Tommy Wright (footballer, born 1944)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Thomas James Wright | ||
Date of birth | 21 October 1944 | ||
Place of birth | Liverpool, England | ||
Position(s) |
Right-back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (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
.Club career
Wright was born in
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 437 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
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
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | FA Charity Shield | Total | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Everton | 1964–65 | First Division | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
1965–66 | First Division | 36 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 0 | |
1966–67 | First Division | 42 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 53 | 0 | |
1967–68 | First Division | 38 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 0 | |
1968–69 | First Division | 41 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 1 | |
1969–70 | First Division | 42 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 1 | |
1970–71 | First Division | 40 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 53 | 2 | |
1971–72 | First Division | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
1972–73 | First Division | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | |
Career Total | 308 | 4 | 36 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 374 | 4 |
References
- ^ a b "Wright Becomes An Everton Giant". Everton F.C. 18 October 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
- ^ a b "Tommy Wright". Everton F.C. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
- ^ "1970/71 Charity Shield". footballsite.co.uk. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ^ Everton player statistics
- ^ Official FA statistics
- ^ Sourced from Everton The Official Complete Record by Steve Johnson
- Everton – School of Science by James Corbett Pan Books 2003 ISBN 0-330-42006-2