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	Billy Wright
		Billy Wright (1960 - December 27, 1997) was a Northern Irish terrorist, a member of the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) and leader of the extremist Loyalist Volunteer Force (LVF).
		Wright became commander of a brigade in the mid-Ulster area around Portadown[?] and directed some brutal sectarian killings (notably at Greysteel and Loughinisland) and successful actions against the IRA.
		Wright was shot and killed by a INLA prisoner on the morning of December 27 while waiting in a van to be taken to the prison visits area.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/bi/Billy_Wright.html (549 words)

	Billy Wright (terrorist) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Billy Wright (July 7, 1960 – December 27, 1997) was a Northern Irish terrorist, a member of the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) and leader of the extremist Loyalist Volunteer Force (LVF).
		Wright became commander of a brigade in the mid-Ulster area around Portadown and directed some brutal sectarian killings.
		Wright was dismissed from the UVF and threatened with execution.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Billy_Wright_(terrorist) (670 words)

	Billy Wright (footballer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Billy Wright, CBE (February 6, 1924 - September 3, 1994) was an English footballer for Wolverhampton Wanderers.
		Wright became a minor media personality, and his marriage to Joy Beverley of the Beverley Sisters (at a time long before the era of footballers having celebrity girlfriends) was one of the most successful showbiz marriages.
		Wright was made an Inaugural Inductee of the English Football Hall of Fame in 2002 in recognition of his impact on the English game.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Billy_Wright_(footballer) (367 words)

	Hall of Fame 2006
		Billy first led his country at the age of 24 but, in a career that stands out in the history of English football, the most amazing aspect of Billy Wright`s illustrious lifetime in football is that it very nearly didn`t happen at all.
		Billy Wright was an inspirational leader of his club and country and was also a model of consistency.
		Billy became a director of his beloved Wolves in 1990 where he is forever commemorated by a huge bronze statue outside the main entrance to Molineux.
	www.nationalfootballmuseum.com /pages/fame/Inductees/billywright.htm (432 words)

	Billy Wright football memorabilia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Two footballing legends - Hungary went on to destroy England who were one of the strongest footballing nations around at this time.
		Billy Wright is a very rare autograph and was the FIRST celebrity footballer years before current celebs like David Beckham.
		Billy Wright has handsigned the album page using a blue biro pen.
	www.4dsports.co.uk /billy-wright-football-memorabilia.htm (347 words)

	Billy Wright (footballer)
		Billy Wright (February 6 1924 - September 3 1994) was a footballerer for Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. A statue of him stands by their stadium in memory.
		He was born William Ambrose Wright in Ironbridge, Shropshire and played in the wing-half and other defensive positions.
		Wright became a minor media personality, and his marriage to Joy Beverley of the Beverley Sisters was one of the most successful showbiz marriages.
	www.teachtime.com /en/wikipedia/b/bi/billy_wright__footballer_.html (127 words)

	19tributes
		Billy Wright's record as a footballer speaks for itself – he was without doubt one of the best footballers ever to play for England.
		Billy's face as I bowled him was a picture and he gave me the biggest grin I have ever seen from that day to this.
		Billy was also credited with being a principal contributor to this 1959 sports book, and there are photos of him introducing MacMillan to Johnny Haynes before the Scotland international at Wembley, his 100th cap.
	billywright0.tripod.com /19tribut.htm (1018 words)

	16tributes
		With Billy for just a few minutes, we knew we had met a gentleman, and we knew he was a man amongst men.
		My mother, Joyce Green, nee Matthews, was a supervisor at the home laundry used by Wolves and then at the steam laundry, and she remembers very well playing footie with Billy Wright's socks on and donning the rest of his strip before it was returned to Molineux.
		I never once heard or read a bad word about Billy Wright, either as a footballer or a man. One fact that not too many people know is that among Billy's collection of goals for Wolves was one in just twenty seconds in the 1946-47 First Division match against Everton.
	billywright0.tripod.com /16tribut.htm (631 words)

	Anova Books - Billy Wright (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Billy Wright captained England 90 times on the way to becoming the first footballer to win 100 international caps.
		The author discusses the many other changes that have occurred to the game since Wright’s time, while also exploring his career and his personal life as he rose from humble beginnings to become a folk-hero.
		Giller was chief football reporter for the Express, and has since been a freelance columnist for the Sunday Telegraph, Sunday Express and the Sun.
	www.chrysalisbooks.co.uk /book/1861056958 (273 words)

	Player Profile (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Billy Wright is probably the most famous Wolves player of all time, He played a total of 490 League games for Wolverhampton Wanderers, and also went on to play for England on 105 occasions.
		Billy was signed by Major Buckley, who had previously turned him down on two occasions due to his lack of height.
		In 1994 The sad news of Billy Wright's death was announced to the world, after a long battle against cancer.
	web.ukonline.co.uk /paul.grainger/Billy_Wright.HTM (376 words)

