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 levelCite error: Invalid <ref> tag; refs with no name must have contentand twice for England B. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; refs with no name must have contentBorn in Liverpool, Wright joined Everton as a junior.

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  • 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 levelCite error: Invalid <ref> tag; refs with no name must have contentand twice for England B. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; refs with no name must have contentBorn in Liverpool, Wright joined Everton as a junior. He went on to captain the side,Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; refs with no name must have contentand made nearly 200 first team appearances before losing his place to Kevin Ratcliffe. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; refs with no name must have contentHe 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. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; refs with no name must have content 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. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; refs with no name must have content (en)
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  • 166 (10) 111 (8) 6 (1) 87 (3) 13 (1) (en)
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  • 1977–1983 1983–1986 1986 1986–1988 1988 (en)
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  • 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 levelCite error: Invalid <ref> tag; refs with no name must have contentand twice for England B. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; refs with no name must have contentBorn in Liverpool, Wright joined Everton as a junior. (en)
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