Wales national football team results (1900–1914)

The Wales national football team represents Wales in international association football and is governed by the Football Association of Wales (FAW). Between 1900 and 1914 the side played 45 matches, all against the other national teams of the Home Nations in the British Home Championship. Having struggled in the competition prior to 1900, the Welsh side started the 20th century with considerably more success. They recorded two second-place finishes and winning their first Championship in the 1906–07 tournament in which they won their opening two matches before drawing with England in their final fixture, while Wales' Lot Jones was the competition's top goalscorer.[1]

Wales national football team results
  • unofficial matches

This was followed, however by an immediate downturn as they finished bottom of the competition a year after their victory.[2] A second-place finish in the 1908–09 championship was the highest-placed result Wales subsequently achieved during the time period.[1] In March 1912, Wales played their 100th official international fixture, losing 1–0 against Scotland at Tynecastle Park.[3] The decision was taken to halt the competition in December 1914 after the outbreak of World War I and Wales did not play another competitive fixture until February 1920.[lower-alpha 1][5]

Of the 45 matches the team played between 1900 and 1914, they won 11, defeating Ireland 7 times and Scotland 4 times, including their first victory over the latter at the 30th attempt.[6][7] In the remaining 34 fixtures, Wales drew 11 and lost 23. They failed to beat England in 15 attempts.[8] The team's inconsistent performances were partly attributed to the reluctance of Football League sides to release Welsh players for international duty, with FAW secretary Ted Robbins being highly critical of both the league and its teams during the period.[9]