	:::► Dictionary of Meaning www.mauspfeil.net ◄:::
		Secondly, as 2005-06 in English football 2005–06 is the last season that Arsenal will play at Highbury, the team's shirts have temporarily reverted back to the original darker red, or "redcurrant", to reflect the colour worn in the first season at Highbury, in 1913.
		The original stadium was built by the renowned football architect Archibald Leitch, and had a design common to many football grounds in the UK at the time, with a single covered stand and three open-air banks of terrace terracing.
		Wright's record had stood since 1997, a feat which overtook the longstanding total of 178 goals set by winger Cliff Bastin in 1939.
	www.mauspfeil.net /Arsenal_F.C..html (3666 words)

	Billy Wright – An Extraordinary Footballer
		In Ironbridge on the 6th February 1924 one William Ambrose Wright was born and English football would never be the same again.
		Although he made his debut during the war it is in the post-war period that the name of Billy Wright blossomed and he became a colossus of English football playing for Wolverhampton Wanderers for his entire career.
		Wright was a defender of the highest quality and set records that few players can equal.
	www.suite101.com /article.cfm/shropshire/96556 (469 words)

	TheFA.com - All Wright
		Wright burst into the team during the war and in 13 glorious years for Wolves after peace resumed, won three League titles and an FA Cup.
		Wright made his England debut against Scotland in 1947 and was captain through three unsuccessful World Cup campaigns.
		After retiring, Wright had a disappointing stint as Arsenal manager, before working as a television sport executive in the Midlands.
	www.thefa.com /England/SeniorTeam/NewsAndFeatures/Postings/2005/04/EnglandLegends_BillyWright.htm?WBCMODE=PresentationUnpublished (358 words)

	Wikipedia: Wolverhampton
		Wolverhampton has a number of live music venues: the biggest is technically the football ground, the Molineux stadium, but the biggest indoor venue is the Wolverhampton Civic Hall, with a capacity of 3,000.
		Second to that is the Wulfrun Hall which has a capacity of just over 1,100 and which sits on the same block as the Civic.
		Billy Wright - the Northern Irish "loyalist" terrorist leader (not the Wolves footballer of the same name!)
	www.factbook.org /wikipedia/en/w/wo/wolverhampton.html (631 words)

	Anova Books - Billy Wright (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Billy Wright captained England 90 times on the way to becoming the first footballer to win 100 international caps.
		Billy was the David Beckham of his time.
		Giller was chief football reporter for the Express, and has since been a freelance columnist for the Sunday Telegraph, Sunday Express and the Sun.
	www.batsford.com /book/1861056958 (281 words)

	Wright Billy - Search Results - MSN Encarta (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Wright Billy - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Wright, Billy (1924-1994), English footballer, the first international to win 100 caps for his country.
		Born in Chicago on October 26, 1947, Clinton was the first student ever asked to give the commencement address at Wellesley College, where she earned...
	uk.encarta.msn.com /Wright_Billy.html (117 words)

	BBC - Shropshire - Features - Great Salopians: Billy Wright
		The Football League's website describes him as 'arguably the greatest club and country servant in the history of the game' - praise indeed for a man with a reputation as a gent both on and off the pitch.
		Born in Ironbridge on 6th February 1924, Billy was the son of a talented local footballer who was well-known for terrorising defences.
		This came in an age when footballers were often ignored in the Honours List, and given today's vogue for handing out knighthoods to the likes of Alex Ferguson, Elton John and Paul McCartney, it's likely that Billy would have been 'Sir Billy' had he been around today.
	www.bbc.co.uk /shropshire/features/2003/09/billy_wright.shtml (767 words)

	Billy Wright (footballer) - TheBestLinks.com - Arsenal F.C., England, Football (soccer), February 6, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Billy Wright (footballer) - TheBestLinks.com - Arsenal F.C., England, Football (soccer), February 6,...
		Billy Wright (footballer), Arsenal F.C. England, Football (soccer), February 6...
		During his 541 appearances for Wolves and his 105 games for England, his disciplinary record was second to none - he was never cautioned with either the yellow card or red card by any referee.
	www.thebestlinks.com /Billy_Wright___28__footballer__29__.html (241 words)

	Billy Wright (terrorist): Encyclopedia topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Billy Wright (1960 - December 27, 1997) was a Northern Irish (Northern Irish: northern ireland is a province and one of four constituent parts of the united kingdom...
		Wright became commander of a brigade in the mid-Ulster area around Portadown (Portadown: portadown (port an dúnáin in irish) is a town in county armagh, northern ireland....
		A Catholic (Catholic: A member of a Catholic church) man, Micheál McGoldrick, was found dead near Lurgan on July 8, 1996 as part of an unapproved operation by Wright.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /reference/billy_wright_terrorist (725 words)

