William Ambrose "Billy" Wright - International Appearances


The outstanding English player, who obtained 105 international caps with his National Team, has entered the symbolic but exclusive circle of players with a Century of Caps. All matches are friendlies unless stated otherwise.

  
Caps   Date     Venue           Opponent       Score    Competition
  1  28/ 9/46   Belfast         N. Ireland      7-2     British Championship
  2  30/ 9/46   Dublin          Ireland         1-0
  3  13/11/46   Manchester      Wales           3-0     British Championship
  4  27/11/46   Huddersfield    Netherlands     8-2
  5  12/ 4/47   London          Scotland        1-1     British Championship
  6   3/ 5/47   London          France          3-0
  7  18/ 5/47   Zürich          Switzerland     0-1
  8  25/ 5/47   Lisboa          Portugal       10-0
  9  21/ 9/47   Brussel         Belgium         5-2
 10  18/10/47   Cardiff         Wales           3-0     British Championship
 11   5/11/47   Liverpool       N. Ireland      2-2     British Championship
 12  19/11/47   London          Sweden          4-2
 13  10/ 4/48   Glasgow         Scotland        2-0     British Championship
 14  16/ 5/48   Torino          Italy           4-0
 15  26/ 9/48   København       Denmark         0-0
 16   9/10/48   Belfast         N. Ireland      6-2     British Championship
 17  11/10/48   Birmingham      Wales           1-0     British Championship
 18   2/12/48   London          Switzerland     6-0
 19   9/ 4/48   London          Scotland        1-3     British Championship
 20  15/ 5/49   Stockholm       Sweden          1-3
 21  18/ 5/49   Oslo            Norway          4-1
 22  22/ 5/49   Paris           France          3-1
 23  21/ 9/49   Liverpool       Ireland         0-2
 24  15/10/49   Cardiff         Wales           4-1     World Cup Qualifier
 25  16/11/49   Manchester      N. Ireland      9-2     World Cup Qualifier
 26  30/11/49   London          Italy           2-0
 27  15/ 4/50   Glasgow         Scotland        1-0     World Cup Qualifier
 28  14/ 5/50   Lisboa          Portugal        5-3
 29  18/ 5/50   Brussel         Belgium         4-1
 30  25/ 6/50   Rio de Janeiro  Chile           2-0     World Cup
 31  26/ 6/50   Belo Horizonte  United States   0-1     World Cup
 32   2/ 7/50   Rio de Janeiro  Spain           0-1     World Cup
 33   7/10/50   Belfast         N. Ireland      4-1     British Championship
 34  14/ 4/51   London          Scotland        2-3     British Championship
 35   9/ 5/51   London          Argentina       2-1
 36   3/10/51   London          France          2-2
 37  20/10/51   Cardiff         Wales           1-1     British Championship
 38  14/11/51   Birmingham      N. Ireland      2-0     British Championship
 39  28/11/51   London          Austria         2-2
 40   5/ 4/52   Glasgow         Scotland        2-1     British Championship
 41  18/ 5/52   Firenze         Italy           1-1
 42  25/ 5/52   Wien            Austria         3-2
 43  28/ 5/52   Zürich          Switzerland     3-0
 44   4/10/52   Belfast         N. Ireland      2-2     British Championship
 45  12/11/52   London          Wales           5-2     British Championship
 46  26/11/52   London          Belgium         5-0
 47  18/ 4/53   London          Scotland        2-2     British Championship
 48  17/ 5/53   Buenos Aires    Argentina       0-0 (1)
 49  24/ 5/53   Santiago        Chile           2-1
 50  31/ 5/53   Montevideo      Uruguay         1-2
 51   8/ 6/53   New York        United States   6-3
 52  10/10/53   Cardiff         Wales           4-1     World Cup Qualifier
 53  21/10/53   London          FIFA            4-4     90th Anniversary FA
 54  11/11/53   Liverpool       N. Ireland      3-1     World Cup Qualifier
 55  25/11/53   London          Hungary         3-6
