Tommy Wright (footballer, born 1944)

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Tommy Wright
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Wright depicted in an Argentine football card, 1970
Personal information
Full name Thomas James Wright
Date of birth (1944-10-21) 21 October 1944 (age 79)
Place of birth Liverpool, England
Position(s) Right-back
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1964–1974 Everton 374 (4)
International career
1968–1970 England 12 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Thomas James Wright (born 21 October 1944) is a former footballer who played as a right-back. A one-club man, he played for Everton, with whom he won the Football League and the FA Cup, and represented England, including at the 1970 FIFA World Cup.

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Club career

Wright was born in Norris Green, Liverpool. He joined Everton as an apprentice, and made his first team debut in 1964. [1] He was part of the winning team in the 1966 FA Cup final, in the unsuccessful team in the 1968 FA Cup final and played all 42 league games in the 1969–70 season when Everton won the Football League Championship by nine points. [2] He also won the 1970 FA Charity Shield. [3] He made 374 appearances in total and scored four goals. [4]

Wright has often been described as the best right-back to play for Everton.[ citation needed ] George Best once described Wright as his most difficult opponent.[ citation needed ]

International career

Wright made twelve appearances for England including the classic match against Brazil in the 1970 FIFA World Cup in Mexico. [5] Wright made his debut for England in the game in which England beat the Soviet Union in the third place match in the 1968 European Football Championship in Italy, the only player to make his England debut in a European Championship finals match.[ citation needed ]

Retirement

Wright retired in 1974 due to injury. [2] His contributions to Everton were noted in the years following his retirement. He was named as an inaugural member of Gwladys Street's Hall of Fame in 1996, and as an "Everton Giant" in 2016. [1]

Career Statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition [6]
ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupEuropeFA Charity ShieldTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Everton 1964–65 First Division22030003000280
1965–66 First Division36060004000460
1966–67 First Division42060004010530
1967–68 First Division38060200000460
1968–69 First Division41150400000501
1969–70 First Division42110400000471
1970–71 First Division40260006010532
1971–72 First Division17010000000180
1972–73 First Division30020100000330
Career Total3084360110170203744

Honours

Everton

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References

  1. 1 2 "Wright Becomes An Everton Giant". Everton F.C. 18 October 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Tommy Wright". Everton F.C. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
  3. ↑ "1970/71 Charity Shield". footballsite.co.uk. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  4. ↑ Everton player statistics
  5. ↑ Official FA statistics
  6. ↑ Sourced from Everton The Official Complete Record by Steve Johnson
  7. 1 2 Vernon, Leslie; Rollin, Jack (1977). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1977–78. London: Brickfield Publications Ltd. p. 491. ISBN   0354 09018 6.
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