| Ian Wright | ||
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Ian Edward Wright MBE | |
| Date of birth | 3 November 1963 | |
| Place of birth | Woolwich, England | |
| Playing position | Striker | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1984–1985 1985–1991 1991–1998 1998–1999 1999 1999–2000 2000 |
Greenwich Borough Crystal Palace Arsenal West Ham United → Nottingham Forest (loan) Celtic Burnley |
? (?) 225 (89) 221 (128) 22 (9) 10 (5) 8 (3) 15 (4) |
| National team | ||
| 1989–1992 1991–1998 |
England B England |
3 (0) 31 (9) |
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Ian Edward Wright, MBE (born 3 November 1963 in Woolwich, London) is a British former professional footballer and current television and radio personality. The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. Events 644 - Umar ibn al-Khattab, the second Muslim Caliph, is killed by a Persian slave in Medina. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Woolwich (ˈwʊlɪtʃ or /ˈwʊlɪdʒ/ is a suburb in south-east London, England in the London Borough of Greenwich, on the south side of the River London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic Radio is the transmission of signals by Modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible Light. A celebrity is a widely-recognized or famous person who commands a high degree of public and media attention
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Early career
Ian Wright came to professional football relatively late. Despite having had trials at Southend United and Brighton during his teens, he was unable to attract sufficient interest to win a professional contract offer. Southend United Football Club is an English football team based at Roots Hall Stadium in Prittlewell in the Borough of Southend-on-Sea, Essex Brighton and Hove Albion Football Club are an English football club based in the coastal city of Brighton & Hove, East Sussex. Reverting to playing for amateur and non-league teams, he was left disillusioned about his chances of a career as a professional footballer, and looked set to pursue a job as a full-time plasterer. Plasterwork refers to Construction or ornamentation done with Plaster, such as a layer of plaster on an interior wall or plaster decorative moldings
Crystal Palace
However, Crystal Palace talent scout Peter Prentice happened to see Wright in a local Sunday-league match and invited him to have a trial at Selhurst Park. Crystal Palace FC is an English football club based in South Norwood, London. Selhurst Park is a British football Stadium located in the London suburb of South Norwood in the Borough of Croydon Having impressed then-manager Steve Coppell, he signed professional terms for Crystal Palace in August 1985, just three months short of his 22nd birthday. Stephen James Coppell (born 9 July 1955 in Norris Green, Liverpool) is a former English Professional footballer
He quickly made his mark in his first season, scoring nine goals to finish as Palace's second-highest scorer behind Phil Barber. Phil Barber is an American entertainment producer Background Phil Barber managed and booked engagements for high school bands when he was 14 years old When Mark Bright arrived on the Palace scene the following year the duo soon established a successful striking partnership and it was largely their goals which took the club to top flight via the playoffs in 1989. Mark Abraham Bright (born 6 June 1962 is a former English footballer who is now a sports pundit and BBC London 's sport presenter
Wright was called up for England B duty in December 1989 but a twice-cracked shin bone reduced his initial impact in the First Division. England B is a secondary football team run occasionally as support for the England national football team. However, after recovering from the injury he made a dramatic appearance as a 'super-sub', in the 1990 FA Cup Final against Manchester United. He equalised for Palace a few minutes after coming onto the field forcing extra time, then putting them ahead in extra time. Aggregated Extra Time (AET, commonly known as extra time is an additional period played in some sports codes if the score is tied at the end of normal time The eventual score was 3-3, but Palace lost the replay 1-0.
