Wales national football team results (unofficial matches)
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This article lists the results for the Wales during the First and Second World War. During this period no caps were awarded.[1]
1914–19
edit1919
edit| 11 October 1919 Victory International[2] | Wales  | 2–1 |  England | Cardiff, Wales |
Meredith  22'Wynn 85' |
Report | Puddefoot 77' |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 20,000 |
| 18 October 1919 Victory International[2] | England | 2–0 | Wales | Stoke-on-Trent, England |
| Whittingham 6' Smith 54' |
Report | Stadium: Victoria Ground Attendance: 16,000 |
1939–46
edit1939
edit| 11 November 1939 Friendly | Wales | 1–1 | England | Ninian Park, Cardiff |
| 15:00 | Pat Glover (?) |
Report | (?) |
Attendance: 28,000 Referee: S Nicholas (Wales) |
| 18 November 1939 Friendly | Wales | 2–3 | England | Racecourse Ground, Wrexham |
| Dai Astley (?) |
Report | (?) (?) (?) |
Attendance: 17,000 Referee: S McCarthy (Wales) |
1940
edit| 13 April 1940 Friendly | England | 0–1 | Wales | Wembley Stadium, London |
| Report | (?) Bryn Jones |
Attendance: 40,000 Referee: A J Jewell (England) |
1941
edit| 26 April 1941 Friendly | England | 4–1 | Wales | City Ground, Nottingham |
| 15:00 | (?) (?) (?) (?) |
Report | (?) Doug Witcomb |
Attendance: 13,016 Referee: G Tedds (England) |
| 7 June 1941 Friendly | Wales | 2–3 | England | Ninian Park, Cardiff |
| 15:00 | Vivian Woodward (?) Billy James (?) |
Report | (?) (?) (?) |
Attendance: 20,000 Referee: A Jones (Wales) |
| 25 October 1941 Friendly | England | 2–1 | Wales | St Andrew's, Birmingham |
| (?) (?) |
Report | (?) Idris Hopkins |
Attendance: 25,000 Referee: G S Blackhall (England) |
1942
edit| 9 May 1942 Friendly | Wales | 1–0 | England | Ninian Park, Cardiff |
| 15:00 | Billy Lucas (?) |
Report | Attendance: 33,000 Referee: W J Gow (England) |
| 24 October 1942 Friendly | England | 1–2 | Wales | Molineux, Wolverhampton |
| (?) |
Report | (?) Horace Cumner |
Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Capt. F C Green (England) |
1943
edit| 27 February 1943 Friendly | England | 5–3 | Wales | Wembley Stadium, London |
| 15:00 | (?) (?) (?) (?) (?) |
Report | (?) George Lowrie |
Attendance: 75,000 Referee: G Reader (England) |
| 8 May 1943 Friendly | Wales | 1–1 | England | Ninian Park, Cardiff |
| 15:00 | George Lowrie (?) |
Report | (?) |
Attendance: 25,000 Referee: T J Warren (Wales) |
| 25 September 1943 Friendly | England | 8–3 | Wales | Wembley Stadium, London |
| (?) (?) (?) (?) (?) (?) (?) (?) |
Report | (?) Aubrey Powell (?) George Lowrie |
Attendance: 80,000 Referee: C E Argent (England) |
1944
edit| 6 May 1944 Friendly | Wales | 0–2 | England | Ninian Park, Cardiff |
| 15:00 | Report | (?) (?) |
Attendance: 50,000 Referee: E Davies (Wales) |
| 16 September 1944 Friendly | England | 2–2 | Wales | Anfield, Liverpool |
| (?) (?) |
Report | (?) Don Dearson (?) Billy Lucas |
Attendance: 28,000 Referee: S Nicholas (Wales) |
1945
edit| 5 May 1945 Friendly | Wales | 2–3 | England | Ninian Park, Cardiff |
| 15:00 | Horace Cumner (?) George Edwards (?) |
Report | (?) (?) (?) |
Attendance: 25,000[a] Referee: W T Nash (Wales) |
| 20 October 1945 BHC Victory International | England | 0–1 | Wales | The Hawthorns, West Bromwich |
| Report | (?) Aubrey Powell |
| 10 November 1945 BHC Victory International | Scotland  | 2–0 | Wales | Hampden Park, Glasgow |
