Billy Wright (footballer, born 1924)
William Ambrose Wright was an English footballer who played as a centre-back. He spent his entire club career at Wolverhampton Wanderers. The first footballer in the world to earn 100 international caps, Wright also held the record for longest unbroken run in competitive international football, with 70 consecutive appearances, although that was surpassed by Andoni Zubizarreta's 86 consecutive appearances for Spain (1985–94). He also made a total of 105 appearances for England, captaining them a record 90 times, including during their campaigns at the 1950, 1954 and 1958 World Cup finals.
Wright in 1961
Wright – back row, second from left – in an England team where he was captain. Photo taken just before playing his 100th international match against Scotland in April 1959.
Statue of Billy Wright outside Wolves' Molineux Stadium
Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.
Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club is a professional football club based in Wolverhampton, England, which competes in the Premier League. The club has played at Molineux Stadium since moving from Dudley Road in 1889. The club's traditional kit consists of old gold shirts and socks with black shorts. Since 1979, the kit has also featured the club's "wolf's head" logo. Long-standing rivalries exist with other clubs from the West Midlands, including Aston Villa, and Birmingham City but the main one being the Black Country derby contested with West Bromwich Albion. Since 2016, the club has been owned by the Chinese conglomerate Fosun International.
Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton, 2018
Wolves' 1893 FA Cup-winning team
Celebrating the Championship title in 2009
Manager Nuno Espírito Santo led Wolves back to the Premier League in 2018, and into European competition for the first time in 39 years