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Sep 3, 2014 · Billy Wright, the first player to reach 100 caps for England, passed away 20 years ago today. He still holds the record for England captaincies, jointly with Bobby Moore, having led his country on 90 occasions. And he once made 70 consecutive England appearances - another record.
Billy Wright. Wolverhampton Wanderers. (1946-1958). The fair haired star of the immediate post-war soccer scene, Billy Wright had begun with wolves straight from school.
Feb 6, 2024 · Later this year, on September 3, it will mark 30 years since the former defender sadly passed away aged 70 and today, February 6, 2024, would have been the icon's 100th birthday. The early...
Nov 8, 2021 · Billy returned to his birthplace, 33 Belmont Road in Ironbridge, for a trip down memory lane in 1979, and had a chat over the garden wall with Mrs Sue Wallace. Sue and husband Dave had bought ...
Sep 3, 2020 · It has been 26 years since legendary Wolves and England captain Billy Wright sadly passed, but the great man’s legacy continues to live on at Molineux. A true one-club man, Wright spent his entire club career in gold and black, becoming the first footballer in the world to earn 100 international caps and captaining his country a record 90 times.
Feb 6, 2024 · Today, 6th February 2024, marks the centenary of the birth of Billy Wright, without doubt the most famous Wolves player of all time. As the first footballer in the world to play in a hundred full internationals, he has a permanent place in football history.
Billy Wright got a reprieve and went onto become the captain of Wolverhampton Wanderers during the club’s most successful period. Starting out as a right-half (or right-sided midfielder), injuries to colleagues at club and international level saw him converted to the centre-half position.
