Billy Wright

This is part of the “Managers” series on The Arsenal History Society blog, which examines the club through the history of the management.

The index for the whole series is here

Billy Wright….

Here is Billy Wright’s position in our manager list by success rate.  38.46 was the win percentage.

20	George Swindin	June 1958	1 May 1962	179	39.11	1
21	Billy Wright	May 1962	June 1966	182	38.46
22	Stewart Houston	Feb 1995	June 1995	19	36.84
23	George Morrell	Feb  1908	April 1915	292	35.27	1*
24	Leslie Knighton	April 1919	May 1925	268	34.33
25	Stewart Houston	August 1996	Sep 1996	6	33.33
26	Steve Burtenshaw	March 1986	May 1986	11	27.27

Billy Wright – great player but Arsenal’s Third Worst Manager

Billy Wright’s players – Joe Baker

Terry Anderson – an Arsenal tragedy

Pat Rice – a success

Sammy Nelson – signed just before Wright left

John Barnwell

George Armstrong

Bob Wilson

When 4554 turned up to watch an Arsenal home match

Dave Bowen

The nine dead years

Billy Wright’s first game for Arsenal – away to Orient.