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Wales national football team results (1960–1979)

The Wales national football team represents Wales in international association football and is governed by the Football Association of Wales (FAW). Between 1960 and 1979 the side played 118 matches, the majority of which came against the other national teams of the Home Nations in the British Home Championship. Their first match of the period was a 3–2 victory over Northern Ireland which secured a shared Home Championship title as Wales, England and Scotland each finished with four points.[1][2]

Having reached the quarter-finals of the 1958 FIFA World Cup,[3] Wales suffered defeat in the qualifying stages for the 1962 tournament. As the team also failed to qualify for the 1966 FIFA World Cup they instead undertook tours to South America in both summers, playing several matches against Brazil and other sides.[1][4] Wales also entered the 1964 European Nations' Cup, after not taking part in the inaugural competition four years earlier, but were eliminated in the first qualifying round by Hungary.[5] The decade ended at a low point as Wales failed to gain a single point in qualifying for the 1970 FIFA World Cup and finished bottom of the last British Home Championship of the decade.[6][7]

Wales reached the quarter-finals of the 1976 European Championships,[a] but suffered defeat in a two-legged tie against Yugoslavia. The second leg at Ninian Park proved controversial over refereeing decisions while crowd trouble led Wales to receive sanctions on home venues from FIFA.[9][10] In 1978, Wales recorded the second biggest margin of victory in their history by defeating Malta 7–0,[11] with Ian Edwards scoring four times on his debut.[12]

Of the 118 matches, Wales played during this period, they won 32.[13] They were most successful against Northern Ireland, winning 10 of 20 meetings between the two sides.[14] They also defeated Scotland three times and recorded two victories over four other sides.[13] Wales were least successful against England, winning only once in 22 meetings and losing 14.[15]

