Mark Wright was an international footballer who represented England 45 times scoring 1 goal. His first cap was against Wales on 2nd May 1984 at 20 years old, and his last was vs Hungary on 18th May 1996 aged 32. Wright, born on 1st August 1963, in Dorchester-on-Thames, has a FA Legacy Number of 977 and played as a Centre Back and
Sweeper for his country.
Mark Wright - 45 caps (1 goal)
- Full Name: Mark Wright
- Born: 1st August 1963, Dorchester-on-Thames
- England Career: 1984 - 1996
- Positions whilst with England: Centre Back and Sweeper
- Clubs (and caps) whilst with England: Southampton (16), Derby County (24) & Liverpool (5)
- FA Legacy Number: 977
England Career Statistics
- Debut: v Wales (HC) on 2nd May 1984 aged 20 years, 9 months, 1 day
- Last Cap: v Hungary (FR) on 18th May 1996 aged 32 years, 9 months, 17 days
- First Goal: v Egypt (WCF) on 21st June 1990 aged 26 years, 10 months, 20 days
- First Captaincy: v USSR (FR) on 21st May 1991 aged 27 years, 9 months, 20 days
- Career Length: 12 years, 16 days
- Starts: 42
- Substitute: 3
- Withdrawn: 3
- Full Games: 39
England Match Statistics
- Match Type
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- British Home ChampionshipHC
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- FriendlyFR
- 21
- 0
- 1
- 0
- 0
- World Cup QualifierWCQ
- 6
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Ciudad de México CupCMC
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Azteca 2000 TournamentA2K
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- European Championship QualifierECQ
- 5
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 1
- Rous CupRC
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- European Championship FinalsECF
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- World Cup FinalsWCF
- 6
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Competitive
- 24
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 1
- Home, Away or Neutral
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Away
- 17
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Home
- 19
- 0
- 1
- 0
- 1
- Neutral
- 9
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Match Result
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Lost
- 6
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Won
- 25
- 1
- 1
- 0
- 1
- Drawn
- 14
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Playing Positions
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Centre Back
- 34
- 1
- 1
- 0
- 1
- Sweeper
- 11
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Total
- 45
- 1
- 1
- 0
- 1
England Managers
- Manager
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- England Bobby Robson
- 30
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 1
- England Graham Taylor
- 13
- 0
- 1
- 0
- 0
- England Terry Venables
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
England Team Mates (Top 10)
- Gary Lineker
- 34 Matches
- Peter Shilton
- 26 Matches
- Chris Waddle
- 25 Matches
- John Barnes
- 25 Matches
- Stuart Pearce
- 23 Matches
- Bryan Robson
- 21 Matches
- Peter Beardsley
- 20 Matches
- Des Walker
- 20 Matches
- David Platt
- 20 Matches
- Kenny Sansom
- 19 Matches
Sources
- An English Football Internationals' Who's Who by Douglas Lamming (Hutton Press 1990)
- England's Who's Who by Tony Matthews (Pitch Publishing 2013)
- 176 sources from 45 matchesSelect from match list to see sources.
Match List
- HUN, 3 - 0, 18th May 1996 (FR) Liverpool, Cap: 45.
Age: 32 years, 9 months, 17 days. - CRO, 0 - 0, 24th Apr 1996 (FR) Liverpool, Cap: 44.
Age: 32 years, 8 months, 23 days. - ESP, 0 - 1, 9th Sep 1992 (FR) Liverpool, Cap: 43.
Age: 29 years, 1 month, 8 days. - FIN, 2 - 1, 3rd Jun 1992 (FR) Liverpool, Cap: 42.
Age: 28 years, 10 months, 2 days. - FRA, 2 - 0, 19th Feb 1992 (FR) Liverpool, Cap: 41.
Age: 28 years, 6 months, 18 days. - MAS, 4 - 2, 12th Jun 1991 (FR) Derby County, Cap: 40.
Age: 27 years, 10 months, 11 day. - NZL, 2 - 0, 8th Jun 1991 (FR) Derby County, Cap: 39.
Age: 27 years, 10 months, 7 days. - AUS, 1 - 0, 1st Jun 1991 (FR) Derby County, Cap: 38.
Age: 27 years, 10 months, 0 days. - ARG, 2 - 2, 25th May 1991 (FR) Derby County, Cap: 37.
Age: 27 years, 9 months, 24 days. - URS, 3 - 1, 21st May 1991 (FR) Derby County, Cap: 36.
Age: 27 years, 9 months, 20 days. - IRL, 1 - 1, 27th Mar 1991 (ECQ) Derby County, Cap: 35.
Age: 27 years, 7 months, 26 days. - CMR, 2 - 0, 6th Feb 1991 (FR) Derby County, Cap: 34.