The next season he gained full international honours, and reached a hundred goals for Crystal Palace. He scored twice as Palace beat Everton to win the Zenith Data Systems Cup at Wembley. Everton Football Club is an English football club located in the city of Liverpool. The Full Members Cup was an English football cup competition held from 1985 to 1992. original Wembley Stadium was a football Stadium in Wembley, a suburb of north-west London, standing on the site now occupied by the Wright became renowned for his deadly striking ability, as shown when he scored a hat-trick in just eighteen minutes in Palace's penultimate game of the 1990-91 season away to Wimbledon. A hat-trick in Sports is associated with succeeding at anything three times in three consecutive attempts This article refers to the original club from London which existed until 2004
Wright scored 117 goals in 253 starts and 24 substitute appearances over six seasons for The Eagles in all competitions, making him the club's record post-war goalscorer and third on the all-time list. In 2005, he was voted into their Centenary XI and was named as their "Player of The Century". Crystal Palace FC is an English football club based in South Norwood, London.
Arsenal
Wright signed for Arsenal in September 1991 for £2. 5m, which was at the time a club record fee. He scored on his debut against Leicester City in a League Cup tie, and then scored a hat-trick on his League debut against Southampton. PLEASE NOTE This section is the introduction Please do not add too much detail here The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup, is an English football competition The Football League First Division was the highest division of The Football League between 1993 and 2004 and the highest division of English football overall between Southampton Football Club is a professional English football team, nicknamed The Saints and based in the city of Southampton. He won the Golden Boot in his first season by scoring 29 league goals,[1] five of which were for Palace, and 31 in all competitions. As of 2007, only Wright and Teddy Sheringham (1992-93 season) have won the top-flight goalscoring award having scored for two different clubs during the season in question. Edward Paul 'Teddy' Sheringham MBE (born 2 April 1966 in Highams Park, London is a retired English professional footballer, and the father of footballer
Wright went on to be the club's top scorer for six seasons in a row. He played a major part in the club's success during the 1990s, winning an FA Cup and League Cup double in 1993; he scored in both the FA Cup final and the final replay. Wright also helped Arsenal reach the 1994 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup final, although Wright was suspended for the final in which Arsenal beat Parma 1-0. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Parma Football Club (formerly Parma Associazione Calcio) is an Italian football club based in Parma, Emilia-Romagna, team that
Wright scored in every round but the final of Arsenal's 1995 Cup Winners' Cup campaign, but the arrival of Bruce Rioch heralded a bleaker time; the two did not get on and eventually Wright handed in a transfer request (which he later retracted). Bruce David Rioch (born 6 September 1947, in Aldershot, England) is an English -born Scottish football manager The arrival of Dennis Bergkamp, however, heralded a brief but fruitful striking partnership. Dennis Nicolaas Maria Bergkamp (born May 10, 1969 in Amsterdam) is a retired Dutch Professional footballer At club level
By the time Arsène Wenger had arrived at Arsenal in September 1996, Wright was nearly 33. Arsène Wenger OBE (born October 22, 1949 in Strasbourg) is a French football manager, in charge of Arsenal Despite his age, he continued to score regularly, and on September 13, 1997 he broke Cliff Bastin's Arsenal goalscoring record with a hat-trick against Bolton Wanderers (a record since surpassed by Thierry Henry in October 2005). Events 509 BC - The Temple of Jupiter on Rome 's Capitoline Hill is dedicated on the ides of September Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Clifford Sydney Bastin ( March 14, 1912 – December 4, 1991) was an English football player Bolton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional football club based in Horwich, in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Thierry Daniel Henry ( born 17 August 1977 A couple of months later he suffered a bad hamstring injury which ruled him out of the club's run-in to a League and Cup Double; Wright was named as a substitute in the cup final against Newcastle United but did not play. The Double is a term in football, which refers to winning a country's top tier division and its primary cup competition in the same season Newcastle United Football Club (also known as The Magpies or The Toon) is an English football club based in Newcastle upon
