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Richard Wright
Ipswich Town FC, Arsenal FC, Everton FC

2 caps 1 goal against
50% successful
1998-2003
disciplined: none
captaincies: none
minutes played: 132


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Richard Wright Profile

Full name Richard Ian Wright
Popular name Richard Wright
Nicknames Frank Spencer
Born  5 November 1977 in Ipswich.
Height/Weight 6'2", 13st 0lb. [2000]

Club Career

Club(s) Ipswich Town FC, signed from a trainee on 2 January 1995.  Signed for Arsenal FC on 3 July 2001 for £6 million.  Joined Everton FC a year later on 26 July 2002 for £3.5 million.  Joined West Ham United on a free transfer on 4 July 2007.
Club honours FA Premiership Champions 2001-02, FA Cup winners 2001-02.
Individual honours PFA First Division Team of the Year 1998-99.
Distinctions None.

England Career

Player number 1101st player to appear for England.
Position(s) Goalkeeper.
First match No. 768, 3 June 2000, Malta 1 England 2, friendly match at The National Stadium, Ta'Qali.
Last match No. 823, 15 August 2001, England 0 Netherlands 2, friendly match at White Hart Lane, Tottenham, London.
Major tournaments European Championship Finals 2000.
Team honours None.
Individual honours England B, England U21 (15 caps), England U18, England Schoolboy.
Distinctions Conceded a 29th minute David Carabott  penalty on his debut appearance at The National Stadium, Ta'Qali, also saved a penalty from the same player in the 88th minute.  No. 768, 3 June 2000, Malta 1 England 2.

 

Richard Wright - Career Statistics
Squads Apps Starts Sub on Sub off Mins. Goals GA GA Avg
min
Captain Discipline
26 2 1 1 0 132 0 1 132 0 None

 

Richard Wright - Match Record - All Matches
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts % W/L
Home 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 1 0 0.000 2.000 00.0 -1
Away 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 0 0 2.000 1.000 100.0 +1
Neutral 0 0 0 0 0 0 =0 0 0 0.000 0.000 00.0 =0
All 2 1 0 1 2 3 -1 1 0 1.000 1.500 50.0 =0

 

Richard Wright - Match Record  - By Type of Match
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
Friendly 2 1 0 1 2 3 -1 1 0 1.000 1.500 50.0 =0
All 2 1 0 1 2 3 -1 1 0 1.000 1.500 50.0 =0

 

Richard Wright - Match Record - Tournament Matches
World Cup Preliminary Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
WCP 2000-02 0 0 0 0 0 0 =0 0 0 0.000 0.000 00.0 =0
WCP All 0 0 0 0 0 0 =0 0 0 0.000 0.000 00.0 =0
World Cup Preliminary Competitions and Final Tournaments
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
WC 2002-04 0 0 0 0 0 0 =0 0 0 0.000 0.000 00.0 =0
WC All 0 0 0 0 0 0 =0 0 0 0.000 0.000 00.0 =0
European Championship Preliminary Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
ECP 1998-2000 0 0 0 0 0 0 =0 0 0 0.000 0.000 00.00 =0
ECP All 0 0 0 0 0 0 =0 0 0 0.000 0.000 00.00 =0
European Championship Final Tournament
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
ECF 2000 0 0 0 0 0 0 =0 0 0 0.000 0.000 00.00 =0
ECF All 0 0 0 0 0 0 =0 0 0 0.000 0.000 00.00 =0
European Championship Preliminary Competitions and Final Tournaments
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
EC 1998-2000 0 0 0 0 0 0 =0 0 0 0.000 0.000 00.00 =0
EC All 0 0 0 0 0 0 =0 0 0 0.000 0.000 00.00 =0
All Tournaments
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
WC 0 0 0 0 0 0 =0 0 0 0.000 0.000 00.00 =0
EC 0 0 0 0 0 0 =0 0 0 0.000 0.000 00.00 =0
All 0 0 0 0 0 0 =0 0 0 0.000 0.000 00.00 =0

