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 132 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]

Wales national football team results

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,[lower-alpha 1] 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 132 matches, Wales played during this period, they won 30.[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[lower-alpha 2]
Match no. Date Venue H/A Opponents Score Competition Wales scorers Att.
234 6 April 1960 Racecourse Ground, WrexhamH  Northern Ireland 3–2 1959–60 British Home ChampionshipTerry Medwin (2), Cliff Jones16,979
235 28 September 1960 Dalymount Park, DublinA  Republic of Ireland 3–2 FriendlyCliff Jones (2), Phil Woosnam20,000
236 22 October 1960 Ninian Park, CardiffH  Scotland 2–0 1960–61 British Home ChampionshipCliff Jones, Roy Vernon55,000
237 23 November 1960 Wembley Stadium, LondonA  England 1–5 1960–61 British Home ChampionshipKen Leek65,000
238 12 April 1961 Windsor Park, BelfastA  Northern Ireland 5–1 1960–61 British Home ChampionshipCliff Jones (2), Mel Charles, Ivor Allchurch, Ken Leek30,000
239 19 April 1961 Ninian Park, CardiffH  Spain 1–2 1962 FIFA World Cup QualificationPhil Woosnam45,000
240 19 April 1961 Santiago Bernabéu, MadridA  Spain 1–1 1962 FIFA World Cup QualificationIvor Allchurch65,466
241 28 May 1961 Népstadion, BudapestA  Hungary 2–3 FriendlyCliff Jones, Ivor Allchurch40,000
242 14 October 1961 Ninian Park, CardiffH  England 1–1 1961–62 British Home ChampionshipGraham Williams61,556
243 8 November 1961 Hampden Park, GlasgowA  Scotland 0–2 1961–62 British Home Championship74,329
244 11 April 1962 Ninian Park, CardiffH  Northern Ireland 4–0 1961–62 British Home ChampionshipMel Charles (4)13,250
245 12 May 1962 Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de JaneiroA  Brazil 1–3 FriendlyIvor Allchurch83,112
246 16 May 1962 Estádio do Morumbi, São PauloA  Brazil 1–3 FriendlyKen Leek30,710
247 22 May 1962 Estadio Azul, Mexico CityA  Mexico 1–2 FriendlyJohn Charles75,000
248 20 October 1962 Ninian Park, CardiffH  Scotland 2–3 1962–63 British Home ChampionshipIvor Allchurch, John Charles50,000
249 7 November 1962 Népstadion, BudapestA  Hungary 1–3 UEFA Euro 1964 qualifyingTerry Medwin40,000
250 21 November 1962 Wembley Stadium, LondonA  England 0–4 1962–63 British Home Championship27,500
251 20 March 1963 Ninian Park, CardiffH  Hungary 1–1 UEFA Euro 1964 qualifyingCliff Jones30,413
252 3 April 1963 Windsor Park, BelfastA  Northern Ireland 4–1 1962–63 British Home ChampionshipCliff Jones (3), Phil Woosnam25,000
253 12 October 1963 Ninian Park, CardiffH  England 0–4 1963–64 British Home Championship48,350
254 20 November 1963 Hampden Park, GlasgowA  Scotland 1–2 1963–64 British Home ChampionshipBarrie Jones56,067
255 15 April 1964 Vetch Field, SwanseaH  Northern Ireland 2–3 1963–64 British Home ChampionshipBrian Godfrey, Wyn Davies10,434
256 3 October 1964 Ninian Park, CardiffH  Scotland 3–2 1964–65 British Home ChampionshipKen Leek (2), Wyn Davies37,093
257 21 October 1964 Idrætsparken, CopenhagenA  Denmark 0–1 1966 FIFA World Cup Qualification22,473
258 18 November 1964 Wembley Stadium, LondonA  England 1–2 1964–65 British Home ChampionshipCliff Jones40,000
259 9 December 1964 Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium, AthensA  Greece 0–2 1966 FIFA World Cup Qualification20,663