Wright scored a total of 185 goals for Arsenal in 279 starts and 9 substitute appearances. His final goal at Highbury came on October 4, 1997 against Barnsley and was his 300th career goal for both Crystal Palace and Arsenal. Arsenal Stadium was a football stadium in Highbury, North London, which was the home ground of Arsenal Football Club between 6 September 1913 Events 610 - Heraclius arrives by ship from Africa at Constantinople, overthrows Byzantine Emperor Phocas Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar He scored his final goal for Arsenal on January 6, 1998 in a League Cup quarter-final victory against West Ham United at the Boleyn Ground. Events 1066 - Harold Godwinson is crowned King of England. 1205 - Philip of Swabia becomes King Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) } West Ham United Football Club is an English football club based in Upton Park, London Borough of Newham, East London, who have played For the football team see Upton Park FC The Boleyn Ground is the official name of Upton Park, the football Stadium
Years after Arsenal
In July 1998, Wright moved to West Ham United for £500,000; he spent fifteen months as a West Ham player without reaching the same form he had at Arsenal. } West Ham United Football Club is an English football club based in Upton Park, London Borough of Newham, East London, who have played During his spell there he made the headlines for all the wrong reasons when he vandalised the referee's dressing room at Upton Park after being sent off during a match against Leeds United. Leeds United Association Football Club, commonly referred to as simply Leeds United or informally Leeds, are an English professional football He had subsequent short spells at Nottingham Forest, Celtic, and Burnley (whom he helped to promotion to Division One) before retiring in 2000. Nottingham Forest Football Club is an English professional football club based at the City Ground in West Bridgford, a suburb of Nottingham The Celtic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the east end of Glasgow, which currently plays in the Scottish Premier League. Burnley Football Club, nicknamed The Clarets, is a professional football club managed by Owen Coyle and based in Burnley, Lancashire The Football League First Division was the highest division of The Football League between 1993 and 2004 and the highest division of English football overall between 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. He finished his club career with 323 goals in all competitions.
March 2007 saw his appointment of Director of Football Strategy of Isthmian League team, Ashford Town, and him taking his place on the Board of Directors,[2] following his purchase of a stake in the club. "Director of Football" is a term describing a senior management figure at a football club most commonly used in Europe. History The league was founded in 1905 and was strongly dedicated to Amateurism. Ashford Town FC are an English football club based in Ashford Kent, currently playing in the Isthmian League Division One South.
England national team
Wright was handed his England debut by manager Graham Taylor in February 1991. The English national football team represents England in international football and is controlled by The Football Association, the governing body for football Graham Taylor OBE (born 15 September 1944 Worksop, Nottinghamshire) is a football manager and a former player He started in the 2-0 victory against Cameroon at Wembley and helped England reach the finals of Euro 92 in Sweden. The Cameroon national football team, nicknamed Lions Indomptables (Indomitable Lions, is controlled by the Fédération Camerounaise de Football and is Africa's original Wembley Stadium was a football Stadium in Wembley, a suburb of north-west London, standing on the site now occupied by the The 1992 UEFA European Football Championship final tournament was hosted by Sweden. "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. Despite the fact that his international career spanned eight years, 87 matches and three different full-time managers, he only started 17 times and was a used substitute in 16 matches.
In each of the seven seasons that followed the 1990 World Cup, Wright never scored less than 23 goals a season for his club. He scored 25 goals for Crystal Palace during 1990/91 before going on to break the 30 club-goal barrier five times in the following six seasons. Despite Wright's goalscoring feats, the most number of games he started for England consecutively was two - something he only did three times.
