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William Ambrose Wright, CBE (6 February 1924 – 3 September 1994) was an English footballer, who played as a centre half. He spent his entire club career at Wolverhampton Wanderers. The first footballer in the world to earn 100 international caps, Wright also holds the record for longest unbroken run in competitive international football. 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.

Honours

As a player

Wolverhampton Wanderers

• First Division: 1953–54, 1957–58, 1958–59

• FA Cup: 1949

• FA Charity Shield: 1949, 1954

Individual

• FWA Footballer of the Year: 1952

• Ballon d'Or Silver Award: 1957

• Commander of the Order of the British Empire: 1959

• International Football Hall of Fame: 1997

• Football League 100 Legends: 1998

• Member of English Football Hall of Fame: 2002

• Wolverhampton Wanderers FC Hall of Fame: 2009