Ian Wright

Ian Wright was a professional footballer, who achieved fame playing up front for Crystal Palace, Arsenal and England.

He was born in Woolwich, south London, on 3rd November 1961. He came to professional football late, signing for Palace in 1985 (at the age of 24). After rejections from Millwall and Brighton he played for amateur and non-league teams, culminating at Greenwich Borough, where he was spotted by Palace scout Peter Prentice.

He signed for Arsenal in 1991 for what was at the time a club record fee and went on to become the clubs all time leading scorer.

Teams (as professional)

Crystal Palace (1985 to 1991)
Arsenal (signed for �2.5m in September 1991)
West Ham Utd (Free, 13 July 1998)
Nottingham Forest (on loan, 1999)
Celtic (Free, 1999)
Burnley (Free, February 2000)

Honours

At Palace
- FA Cup runner up (1990)
- ZDS Cup winner (1991)
At Arsenal
- Golden boot (leading scorer in top division) 1991/2 and 1992/3
- FA Cup winner (1993, 1998)
- Cup Winners Cup Winner (1994) Runner Up (1995)
- League Cup winner (1993)
- League championship (1998)
- Arsenal lead scorer with 178 goals.
With England
- 33 caps (debut? last cap?)

Sources