Wales national football team results (1980–1999)

The Wales national football team represents Wales in international association football and is governed by the Football Association of Wales (FAW). Between 1980 and 1999 the side played 133 matches, the majority of which came against other European national teams. The British Home Championship, which had been held every year outside wartime since 1894, was disbanded in 1984. The decision to end the competition in its 100th year was blamed largely on low attendance figures, football hooliganism and England and Scotland's desire to play other opponents.[1][2] Wales came within one match of winning the tournament in the 1980–81 season. They needed only to beat Northern Ireland, but the final game was never played after players refused to travel following an escalation of The Troubles in Ireland.[3][4] Northern Ireland won the last tournament, held in the 1983–84 season, on goal difference as all four sides finished on equal points.[5]

During this time period, Wales also saw an improvement in their hopes of qualifying for a major tournament. They came close to qualifying for both the 1982 FIFA World Cup, losing out on goal difference to Czechoslovakia,[6] and the 1984 European Championships. In the latter, a late goal for Yugoslavia in their final match against Bulgaria saw them overtake Wales to win the qualifying group.[1] Wales narrowly failed to qualify for the third consecutive tournament, the 1986 FIFA World Cup, as they drew a decisive qualifying match against Scotland.[7][8] A defeat in their last qualifying game against Germany, coupled with their opponents' subsequent victories in their last matches, led to Germany winning the group and the resulting qualification place for the 1992 European Championships.[9][10] A similar defeat against Romania in 1993 resulted in Wales failing to qualify for the 1994 FIFA World Cup.[11][12]

Of the 133 matches played by Wales during the period, they won 47, drew 28 and lost the remaining 58. The team was most successful against Scotland, Iceland and the Republic of Ireland, winning three times against each side.[13] They were least successful against the Netherlands, losing all five meetings between the sides and conceding 17 goals in the process.[14] Their biggest victories were 6–0 wins over the Faroe Islands in 1992 and San Marino in 1996, while their biggest defeat was a 7–1 loss to the Netherlands, also in 1996.[13]

