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Career & Clubs
Wright was born in Norris Green, Liverpool on 21 October 1944. He joined Everton as an apprentice, and made his first team debut in 1964. He was part of the winning team in the 1966 FA Cup final, in the unsuccessful team in the 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. He also won the 1970 FA Charity Shield. He made 374 appearances in total and scored four goals. He has often been described as the best right-back to play for Everton. George Best once described Wright as his most difficult opponent.
Wright made twelve appearances for England including the classic match against Brazil in the 1970 FIFA World Cup in Mexico. Wright made his debut for England in the game in which England beat the Soviet Union in the third place match in the 1968 European Football Championship in Italy, the only player to make his England debut in a European Championship finals match.
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- Everton F.C. (1964–1974)
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- England men's national association football team (1968–1970)
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- England
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Played together with
Aaron CresswellEngland men's national association football team · 2016
Aaron LennonEngland men's national association football team · 2006–2013
Aaron LennonEverton F.C. · 2015–2015
Aaron LennonEverton F.C. · 2015–2018
Aaron RamsdaleEngland men's national association football team · 2021- Abel XavierEverton F.C. · 1999–2002
Adam ForshawEverton F.C. · 2009–2012
Adam JohnsonEngland men's national association football team · 2010–2012
Adam LallanaEngland men's national association football team · 2013–2018
Adam WhartonEngland men's national association football team · 2024
Ademola LookmanEverton F.C. · 2017–2019
Adrian HeathEverton F.C. · 1982–1988
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Thomas James Wright was an English footballer who played as a right-back. A one-club man, he played for Everton, with whom he won the Football League and the FA Cup, and represented England, including at the 1970 FIFA World Cup.
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