Wales national football team results (1876–1899)

The Wales national football team represents Wales in international association football and is governed by the Football Association of Wales. The team are the third oldest in international football, behind only Scotland and England and played their first match on 18 March 1876, a 4–0 defeat to Scotland at Hamilton Crescent in Glasgow.[1] Wales played their first home fixture the following year, which Scotland won 2–0 at the Racecourse Ground in Wrexham.[lower-alpha 1][3] Wales met England for the first time in 1879 and recorded their first victory against them two years later, winning 1–0 at Alexandra Meadows following a goal from John Vaughan.[4] In 1882, Wales played Ireland for the first time, defeating them 7–1 at the Racecourse.[5]

Wales national football team results
  • unofficial matches

With all four Home Nations playing annual friendly matches, the decision was taken to organise the fixtures into a competition. The British Home Championship, a round-robin tournament, was subsequently formed and the inaugural season was held in 1884.[6] Wales won their opening fixture 6–0 against Ireland but defeats against England and Scotland in their remaining matches led to a third place finish.[7] In 1888, Wales recorded the largest victory in the team's history by defeating Ireland 11–0; Jack Doughty scored four of his side's goals.[8] It was not until 1895 that Wales finished higher than third in the Championship, claiming a second place finish after drawing all three fixtures.[7][9]

From the nation's first fixture in 1876 to the end of the century Wales played 63 fixtures, winning 11, drawing 8 and losing the remaining 44. Of the side's victories, 9 were secured over Ireland and 2 over England,[10][11] while they failed to defeat Scotland in 24 attempts during this period.[12] The team's struggles were exacerbated by the reluctance of clubs in the Football League to release Welsh players for international fixtures, which often clashed with league matches.[13] In the 1890s, Wales finished bottom of the British Home Championship in six of the ten tournaments held and lost nine of their final ten matches in the decade.[7]

Results

Wales' score is shown first in each case. The colours listed below are also used to signify results combined with the scoreline.

