Thomas James Wright (born 21 October 1944) is a former footballer who played as a right-back.

[1] He was part of the winning team in the 1966 FA Cup final, in the unsuccessful team in the 1968 FA Cup final and played all 42 league games in the 1969–70 season when Everton won the Football League Championship by nine points.

[citation needed] Wright made twelve appearances for England including the classic match against Brazil in the 1970 FIFA World Cup in Mexico.

[5] Wright made his debut for England in the game in which England beat the Soviet Union in the third place match in the 1968 European Football Championship in Italy, the only player to make his England debut in a European Championship finals match.

He was named as an inaugural member of Gwladys Street's Hall of Fame in 1996, and as an "Everton Giant" in 2016.