260 17 March 1965 Ninian Park, CardiffH  Greece 4–1 1966 FIFA World Cup QualificationIvor Allchurch (2), Mike England, Roy Vernon11,159
261 31 March 1965 Windsor Park, BelfastA  Northern Ireland 5–0 1964–65 British Home ChampionshipRoy Vernon (2), Cliff Jones, Graham Williams, Ivor Allchurch15,000
262 1 May 1965 Stadio Artemio Franchi, FlorenceA  Italy 1–4 FriendlyBrian Godfrey43,000
263 30 May 1965 Central Lenin Stadium, MoscowA  Soviet Union 1–2 1966 FIFA World Cup QualificationRon Davies86,015
264 2 October 1965 Ninian Park, CardiffH  England 0–0 1965–66 British Home Championship30,000
265 27 October 1965 Ninian Park, CardiffH  Soviet Union 2–1 1966 FIFA World Cup QualificationRoy Vernon, Ivor Allchurch24,262
266 24 November 1965 Hampden Park, GlasgowA  Scotland 1–4 1965–66 British Home ChampionshipIvor Allchurch49,888
267 1 December 1965 Racecourse Ground, WrexhamH  Denmark 4–2 1966 FIFA World Cup QualificationRoy Vernon (2), Wyn Davies, Ronnie Rees4,839
268 30 March 1966 Ninian Park, CardiffH  Northern Ireland 1–4 1965–66 British Home ChampionshipWyn Davies12,860
269 14 May 1966 Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de JaneiroA  Brazil 1–3 FriendlyRon Davies64,620
270 18 May 1966 Mineirão, Belo HorizonteA  Brazil 0–1 Friendly25,231
271 22 May 1966 Estadio Nacional, SantiagoA  Chile 0–2 Friendly54,000
272 22 October 1966 Ninian Park, CardiffH  Scotland 1–1 1966–67 British Home Championship[lower-alpha 3]Ron Davies33,269
273 16 November 1966 Wembley Stadium, LondonA  England 1–5 1966–67 British Home ChampionshipWyn Davies75,380
274 12 April 1967 Windsor Park, BelfastA  Northern Ireland 0–0 1966–67 British Home Championship17,770
275 21 October 1967 Ninian Park, CardiffH  England 0–3 1967–68 British Home Championship44,960
276 22 November 1967 Hampden Park, GlasgowA  Scotland 2–3 1967–68 British Home ChampionshipRon Davies, Alan Durban57,472
277 28 February 1968 Racecourse Ground, WrexhamH  Northern Ireland 2–0 1967–68 British Home ChampionshipRonnie Rees, Wyn Davies17,548
278 8 May 1968 Ninian Park, CardiffH  West Germany 1–1 FriendlyWyn Davies8,075
279 23 October 1968 Ninian Park, CardiffH  Italy 0–1 1970 FIFA World Cup Qualification18,558
280 26 March 1969 Waldstadion, FrankfurtA  West Germany 1–1 FriendlyBarrie Jones40,000
281 16 April 1969 Heinz-Steyer-Stadion, DresdenA  East Germany 1–2 1970 FIFA World Cup QualificationJohn Toshack38,198
282 3 May 1969 Racecourse Ground, WrexhamH  Scotland 3–5 1968–69 British Home ChampionshipRon Davies (2), John Toshack18,765
283 7 May 1969 Wembley Stadium, LondonA  England 1–2 1968–69 British Home ChampionshipRon Davies70,000
284 10 May 1969 Windsor Park, BelfastA  Northern Ireland 0–0 1968–69 British Home Championship12,500
285 22 October 1969 Ninian Park, CardiffH  East Germany 1–3 1970 FIFA World Cup QualificationDave Powell22,409
286 4 November 1969 Stadio Olimpico, RomeA  Italy 1–4 1970 FIFA World Cup QualificationMike England67,481
287 18 April 1970 Ninian Park, CardiffH  England 1–1 1969–70 British Home ChampionshipDick Krzywicki40,126
288 22 April 1970 Hampden Park, GlasgowA  Scotland 0–0 1969–70 British Home Championship30,434
289 25 April 1970 Vetch Field, SwanseaH  Northern Ireland 1–0 1969–70 British Home ChampionshipRonnie Rees27,067
290 11 November 1970 Ninian Park, CardiffH  Romania 0–0 UEFA Euro 1972 qualifying19,882
291 21 April 1971 Vetch Field, SwanseaH  Czechoslovakia 1–3 UEFA Euro 1972 qualifyingRon Davies12,767