Taylor, who became England manager after the 1990 World Cup in Italy and remained in charge for 38 matches, only handed Wright nine starts and seven substitute appearances. He opted instead to use a whole host of less prolific strikers, including Nigel Clough of Nottingham Forest, Paul Stewart of Tottenham Hotspur, David Hirst of Sheffield Wednesday and Brian Deane of Sheffield United. Nigel Howard Clough (born 19 March 1966, Sunderland) is an English footballer and the current player-manager of Burton Albion Paul Andrew Stewart (born 7 October, 1964 in Manchester, Lancashire) is an English former professional footballer who played for the David Eric Hirst (born December 7, 1967) is an English former professional Footballer, an exciting but injury prone striker who played Brian Christopher Deane (born February 7, 1968 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England) is a former English footballer Wright did not make it into the squad for Euro 92 at the expense of Clough, Gary Lineker of Tottenham Hotspur, Alan Shearer of Southampton and Arsenal team mate Alan Smith. The 1992 UEFA European Football Championship final tournament was hosted by Sweden. Nigel Howard Clough (born 19 March 1966, Sunderland) is an English footballer and the current player-manager of Burton Albion Gary Winston Lineker, OBE (born 30 November 1960 in Leicester) is a former English international football Striker who scored Alan Shearer, OBE (born 13 August 1970 is an English retired footballer who played as a Striker in the English Premier League for Alan Martin Smith (born 21 November 1962 in Bromsgrove) is a former English footballer most notably associated with Arsenal
Five of Wright's nine international goals were scored under Taylor's management. These included a vital late equaliser in a 1-1 away draw against Poland in May 1993 and four goals in the 7-1 away win against San Marino in Bologna, Italy, in November 1993, the final match of Taylor's reign as manager which was infamous for England amazingly conceding a goal in a World Cup record 8. The Poland national football team (Reprezentacja Polski w piłce nożnej is the national football team of Poland, under the auspices of the Polish "San Marino football team" redirects here For the club that competes in Italy's Serie C2, see San Marino Calcio. Bologna (boloɲa from Latin Bononia, Bulåggna in Bolognese dialect is the capital city of Emilia-Romagna in northern Italy Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest 3 seconds. Both matches were qualifiers for the 1994 World Cup in the USA, for which England failed to qualify for the first time since 1978. The 1994 FIFA World Cup, the 15th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in the United States from June 17 to July 17 1994
Terry Venables replaced Taylor as manager after the unsuccessful 1994 World Cup qualifying campaign but Wright's appearances in the side became even more limited. Terence Frederick 'Terry' Venables (born 6 January 1943 in Dagenham, London often referred to as ' El Tel', is an English football manager The 1994 FIFA World Cup, the 15th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in the United States from June 17 to July 17 1994 Despite featuring in four of the first five matches under Venables, albeit three times as a substitute, Wright never played under his management again. Ultimately, it cost Wright a place in the squad for Euro 96, where England reached the semi-finals as the host nation. The 1996 UEFA European Football Championship ( Euro 96) was hosted by England. Venables vacated his position as England manager after the tournament and was replaced by Glenn Hoddle. Glenn Hoddle (born 27 October 1957 in Hayes, London) is an English football manager and former footballer who played as a attacking
After being in international exile for 21 consecutive matches, Wright was recalled to the England team by Hoddle in November 1996 when he came off the bench in a 2-0 1998 World Cup qualifying victory in Georgia. Events in November All Saints' Day (formerly All Hallows Day a Christian holy day is celebrated on November 1, the day after Halloween Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) The 1998 FIFA World Cup, the 16th staging of the World Cup was held in France from June 10 to July 12 after 60 years to celebrate the third edition scheduled The Georgia national football team is the national football team of Georgia and is controlled by the Georgian Football Federation. It had been over two years since Wright had made his previous England appearance in October 1994.
Four of Wright's nine international goals were scored under Hoddle's management, including the winner in a 2-1 friendly win against South Africa at Old Trafford in May 1997, and the opener a month later in a 2-0 victory over Italy in the Tournoi de France. The South Africa national football team or Bafana Bafana' (The Boys is the national team of South Africa and is controlled by the South African Football MAY ( also known as: Mei メイ 메이 is a Korean singer well known in South Korea for singing the song "Miracle" Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar The Italian national football team is controlled by the Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio (FIGC and represents Italy in international football competition The Tournoi de France ( French for "Tournament of France " was a friendly international football tournament held in Paris England won the four-team tournament, staged as a warm-up event to the 1998 World Cup in France, which also included world champions Brazil as well as the hosts. The 1998 FIFA World Cup, the 16th staging of the World Cup was held in France from June 10 to July 12 after 60 years to celebrate the third edition scheduled The Brazil national football team is the national team of Brazil and is managed by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF that represents Brazil in international
Wright went on to help England qualify for the 1998 World Cup by scoring two goals in the 4-0 qualifying campaign victory against Moldova at Wembley in September 1997 before producing arguably his best performance for his country in the vital 0-0 draw in Italy, a month later, which secured his country's passage through to the finals. The 1998 FIFA World Cup, the 16th staging of the World Cup was held in France from June 10 to July 12 after 60 years to celebrate the third edition scheduled The Moldova national football team is the national football team of Moldova under the auspice of the Football Association of Moldova. Wembley Stadium is a Stadium in Wembley, located in the London Borough of Brent in London, England. Events in September It is the start of the academic year in many countries in the Northern Hemisphere. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar The Italian national football team is controlled by the Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio (FIGC and represents Italy in international football competition He missed out on the finals, however, with a recurrence of the hamstring injury which had ruled him out for much of Arsenal's double-winning campaign.
