won 25 1 1 0 1
Drawn 14 0 0 0 0

Playing Positions
Caps
Goals
Captaincies

Centre Back 34 1 1 0 1
Sweeper 11 0 0 0 0

Managers
Caps
Goals
Captaincies

Bobby Robson 30 1 0 0 1
Graham Taylor 13 0 1 0 0
Terry Venables 2 0 0 0 0

Totals
45
1
1
0
1

England Team Mates (Top 10)

Gary Lineker
34 Matches

Peter Shilton
26 Matches

Chris Waddle
25 Matches

John Barnes
25 Matches

Stuart Pearce
23 Matches

Bryan Robson
21 Matches

Peter Beardsley
20 Matches

Des Walker
20 Matches

David Platt
20 Matches

Kenny Sansom
19 Matches

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)
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Match List

HUN, 3 - 0, 18th May 1996 (FR) Liverpool, Cap: 45.
Age: 32 years, 9 months, 17 days.
CRO, 0 - 0, 24th Apr 1996 (FR) Liverpool, Cap: 44.
Age: 32 years, 8 months, 23 days.
ESP, 0 - 1, 9th Sep 1992 (FR) Liverpool, Cap: 43.
Age: 29 years, 1 month, 8 days.
FIN, 2 - 1, 3rd Jun 1992 (FR) Liverpool, Cap: 42.
Age: 28 years, 10 months, 2 days.
FRA, 2 - 0, 19th Feb 1992 (FR) Liverpool, Cap: 41.
Age: 28 years, 6 months, 18 days.
MAS, 4 - 2, 12th Jun 1991 (FR) Derby County, Cap: 40.
Age: 27 years, 10 months, 11 day.
NZL, 2 - 0, 8th Jun 1991 (FR) Derby County, Cap: 39.
Age: 27 years, 10 months, 7 days.
AUS, 1 - 0, 1st Jun 1991 (FR) Derby County, Cap: 38.
Age: 27 years, 10 months, 0 days.
ARG, 2 - 2, 25th May 1991 (ECC) Derby County, Cap: 37.
Age: 27 years, 9 months, 24 days.
URS, 3 - 1, 21st May 1991 (ECC) Derby County, Cap: 36.
Age: 27 years, 9 months, 20 days.
IRL, 1 - 1, 27th Mar 1991 (ECQ) Derby County, Cap: 35.
Age: 27 years, 7 months, 26 days.
CMR, 2 - 0, 6th Feb 1991 (FR) Derby County, Cap: 34.
Age: 27 years, 6 months, 5 days.
IRL, 1 - 1, 14th Nov 1990 (ECQ) Derby County, Cap: 33.
Age: 27 years, 3 months, 13 days.
POL, 2 - 0, 17th Oct 1990 (ECQ) Derby County, Cap: 32.
Age: 27 years, 2 months, 16 days.
HUN, 1 - 0, 12th Sep 1990 (FR) Derby County, Cap: 31.
Age: 27 years, 1 month, 11 day.
ITA, 1 - 2, 7th Jul 1990 (WCF) Derby County, Cap: 30.
Age: 26 years, 11 month, 6 days.
FRG, 1 - 1, 4th Jul 1990 (WCF) Derby County, Cap: 29.
Age: 26 years, 11 month, 3 days.
CMR, 3 - 2, 1st Jul 1990 (WCF) Derby County, Cap: 28.
Age: 26 years, 10 months, 30 days.
BEL, 1 - 0, 26th Jun 1990 (WCF) Derby County, Cap: 27.
Age: 26 years, 10 months, 25 days.
EGY, 1 - 0, 21st Jun 1990 (WCF) Derby County, Cap: 26.
Age: 26 years, 10 months, 20 days.
NED, 0 - 0, 16th Jun 1990 (WCF) Derby County, Cap: 25.
Age: 26 years, 10 months, 15 days.
TUN, 1 - 1, 2nd Jun 1990 (FR) Derby County, Cap: 24.
Age: 26 years, 10 months, 1 day.
TCH, 4 - 2, 25th Apr 1990 (FR) Derby County, Cap: 23.
Age: 26 years, 8 months, 24 days.
NED, 1 - 3, 15th Jun 1988 (ECF) Derby County, Cap: 22.
Age: 24 years, 10 months, 14 days.
IRL, 0 - 1, 12th Jun 1988 (ECF) Derby County, Cap: 21.
Age: 24 years, 10 months, 11 day.
SUI, 1 - 0, 28th May 1988 (FR) Derby County, Cap: 20.
Age: 24 years, 9 months, 27 days.
COL, 1 - 1, 24th May 1988 (RC) Derby County, Cap: 19.
Age: 24 years, 9 months, 23 days.
NED, 2 - 2, 23rd Mar 1988 (FR) Derby County, Cap: 18.
Age: 24 years, 7 months, 22 days.
ISR, 0 - 0, 17th Feb 1988 (FR) Derby County, Cap: 17.
Age: 24 years, 6 months, 16 days.
SCO, 0 - 0, 23rd May 1987 (RC) Southampton, Cap: 16.
Age: 23 years, 9 months, 22 days.
NIR, 2 - 0, 1st Apr 1987 (ECQ) Southampton, Cap: 15.
Age: 23 years, 8 months, 0 days.
YUG, 2 - 0, 12th Nov 1986 (ECQ) Southampton, Cap: 14.
Age: 23 years, 3 months, 11 day.
URS, 1 - 0, 26th Mar 1986 (FR) Southampton, Cap: 13.
Age: 22 years, 7 months, 25 days.
EGY, 4 - 0, 29th Jan 1986 (FR) Southampton, Cap: 12.
Age: 22 years, 5 months, 28 days.
NIR, 0 - 0, 13th Nov 1985 (WCQ) Southampton, Cap: 11.
Age: 22 years, 3 months, 12 days.
TUR, 5 - 0, 16th Oct 1985 (WCQ) Southampton, Cap: 10.
Age: 22 years, 2 months, 15 days.
ROU, 1 - 1, 11th Sep 1985 (WCQ) Southampton, Cap: 9.
Age: 22 years, 1 month, 10 days.
FRG, 3 - 0, 12th Jun 1985 (A2K) Southampton, Cap: 8.
Age: 21 years, 10 months, 11 day.
ITA, 1 - 2, 6th Jun 1985 (CMC) Southampton, Cap: 7.
Age: 21 years, 10 months, 5 days.
ROU, 0 - 0, 1st May 1985 (WCQ) Southampton, Cap: 6.
Age: 21 years, 8 months, 30 days.
IRL, 2 - 1, 26th Mar 1985 (FR) Southampton, Cap: 5.
Age: 21 years, 7 months, 25 days.
TUR, 8 - 0, 14th Nov 1984 (WCQ) Southampton, Cap: 4.
Age: 21 years, 3 months, 13 days.
FIN, 5 - 0, 17th Oct 1984 (WCQ) Southampton, Cap: 3.
Age: 21 years, 2 months, 16 days.
GDR, 1 - 0, 12th Sep 1984 (FR) Southampton, Cap: 2.
Age: 21 years, 1 month, 18 days.
WAL, 0 - 1, 2nd May 1984 (HC) Southampton, Cap: 1.
Age: 20 years, 9 months, 1 day.
* Match was concluded via extra time, penalties or both.