292 15 May 1971 Ninian Park, CardiffH  Scotland 0–0 1970–71 British Home Championship19,068
293 19 May 1971 Wembley Stadium, LondonA  England 0–0 1970–71 British Home Championship70,000
294 22 May 1971 Windsor Park, BelfastA  Northern Ireland 0–1 1970–71 British Home Championship23,000
295 26 May 1971 Olympiastadion, HelsinkiA  Finland 1–0 UEFA Euro 1972 qualifyingJohn Toshack5,410
296 13 October 1971 Vetch Field, SwanseaH  Finland 3–0 UEFA Euro 1972 qualifyingAlan Durban, John Toshack, Gil Reece10,301
297 27 October 1971 Letenský stadion, PragueA  Czechoslovakia 0–1 UEFA Euro 1972 qualifying20,051
298 24 November 1971 Stadionul 23. August, BucharestA  Romania 0–2 UEFA Euro 1972 qualifying35,251
299 20 May 1972 Ninian Park, CardiffH  England 0–3 1971–72 British Home Championship34,000
300 24 May 1972 Hampden Park, GlasgowA  Scotland 0–1 1971–72 British Home Championship21,332
301 27 May 1972 Racecourse Ground, WrexhamH  Northern Ireland 0–0 1971–72 British Home Championship15,647
302 15 November 1972 Ninian Park, CardiffH  England 0–1 1974 FIFA World Cup Qualification36,384
303 24 January 1973 Wembley Stadium, LondonA  England 1–1 1974 FIFA World Cup QualificationJohn Toshack62,273
304 28 March 1973 Ninian Park, CardiffH  Poland 2–0 1974 FIFA World Cup QualificationLeighton James, Trevor Hockey12,753
305 12 May 1973 Racecourse Ground, WrexhamH  Scotland 0–2 1972–73 British Home Championship18,682
306 15 May 1973 Wembley Stadium, LondonA  England 0–3 1972–73 British Home Championship38,000
307 19 May 1973 Goodison Park, LiverpoolN  Northern Ireland 0–1 1972–73 British Home Championship4,946
308 26 September 1973 Stadion Śląski, ChorzówA  Poland 0–3 1974 FIFA World Cup Qualification70,181
309 11 May 1974 Ninian Park, CardiffH  England 0–2 1973–74 British Home Championship25,734
310 14 May 1974 Hampden Park, GlasgowA  Scotland 0–2 1973–74 British Home Championship41,969
311 18 May 1974 Racecourse Ground, WrexhamH  Northern Ireland 1–0 1973–74 British Home ChampionshipDavid Smallman9,311
312 4 September 1974 Praterstadion, ViennaA  Austria 1–2 UEFA Euro 1976 qualifyingArfon Griffiths30,795
313 30 October 1974 Ninian Park, CardiffH  Hungary 2–0 UEFA Euro 1976 qualifyingArfon Griffiths, John Toshack8,445
314 20 November 1974 Vetch Field, SwanseaH  Luxembourg 5–0 UEFA Euro 1976 qualifyingJohn Toshack, Mike England, Phil Roberts, Arfon Griffiths, Terry Yorath10,539
315 16 April 1975 Népstadion, BudapestA  Hungary 2–1 UEFA Euro 1976 qualifyingJohn Toshack, John Mahoney21,080
316 1 May 1975 Stade Municipal, LuxembourgA  Luxembourg 3–1 UEFA Euro 1976 qualifyingLeighton James (2), Gil Reece3,289
317 17 May 1975 Ninian Park, CardiffH  Scotland 2–2 1974–75 British Home ChampionshipJohn Toshack, Brian Flynn23,509
318 21 May 1975 Wembley Stadium, LondonA  England 2–2 1974–75 British Home ChampionshipJohn Toshack, Arfon Griffiths53,000
319 23 May 1975 Windsor Park, BelfastA  Northern Ireland 0–1 1974–75 British Home Championship17,000
320 19 November 1975 Racecourse Ground, WrexhamH  Austria 1–0 UEFA Euro 1976 qualifyingArfon Griffiths27,578
321 24 March 1976 Racecourse Ground, WrexhamH  England 1–2 FriendlyAlan Curtis20,927
322 24 April 1976 Stadion Dinamo, ZagrebA  Yugoslavia 0–2 UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying36,917
323 6 May 1976 Hampden Park, GlasgowA  Scotland 1–3 1975–76 British Home ChampionshipArfon Griffiths25,466