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 1900–1914[lower-alpha 2]
Match no. Date Venue H/A Opponents Score Competition Wales scorers Att.[lower-alpha 3]
64 3 February 1900 Pittodrie, AberdeenA  Scotland 2–5 1899–1900 British Home ChampionshipTom Parry (2)12,500
65 24 February 1900 The Oval, LlandudnoH  Ireland 2–0 1899–1900 British Home ChampionshipTom Parry, Billy Meredith6,000
66 26 March 1900 Cardiff Arms Park, CardiffH  England 1–1 1899–1900 British Home ChampionshipBilly Meredith20,000
67 2 March 1901 Racecourse Ground, WrexhamH  Scotland 1–1 1900–01 British Home ChampionshipTom Parry5,000
68 18 March 1901 St James' Park, NewcastleA  England 0–6 1900–01 British Home Championship11,000
69 23 March 1901 Solitude, BelfastA  Ireland 1–0 1900–01 British Home ChampionshipOwen Jones7,000
70 22 February 1902 Cardiff Arms Park, CardiffH  Ireland 0–3 1901–02 British Home Championship10,000
71 3 March 1902 Racecourse Ground, WrexhamH  England 0–0 1901–02 British Home Championship10,000
72 15 March 1902 Cappielow, GlasgowA  Scotland 1–5 1901–02 British Home ChampionshipHugh Morgan-Owen10,000
73 2 March 1903 Fratton Park, PortsmouthA  England 1–2 1902–03 British Home ChampionshipMart Watkins5,000
74 9 March 1903 Cardiff Arms Park, CardiffH  Scotland 0–1 1902–03 British Home Championship11,000
75 28 March 1903 Soltiude, BelfastA  Ireland 0–2 1902–03 British Home Championship14,000
76 29 February 1904 Racecourse Ground, WrexhamH  England 2–2 1903–04 British Home ChampionshipMart Watkins, Lloyd Davies9,000
77 12 March 1904 Dens Park, DundeeA  Scotland 1–1 1903–04 British Home ChampionshipBobby Atherton9,000
78 21 March 1904 Penrhyn Park, BangorH  Ireland 0–2 1903–04 British Home Championship6,000
79 6 March 1905 Racecourse Ground, WrexhamH  Scotland 3–1 1904–05 British Home ChampionshipMart Watkins, Grenville Morris, Billy Meredith6,000
80 27 March 1905 Anfield, LiverpoolA  England 1–3 1904–05 British Home ChampionshipGrenville Morris20,000
81 8 April 1905 Solitude, BelfastA  Ireland 2–2 1904–05 British Home ChampionshipMart Watkins, Bobby Atherton15,000
82 3 March 1906 Tynecastle Park, EdinburghA  Scotland 2–0 1905–06 British Home ChampionshipLot Jones, John Love Jones25,000
83 19 March 1906 Cardiff Arms Park, CardiffH  England 0–1 1905–06 British Home Championship25,000
84 2 April 1906 Racecourse Ground, WrexhamH  Ireland 4–4 1905–06 British Home ChampionshipArthur Green, Hugh Morgan-Owen5,000
85 23 February 1907 Solitude, BelfastA  Ireland 3–2 1906–07 British Home ChampionshipDickie Morris, Billy Meredith, Lot Jones12,000
86 4 March 1907 Racecourse Ground, WrexhamH  Scotland 1–0 1906–07 British Home ChampionshipGrenville Morris7,715
87 18 March 1907 Craven Cottage, LondonA  England 1–1 1906–07 British Home ChampionshipLot Jones22,000
88 7 March 1908 Dens Park, DundeeA  Scotland 1–2 1907–08 British Home ChampionshipLot Jones18,000
89 16 March 1908 Racecourse Ground, WrexhamH  England 1–7 1907–08 British Home ChampionshipWilliam Davies7,000
90 11 April 1908 Athletic Ground, AberdareH  Ireland 0–1 1907–08 British Home Championship6,000
91 1 March 1909 Racecourse Ground, WrexhamH  Scotland 3–2 1908–09 British Home ChampionshipWilliam Davies, Lot Jones6,000
92 15 March 1909 City Ground, NottinghamA  England 0–2 1908–09 British Home Championship 11,500
93 15 March 1909 Solitude, BelfastA  Ireland 3–2 1908–09 British Home ChampionshipLot Jones, George Wynn, Billy Meredith 10,000
94 5 March 1910 Rugby Park, KilmarnockA  Scotland 0–1 1909–10 British Home Championship 22,000
95 14 March 1910 Cardiff Arms Park, CardiffH  England 0–1 1909–10 British Home Championship 22,000
96 11 April 1910 Racecourse Ground, WrexhamH  Ireland 4–1 1909–10 British Home ChampionshipGrenville Morris (2), Robert Evans (2) 8,000
97 28 January 1911 Windsor Park, BelfastA  Ireland 2–1 1910–11 British Home ChampionshipWilliam Davies, Grenville Morris 15,000
98 6 March 1911 Ninian Park, CardiffH  Scotland 2–2 1910–11 British Home ChampionshipGrenville Morris (2) 14,500
99 13 March 1911 The Den, LondonA  England 0–3 1910–11 British Home Championship 22,000
100 2 March 1912 Tynecastle Stadium, EdinburghA  Scotland 0–1 1911–12 British Home Championship 22,000
101 11 March 1912 Racecourse Ground, WrexhamH  England 0–2 1911–12 British Home Championship 10,000
102 13 April 1912 Ninian Park, CardiffH  Ireland 2–3 1911–12 British Home ChampionshipWilliam Davies, David Davies 10,000
103 18 January 1913 Grosvenor Park, BelfastA  Ireland 1–0 1912–13 British Home ChampionshipJames Roberts 8,000
104 3 March 1913 Racecourse Ground, WrexhamH  Scotland 0–0 1912–13 British Home Championship 8,000
105 17 March 1913 Ashton Gate Stadium, BristolA  England 3–4 1912–13 British Home ChampionshipWalter Davies, Ernest Peake, Billy Meredith 8,000
106 19 January 1914 Racecourse Ground, WrexhamH  Ireland 1–2 1913–14 British Home ChampionshipEvan Jones 5,000
107 28 February 1914 Celtic Park, GlasgowA  Scotland 0–0 1913–14 British Home Championship 10,000
108 16 March 1914 Ninian Park, CardiffH  England 0–2 1913–14 British Home Championship 17,586

Head to head records
Head to head records
Opponent P W D L GF GA W% D% L%
 England 15 0 4 11 12 35 0 26.67 73.33
 Ireland 15 7 2 6 25 24 46.67 13.33 40
 Scotland 15 4 5 6 17 22 26.67 33.33 40
Totals45111123548124.4424.4451.11

Notes
  1. Wales played two fixtures against England in 1919 but these are considered unofficial matches.[4]
  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.

References
Statistics
  • Nygård, Jostein. "Wales – International Results". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  • "Welsh International Matches". Welsh Football Data Archive. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  • Tossani, Gabriele. "Scotland – International Results". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  • Oliver, Guy (1992). The Guinness Record of World Soccer. London: Guinness World Records Ltd. pp. 559–560. 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. Reyes, Macario; Morrison, Neil. "British Home Championship 1900–1914". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  2. Stead 2013, pp. 76–79
  3. Nygård, Jostein. "International matches of Wales". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  4. Stead 2013, p. 89
  5. Stead 2013, p. 85
  6. "Wales national football team: record v Ireland". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  7. "Wales national football team: record v Scotland". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  8. "Wales national football team: record v England". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  9. Stead 2013, p. 85

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