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 1960–1979[b]
Match no.DateVenueH/AOpponentsScoreCompetitionWales scorersAtt.
2346 April 1960Racecourse Ground, WrexhamH  Northern Ireland3–21959–60 British Home ChampionshipTerry Medwin (2), Cliff Jones16,979
23528 September 1960Dalymount Park, DublinA  Republic of Ireland3–2FriendlyCliff Jones (2), Phil Woosnam20,000
23622 October 1960Ninian Park, CardiffH  Scotland2–01960–61 British Home ChampionshipCliff Jones, Roy Vernon55,000
23723 November 1960Wembley Stadium, LondonA  England1–51960–61 British Home ChampionshipKen Leek65,000
23812 April 1961Windsor Park, BelfastA  Northern Ireland5–11960–61 British Home ChampionshipCliff Jones (2), Mel Charles, Ivor Allchurch, Ken Leek30,000
23919 April 1961Ninian Park, CardiffH  Spain1–21962 FIFA World Cup QualificationPhil Woosnam45,000
24018 May 1961Santiago Bernabéu, MadridA  Spain1–11962 FIFA World Cup QualificationIvor Allchurch65,466
24128 May 1961Népstadion, BudapestA  Hungary2–3FriendlyCliff Jones, Ivor Allchurch40,000
24214 October 1961Ninian Park, CardiffH  England1–11961–62 British Home ChampionshipGraham Williams61,556
2438 November 1961Hampden Park, GlasgowA  Scotland0–21961–62 British Home Championship74,329
24411 April 1962Ninian Park, CardiffH  Northern Ireland4–01961–62 British Home ChampionshipMel Charles (4)13,250
24512 May 1962Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de JaneiroA  Brazil1–3FriendlyIvor Allchurch83,112
24616 May 1962Estádio do Morumbi, São PauloA  Brazil1–3FriendlyKen Leek30,710
24722 May 1962Estadio Azul, Mexico CityA  Mexico1–2FriendlyJohn Charles75,000
24820 October 1962Ninian Park, CardiffH  Scotland2–31962–63 British Home ChampionshipIvor Allchurch, John Charles50,000
2497 November 1962Népstadion, BudapestA  Hungary1–3UEFA Euro 1964 qualifyingTerry Medwin40,000
25021 November 1962Wembley Stadium, LondonA  England0–41962–63 British Home Championship27,500
25120 March 1963Ninian Park, CardiffH  Hungary1–1UEFA Euro 1964 qualifyingCliff Jones30,413
2523 April 1963Windsor Park, BelfastA  Northern Ireland4–11962–63 British Home ChampionshipCliff Jones (3), Phil Woosnam25,000
25312 October 1963Ninian Park, CardiffH  England0–41963–64 British Home Championship48,350
25420 November 1963Hampden Park, GlasgowA  Scotland1–21963–64 British Home ChampionshipBarrie Jones56,067
25515 April 1964Vetch Field, SwanseaH  Northern Ireland2–31963–64 British Home ChampionshipBrian Godfrey, Wyn Davies10,434
2563 October 1964Ninian Park, CardiffH  Scotland3–21964–65 British Home ChampionshipKen Leek (2), Wyn Davies37,093
25721 October 1964Idrætsparken, CopenhagenA  Denmark0–11966 FIFA World Cup Qualification22,473
25818 November 1964Wembley Stadium, LondonA  England1–21964–65 British Home ChampionshipCliff Jones40,000
2599 December 1964Leoforos Alexandras Stadium, AthensA  Greece0–21966 FIFA World Cup Qualification20,663
26017 March 1965Ninian Park, CardiffH  Greece4–11966 FIFA World Cup QualificationIvor Allchurch (2), Mike England, Roy Vernon11,159
26131 March 1965Windsor Park, BelfastA  Northern Ireland5–01964–65 British Home ChampionshipRoy Vernon (2), Cliff Jones, Graham Williams, Ivor Allchurch15,000
2621 May 1965Stadio Artemio Franchi, FlorenceA  Italy1–4FriendlyBrian Godfrey43,000
26330 May 1965Central Lenin Stadium, MoscowA  Soviet Union1–21966 FIFA World Cup QualificationRon Davies86,015
2642 October 1965Ninian Park, CardiffH  England0–01965–66 British Home Championship30,000
26527 October 1965Ninian Park, CardiffH  Soviet Union2–11966 FIFA World Cup QualificationRoy Vernon, Ivor Allchurch24,262
26624 November 1965Hampden Park, GlasgowA  Scotland1–41965–66 British Home ChampionshipIvor Allchurch49,888
2671 December 1965Racecourse Ground, WrexhamH  Denmark4–21966 FIFA World Cup QualificationRoy Vernon (2), Wyn Davies, Ronnie Rees
4,839
26830 March 1966Ninian Park, CardiffH  Northern Ireland1–41965–66 British Home ChampionshipWyn Davies12,860
26914 May 1966Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de JaneiroA  Brazil1–3FriendlyRon Davies64,620
27018 May 1966Mineirão, Belo HorizonteA  Brazil0–1Friendly25,231
27122 May 1966Estadio Nacional, SantiagoA  Chile0–2Friendly54,000
27222 October 1966Ninian Park, CardiffH  Scotland1–11966–67 British Home Championship[c]Ron Davies33,269
27316 November 1966Wembley Stadium, LondonA  England1–51966–67 British Home ChampionshipWyn Davies75,380
27412 April 1967Windsor Park, BelfastA  Northern Ireland0–01966–67 British Home Championship17,770
