Billy Wright (footballer born 1958)

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Billy Wright
Personal information
Full name William Wright
Date of birth 28 April 1958 (1958-04-28) (age 50)
Place of birth    Liverpool, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Playing position Centre half
Youth clubs
1974–1977 Everton
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1977–1983
1983–1986
1986
1986–1988
1988		 Everton
Birmingham City
→ Chester City (loan)
Carlisle United
Morecambe		 166 (10)
111 0(8)
006 0(1)
087 0(3)
013 0(1)   
National team
1978–1979
1979–1980		 England U21
England B		 006 0(0)
002 0(0)
Teams managed
1988–1989 Morecambe

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only.
* Appearances (Goals)

William "Billy" Wright (born 28 April 1958) is an English former professional footballer who played as a centre half. He played 370 games in the Football League, appearing in all four divisions, and was capped six times at under-21 level[1] and twice for England B.[2]

Born in Liverpool, Wright joined Everton as a junior. He went on to captain the side,[3] and made nearly 200 first team appearances before losing his place to Kevin Ratcliffe.[4] He then moved to Birmingham City on a free transfer. He missed only two games in all competitions in his first two seasons, was appointed captain and penalty-taker, and helped the club to promotion back to the First Division in 1985. His form began to be affected by weight problems, and the club released him the following year.[5] This followed a spell out on loan with Chester City, who he helped move towards promotion from Division Four in 1985-86.

He played two full seasons for Carlisle United before moving on to non-league Morecambe. After injury put an end to his playing career in 1988, he became Morecambe's caretaker manager and, six games later, given the permanent appointment, though his tenure was only a few months.[6]

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  1. ^ Courtney, Barrie (2004-01-10). England - U-21 International Results 1976-1985 - Details. RSSSF. Retrieved on 2007-11-14.
  2. ^ Courtney, Barrie (2004-03-21). England - International Results B-Team - Details. RSSSF. Retrieved on 2007-11-14.
  3. ^ McNulty, Phil (2001-08-17). Robbie's time runs out. BBC. Retrieved on 2007-11-14.
  4. ^ Kevin Ratcliffe. Everton F.C.. Retrieved on 2007-10-14.
  5. ^ Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books, pp. 136, 219–20. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9. 
  6. ^ BILLY WRIGHT 1988 - 1989. www.morecambefc-supporters.org.uk. Retrieved on 2007-11-14.
Persondata
NAME Wright, Billy
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Wright, William
SHORT DESCRIPTION Professional footballer
DATE OF BIRTH 1958-04-28
PLACE OF BIRTH Liverpool, England
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH
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