 

Richard Wright - Match History
Club:  Ipswich Town F.C. - 1 cap
Coach: Glenn Hoddle - 0 caps
App No. Opponent Date Venue Type F A Res. Details Shirt
- 754 Czech Republic 18-Nov-1998 Empire Stadium, Wembley, London F 2 0 HW unused sub -
Coach: Glenn Hoddle/Howard Wilkinson - 0 caps
App No. Opponent Date Venue Type F A Res. Details Shirt
- 755 France 10-Feb-1999 Empire Stadium, Wembley, London F 0 2 HL squad member -

Richard Wright was called into the squad by Glenn Hoddle.  He was unplayed by caretaker coach Howard Wilkinson.

Coach: Kevin Keegan - 1 cap
App No. Opponent Date Venue Type F A Res. Details Shirt
- 758 Sweden 05-Jun-1999 Empire Stadium, Wembley, London ECP 0 0 HD squad member -
- 759 Bulgaria 09-Jun-1999 Stadion Balgarska Armia, Sofiya ECP 1 1 AD squad member -
- 762 Belgium 10-Oct-1999 Stadium of Light, Sunderland F 2 1 HW squad member -
- 765 Argentina 23-Feb-2000 Empire Stadium, Wembley, London F 0 0 HD squad member -
- 766 Brazil 27-May-2000 Empire Stadium, Wembley, London F 1 1 HD squad member -
- 767 Ukraine 31-May-2000 Empire Stadium, Wembley, London F 2 0 HW unused sub -
1 768 Malta 03-Jun-2000 The National Stadium, Ta'Qali F 2 1 AW Start 1
- 769 Portugal 12-Jun-2000 Philips Stadion, Eindhoven, Netherlands ECF 2 3 NL unused sub 22
- 770 Germany 17-Jun-2000 Stade Communal, Charleroi, Belgium ECF 1 0 NW unused sub 22
- 771 Romania 20-Jun-2000 Stade Communal, Charleroi, Belgium ECF 2 3 NL unused sub 22
Coach: Peter Taylor - 0 caps
- 775 Italy 15-Nov-2000 Stadio delle Alpi, Torino F 0 1 AL unused sub -
Coach: Sven-Göran Eriksson - 1 cap
- 776 Spain 28-Feb-2001 Villa Park, Birmingham F 3 0 HW unused sub 22
- 777 Finland 24-Mar-2001 Anfield Road, Liverpool WCP 2 1 HW Squad member -
- 778 Albania 28-Mar-2001 Stadiumi Kombetar "Qemal Stafa" Stadium, Tiranë WCP 3 1 AW Squad member -
Club:  Arsenal F.C. - 1 cap
2 781 Netherlands 15-Aug-2001 White Hart Lane, Tottenham, London F 0 2 HL Sub on - 48 min -
- 782 Germany 01-Sep-2001 Olympiastadion, München WCP 1 0 AW Squad member -
- 783 Albania 05-Sep-2001 St. James Park, Newcastle-upon-Tyne WCP 2 0 HW unused sub 13
- 784 Greece 06-Oct-2001 Old Trafford, Manchester WCP 2 2 HD unused sub 13
- 785 Sweden 10-Nov-2001 Old Trafford, Manchester F 1 1 HD unused sub 13
- 786 Netherlands 13-Feb-2002 Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam F 1 1 AD unused sub 21
- 787 Italy 27-Mar-2002 Elland Road, Leeds F 1 1 HL unused sub 22
Club:  Everton F.C. - 0 caps
- 799 Australia 13-Feb-2003 Boleyn Ground, Upton Park, London F 1 3 HL unused sub 22
- 800 Liechtenstein 29-Mar-2003 Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz ECP 2 0 AW Squad member -
- 801 Turkey 02-Apr-2003 Stadium of Light, Sunderland ECP 2 0 HW Squad member -

Notes

[Biographical sketch to come]

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