Results

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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 1980–1999[a]
Match no. Date Venue H/A/N Opponents Score Competition Wales scorers Att.
352 17 May 1980 Racecourse Ground, Wrexham H   England 4–1 1979–80 British Home Championship Mickey Thomas, Ian Walsh, Leighton James, Phil Thompson (o.g.) 24,386
353 21 May 1980 Hampden Park, Glasgow A   Scotland 0–1 1979–80 British Home Championship 31,359
354 23 May 1980 Ninian Park, Cardiff H   Northern Ireland 0–1 1979–80 British Home Championship 12,913
355 2 June 1980 Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík A   Iceland 4–0 1982 FIFA World Cup Qualification Ian Walsh (2), David Giles, Brian Flynn 10,254
356 15 October 1980 Ninian Park, Cardiff H   Turkey 4–0 1982 FIFA World Cup Qualification Leighton James (2), Brian Flynn, Ian Walsh 11,770
357 19 November 1980 Ninian Park, Cardiff H   Czechoslovakia 1–0 1982 FIFA World Cup Qualification David Giles 20,175
358 24 February 1981 Tolka Park, Dublin A   Republic of Ireland 3–1 Friendly Paul Price, Terry Boyle, Terry Yorath 15,000
359 25 March 1981 Ankara 19 Mayıs Stadyumu, Ankara A   Turkey 1–0 1982 FIFA World Cup Qualification Carl Harris 35,000
360 16 May 1981 Vetch Field, Swansea H   Scotland 2–0 1980–81 British Home Championship Ian Walsh (2) 18,935
361 20 May 1981 Wembley Stadium, London A   England 0–0 1980–81 British Home Championship 34,280
362 30 May 1981 Racecourse Ground, Wrexham H   Soviet Union 0–0 1982 FIFA World Cup Qualification 29,366
363 9 September 1981 Stadion Evžena Rošického, Prague A   Czechoslovakia 0–2 1982 FIFA World Cup Qualification 38,000
364 14 October 1981 Vetch Field, Swansea H   Iceland 2–2 1982 FIFA World Cup Qualification Robbie James, Alan Curtis 19,783
365 18 November 1981 Dinamo Stadium, Tbilisi A   Soviet Union 0–3 1982 FIFA World Cup Qualification 80,000
366 24 March 1982 Estadio Luíz Casanova, Valencia A   Spain 1–1 Friendly Robbie James 15,000
367 27 April 1982 Ninian Park, Cardiff H   England 0–1 1981–82 British Home Championship 25,000
368 24 May 1982 Hampden Park, Glasgow A   Scotland 0–1 1981–82 British Home Championship 25,284
369 27 May 1982 Racecourse Ground, Wrexham H   Northern Ireland 3–0 1981–82 British Home Championship Alan Curtis, Ian Rush, Peter Nicholas
2,315
370 2 June 1982 Stadium Municipal, Toulouse A   France 1–0 Friendly Ian Rush 26,671
371 22 September 1982 Vetch Field, Swansea H   Norway 1–0 UEFA Euro 1984 qualifying Ian Rush
4,340
372 15 December 1982 Gradski Stadion, Titograd A   Yugoslavia 4–4 UEFA Euro 1984 qualifying Brian Flynn, Ian Rush, Joey Jones, Robbie James 15,000
373 23 February 1983 Wembley Stadium, London A   England 1–2 1982–83 British Home Championship Ian Rush 24,000
374 27 April 1983 Racecourse Ground, Wrexham H   Bulgaria 1–0 UEFA Euro 1984 qualifying Jeremy Charles
9,006
375 28 May 1983 Ninian Park, Cardiff H   Scotland 0–2 1982–83 British Home Championship 14,100
376 31 May 1983 Windsor Park, Belfast A   Northern Ireland 1–0 1982–83 British Home Championship Gordon Davies
8,000
377 12 June 1983 Ninian Park, Cardiff H   Brazil 1–1 Friendly Brian Flynn 30,000
378 21 September 1983 Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo A   Norway 0–0 UEFA Euro 1984 qualifying 17,575
379 12 October 1983 Racecourse Ground, Wrexham H   Romania 5–0 Friendly Ian Rush (2), Mickey Thomas, Robbie James, Alan Curtis
4,161
380 16 November 1983 Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia A   Bulgaria 0–1 UEFA Euro 1984 qualifying
8,000
381 14 December 1983 Ninian Park, Cardiff H   Yugoslavia 1–1 UEFA Euro 1984 qualifying Robbie James 24,000
382 28 February 1984 Hampden Park, Glasgow A   Scotland 1–2 1983–84 British Home Championship Robbie James 21,542
383 2 May 1984 Racecourse Ground, Wrexham H   England 1–0 1983–84 British Home Championship Mark Hughes 14,250
384 22 May 1984 Vetch Field, Swansea A   Northern Ireland 1–1 1983–84 British Home Championship Mark Hughes
7,845
385 6 June 1984 Lerkendal Stadion, Trondheim A   Norway 0–1 Friendly 15,970
386 10 June 1984 Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan A   Israel 0–0 Friendly
3,000
387 12 September 1984 Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík A   Iceland 0–1 1986 FIFA World Cup Qualification 10,837
387 17 October 1984 Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán, Seville A   Spain 0–3 1986 FIFA World Cup Qualification 42,500
388 14 November 1984 Ninian Park, Cardiff H   Iceland 2–1 1986 FIFA World Cup Qualification Mickey Thomas, Mark Hughes 10,504
389 26 February 1985 Racecourse Ground, Wrexham H   Norway 1–1 Friendly Ian Rush
4,532
