Wales national football team results (1900–1914)

Wales national football team results

1876–1899 1900–1914 1920–1939 1946–1959 1960–1979 1980–1999 2000–2019 2020–present unofficial matches

unofficial matches

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.

This was followed, however by an immediate downturn as they finished bottom of the competition a year after their victory. A second-place finish in the 1908–09 championship was the highest-placed result Wales subsequently achieved during the time period. In March 1912, Wales played their 100th official international fixture, losing 1–0 against Scotland at Tynecastle Park. 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.

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. In the remaining 34 fixtures, Wales drew 11 and lost 23. They failed to beat England in 15 attempts. 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.

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
Match no.	Date	Venue	H/A	Opponents	Score	Competition	Wales scorers	Att.
64	3 February 1900	Pittodrie, Aberdeen	A	Scotland	2–5	1899–1900 British Home Championship	Tom Parry (2)	12,500
65	24 February 1900	The Oval, Llandudno	H	Ireland	2–0	1899–1900 British Home Championship	Tom Parry, Billy Meredith	6,000
66	26 March 1900	Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff	H	England	1–1	1899–1900 British Home Championship	Billy Meredith	20,000
67	2 March 1901	Racecourse Ground, Wrexham	H	Scotland	1–1	1900–01 British Home Championship	Tom Parry	5,000
68	18 March 1901	St James' Park, Newcastle	A	England	0–6	1900–01 British Home Championship		11,000
69	23 March 1901	Solitude, Belfast	A	Ireland	1–0	1900–01 British Home Championship	Owen Jones	7,000
70	22 February 1902	Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff	H	Ireland	0–3	1901–02 British Home Championship		10,000
71	3 March 1902	Racecourse Ground, Wrexham	H	England	0–0	1901–02 British Home Championship		10,000
72	15 March 1902	Cappielow, Glasgow	A	Scotland	1–5	1901–02 British Home Championship	Hugh Morgan-Owen	10,000
73	2 March 1903	Fratton Park, Portsmouth	A	England	1–2	1902–03 British Home Championship	Mart Watkins	5,000
74	9 March 1903	Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff	H	Scotland	0–1	1902–03 British Home Championship		11,000
75	28 March 1903	Soltiude, Belfast	A	Ireland	0–2	1902–03 British Home Championship		14,000
76	29 February 1904	Racecourse Ground, Wrexham	H	England	2–2	1903–04 British Home Championship	Mart Watkins, Lloyd Davies	9,000
77	12 March 1904	Dens Park, Dundee	A	Scotland	1–1	1903–04 British Home Championship	Bobby Atherton	9,000
78	21 March 1904	Penrhyn Park, Bangor	H	Ireland	0–2	1903–04 British Home Championship		6,000
79	6 March 1905	Racecourse Ground, Wrexham	H	Scotland	3–1	1904–05 British Home Championship	Mart Watkins, Grenville Morris, Billy Meredith	6,000
80	27 March 1905	Anfield, Liverpool	A	England	1–3	1904–05 British Home Championship	Grenville Morris	20,000
81	8 April 1905	Solitude, Belfast	A	Ireland	2–2	1904–05 British Home Championship	Mart Watkins, Bobby Atherton	15,000
82	3 March 1906	Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh	A	Scotland	2–0	1905–06 British Home Championship	Lot Jones, John Love Jones	25,000
83	19 March 1906	Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff	H	England	0–1	1905–06 British Home Championship		25,000
84	2 April 1906	Racecourse Ground, Wrexham	H	Ireland	4–4	1905–06 British Home Championship	Arthur Green, Hugh Morgan-Owen	5,000
85	23 February 1907	Solitude, Belfast	A	Ireland	3–2	1906–07 British Home Championship	Dickie Morris, Billy Meredith, Lot Jones	12,000
86	4 March 1907	Racecourse Ground, Wrexham	H	Scotland	1–0	1906–07 British Home Championship	Grenville Morris	7,715
87	18 March 1907	Craven Cottage, London	A	England	1–1	1906–07 British Home Championship	Lot Jones	22,000
88	7 March 1908	Dens Park, Dundee	A	Scotland	1–2	1907–08 British Home Championship	Lot Jones	18,000
89	16 March 1908	Racecourse Ground, Wrexham	H	England	1–7	1907–08 British Home Championship	William Davies	7,000
90	11 April 1908	Athletic Ground, Aberdare	H	Ireland	0–1	1907–08 British Home Championship		6,000
91	1 March 1909	Racecourse Ground, Wrexham	H	Scotland	3–2	1908–09 British Home Championship	William Davies, Lot Jones	6,000
92	15 March 1909	City Ground, Nottingham	A	England	0–2	1908–09 British Home Championship		11,500
93	15 March 1909	Solitude, Belfast	A	Ireland	3–2	1908–09 British Home Championship	Lot Jones, George Wynn, Billy Meredith	10,000
94	5 March 1910	Rugby Park, Kilmarnock	A	Scotland	0–1	1909–10 British Home Championship		22,000
95	14 March 1910	Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff	H	England	0–1	1909–10 British Home Championship		22,000
96	11 April 1910	Racecourse Ground, Wrexham	H	Ireland	4–1	1909–10 British Home Championship	Grenville Morris (2), Robert Evans (2)	8,000
97	28 January 1911	Windsor Park, Belfast	A	Ireland	2–1	1910–11 British Home Championship	William Davies, Grenville Morris	15,000
98	6 March 1911	Ninian Park, Cardiff	H	Scotland	2–2	1910–11 British Home Championship	Grenville Morris (2)	14,500
99	13 March 1911	The Den, London	A	England	0–3	1910–11 British Home Championship		22,000
100	2 March 1912	Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh	A	Scotland	0–1	1911–12 British Home Championship		22,000
101	11 March 1912	Racecourse Ground, Wrexham	H	England	0–2	1911–12 British Home Championship		10,000
102	13 April 1912	Ninian Park, Cardiff	H	Ireland	2–3	1911–12 British Home Championship	William Davies, David Davies	10,000
103	18 January 1913	Grosvenor Park, Belfast	A	Ireland	1–0	1912–13 British Home Championship	James Roberts	8,000
104	3 March 1913	Racecourse Ground, Wrexham	H	Scotland	0–0	1912–13 British Home Championship		8,000
105	17 March 1913	Ashton Gate Stadium, Bristol	A	England	3–4	1912–13 British Home Championship	Walter Davies, Ernest Peake, Billy Meredith	8,000
106	19 January 1914	Racecourse Ground, Wrexham	H	Ireland	1–2	1913–14 British Home Championship	Evan Jones	5,000
107	28 February 1914	Celtic Park, Glasgow	A	Scotland	0–0	1913–14 British Home Championship		10,000
108	16 March 1914	Ninian Park, Cardiff	H	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
Totals	45	11	11	23	54	81	24.44	24.44	51.11

