Birth of Billy Wright6 February 1924
Birth of Billy Wright
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William Ambrose "Billy" Wright Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for William Ambrose "Billy" Wright, based on 7 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.
7 records1924–19947 events1 places
Chronological biography
1924
1946
Debut19 January 1946
Makes England international debut in a 20 win over Belgium in a (post-war) Victory International
1952
Player of the Year1952
FWA Footballer of the Year
1959
100 Caps1959
Makes 105 full international appearances (70 consecutive), scoring three times, also the first football player in the world to earn 100 caps
RetirementAugust 1959
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
1962
Manager1962
Appointed Manager of Arsenal
1994
Death of William Ambrose Billy Wright3 September 1994
Death of Billy Wright
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.