Age: 27 years, 6 months, 5 days. - IRL, 1 - 1, 14th Nov 1990 (ECQ) Derby County, Cap: 33.
Age: 27 years, 3 months, 13 days. - POL, 2 - 0, 17th Oct 1990 (ECQ) Derby County, Cap: 32.
Age: 27 years, 2 months, 16 days. - HUN, 1 - 0, 12th Sep 1990 (FR) Derby County, Cap: 31.
Age: 27 years, 1 month, 11 day. - ITA, 1 - 2, 7th Jul 1990 (WCF) Derby County, Cap: 30.
Age: 26 years, 11 month, 6 days. - FRG, 1 - 1, 4th Jul 1990 (WCF) Derby County, Cap: 29.
Age: 26 years, 11 month, 3 days. - CMR, 3 - 2, 1st Jul 1990 (WCF) Derby County, Cap: 28.
Age: 26 years, 10 months, 30 days. - BEL, 1 - 0, 26th Jun 1990 (WCF) Derby County, Cap: 27.
Age: 26 years, 10 months, 25 days. - EGY, 1 - 0, 21st Jun 1990 (WCF) Derby County, Cap: 26.
Age: 26 years, 10 months, 20 days. - NED, 0 - 0, 16th Jun 1990 (WCF) Derby County, Cap: 25.
Age: 26 years, 10 months, 15 days. - TUN, 1 - 1, 2nd Jun 1990 (FR) Derby County, Cap: 24.
Age: 26 years, 10 months, 1 day. - TCH, 4 - 2, 25th Apr 1990 (FR) Derby County, Cap: 23.
Age: 26 years, 8 months, 24 days. - NED, 1 - 3, 15th Jun 1988 (ECF) Derby County, Cap: 22.
Age: 24 years, 10 months, 14 days. - IRL, 0 - 1, 12th Jun 1988 (ECF) Derby County, Cap: 21.
Age: 24 years, 10 months, 11 day. - SUI, 1 - 0, 28th May 1988 (FR) Derby County, Cap: 20.
Age: 24 years, 9 months, 27 days. - COL, 1 - 1, 24th May 1988 (RC) Derby County, Cap: 19.
Age: 24 years, 9 months, 23 days. - NED, 2 - 2, 23rd Mar 1988 (FR) Derby County, Cap: 18.
Age: 24 years, 7 months, 22 days. - ISR, 0 - 0, 17th Feb 1988 (FR) Derby County, Cap: 17.
Age: 24 years, 6 months, 16 days. - SCO, 0 - 0, 23rd May 1987 (RC) Southampton, Cap: 16.
Age: 23 years, 9 months, 22 days. - NIR, 2 - 0, 1st Apr 1987 (ECQ) Southampton, Cap: 15.
Age: 23 years, 8 months, 0 days. - YUG, 2 - 0, 12th Nov 1986 (ECQ) Southampton, Cap: 14.
Age: 23 years, 3 months, 11 day. - URS, 1 - 0, 26th Mar 1986 (FR) Southampton, Cap: 13.
Age: 22 years, 7 months, 25 days. - EGY, 4 - 0, 29th Jan 1986 (FR) Southampton, Cap: 12.
Age: 22 years, 5 months, 28 days. - NIR, 0 - 0, 13th Nov 1985 (WCQ) Southampton, Cap: 11.
Age: 22 years, 3 months, 12 days. - TUR, 5 - 0, 16th Oct 1985 (WCQ) Southampton, Cap: 10.
Age: 22 years, 2 months, 15 days. - ROU, 1 - 1, 11th Sep 1985 (WCQ) Southampton, Cap: 9.
Age: 22 years, 1 month, 10 days. - FRG, 3 - 0, 12th Jun 1985 (A2K) Southampton, Cap: 8.
Age: 21 years, 10 months, 11 day. - ITA, 1 - 2, 6th Jun 1985 (CMC) Southampton, Cap: 7.
Age: 21 years, 10 months, 5 days. - ROU, 0 - 0, 1st May 1985 (WCQ) Southampton, Cap: 6.
Age: 21 years, 8 months, 30 days. - IRL, 2 - 1, 26th Mar 1985 (FR) Southampton, Cap: 5.
Age: 21 years, 7 months, 25 days. - TUR, 8 - 0, 14th Nov 1984 (WCQ) Southampton, Cap: 4.
Age: 21 years, 3 months, 13 days. - FIN, 5 - 0, 17th Oct 1984 (WCQ) Southampton, Cap: 3.
Age: 21 years, 2 months, 16 days. - GDR, 1 - 0, 19th Sep 1984 (FR) Southampton, Cap: 2.
Age: 21 years, 1 month, 18 days. - WAL, 0 - 1, 2nd May 1984 (HC) Southampton, Cap: 1.
Age: 20 years, 9 months, 1 day. - * Match was concluded via extra time, penalties or both.