27521 October 1967Ninian Park, CardiffH  England0–31967–68 British Home Championship44,960
27622 November 1967Hampden Park, GlasgowA  Scotland2–31967–68 British Home ChampionshipRon Davies, Alan Durban57,472
27728 February 1968Racecourse Ground, WrexhamH  Northern Ireland2–01967–68 British Home ChampionshipRonnie Rees, Wyn Davies17,548
2788 May 1968Ninian Park, CardiffH  West Germany1–1FriendlyWyn Davies
8,075
27923 October 1968Ninian Park, CardiffH  Italy0–11970 FIFA World Cup Qualification18,558
28026 March 1969Waldstadion, FrankfurtA  West Germany1–1FriendlyBarrie Jones40,000
28116 April 1969Heinz-Steyer-Stadion, DresdenA  East Germany1–21970 FIFA World Cup QualificationJohn Toshack38,198
2823 May 1969Racecourse Ground, WrexhamH  Scotland3–51968–69 British Home ChampionshipRon Davies (2), John Toshack18,765
2837 May 1969Wembley Stadium, LondonA  England1–21968–69 British Home ChampionshipRon Davies70,000
28410 May 1969Windsor Park, BelfastA  Northern Ireland0–01968–69 British Home Championship12,500
28522 October 1969Ninian Park, CardiffH  East Germany1–31970 FIFA World Cup QualificationDave Powell22,409
2864 November 1969Stadio Olimpico, RomeA  Italy1–41970 FIFA World Cup QualificationMike England67,481
28718 April 1970Ninian Park, CardiffH  England1–11969–70 British Home ChampionshipDick Krzywicki40,126
28822 April 1970Hampden Park, GlasgowA  Scotland0–01969–70 British Home Championship30,434
28925 April 1970Vetch Field, SwanseaH  Northern Ireland1–01969–70 British Home ChampionshipRonnie Rees27,067
29011 November 1970Ninian Park, CardiffH  Romania0–0UEFA Euro 1972 qualifying19,882
29121 April 1971Vetch Field, SwanseaH  Czechoslovakia1–3UEFA Euro 1972 qualifyingRon Davies12,767
29215 May 1971Ninian Park, CardiffH  Scotland0–01970–71 British Home Championship19,068
29319 May 1971Wembley Stadium, LondonA  England0–01970–71 British Home Championship70,000
29422 May 1971Windsor Park, BelfastA  Northern Ireland0–11970–71 British Home Championship23,000
29526 May 1971Olympiastadion, HelsinkiA  Finland1–0UEFA Euro 1972 qualifyingJohn Toshack
5,410
29613 October 1971Vetch Field, SwanseaH  Finland3–0UEFA Euro 1972 qualifyingAlan Durban, John Toshack, Gil Reece10,301
29727 October 1971Letenský stadion, PragueA  Czechoslovakia0–1UEFA Euro 1972 qualifying20,051
29824 November 1971Stadionul 23. August, BucharestA  Romania0–2UEFA Euro 1972 qualifying35,251
29920 May 1972Ninian Park, CardiffH  England0–31971–72 British Home Championship34,000
30024 May 1972Hampden Park, GlasgowA  Scotland0–11971–72 British Home Championship21,332
30127 May 1972Racecourse Ground, WrexhamH  Northern Ireland0–01971–72 British Home Championship15,647
30215 November 1972Ninian Park, CardiffH  England0–11974 FIFA World Cup Qualification36,384
30324 January 1973Wembley Stadium, LondonA  England1–11974 FIFA World Cup QualificationJohn Toshack62,273
30428 March 1973Ninian Park, CardiffH  Poland2–01974 FIFA World Cup QualificationLeighton James, Trevor Hockey12,753
30512 May 1973Racecourse Ground, WrexhamH  Scotland0–21972–73 British Home Championship18,682
30615 May 1973Wembley Stadium, LondonA  England0–31972–73 British Home Championship38,000
30719 May 1973Goodison Park, LiverpoolN  Northern Ireland0–11972–73 British Home Championship
4,946
30826 September 1973Stadion Śląski, ChorzówA  Poland0–31974 FIFA World Cup Qualification70,181
30911 May 1974Ninian Park, CardiffH  England0–21973–74 British Home Championship25,734
31014 May 1974Hampden Park, GlasgowA  Scotland0–21973–74 British Home Championship41,969
31118 May 1974Racecourse Ground, WrexhamH  Northern Ireland1–01973–74 British Home ChampionshipDavid Smallman
9,311
3124 September 1974Praterstadion, ViennaA  Austria1–2UEFA Euro 1976 qualifyingArfon Griffiths30,795
31330 October 1974Ninian Park, CardiffH  Hungary2–0UEFA Euro 1976 qualifyingArfon Griffiths, John Toshack
8,445
31420 November 1974Vetch Field, SwanseaH  Luxembourg5–0UEFA Euro 1976 qualifyingJohn Toshack, Mike England, Phil Roberts, Arfon Griffiths, Terry Yorath10,539
31516 April 1975Népstadion, BudapestA  Hungary2–1UEFA Euro 1976 qualifyingJohn Toshack, John Mahoney21,080
3161 May 1975Stade Municipal, LuxembourgA  Luxembourg3–1UEFA Euro 1976 qualifyingLeighton James (2), Gil Reece
3,289
31717 May 1975Ninian Park, CardiffH  Scotland2–21974–75 British Home ChampionshipJohn Toshack, Brian Flynn23,509
31821 May 1975Wembley Stadium, LondonA  England2–21974–75 British Home ChampionshipJohn Toshack, Arfon Griffiths53,000