324 8 May 1976 Ninian Park, CardiffH  England 0–1 1975–76 British Home Championship24,592
325 14 May 1976 Vetch Field, SwanseaH  Northern Ireland 1–0 1975–76 British Home ChampionshipLeighton James9,935
326 22 May 1976 Ninian Park, CardiffH  Yugoslavia 1–1 UEFA Euro 1976 qualifyingIan Evans30,346
327 6 October 1976 Ninian Park, CardiffH  West Germany 0–2 Friendly14,029
328 17 November 1976 Hampden Park, GlasgowA  Scotland 0–1 1978 FIFA World Cup Qualification63,233
329 30 March 1977 Racecourse Ground, WrexhamH  Czechoslovakia 3–0 1978 FIFA World Cup QualificationLeighton James (2), Nick Deacy18,022
330 28 May 1977 Racecourse Ground, WrexhamH  Scotland 0–0 1976–77 British Home Championship14,469
331 31 May 1977 Wembley Stadium, LondonA  England 1–0 1976–77 British Home ChampionshipLeighton James48,000
332 3 June 1977 Windsor Park, BelfastA  Northern Ireland 1–1 1976–77 British Home ChampionshipNick Deacy15,000
333 6 September 1977 Racecourse Ground, WrexhamH  Kuwait 0–0 Friendly3,132
334 20 September 1977 Kuwait National Stadium, Kuwait CityA  Kuwait 0–0 Friendly6,000
335 12 October 1977 Anfield, Liverpool[lower-alpha 4]H  Scotland 0–2 1978 FIFA World Cup Qualification50,850
336 16 November 1977 Letenský stadion, PragueA  Czechoslovakia 0–1 1978 FIFA World Cup Qualification22,383
337 14 December 1977 Westfalenstadion, DortmundA  West Germany 1–1 FriendlyDave Jones53,800
338 18 April 1978 Sad-Hezar Nafari Stadium, TehranA  Iran 0–1 Friendly50,000
339 13 May 1978 Ninian Park, CardiffH  England 1–3 1977–78 British Home ChampionshipPhil Dwyer17,698
340 17 May 1978 Hampden Park, GlasgowA  Scotland 1–1 1977–78 British Home ChampionshipWillie Donachie (o.g.)70,241
341 19 May 1978 Racecourse Ground, WrexhamH  Northern Ireland 1–0 1977–78 British Home ChampionshipNick Deacy9,077
342 25 October 1978 Racecourse Ground, WrexhamH  Malta 7–0 UEFA Euro 1980 qualifyingIan Edwards (4), Peter O'Sullivan, Mickey Thomas, Brian Flynn11,475
343 29 November 1978 Racecourse Ground, WrexhamH  Turkey 1–0 UEFA Euro 1980 qualifyingNick Deacy11,794
344 2 May 1979 Racecourse Ground, WrexhamH  West Germany 0–2 UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying26,900
345 13 May 1978 Ninian Park, CardiffH  Scotland 3–0 1978–79 British Home ChampionshipJohn Toshack (3)20,371
346 23 May 1979 Wembley Stadium, LondonA  England 0–0 1978–79 British Home Championship70,220
347 25 May 1979 Windsor Park, BelfastA  Northern Ireland 1–1 1978–79 British Home ChampionshipRobbie James6,500
348 2 June 1979 Empire Stadium, GżiraA  Malta 2–0 UEFA Euro 1980 qualifyingPeter Nicholas, Brian Flynn8,358
349 11 September 1979 Vetch Field, SwanseaH  Republic of Ireland 2–1 FriendlyIan Walsh, Alan Curtis6,825
350 17 October 1979 Müngersdorfer Stadion, CologneA  West Germany 1–5 UEFA Euro 1980 qualifyingAlan Curtis61,400
351 21 November 1979 Alsancak Stadium, IzmirA  Turkey 0–1 UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying30,650

Head to head records
Head to head records
Opponent P W D L GF GA W% D% L%
 Austria 2 1 0 1 2 2 50 50
 Brazil 4 0 0 4 3 10 100
 Chile 1 0 0 1 0 2 100
 Czechoslovakia 4 1 0 3 4 5 25 75
 Denmark 2 1 0 1 1 2 50 50
 East Germany 2 0 0 2 2 5 100
 England 22 1 7 14 12 45 5 32 64
 Finland 2 2 0 0 4 0 100
 Greece 2 1 0 1 4 3 50 50
 Italy 3 0 0 3 2 9 100
 Iran 1 1 0 0 1 0 100
 Kuwait 2 0 2 0 0 0 100
