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Wales national football team results (1920–1939)

The Wales national football team represents Wales in international association football and is governed by the Football Association of Wales (FAW). Between 1920 and 1939 the side played 62 matches, the majority against the other national teams of the Home Nations in the British Home Championship. The side played their first official match after the end of World War I in February 1920 on the resumption of the Home Championship, drawing 2–2 with Ireland.[1] A draw with Scotland and a win over England, their first since 1882, in the 1919–20 tournament secured the second Home Championship in Wales' history.[2] They won a third title in the 1923–24 British Home Championship after defeating all three opponents in the same competition for the first time.[3]

Wales won the Home Championship again in the 1927–28 tournament but, as Football League sides became increasingly reluctant to release Welsh players for international competition, results dropped as the decade drew to a close.[4][5] This culminated in the 1929–30 British Home Championship where Wales lost all three matches, conceding 17 goals whilst scoring just 2.[6] When the Football League added further restrictions on releasing players ahead of the following tournament to avoid fixture clashes, Wales were forced to call-up a mixture of non-league and lower division players which led to the side being dubbed by media outlets as "Keenor and the ten unknowns", in reference to team captain Fred Keenor and the relative obscurity of his teammates. The side secured a draw with Scotland but suffered a 4–0 defeat to England before being replaced by the returning first team players.[7][8]

When Wales relented on hosting fixtures alongside those of the Football League, they were able to call upon their first team more frequently.[9] This coincided with one of the most successful periods in the team's history as they won four Home Championships between 1933 and 1939,[5] led by the goals of Dai Astley, Pat Glover and Bryn Jones.[10][11] The 1938–39 British Home Championship was the final hosting of the tournament before World War II.[1] During this period, Wales also played their first match against an opponent other than the Home Nations when they drew with France in May 1933 in Paris. The two sides also met for a second time in May 1939 in Wales' final match before the start of the war.[1]

Of the 62 matches Wales played during this period, they recorded 22 victories: 8 against both England and Ireland, and 6 against Scotland.[12][13][14] In the remaining 40 matches, Wales drew 15 and lost 25.[1]