Following the 1998 World Cup, Wright went on to play a further two times for England as a West Ham player. The 1998 FIFA World Cup, the 16th staging of the World Cup was held in France from June 10 to July 12 after 60 years to celebrate the third edition scheduled } West Ham United Football Club is an English football club based in Upton Park, London Borough of Newham, East London, who have played He came on as a substitute in the Euro 2000 qualifier in Luxembourg, a match England won 3-0 in October 1998. The 2000 UEFA European Football Championship, or Euro 2000, was the 11th UEFA European Football Championship, which is held every four years and organized by He made his final international appearance, a month later, in a friendly against the Czech Republic at Wembley. The Czech national football team is the national football team of the Czech Republic controlled by the Football Association of the Czech Republic. original Wembley Stadium was a football Stadium in Wembley, a suburb of north-west London, standing on the site now occupied by the England won the match 2-0 and it also turned out to be Hoddle's final game as manager.
Wright started seven matches and was used as a substitute on six occasions under Hoddle, who was manager for 28 matches. He made his first appearance under Hoddle aged 33 and his final appearance under him aged 35. England went on to qualify for Euro 2000 in Belgium and Holland, by which time, Wright was approaching his 37th birthday and retired from club football shortly after the tournament. The 2000 UEFA European Football Championship, or Euro 2000, was the 11th UEFA European Football Championship, which is held every four years and organized by The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those Holland is a region in the western part of the Netherlands. A maritime and economic power in the 17th century Holland today consists of the Dutch provinces of
Media career
While he was still a professional footballer at Arsenal, he was signed up by ITV to present his own chat show, Friday Night's All Wright where he interviewed such showbiz greats as Sir Elton John, Mariah Carey and Will Smith and which ran for two seasons. Since his retirement from football, he has appeared as a pundit on the BBC's International Match of the Day and has been a pundit for 2002 FIFA World Cup, Euro 2004 and the 2006 FIFA World Cup. Match of the Day (sometimes abbreviated as MOTD) is the BBC 's main football Television programme The 2002 FIFA World Cup, the 17th staging of the World Cup, was held in South Korea and Japan from May 31 to June 30. The 2004 UEFA European Football Championship (or just Euro 2004) was the twelfth edition of the UEFA European Football Championship, a quadrennial football The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th instance of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament Since then, he has gone on to present programmes such as Friends Like These and What Kids Really Think. Friends Like These was a television program broadcast on the BBC and was presented by Ant & Dec and later by Ian Wright. He took over from David Seaman in autumn 2004 as a team captain on BBC game show They Think It's All Over, which ran until 2006. David Andrew Seaman MBE (born 19 September 1963 in Rotherham, South Yorkshire) is a former English football They Think It's All Over was a British Comedy Panel game with a sporting theme produced by TalkbackTHAMES and shown on BBC One
Ian Wright has also starred in Men & Motors show Wright Across America, where he fulfils a life long dream to travel coast to coast across America on a Harley-Davidson motorbike. Men & Motors is a men's lifestyle Television channel in the UK. Harley-Davidson Motor Company ( formerly HDI is an American manufacturer of Motorcycles based in Milwaukee Wisconsin. The show is famous for Wright's rocky relationship with co-host and legendary custom bike builder Nicky Bootz. . He currently co-hosts the drivetime slot (4-7 pm) Monday to Thursday on Talksport, with Adrian Durham. talkSPORT is one of the United Kingdom's three terrestrial analogue Independent National Radio broadcasters offering a commercial sports and talk radio service from London Adrian Durham (born 13 May 1969 Peterborough, England) is an English football Journalist and broadcaster.