	Soccernet.com Column by Michael Hart: Good luck to Becks and lovely Posh!
		Joy and Billy did not suffer the sort of abuse which has become a daily part of the Beckhams' lives, but she was made aware, from the very first time she met her Mr Wright that football supporters were not always supportive.
		I learned to really enjoy watching football and one night when the Bevs were singing in Wolverhampton, we were told that the great Billy Wright was in the audience.
		Wright was the Beckham of his era, although there were significant differences.
	www.soccernet.com /euro2000/columns/20000615feathart.html (1260 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Entertainment \| Just an ordinary couple?
		Beckham, as arguably the most talented English footballer of his era, would no doubt have been famous whoever his wife was.
		But the combination of a world class footballer with a world famous pop star was manna from heaven for the British tabloids.
		Football pundits have consistently claimed Victoria's unwillingness to move to Manchester may force Beckham to seek a move to a London club.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/entertainment/900925.stm (928 words)

	Billy Wright @ Arsenal.y2u.co.uk
		Wright left management and later became a television pundit for ATV.
		Wright became a minor media personality, and his marriage to Joy Beverley of the Beverley Sisters was one of the most successful showbiz marriages.
		Billy Wright: A Hero for All Seasons by Norman Giller.
	arsenal.y2u.co.uk /Managers/Ar_billy_wright.htm (525 words)

	Nobok \| Football \| Time Machine \| 1959 - Billy Wright inspires Wolves to glory (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Billy Wright was the team's captain and star player, while Peter Broadbent, James Murray and Jimmy Mullen provided the goal threat.
		But United were denied the chance to compete after a wrangle with the Football League over their eligibility.
		Billy Wright achieved a notable landmark in April when the Wolves and England captain became the world's first footballer to win 100 caps.
	www.nobok.co.uk /page/TimeMachineDetail/0,,10301~791902,00.html (573 words)

	Biography of Wright, Billy,
		Footballer, born in Wolverhampton, West Midlands, C England, UK.
		An industrious wing-half, and later a central defender, he was the first player to win more than 100 caps for England (105, 90 as captain).
		A model of deportment and sportsmanship, he went into football managership with Arsenal, and later became a television sports executive.
	www.allbiographies.com /biography-WrightBilly-35227.html (99 words)

	wolvescentral.com - Story
		Billy Wright was born at Ironbridge, Shropshire on 6th February 1924, but as a young frail-looking lad he was turned away from Molineux by the famous Wolves manager, Major Frank Buckley, who told him he was too small to become a professional footballer
		In a blaze of publicity in October 1990, Billy was appointed manager of the England Youth team and later took charge of the under 23's.
		Billy Wright died in 1994 but his memory lives on in the Bronze statue situated outside the Billy Wright Stand
	www.rivals.net /?sid=935&p=2&stid=7961270 (384 words)

	England Football Online - Comment - Downgrading Billy Wright
		On the Guardian’s Football Unlimited website today, the weekly column its authors presume to call “The Knowledge” says: “William Ambrose Wright CBE played a total of 104 times for England between 1947 and 1959.
		Yet, despite Fifa's finickiness, the Football Association continues to list this match in its official results list [describing the opponent as FIFA rather than as the Rest of Europe] and to credit Wright with 105 caps.
		But one of the matches in which Wright served as captain was that very 1953 Rest of Europe match, which, given your adherence to Fifa's authority, would mean Wright only captained England 89 times and that Moore alone holds the record.
	www.englandfootballonline.com /Comment/CommentWrightCaps.html (408 words)

	The Way It Was: My Autobiography, by Stanley Matthews
		STANLEY Matthews was the most popular footballer of his era, the man who epitomised a generation of legendary players: Tom Finney, Nat Lofthouse, Billy Wright and many more.
		He was the first footballer ever to be knighted, the first European footballer of the Year (at 41) and he played in the top division until he was 50 - and he will be forever remembered for his performance in the Matthews FA Cup final of 1953, when he inspired Blackpool to victory over Bolton.
		But The Way it Was is not just the fascinating memoir of a great footballer, it is the remarkable story of an extraordinary life.
	www.football-books.com /stanmatthews.html (147 words)

	Billy Wright (footballer): bio and encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Billy Wright (February 6 1924 - September 3 1994) was a football (Any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal)
		A statue of him stands by their stadium (Molineux stadium is the home ground of wolverhampton wanderers f.c., who represent wolverhampton in the football...)
		Peter Reid (Peter reid was one of the most talented football players of the 1980s when he turned out for everton and england...)
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /ref/billy_wright_footballer (764 words)

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