Billy Wright (footballer, born 1962)

Billy Wright
Personal information
Full name William Hardy Rogers Wright
Date of birth (1962-11-04) 4 November 1962
Place of birth Corbridge, England
Playing position Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1980-1983 Burnley 0 (0)
1982Crewe Alexandra (loan) 3 (1)
1983-1984 Apollon Limassol
1984-1985 Dundalk ? (8)
1985-1988 Mount Wellington
1989 Blacktown City Demons 2 (0)
1989-1990 West Adelaide 11 (3)
1990-1992 Miramar Rangers
1992-1994 Morwell Falcons 25 (9)
1994-1996 South Dandenong 75 (80)
1996-1998 Gippsland Falcons 13 (0)
1998-1999 South Dandenong 19 (8)
2000-2001 Cranbourne Comets 13 (10)
2002 Berwick City 22 (30)
2003 Noble Park 16 (15)
National team
1988-1993 New Zealand 15 (9)
Teams managed
1998 South Dandenong

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


Billy Wright (born 4 November 1962) is a footballer who represented New Zealand at international level.

His senior career included stints with Burnley F.C. (England), Dundalk (Ireland) as well as National Soccer League clubs Blacktown City Demons, West Adelaide and Gippsland Falcons.[1]

Wright made his full All Whites debut in a 2-0 win over Saudi Arabia on 21 June 1988[2] and ended his international playing career having played 26 times for the All Whites, including 15 A-internationals in which he scored 9 goals,[3][4] his final official cap being in a 1-0 loss to Australia on 30 May 1993.[2]

References

  1. "Australian Player Database". OzFootball. Retrieved 18 Apr 2009.
  2. 1 2 "A-International Lineups". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 12 February 2009.
  3. "A-International Appearances - Overall". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Archived from the original on 1 May 2009. Retrieved 12 February 2009.
  4. "A-International Scorers - Overall". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Archived from the original on 16 June 2009. Retrieved 12 February 2009.

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