31923 May 1975Windsor Park, BelfastA  Northern Ireland0–11974–75 British Home Championship17,000
32019 November 1975Racecourse Ground, WrexhamH  Austria1–0UEFA Euro 1976 qualifyingArfon Griffiths27,578
32124 March 1976Racecourse Ground, WrexhamH  England1–2FriendlyAlan Curtis20,927
32224 April 1976Stadion Dinamo, ZagrebA  Yugoslavia0–2UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying36,917
3236 May 1976Hampden Park, GlasgowA  Scotland1–31975–76 British Home ChampionshipArfon Griffiths25,466
3248 May 1976Ninian Park, CardiffH  England0–11975–76 British Home Championship24,592
32514 May 1976Vetch Field, SwanseaH  Northern Ireland1–01975–76 British Home ChampionshipLeighton James
9,935
32622 May 1976Ninian Park, CardiffH  Yugoslavia1–1UEFA Euro 1976 qualifyingIan Evans30,346
3276 October 1976Ninian Park, CardiffH  West Germany0–2Friendly14,029
32817 November 1976Hampden Park, GlasgowA  Scotland0–11978 FIFA World Cup Qualification63,233
32930 March 1977Racecourse Ground, WrexhamH  Czechoslovakia3–01978 FIFA World Cup QualificationLeighton James (2), Nick Deacy18,022
33028 May 1977Racecourse Ground, WrexhamH  Scotland0–01976–77 British Home Championship14,469
33131 May 1977Wembley Stadium, LondonA  England1–01976–77 British Home ChampionshipLeighton James48,000
3323 June 1977Windsor Park, BelfastA  Northern Ireland1–11976–77 British Home ChampionshipNick Deacy15,000
3336 September 1977Racecourse Ground, WrexhamH  Kuwait0–0Friendly
3,132
33420 September 1977Kuwait National Stadium, Kuwait CityA  Kuwait0–0Friendly
6,000
33512 October 1977Anfield, Liverpool[d]H  Scotland0–21978 FIFA World Cup Qualification50,850
33616 November 1977Letenský stadion, PragueA  Czechoslovakia0–11978 FIFA World Cup Qualification22,383
33714 December 1977Westfalenstadion, DortmundA  West Germany1–1FriendlyDave Jones53,800
33818 April 1978Sad-Hezar Nafari Stadium, TehranA  Iran1–0Friendly50,000
33913 May 1978Ninian Park, CardiffH  England1–31977–78 British Home ChampionshipPhil Dwyer17,698
34017 May 1978Hampden Park, GlasgowA  Scotland1–11977–78 British Home ChampionshipWillie Donachie (o.g.)70,241
34119 May 1978Racecourse Ground, WrexhamH  Northern Ireland1–01977–78 British Home ChampionshipNick Deacy
9,077
34225 October 1978Racecourse Ground, WrexhamH  Malta7–0UEFA Euro 1980 qualifyingIan Edwards (4), Peter O'Sullivan, Mickey Thomas, Brian Flynn11,475
34329 November 1978Racecourse Ground, WrexhamH  Turkey1–0UEFA Euro 1980 qualifyingNick Deacy11,794
3442 May 1979Racecourse Ground, WrexhamH  West Germany0–2UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying26,900
34513 May 1978Ninian Park, CardiffH  Scotland3–01978–79 British Home ChampionshipJohn Toshack (3)20,371
34623 May 1979Wembley Stadium, LondonA  England0–01978–79 British Home Championship70,220
34725 May 1979Windsor Park, BelfastA  Northern Ireland1–11978–79 British Home ChampionshipRobbie James
6,500
3482 June 1979Empire Stadium, GżiraA  Malta2–0UEFA Euro 1980 qualifyingPeter Nicholas, Brian Flynn
8,358
34911 September 1979Vetch Field, SwanseaH  Republic of Ireland2–1FriendlyIan Walsh, Alan Curtis
6,825
35017 October 1979Müngersdorfer Stadion, CologneA  West Germany1–5UEFA Euro 1980 qualifyingAlan Curtis61,400
35121 November 1979Alsancak Stadium, IzmirA  Turkey0–1UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying30,650

Head to head records

Head to head records
OpponentPWDLGFGAW%D%L%
 Austria21012250050
 Brazil400431000100
 Chile10010200100
 Czechoslovakia41034525075
 Denmark21011250050
 East Germany20022500100
 England221714124553264
 Finland22004010000
 Greece21014350050
 Hungary521288402040
 Iran11001010000
 Italy30032900100
 Kuwait20200001000
 Luxembourg22008110000
 Malta22009010000
 Mexico10011200100
 Northern Ireland2010553216502525
 Poland21012350050
 Republic of Ireland22005310000
 Romania20110205050
 Scotland2136122236142957
 Soviet Union21013250050
 Spain20112305050
 Turkey21011150050
 West Germany603341205050
 Yugoslavia20111305050
Totals118322759133175272350

Notes

References

Statistics
  • Nygård, Jostein. "Wales – International Results". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  • "Welsh International Matches". Welsh Football Data Archive. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  • Oliver, Guy (1992). The Guinness Record of World Soccer. London: Guinness World Records Ltd. pp. 562–563. 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.
Footnotes

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