 Luxembourg 2 2 0 0 8 1 100
 Malta 2 2 0 0 9 0 100
 Mexico 1 0 0 1 1 2 100
 Northern Ireland 20 10 5 5 32 16 50 25 25
 Poland 2 1 0 1 2 3 50 50
 Republic of Ireland 2 2 0 0 5 3 100
 Romania 2 0 1 1 0 2 50 50
 Scotland 21 3 6 12 22 36 14 29 57
 Soviet Union 2 1 0 1 3 2 50 50
 Spain 2 0 1 1 2 3 50 50
 Turkey 2 1 0 1 1 1 50 50
 West Germany 5 0 2 3 3 11 40 60
 Yugoslavia 2 0 1 1 1 3 50 50
Totals132302557124166231943

Notes
  1. For the 1976 tournament, the quarter-finals were played as a two-legged, home and away tie with the final tournament hosting only the semi-finals and beyond.[8]
  2. Table information sourced from the references listed in the statistics section below.
  3. The 1966–67 and 1967-68 British Home Championships were used to determine which of the Home Nations would qualify for the 1968 UEFA European Championships.[16]
  4. The match was held in Liverpool after sanctions against the Welsh team following crowd trouble in the match against Yugoslavia the previous year.[17]

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
  1. Stead 2013, pp. 179–182
  2. Reyes, Macario; Morrison, Neil. "British Home Championship 1947–1966". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 5 December 2011. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  3. Burnton, Simon (1 July 2016). "Wales at the 1958 World Cup: a quarter-final run with a difference". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  4. Farmer, David; Stead, Peter (1998). Ivor Allchurch M.B.E. Swansea: Christopher Davies (Publishing) Ltd. p. 140. ISBN 978-0-7154-0733-2.
  5. Stead 2013, pp. 184–185
  6. Stead 2013, pp. 193–194
  7. Reyes, Macario; Morrison, Neil. "British Home Championship 1967–1984". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 21 December 2019. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  8. Stokkermans, Karel; Tabeira, Martín. "European Championship 1976". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 23 November 2011. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  9. Stead 2013, p. 220
  10. Abbandonato, Paul (22 May 2016). "The astonishing story of the forgotten Welsh football giants and the day Ninian Park erupted into violent chaos". WalesOnline. Media Wales. Archived from the original on 13 February 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  11. "Wales national football team statistics and records: scores". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  12. Harrison, Nick (19 November 2020). "Mark Hughes, Robbie Savage and Neco Williams are all in the list: Wrexham-born players who have starred for Wales". The Leader. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  13. Nygård, Jostein. "Wales – International Results". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  14. "Wales national football team: record v Ireland". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Archived from the original on 10 October 2020. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  15. "Wales national football team: record v England". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Archived from the original on 13 July 2019. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  16. Reyes, Macario; Morrison, Neil. "British Home Championship 1967–1984". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  17. Stead 2013, pp. 222–223
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