Along with appearances on television programmes, Ian also appeared in television commercials for the chicken sauce, Chicken Tonight and Ladbrokes along with Chris Kamara, Ally McCoist and former Arsenal team mate Lee Dixon. Chicken Tonight is a Unilever brand (launched in the US on October 23 1990 and the UK and Australia in 1993 of sauce Ladbrokes plc ( is a British based Gambling company It is based in Rayners Lane in Harrow London. Chris Kamara (born 25 December 1957 in Middlesbrough) is a former professional footballer in England. Alistair ' Ally' Murdoch McCoist, MBE (born September 24, 1962 in Bellshill, North Lanarkshire) is a Scottish Lee Michael Dixon (born 17 March 1964 in Manchester, England) is a former English professional footballer who formed part of the highly-respected
Ian Wright appeared as a "celebrity hijacker" in the television series Big Brother: Celebrity Hijack. Big Brother
He also appears in an advertisement for the Wii console where he is playing Mario Strikers Charged and Wii Sports with his son Shaun. Mario Strikers Charged, known as Mario Strikers Charged Football in Australia is a sports video game developed by Canadian developer Wii Sports is a Sports game developed and produced by Nintendo as a Launch title for the Wii Video game console.
On March 12, 2008, it was confirmed that he will be presenting the forthcoming series of the popular game show Gladiators. Events 538 - Witiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Gladiators is a British television series which is currently airing on Sky1. [3]
On April 17, 2008 it was confirmed that Wright is quitting his job as a pundit on BBC Sport's Match Of The Day coverage of England internationals. He criticised the programme for using him as a "comedy jester", and added "Fans want people who are dressed like them. They've got no one to relate to on TV and that's why I've said to them I don't want to do the England games any more. "[4]
He is now a presenter on the radio station talk sport.
Personal life
Four of Wright's five children are professional footballers. His stepson Shaun Wright-Phillips currently plays for Chelsea and England. Shaun Lombe Cameron Wright-Phillips (born 25 October 1981 in Greenwich, London is an English football player and is currently playing in his second spell at The English national football team represents England in international football and is controlled by The Football Association, the governing body for football Shaun's half-brother Bradley Wright-Phillips, who is Ian's biological son, plays for Southampton. Bradley Edward Wright-Phillips (born 12 March 1985 in Lewisham, London) is an English footballer. Southampton Football Club is a professional English football team, nicknamed The Saints and based in the city of Southampton. Ian's cousin Jermaine Wright also plays for Southampton, while Ian's other son, Brett Wright, is now a reserve team player for Reading. Jermaine Malaki Wright (born 21 October, 1975 in Greenwich) is an English footballer who plays as a Midfielder and can Reading Football Club are an Association football club based in the English town of Reading, in Berkshire.
Wright is also the patron of the African-Caribbean Leukaemia Trust. The African-Caribbean Leukaemia Trust is a charity based in England that aims to raise awareness of leukaemia within the African Caribbean community in the United Kingdom Shortly after his retirement from playing in 2000, he was awarded the MBE for his services to football.
Honours
Personal
- MBE (2002)
- Inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame (2005)
Crystal Palace
- English Second Division (old) playoffs winner (1988/89)
- FA Cup runner up (1990). The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Hall of Fame is housed at The National Football Museum in Preston, England. From 1892 until 1992 the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in English football. The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after
- ZDS Cup winner (1991). The Full Members Cup was an English football cup competition held from 1985 to 1992.