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 1920–1939[a]
Match no.DateVenueH/AOpponentsScoreCompetitionWales scorersAtt.[b]
10914 February 1920The Oval, BelfastA  Ireland2–21919–20 British Home ChampionshipStan Davies (2)30,000
11026 February 1920Ninian Park, CardiffH  Scotland1–11919–20 British Home ChampionshipJack Evans16,000
11115 March 1920Highbury, LondonA  England2–11919–20 British Home ChampionshipStan Davies, Dick Richards21,180
11212 February 1921Pittodrie, AberdeenA  Scotland1–21920–21 British Home ChampionshipDai Collier20,824
11314 March 1921Ninian Park, CardiffH  England0–01920–21 British Home Championship12,000
1149 April 1921Vetch Field, SwanseaH  Ireland2–11920–21 British Home ChampionshipBilly Hole, Stan Davies12,000
1154 February 1922Racecourse Ground, WrexhamH  Scotland2–11921–22 British Home ChampionshipLen Davies, Stan Davies7,000
11613 March 1922Anfield, LiverpoolA  England0–11921–22 British Home Championship35,000
1171 April 1922Windsor Park, BelfastA  Ireland1–11921–22 British Home ChampionshipLen Davies20,000
1185 March 1923Ninian Park, CardiffH  England2–21922–23 British Home ChampionshipFred Keenor, Ivor Jones12,000
11917 March 1923Love Street, PaisleyA  Scotland0–21922–23 British Home Championship25,000
12014 April 1923Racecourse Ground, WrexhamH  Ireland0–31922–23 British Home Championship12,222
12116 February 1924Ninian Park, CardiffH  Scotland2–01923–24 British Home ChampionshipWillie Davies, Len Davies26,000
1223 March 1924Ewood Park, BlackburnA  England2–11923–24 British Home ChampionshipWillie Davies, Ted Vizard30,000
12315 March 1924Windsor Park, BelfastA  Ireland1–01923–24 British Home ChampionshipMoses Russell40,000
12414 February 1925Tynecastle Stadium, EdinburghA  Scotland1–31924–25 British Home ChampionshipBilly Williams23,000
12528 February 1925Vetch Field, SwanseaH  England1–21924–25 British Home ChampionshipFred Keenor8,000
12618 April 1925Racecourse Ground, WrexhamH  Ireland0–01924–25 British Home Championship10,000
12731 October 1925Ninian Park, CardiffH  Scotland0–31925–26 British Home Championship25,000
12813 February 1926Windsor Park, BelfastA  Ireland0–31925–26 British Home Championship25,000
1291 March 1926Selhurst Park, LondonA  England1–31925–26 British Home ChampionshipBilly Walker23,000
13030 October 1926Ibrox Park, GlasgowA  Scotland0–31926–27 British Home Championship25,000
13112 February 1927Racecourse Ground, WrexhamH  England3–31926–27 British Home ChampionshipLen Davies (2), Wilf Lewis16,000
1329 April 1927Ninian Park, CardiffH  Ireland2–21926–27 British Home ChampionshipRees Williams (2)10,000
13329 October 1927Racecourse Ground, WrexhamH  Scotland2–21927–28 British Home ChampionshipErnie Curtis, Jimmy Gibson16,000
13428 November 1927Turf Moor, BurnleyA  England2–11927–28 British Home ChampionshipWilf Lewis, Jack Hill (og)25,000
1354 February 1928Windsor Park, BelfastA  Ireland2–11927–28 British Home ChampionshipWilf Lewis, Willie Davies27,563
13627 October 1928Ibrox Park, GlasgowA  Scotland2–41928–29 British Home ChampionshipWillie Davies (2)50,421
13717 November 1928Vetch Field, SwanseaH  England2–31928–29 British Home ChampionshipFred Keenor, Jack Fowler22,000
1382 February 1929Racecourse Ground, WrexhamH  Ireland2–21928–29 British Home ChampionshipAlbert Mays, Fred Warren12,000
13926 October 1929Ninian Park, CardiffH  Scotland2–41929–30 British Home ChampionshipTaffy O'Callaghan, Len Davies20,000
14017 November 1929Wembley Stadium, LondonA  England0–61929–30 British Home Championship25,500
1411 February 1930Windsor Park, BelfastA  Ireland0–71929–30 British Home Championship25,000
14225 October 1930Ibrox Park, GlasgowA  Scotland1–11930–31 British Home ChampionshipTommy Bamford15,000
14322 November 1930Racecourse Ground, WrexhamH  England0–41930–31 British Home Championship14,000
14422 April 1931Racecourse Ground, WrexhamH  Ireland3–21930–31 British Home ChampionshipCharlie Phillips, Tommy Griffiths, Fred Warren11,000
14531 October 1931Racecourse Ground, WrexhamH  Scotland2–31931–32 British Home ChampionshipErnie Curtis (2)10,860
14618 November 1931Anfield, LiverpoolA  England1–31931–32 British Home ChampionshipWalter Robbins15,000
1475 December 1931Windsor Park, BelfastA  Ireland0–41931–32 British Home Championship10,000
14826 October 1932Tynecastle Stadium, EdinburghA  Scotland5–21932–33 British Home ChampionshipEugene O'Callaghan (2), Dai Astley, Tommy Griffiths, Jock Thomson31,000
1496 November 1932Racecourse Ground, WrexhamH  England0–01932–33 British Home Championship25,167
1507 December 1932Racecourse Ground, WrexhamH  Ireland4–11932–33 British Home ChampionshipWalter Robbins (2), Dai Astley (2)8,500
15123 May 1933Stade Olympique de Colombes, ParisA  France1–1FriendlyWalter Robbins25,000
1524 October 1933Ninian Park, CardiffH  Scotland3–21933–34 British Home ChampionshipWillie Evans, Walter Robbins, Dai Astley40,000
1534 November 1933Windsor Park, BelfastA  Ireland1–11933–34 British Home ChampionshipPat Glover20,000
15415 November 1933St James' Park, NewcastleA  England2–11933–34 British Home ChampionshipTommy Mills, Dai Astley15,000
15529 September 1934Ninian Park, CardiffH  England0–41934–35 British Home Championship36,692
15621 November 1934Pittodrie Stadium, AberdeenA  Scotland2–31934–35 British Home ChampionshipCharlie Phillips, Dai Astley26,334
15725 March 1935Racecourse Ground, WrexhamH  Ireland3–11934–35 British Home ChampionshipWilson Jones, Charlie Phillips, Idris Hopkins16,000
1585 October 1935Ninian Park, CardiffH  Scotland1–11935–36 British Home ChampionshipWilson Jones, Charlie Phillips37,568
1595 February 1935Molineux Stadium, WolverhamptonA  England2–11935–36 British Home ChampionshipDai Astley, Bryn Jones27,519
16011 March 1936Celtic Park, BelfastA  Ireland3–21935–36 British Home ChampionshipDai Astley, Charlie Phillips27,519
16117 October 1936Ninian Park, CardiffH  England2–11936–37 British Home ChampionshipPat Glover, Seymour Morris44,729
1622 December 1936Dens Park, DundeeA  Scotland2–11936–37 British Home ChampionshipPat Glover (2)23,858
16317 March 1937Racecourse Ground, WrexhamH  Ireland4–11936–37 British Home ChampionshipPat Glover (2), Bryn Jones, Fred Warren19,000
16430 October 1937Ninian Park, CardiffH  Scotland2–11937–38 British Home ChampionshipBryn Jones, Seymour Morris41,800
16517 November 1937Ayresome Park, MiddlesbroughA  England1–21937–38 British Home ChampionshipEddie Perry30,608
16616 March 1938Windsor Park, BelfastA  Ireland0–11937–38 British Home Championship15,000
16722 October 1938Ninian Park, CardiffH  England4–21938–39 British Home ChampionshipDai Astley (2), Bryn Jones, Idris Hopkins55,000
1689 November 1938Tynecastle Park, EdinburghA  Scotland2–31938–39 British Home ChampionshipDai Astley, Leslie Jones34,800
16915 March 1939Racecourse Ground, WrexhamH  Ireland3–11938–39 British Home ChampionshipHorace Cumner, Pat Glover, Les Boulter22,997
17020 May 1939Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, ParisA  France1–2FriendlyDai Astley23,000

Head to head records

Head to head records
OpponentPWDLGFGAW%D%L%
 England208482744402040
 France20112305050
 Ireland208663542403030
 Scotland2064103443302050
Totals622215259813235.4824.1940.32

Notes

References

Statistics
  • Nygård, Jostein. "Wales – International Results". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  • "Welsh International Matches". Welsh Football Data Archive. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  • Tossani, Gabriele. "Scotland – International Results". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  • Oliver, Guy (1992). The Guinness Record of World Soccer. London: Guinness World Records Ltd. pp. 560–561. 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.
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