Key
Colour (with score) Meaning
Defeat
Draw
Win
Wales national football team results 1876–1899[lower-alpha 2]
Match no. Date Venue H/A Opponents Score Competition Wales scorers Att.[lower-alpha 3]
1 25 March 1876 Hamilton Crescent, GlasgowA  Scotland 0–4 Friendly17,000
2 5 March 1877 Racecourse Ground, WrexhamH  Scotland 0–2 Friendly4,000
3 23 March 1878 Hampden Park, GlasgowA  Scotland 0–9 Friendly6,000
4 18 January 1879 Kennington Oval, LondonA  England 1–2 FriendlyWilliam Davies200[lower-alpha 4]
5 7 April 1879 Racecourse Ground, WrexhamH  Scotland 0–3 Friendly2,000
6 15 March 1880 Racecourse Ground, WrexhamH  England 2–3 FriendlyWilliam Roberts, John Roberts3,000
7 27 March 1880 Hampden Park, GlasgowA  Scotland 1–5 FriendlyWilliam Roberts2,000
8 26 February 1881 Alexandra Meadows, BlackburnA  England 1–0 FriendlyJohn Vaughan3,000
9 14 March 1881 Racecourse Ground, WrexhamH  Scotland 1–5 FriendlyKnyvett Crosse1,500
10 25 February 1882 Racecourse Ground, WrexhamH  Ireland 7–1 FriendlyJohn Price (4), William Pierce Owen (2), John Morgan2,000
11 13 March 1882 Racecourse Ground, WrexhamH  England 5–3 FriendlyWilliam Pierce Owen (2), John Morgan, Alf Jones (og), John Vaughan5,000
12 25 March 1882 Hampden Park, GlasgowA  Scotland 0–5 Friendly5,000
13 3 February 1883 Kennington Oval, LondonA  England 0–5 Friendly5,000
14 12 March 1883 Racecourse Ground, WrexhamH  Scotland 0–3 Friendly2,000
15 17 March 1883 Ballynafeigh Park, BelfastA  Ireland 1–1 FriendlyWalter Roberts1,000
16 9 February 1884 Racecourse Ground, WrexhamH  Ireland 6–0 1883–84 British Home ChampionshipWilliam Pierce Owen (2), Edward Shaw (2), John Eyton-Jones, Robert Albert Jones2,000
17 17 March 1884 Racecourse Ground, WrexhamH  England 0–4 1883–84 British Home Championship4,500
18 29 March 1884 Cathkin Park, GlasgowA  Scotland 1–4 1883–84 British Home ChampionshipRobert Roberts1,000
19 14 March 1885 Leamington Road, BlackburnA  England 1–1 1884–85 British Home ChampionshipJob Wilding7,500
20 23 March 1885 Racecourse Ground, WrexhamH  Scotland 1–8 1884–85 British Home ChampionshipRobert Albert Jones2,000
21 11 April 1885 Ballynafeigh Park, BelfastA  Ireland 8–2 1884–85 British Home ChampionshipHerbert Sisson (3), John Roach (2), William Owen, Tom Burke, Humphrey Jones1,500
22 27 February 1886 Racecourse Ground, WrexhamH  Ireland 5–0 1885–86 British Home ChampionshipBill Roberts, Job Wilding, Richard Hersee, Thomas Bryan, Herbert Sisson700
23 29 March 1886 Racecourse Ground, WrexhamH  England 1–3 1885–86 British Home ChampionshipBilly Lewis5,000
24 10 April 1886 Cathkin Park, GlasgowA  Scotland 1–4 1885–86 British Home ChampionshipJohn Owen Vaughan5,500
25 28 February 1887 Kennington Oval, LondonA  England 0–4 1886–87 British Home Championship 4,500
26 12 March 1887 Cliftonville Cricket Ground, BelfastA  Ireland 1–4 1886–87 British Home ChampionshipHenry Sabine4,000
27 21 March 1887 Racecourse Ground, WrexhamH  Scotland 0–2 1886–87 British Home Championship2,000
28 4 February 1888 Alexandra Recreation Ground, CreweA  England 1–5 1887–88 British Home ChampionshipJack Doughty6,000
29 3 March 1888 Racecourse Ground, WrexhamH  Ireland 11–0 1887–88 British Home ChampionshipJack Doughty (4), Roger Doughty (2), Edmund Howell (2), Job Wilding (2), William Pryce-Jones2,000
30 10 March 1888 Hibernian Park, EdinburghA  Scotland 1–5 1887–88 British Home ChampionshipJack Doughty8,000
31 28 February 1889 Victoria Ground, StokeA  England 1–4 1888–89 British Home ChampionshipWilliam Owen6,000
32 15 April 1889 Racecourse Ground, WrexhamH  Scotland 0–0 1888–89 British Home Championship6,000
33 27 April 1889 Ballynafeigh Park, BelfastA  Ireland 3–1 1888–89 British Home ChampionshipRichard Jarrett1,500
34 8 February 1890 Old Racecourse, ShrewsburyH [lower-alpha 5]  Ireland 5–2 1889–90 British Home ChampionshipWilliam Pryce-Jones (2), William Owen, Dick Wilcock, David Lewis3,000
35 15 March 1890 Racecourse Ground, WrexhamH  England 1–3 1889–90 British Home ChampionshipBilly Lewis3,000
36 22 March 1890 Underwood Park, PaisleyA  Scotland 0–5 1889–90 British Home Championship5,000
37 7 February 1891 Ulsterville, BelfastA  Ireland 2–7 1890–91 British Home ChampionshipAlbert Davies, Jack Bowdler6,000
38 7 March 1891 Newcastle Road, SunderlandA  England 1–4 1890–91 British Home ChampionshipAlbert Davies, Edmund Howell15,000
39 21 March 1891 Racecourse Ground, WrexhamH  Scotland 3–4 1890–91 British Home ChampionshipAlbert Davies, Jack Bowdler (2), William Owen6,000
40 27 February 1892 Penrhyn Park, BangorH  Ireland 1–1 1891–92 British Home ChampionshipBenjamin Lewis4,000
41 5 March 1892 Racecourse Ground, WrexhamH  England 0–2 1891–92 British Home Championship4,500
42 26 March 1892 Tynecastle Park, EdinburghA  Scotland 1–6 1891–92 British Home ChampionshipBenjamin Lewis6,000
43 13 March 1893 Victoria Ground, StokeA  England 0–6 1892–93 British Home Championship10,000
44 18 March 1893 Racecourse Ground, WrexhamH  Scotland 0–8 1892–93 British Home Championship4,500
45 8 April 1893 Solitude, BelfastA  Ireland 3–4 1892–93 British Home ChampionshipGeorge Owen (2), William Owen3,000
46 24 February 1894 St. Helen's, SwanseaH  Ireland 4–1 1893–94 British Home ChampionshipBilly Lewis (2), Edwin James (2)7,000
47 12 March 1894 Racecourse Ground, WrexhamH  England 1–5 1893–94 British Home ChampionshipJack Bowdler5,500
48 24 March 1894 Rugby Park, KilmarnockA  Scotland 2–5 1893–94 British Home ChampionshipHugh Morris10,000
49 16 March 1895 Solitude, BelfastA  Ireland 2–2 1894–95 British Home ChampionshipHarry Trainer (2)6,000
50 18 March 1895 Queen's Club, LondonA  England 1–1 1894–95 British Home ChampionshipBilly Lewis10,000
51 23 March 1895 Racecourse Ground, WrexhamH  Scotland 2–2 1894–95 British Home ChampionshipBilly Lewis, Thomas Chapman4,000
52 29 February 1896 Racecourse Ground, WrexhamH  Ireland 6–1 1895–96 British Home ChampionshipBilly Lewis, Billy Meredith (2), Harry Pugh, Grenville Morris3,000
53 16 March 1896 Cardiff Arms Park, CardiffH  England 1–9 1895–96 British Home ChampionshipThomas Chapman10,000
54 21 March 1896 Carolina Port, DundeeA  Scotland 0–4 1895–96 British Home Championship 11,700
55 6 March 1897 Solitude, BelfastA  Ireland 3–4 1896–97 British Home ChampionshipBilly Meredith (2), Caesar Jenkyns10,000
56 20 March 1897 Racecourse Ground, WrexhamH  Scotland 2–2 1896–97 British Home ChampionshipMorgan Morgan-Owen, Harry Pugh5,000
57 29 March 1897 Bramall Lane, SheffieldA  England 0–4 1896–97 British Home ChampionshipMorgan Morgan-Owen, Harry Pugh5,000
58 19 February 1898 The Oval, LlandudnoH  Ireland 0–1 1897–98 British Home Championship6,000
59 19 March 1898 Fir Park, MotherwellA  Scotland 2–5 1897–98 British Home ChampionshipThomas John Thomas, Morgan Morgan-Owen3,500
60 28 March 1898 Racecourse Ground, WrexhamH  England 0–3 1897–98 British Home Championship4,000
61 4 March 1899 Grosvenor Park, BelfastA  Ireland 0–3 1898–99 British Home Championship6,000
62 18 March 1899 Racecourse Ground, WrexhamH  Scotland 0–6 1898–99 British Home Championship12,000
63 20 March 1899 Ashton Gate Stadium, BristolA  England 0–4 1898–99 British Home Championship10,000