- Golden Boot (leading scorer in English First Division Championship (old)) (1991-92). The Football League First Division was the highest division of The Football League between 1993 and 2004 and the highest division of English football overall between
- Highest goalscorer for Crystal Palace post-war with 117 goals. He is third-highest overall.
- Voted as fans' "Player of The Century".
Arsenal
- Golden Boot (leading scorer in English First Division Championship (old)) (1991-92). The Football League First Division was the highest division of The Football League between 1993 and 2004 and the highest division of English football overall between
- FA Cup winner (1993, 1998). The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after
- Cup Winners' Cup winner (1994) Runner Up (1995).
- League Cup winner (1993). The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup, is an English football competition
- FA Premiership title (1997-98). The Premier League, colloquially referred to as the Premiership, is an English professional league for football clubs
- Wright is Arsenal's second highest goalscorer, with 185 goals in 288 games in all competitions; he held the top goalscorer record from September 13, 1997 until October 18, 2005, when Thierry Henry surpassed his total. Events 509 BC - The Temple of Jupiter on Rome 's Capitoline Hill is dedicated on the ides of September Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Events 1009 - The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a Christian church in Jerusalem, is completely destroyed by the Fatimid Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Thierry Daniel Henry ( born 17 August 1977
England
- 33 caps, 9 goals
- Debut February 6, 1991 vs Cameroon at Wembley
- Last cap November 18, 1998 vs Czech Republic at Wembley
Career statistics
| Club Performance | League | Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| England | League | FA Cup | Total | |||||
| 1985-86 | Crystal Palace | Second Division | 32 | 9 | ||||
| 1986-87 | 38 | 9 | ||||||
| 1987-88 | 41 | 20 | ||||||
| 1988-89 | 42 | 24 | ||||||
| 1989-90 | First Division | 26 | 8 | |||||
| 1990-91 | 38 | 15 | ||||||
| 1991-92 | 8 | 5 | ||||||
| 1991-92 | Arsenal | First Division | 30 | 29 | ||||
| 1992-93 | Premier League | 31 | 15 | |||||
| 1993-94 | 39 | 23 | ||||||
| 1994-95 | 31 | 18 | ||||||
| 1995-96 | 31 | 15 | ||||||
| 1996-97 | 35 | 23 | ||||||
| 1997-98 | 24 | 10 | ||||||
| 1998-99 | West Ham United | Premier League | 22 | 9 | ||||
| 1999-00 | Nottingham Forest | First Division | 10 | 5 | ||||
| Scotland | League | Scottish Cup | Total | |||||
| 1999-00 | Celtic | Premier League | 8 | 3 | ||||
| England | League | FA Cup | Total | |||||
| 1999-00 | Burnley | Second Division | 15 | 4 | ||||
| Total | England | 493 | 241 | |||||
| Scotland | 8 | 3 | ||||||
| Career Total | 501 | 244 | ||||||
References
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- ^ "Wright involved with ambitious Ashford", nonleaguedaily. com, March 13, 2007
- ^ Wright to present Gladiators: Digital Spy website. Digital Spy (or DS as it is often known by its users is a British Entertainment and Media website noted for its extensive Big Brother coverage and forums
- ^ "I won’t be your court jester, Ian Wright tells BBC", The Times, April 18, 2008
External links
- Ian Wright Player Statistics at Soccerbase. The Racing Post is a British daily Horse racing, Greyhound racing and Sports betting Newspaper. com
- ArseWeb biography
- English Football Hall of Fame
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| Preceded by Geoff Thomas |
Crystal Palace F.C. Player of The Year 1989 |
Succeeded by Mark Bright |
| Preceded by Alan Smith |
First Division top scorer 1991–92 |
Succeeded by Teddy Sheringham (Premier League) |
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| Preceded by John Fashanu and Ulrika Jonsson as hosts of the original Gladiators |
Host of Gladiators 2008–present with Kirsty Gallacher |
Incumbent |
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