 56   3/ 4/54   Glasgow         Scotland        4-2     World Cup Qualifier
 57  16/ 5/54   Beograd         Yugoslavia      0-1
 58  23/ 5/54   Budapest        Hungary         1-7
 59  17/ 6/54   Basel           Belgium         4-4     World Cup
 60  20/ 6/54   Bern            Switzerland     2-0     World Cup
 61  26/ 6/54   Basel           Uruguay         2-4     World Cup
 62   2/10/54   Belfast         N. Ireland      2-0     British Championship
 63  10/11/54   London          Wales           3-2     British Championship
 64   1/12/54   London          West Germany    3-1
 65   2/ 4/55   London          Scotland        7-2     British Championship
 66  15/ 5/55   Paris           France          0-1
 67  18/ 5/55   Madrid          Spain           1-1
 68  22/ 5/55   Porto           Portugal        1-3
 69   2/10/55   København       Denmark         5-1
 70  22/10/55   Cardiff         Wales           1-2     British Championship
 71   2/11/55   London          N. Ireland      3-0     British Championship
 72  30/11/55   London          Spain           4-1
 73  14/ 4/56   Glasgow         Scotland        1-1     British Championship
 74   9/ 5/56   London          Brazil          4-2
 75  16/ 5/56   Stockholm       Sweden          0-0
 76  20/ 5/56   Helsinki        Finland         5-1
 77  26/ 5/56   West Berlin     West Germany    3-1
 78   6/10/56   Belfast         N. Ireland      1-1     British Championship
 79  14/11/56   London          Wales           3-1     British Championship
 80  28/11/56   London          Yugoslavia      3-0
 81   5/12/56   Wolverhampton   Denmark         5-2     World Cup Qualifier
 82   6/ 4/57   London          Scotland        2-1     British Championship
 83   8/ 5/57   London          Ireland         5-1     World Cup Qualifier
 84  15/ 5/57   København       Denmark         4-1     World Cup Qualifier
 85  19/ 5/57   Dublin          Ireland         1-1     World Cup Qualifier
 86  19/10/57   Cardiff         Wales           4-0     British Championship
 87   6/11/57   London          N. Ireland      2-3     British Championship
 88  27/11/57   London          France          4-0
 89  19/ 4/58   Glasgow         Scotland        4-0     British Championship
 90   7/ 5/58   London          Portugal        2-1
 91  11/ 5/58   Beograd         Yugoslavia      0-5
 92  18/ 5/58   Moskva          Soviet Union    1-1
 93   8/ 6/58   Göteborg        Soviet Union    2-2     World Cup
 94  11/ 6/58   Göteborg        Brazil          0-0     World Cup
 95  15/ 6/58   Borås           Austria         2-2     World Cup
 96  17/ 6/58   Göteborg        Soviet Union    0-1     World Cup
 97   4/10/58   Belfast         Norhern Ireland 3-3     British Championship
 98  22/10/58   London          Soviet Union    5-0
 99  26/11/58   Birmingham      Wales           2-2     British Championship
100  11/ 4/59   London          Scotland        1-0     British Championship
101   6/ 5/59   London          Italy           2-2
102  13/ 5/59   Rio de Janeiro  Brazil          0-2
103  17/ 5/59   Lima            Peru            1-4
104  24/ 5/59   Cd. de México   Mexico          1-2
105  28/ 5/59   Los Angeles     United States   8-1

(1) abandoned after 23 minutes.

NB: in 1959, Wright became the first football player in the world to
    earn his 100th cap. 

NB: in January 2001 (!) FIFA decided not to recognize the match on 21/10/1953
    as full international, but the English FA kept it in the records.

Total Record  

Matches  Won Draw Lost  For Against  Points  Percentage
   105    60   24   21  287- 147     144      68.57

Types of Matches
Friendlies             53    
World Cup Qualifiers   10      
World Cup              10
British Championship   32

Total                 105

Goals:

Cap  22     1 goal
Cap  26     1 goal
Cap  33     1 goal

Total:      3 goals



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