You must log in or register to reply here. Billy Wright was born in Blackpool on 4 March 1931. Apr 19, 2020 #3 RIP, Athers Well-known member. During his total of 105 games for England, his disciplinary record was excellent as he was never cautioned or sent off. Newcastle United's 'Wor Jackie' Milburn was a forward of rare productivity and there was the genius that was Tom Finney with Preston North End. United had ended the season with 103 goals scored and lived up to their billing on tour by fielding sides that boasted most of those who had overcome Blackpool 4-2 at Wembley at the end of April.Few cup runs have ever topped it. No-one needed convincing that Manchester United boast a huge following in Ireland but the extent of that fandom was quantified this year with findings put together for an Atlas of Irish Sport declaring that over 550,000 adults here owe an allegiance.The Munich disaster in 1958 brought with it a sympathy throughout the football world that morphed into ever stronger feelings of support. What United had that others didn't was such a notable Irish link in their captain Johnny Carey.There are any number of achievements that frame 'Gentleman John's status in the game: first Irishman to lift the FA Cup; first 'foreigner' to skipper the English league winners; Football Writers' Footballer of the Year in 1949; captain for Ireland when they became the first country outside of the Home Championship to beat England on English side that same year...His obituary in the London Independent after he passed away in 1995 captured his greatness without recourse for a CV. Joined Dec 8, 2019 Messages 252.

Stanley Matthews and Stan Mortensen starred at Blackpool. Everton, Luton Town and Newcastle United were doing the rounds in Ireland at the same time but United had at least laid solid foundations for a relationship that would only ever get stronger.Latest news from the world of sport, along with the best in opinion from our

– Hall of Fame inductees For example... to find Norman Whiteside, use Nor% White%. Blackpool Football Club is saddened to learn of the passing of another of its former players, Billy Wright, at the age of 89. www.blackpoolfc.co.uk cleveleysbfc Well-known member. Matt Busby's capture of the elusive European Cup a decade later, with another thrilling side, added a further layer of romance and one that was heightened for another generation by Alex Ferguson's imperious stint in the Old Trafford dugout.Too often forgotten is the first flowering of real passion here.Go back ten years before so many of the Busby Babes met such a shocking and premature end and the Scottish manager's first stab at greatness with the club produced a side that captured the 1948 FA Cup and one that would finish runners-up three times across four years in the First Division before claiming the title in 1952.That in itself was no decisive reason for Irish football fans to declare their love. Billy Wright was captain of Wolves and England. home. Apr 19, 2020 #2 RIP . John DT White, who wrote the book 'Irish Devils' just under a decade ago, certainly saw the tour as an augury for what was to follow.“If there was a moment when you could say that the Irish love affair with Manchester United really began, it is arguable that it was now," he wrote. United had won over hearts and minds with their football and there was a hint of the affection they had earned in the papers.An Irish Independent reporter expressed a satisfaction with the result against Shels given it was “what most if wished for the Cup holders [who] have won a place in the hearts of the Dublin public”.

RIP . Brendan O'Brien looks at a trip that sowed the seeds for an enduring love affair between the Red Devils and Ireland Moment in Time: Busby's Man United lose to Bohemians, but win over Irish hearts and minds The football he was given at the end of his 100th international match, between England and Scotland on 11 April 1959 at He became manager of England's youth team in 1960, before being appointed manager of Arsenal were unable to improve on their seventh in Wright's first season in charge, and their form gradually declined. United keeper Jack Crompton denied Kevin O'Flanagan, then of Arsenal and formerly of Bohs, only to see the attacker's brother Mick sweep the loose ball home. 19 April 2020 A similar number took in their trio of fixtures against select sides representing Bohemians, Shelbourne and Linfield. Blackpool born, Billy was one of Sir Stanley Matthews' understudies at Bloomfield Road and featured 15 times for the Seasiders, scoring twice.
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Of them, Liverpool would finish the furthest down in that year's league table, in eleventh, and they were the reigning league champions.

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