Notes

Wales played two fixtures against England in 1919 but these are considered unofficial matches.
Table information sourced from the references listed in the statistics section below.
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

^ Reyes, Macario; Morrison, Neil. "British Home Championship 1900–1914". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
Stead 2013, pp. 76–79
Nygård, Jostein. "International matches of Wales". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
Stead 2013, p. 89
Stead 2013, p. 85
"Wales national football team: record v Ireland". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
"Wales national football team: record v Scotland". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
"Wales national football team: record v England". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
Stead 2013, p. 85

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General	Football Association of Wales History 1876–1976 1977–present Managers Welsh Football Trust Dragon Park, Wales National Football Development Centre
Venues	Home venues Cardiff City Stadium Aberdare Athletic Ground Anfield Millennium Stadium Ninian Park Old Racecourse Ground Parc y Scarlets Penrhyn Park Racecourse Ground St. Helen's Swansea.com Stadium The Arms Park The National Stadium The Oval Vetch Field
Statistics	Results and fixtures Records European Championship record World Cup record Hat-tricks
Results	1876–1899 1900–1914 1920–1939 1946–1959 1960–1979 1980–1999 2000–2019 2020–present Unofficial matches Matches v Home Nations
Players	25+ caps World Cup & Euro Championship squads Born outside Wales Other categories
Goals	Gareth Bale Ian Rush
World Cup	1958 2022
European Championship	2016 2020
Other tournaments	British Home Championship (1884–1984) 2011 Nations Cup
Notable matches	First international match (Scotland v Wales) (1876) 1958 World Cup play-off (1958) 1986 World Cup qualifier (death of Jock Stein) (1985)
Culture	The Barry Horns When Pelé Broke Our Hearts "Together Stronger (C'mon Wales)" Wales bucket hat
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