| William Waddell (?) Jock Dodds (?) |
Report |
1946
edit| 4 May 1946 BHC Victory International | Wales | 0–1 |  Ireland | Ninian Park, Cardiff |
| Report | (?) Paddy Sloan |
Notes
editOther unofficial matches
edit1891
edit| 21 September 1891 [a][5] | Wales  | 1–1[b] |  Canada | Wrexham, Wales |
| 16:45 | J. Davies | [6]: 8 | Buckingham |
Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 500 Referee: James Davies |
| 12 October 1891 | Wales | 2–1 | Canada | Wrexham, Wales |
| [7] | R. L. Jones W. Lewis |
[6]: 9 | Bowman |
Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 4,000 Referee: R E Lythgoe |
1935
edit| 11 May 1935 [c] | The Football League XI | 10–2 | Wales-Ireland | Liverpool, England |
| Hampson 5 Leyfield Eastham 2 Geldard Westwood |
[6]: 17 | Astley 2 | Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 9,000 Referee: A Taylor & G Stephenson[d] |
1951
edit| 3 December 1951 [e] | Wales | 3–2 |  Rest of the UK | Cardiff |
| Allchurch 15' 62' Ford 23' |
Report | Fleming 64' Medley 83' |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 26,454 |
1956
edit| 14 May 1956 [f] | Ireland–Wales  | 3–3 | England–Scotland | Dublin, Ireland |
| J P Dunne Allchurch 2 |
[6]: 36 | Thompson Langton Allen |
Stadium: Dalymount Park Referee: J Scully |
1969
edit| 21 July 1969 [g] | Wales | 0–1 | Rest of the UK | Cardiff |
| Report | Lee 34' |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 13,605 Referee: B. M. Griffiths |
2006
edit| 21 May 2006 [h] | Basque Country  | 0–1 | Wales | Bilbao |
| 20:30 CET | Report | Giggs 76' |
Stadium: San Mamés Referee: Eduardo Iturralde González |
- ↑ Part of a Canadian tour of the United Kingdom, also involving several players from the United States.[4]
- ↑ Canada walked off after disputed Welsh equaliser
- ↑ King George V Jubilee Trust Fund
- ↑ Trial of two-referee system.[6]: 17
- ↑ 75th anniversary of the Football Association of Wales.[8]
- ↑ Belgrove F.C. Exhibition match.
- ↑ Match to commemorate the investure of Prince Charles as Prince of Wales.[8][9]
- ↑ This is the only match played by any of the Home Nations against any of the Autonomous Communities of Spain.
See also
editReferences
editBibliography
edit- Davies, Gareth; Garland, Ian (1991). Who's Who of Welsh International Soccer Players. Bridge Books. ISBN 1-872424-11-2.
- Oliver, Guy (1992). The Guinness Record of World Soccer. Guinness. ISBN 0-85112-954-4.
Notes
edit- ↑ Garland (2001), p. 225-232.
- 1 2 England's matches: Unofficial until 1946, England Football Online
- ↑ "Wales 2-3 England 5 May 1945". Welsh Football Data Archive. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
- ↑ Jose, Colin. "Canadian-American Great Britain Tour, 1891–92". Canadian Soccer History. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
- ↑ Football. | Wales V. Canada., South Wales Echo, 22 September 1891, scan via The National Library of Wales
- 1 2 3 4 5 Warsop, Keith, ed. (2002). British and Irish Special and Intermediate Internationals. Tony Brown. ISBN 9-781899-468621.
- ↑ Wales V. Canada., Carnarvon and Denbigh Herald, 13 October 1891, via The National Library of Wales
- 1 2 England Player Honours - International Representative Teams, England Football Online
- ↑ "When Wales faced George Best, Billy Bremner and Jack Charlton for Rest of the UK". BBC Sport. 28 July 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2020.