Head to head records
Head to head records
Opponent P W D L GF GA W% D% L%
 England 21 2 2 17 18 75 9.52 9.52 80.95
 Ireland 18 9 3 6 70 28 50 16.67 33.33
 Scotland 24 0 3 21 18 106 0 12.50 87.50
Totals631184410620917.4612.7069.84

Notes
  1. Although some sources have credited Acton Park with the first home international, most contemporary sources support the Racecourse.[2]
  2. Table information sourced from the references listed in the statistics section below.
  3. Due to the unavailability of exact figures, attendance numbers are given as recorded estimates.
  4. Reports vary over the exact attendance due to poor weather conditions. Some reports estimate as few as 100 attended, although most sources approximate around 200.[14]
  5. The Football Association of Wales chose to hold a fixture in the English border town of Shrewsbury in the hope of drawing a larger crowd.[15]

References
Statistics
  • Nygård, Jostein. "Wales – International Results". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  • "Welsh International Matches". Welsh Football Data Archive. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  • Tossani, Gabriele. "Scotland – International Results". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  • Oliver, Guy (1992). The Guinness Record of World Soccer. London: Guinness World Records Ltd. pp. 558–559. ISBN 978-0-85112-954-9.
Bibliography
  • Stead, Phil (2013). Red Dragons – The Story of Welsh Football. Ceredigion: Y Lolfa. ISBN 978-1-84771-468-8.
Specific
  1. "On this day in 1876: Wales play first official match". Express & Star. 25 March 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  2. "Is the Racecourse the world's oldest international venue?". Daily Post. 16 June 2008. Archived from the original on 25 September 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  3. Stead 2013, p. 23
  4. "England 0 Wales 1". englandfootballonline.com. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  5. "Wales V Ireland". The Times. 27 February 1882. p. 10. Retrieved 18 August 2020 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  6. Stead 2013, pp. 32–34
  7. Reyes, Macario; Morrison, Neil. "British Home Championship 1884–1899". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 15 May 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  8. "The Story of Welsh Football 1880–1914". The Story of Welsh Football. Wrexham County Borough Council. Archived from the original on 23 May 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  9. Stead 2013, pp. 47–48
  10. "Wales national football team: record v Ireland". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  11. "Wales national football team: record v England". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  12. "Wales national football team: record v Scotland". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  13. Stead 2013, p. 51
  14. "England v Wales, 18 January 1879". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  15. Stead 2013, pp. 40–41

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