Tommy Wright

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Defensively great; attacking wise in my recollections he was only marginally better than Hibbo. Had a penchant for overhitting his crosses and for slicing them behind the goal.
 

Great player, tough as old boots as a defender but great going forward as well! Him and Ray Wilson have to be the best pair of full backs ever to wear the shirt! Tommy Wright, Gary Stevens and Seamus in that order would make up my top three right backs that I have seen playing for Everton!
 
I saw Tommy Wright but as too young to appreciate him. Same goes for all the 1970 side, although that didn't stop me idolising Joe Royle. Time may well have sugared the memory, but I'd say the best right-back I saw playing for Everton was John Barton. I'm sure I remember Shankly singing his praises, too.
 

The all time Everton XIs that used to be printed on the back of the Evertonian in the 90s always had Wright and Wilson as the full backs. I used to love them when I was a kid, even though I couldn't pick them out of a line up.
 
tommye said:
A great player and an absolute gentleman. Have known Tommy and his family since my childhood and cannot sing his praises highly enough. Still in awe of him 40 yrs after first meeting him.

Legend.
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Most players in those days seemed to live north of the city ... Aintree, Maghull, Formby, Southport. Growing up in the south end of the city I never saw any players 'out & about'. There was a rumour Tommy had bought a house on Aigburth Road next to the Aigburth Hotel (later demolished & replaced by the Kingsman), but never saw him - did he ever live there? Albert Dunlop was from Garston I believe, but never saw him mooching around. Lads my age who made it as pro's & from Allerton/Garston were John Gidman, Billy Ahcroft & Jimmy Case.

Tommy was a solid, reliable and very accomplished full back - one of the defensive unit which gave the foundations for the HT to flourish. The late 60's team were so entertaining and good to watch, culminating as the glorious 69/70 League Champions.
 
Dario Terracotta said:
I've heard it said that george best reckoned Tommy was the best full back he faced in his career,I managed a few months back to watch the famous pele header,banks save world cup game in Mexico and amongst all the legends on the pitch I've got to say Tommy wright was far and away the best player on the pitch:)
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Besty did say that mate.

My first job was near where he had his clothes boutique in Manchester, just off Deansgate, and one evening while waiting for my bus home, I wandered over to speak to him - he was sat on the doorstep and always had time to chat - and I asked him about the toughest team he played against.

I fully expected him to say Don Revie's Leeds, but he didn't, he reckoned Everton were right up there as the toughest opponents, not dirty (that surely would have been Leeds), just robust in the tackle and hard to break down. He mentioned (glowingly) the Holy Trinity and TW as one of the very best/toughest opponents he had to face.

Much as I always hated Manu, I could never hate Besty or Denis Law - unbelievable footballers both.
 
Tommy Wright used to get on the same bus as me and me arl fella after the games, the 21 into Aigburth (yonks ago) dad used to tell him every time it was shameful that the club didn't provide him with free tickets. Lovely fella, got him to sign a couple of programmes and he was made up
 
Togger Blue said:
Most players in those days seemed to live north of the city ... Aintree, Maghull, Formby, Southport. Growing up in the south end of the city I never saw any players 'out & about'. There was a rumour Tommy had bought a house on Aigburth Road next to the Aigburth Hotel (later demolished & replaced by the Kingsman), but never saw him - did he ever live there? Albert Dunlop was from Garston I believe, but never saw him mooching around. Lads my age who made it as pro's & from Allerton/Garston were John Gidman, Billy Ahcroft & Jimmy Case.

Tommy was a solid, reliable and very accomplished full back - one of the defensive unit which gave the foundations for the HT to flourish. The late 60's team were so entertaining and good to watch, culminating as the glorious 69/70 League Champions.
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I'm sure Tommy lived by Garston park. My mate worked with him on the docks. I used to play footy with his son Andy, who was a cracking player himself who tragically passed away a good few years back.
 

AndyC said:
Besty did say that mate.

My first job was near where he had his clothes boutique in Manchester, just off Deansgate, and one evening while waiting for my bus home, I wandered over to speak to him - he was sat on the doorstep and always had time to chat - and I asked him about the toughest team he played against.

I fully expected him to say Don Revie's Leeds, but he didn't, he reckoned Everton were right up there as the toughest opponents, not dirty (that surely would have been Leeds), just robust in the tackle and hard to break down. He mentioned (glowingly) the Holy Trinity and TW as one of the very best/toughest opponents he had to face.

Much as I always hated Manu, I could never hate Besty or Denis Law - unbelievable footballers both.
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Yep Andy,for all his troubles Besty always came across as a decent fella,quite quiet too especially when you consider his playboy lifestylelol,and the Lawman,well what a player and real character still to this day:)
 
Tommy Wright was a class defender, fearless in the tackle who hardly ever had a bad game. He flew down the wing but some of his crosses went skewiff, but he would also cut inside and laid the ball out to Jimmy Husband or inside to Bally. Tommy Wright deserves all the plaudits and awards he gets. Would be hard to choose between Tommy Wright and Gary Stevens.
 
roy vernon said:
Tommy just Received an Everton award, I just wondered how many arl arses, like me, remember what a wonderful right back he was, the best I have seen by a country mile. A better attacking full back than Coleman and the sort of full back,that no winger fancied playing against. Loved Tommy I did and still think the best fullback partnership,of all time at club level was Wright and Wilson.
Sorry lads, I know it must sound to you like us arl arses are always going on about the 60's and 70's but anyone who was there will understand the Calibre of player we had in those days.
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Love reading from the old skool blues times. i started going late 70s early 80s.
 

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