Billy WRIGHT | 1954-1958 | PES Stats Database (Golden Era Backup)

WRIGHT PES STATS | 1954-1958

Billy WRIGHT | 1954-1958 Mav42 William Ambrose ''Billy'' Wright CBE Club: Wolverhampton Wanderers Number: 5 Position: CB*, SB Nationality: English Age: 30-34 (06/02/1924) Era: 1954-1958 Foot: R Side: R Length: 173 Weight: 77 Attack: 60 Defence: 90 Balance: 88 Stamina: 88 Top Speed: 81 Acceleration: 82 Response: 91 Agility: 78 Dribble Accuracy: 74 Dribble Speed: 70 Short Pass Accuracy: 76 Short Pass Speed: 80 Long Pass Accuracy: 67 Long Pass Speed: 78 Shot Accuracy: 67 Shot Power: 86 Shot Technique: 69 Free Kick Accuracy: 60 Swerve: 62 Header: 85 Jump: 95 Technique: 70 Aggression: 60 Mentality: 95 Keeper Skills: 50 Team Work: 92 Injury Tolerance: A Condition/Fitness: 8 Weak Foot Accuracy: 5 Weak Foot Frequency: 5 Consistency: 8 CARDS: S07 Man Marking S08 Slide Tackle S09 Covering S10 DF Leader SPECIAL ABILITIES: MARKING* SLIDING* COVERING* D-LINE CONTROL* HONOURS: Club Wolverhampton Wanderers First Division: 1954, 1958, 1959 FA Cup: 1949 International 105 England Caps Video: (Wolves winning the F.A Cup in 1949) Adobe Flash Player is no longer supported Biography Billy Wright (6 February 1924 - 3 September 1994), a player described as a national treasure' by The Times in 1959, was in his lifetime an institution at the heart of the England team and, with 105 caps, including a record 90 as captain, currently stands as the nation's fifth most capped player of all time. Wright, who started his career as a striker before moving to right-back (and, later, centre-back), was the first ever player to win 100 caps for his country, and to this day holds the record for the most consecutive appearances for England: 70, between 03/10/1951 and 28/05/1959. At just 5 ft 8 fully-grown, a young Wright was told that he was too small to ever succeed in professional football. Undeterred, he persevered, and convinced Wolverhampton Wanderers, his only club, to afford him a second chance. Wright proved a revelation after the war, and in 1947 was appointed club captain - a position he would hold until retiring in 1959. Despite his diminutive size, Wright was a physical presence, possessing a tremendous jump, reasonable pace and strength in the tackle. Legendary England winger Tom Finney would refer to his team-mate as ''Mr Dynamo'', a tribute to the amount of running he did during a game. Consistency would also prove a hallmark of Wright's professional career. '' I rate Billy as a challenger for the title of the most consistent centre-half ever to play for England'', Finney once remarked. Indeed, throughout the entire 1950s, Wright missed just 31 games for Wolves, winning Footballer of the Year in 1952. Billy had a heart of oak and was the most reliable of men, Walter Winterbottom, his England manager said. ''He was a team player who never tried to seek personal glory. He turned simplicity into an art form.'' Wright was an extremely intelligent defender, unflappably calm and precise in the tackle. During a total of 541 appearances for Wolves and 105 for England, his disciplinary record was second to none â ” he was never cautioned or sent off by any referee. He led Wolves to three First Division titles as well as an FA Cup and was idolised nationwide, but Wright remained a humble man: ''I only had two things on my mind as a player,'' he once said, ''to win the ball and then to give the simplest pass I could to the nearest team-mate.'' Billy WRIGHT | 1954-1958 | PES Stats Database (Golden Era Backup)