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Billy Wright CBE
Personal information
Birth name: William Ambrose Wright
Date of birth: 6 February 1924(1924-02-06)
Place of birth:    Ironbridge, Flag of England England
Date of death:    3 September 1994(1994-09-03) (aged 70)
Place of death:    London, Flag of England England
Height: 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Playing position: Defender
Senior clubs
Years Club App (Gls)
1939–1959 Flag of England Wolverhampton Wanderers 490 0(13)   
National team
1948
1946–1959
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0000(1)
105 00(3)
Teams managed
1962–1966 Flag of England Arsenal

William Ambrose "Billy" Wright CBE (6 February 1924 – 3 September 1994) was an English footballer and later manager who played as a defender for Wolverhampton Wanderers and the England national team.

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