Birth of Billy Wright
Birth of Billy Wright
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
William Ambrose "Billy" Wright Biography and Timeline
Follow William Ambrose "Billy" Wright through 7 dated historical records for Great Britain.
William Ambrose "Billy" Wright, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1924–1994Years on this page
1924
1946
Debut
Makes England international debut in a 20 win over Belgium in a (post-war) Victory International
1952
Player of the Year
FWA Footballer of the Year
1959
Retirement
During his total of 541 appearances for Wolves and his 105 games for England, his disciplinary record was excellent, never cautioned or sent off by any referee
100 Caps
Makes 105 full international appearances (70 consecutive), scoring three times, also the first football player in the world to earn 100 caps
1962
Manager
Appointed Manager of Arsenal
1994
Death of William Ambrose Billy Wright
Death of Billy Wright
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.