390 27 March 1985 Hampden Park, Glasgow A   Scotland 1–0 1986 FIFA World Cup Qualification Ian Rush 62,424
391 30 April 1985 Racecourse Ground, Wrexham H   Spain 3–0 1986 FIFA World Cup Qualification Ian Rush (2), Mark Hughes 23,494
392 5 June 1985 Brann Stadion, Bergen A   Norway 2–4 Friendly Steve Lovell, Mark Hughes
5,596
393 10 September 1985 Ninian Park, Cardiff H   Scotland 1–1 1986 FIFA World Cup Qualification Mark Hughes 39,500
394 16 October 1985 Ninian Park, Cardiff H   Hungary 0–3 Friendly
3,505
395 25 February 1986 Jalawi Stadium, Khobar A   Saudi Arabia 2–1 Friendly Neil Slatter, Gordon Davies 20,000
396 26 March 1986 Lansdowne Road, Dublin A   Republic of Ireland 1–0 Friendly Ian Rush 16,500
397 21 April 1986 Racecourse Ground, Wrexham H   Uruguay 0–0 Friendly 11,154
398 10 May 1986 North York Civic Stadium, Toronto A   Canada 0–2 Friendly 13,142
399 19 May 1986 Empire Stadium, Vancouver A   Canada 3–0 Friendly Dean Saunders (2), Malcolm Allen
9,007
400 10 September 1986 Olympic Stadium, Helsinki A   Finland 1–1 UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying Neil Slatter
9,840
401 18 February 1987 Vetch Field, Swansea H   Soviet Union 0–0 Friendly 17,617
402 1 April 1987 Racecourse Ground, Wrexham H   Finland 4–0 UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying Ian Rush, Glyn Hodges, David Phillips, Andy Jones
7,696
403 29 April 1987 Racecourse Ground, Wrexham H   Czechoslovakia 1–1 UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying Ian Rush 14,150
404 9 September 1987 Ninian Park, Cardiff H   Denmark 1–0 UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying Mark Hughes 20,535
405 14 October 1987 Idrætsparken, Copenhagen A   Denmark 0–1 UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying 44,500
406 11 November 1987 Letna Stadium, Prague A   Czechoslovakia 0–2 UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying
6,443
407 23 March 1988 Vetch Field, Swansea H   Yugoslavia 1–2 Friendly Dean Saunders
5,985
408 27 April 1988 Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm A   Sweden 1–4 Friendly Glyn Hodges 11,656
409 1 June 1988 National Stadium, Valletta A   Malta 3–2 Friendly Barry Horne, Mark Hughes, Ian Rush
4,836
410 4 June 1988 Stadio Mario Rigamonti, Brescia A   Italy 1–0 Friendly Ian Rush 18,931
411 14 September 1988 Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam A   Netherlands 0–1 1990 FIFA World Cup Qualification 58,000
412 19 October 1988 Vetch Field, Swansea H   Finland 2–2 1990 FIFA World Cup Qualification Dean Saunders, Aki Lahtinen (o.g.)
9,603
413 8 February 1989 Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan A   Israel 3–3 Friendly Barry Horne, Eitan Aharoni (o.g.), Malcolm Allen
6,000
414 26 April 1989 Racecourse Ground, Wrexham H   Sweden 0–2 Friendly
7,292
415 31 May 1989 Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff H   West Germany 0–0 1990 FIFA World Cup Qualification 30,000
416 6 September 1989 Olympic Stadium, Helsinki A   Finland 0–1 1990 FIFA World Cup Qualification
7,480
417 11 October 1989 Racecourse Ground, Wrexham H   Netherlands 1–2 1990 FIFA World Cup Qualification Mark Bowen
9,025
418 15 November 1989 Müngersdorfer Stadion, Cologne A   West Germany 1–2 1990 FIFA World Cup Qualification Malcolm Allen 60,300
419 28 March 1990 Lansdowne Road, Dublin A   Republic of Ireland 0–1 Friendly 41,350
420 25 April 1990 Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm A   Sweden 2–4 Friendly Dean Saunders (2) 13,981
421 20 May 1990 Ninian Park, Cardiff H   Costa Rica 1–0 Friendly Dean Saunders
5,977
422 11 September 1990 Idrætsparken, Copenhagen A   Denmark 0–1 Friendly
8,700
423 17 October 1990 National Stadium, Cardiff H   Belgium 3–1 UEFA Euro 1992 qualifying Ian Rush, Dean Saunders, Mark Hughes 14,274
424 14 November 1990 Stade Municipal, Luxembourg A   Luxembourg 1–0 UEFA Euro 1992 qualifying Ian Rush
6,703
425 6 February 1991 Racecourse Ground, Wrexham H   Republic of Ireland 0–3 Friendly
9,168
426 27 March 1991 Vanden Stock Stadium, Anderlecht A   Belgium 1–1 UEFA Euro 1992 qualifying Dean Saunders 18,591
427 1 May 1991 National Stadium, Cardiff H   Iceland 1–0 Friendly Paul Bodin
3,656
428 29 May 1991 Radomiak Stadium, Radom A   Poland 0–0 Friendly 12,000
429 5 June 1991 National Stadium, Cardiff H   Germany 1–0 UEFA Euro 1992 qualifying Ian Rush 34,603
430 11 September 1991 National Stadium, Cardiff H   Brazil 1–0 Friendly Dean Saunders 20,000
431 16 October 1991 Frankenstadion, Nuremberg A   Germany 1–4 UEFA Euro 1992 qualifying Paul Bodin 46,491
432 13 November 1991 National Stadium, Cardiff H   Luxembourg 1–0 UEFA Euro 1992 qualifying Paul Bodin 19,813
433 19 February 1992 Royal Dublin Society Stadium, Dublin A   Republic of Ireland 1–0 Friendly Mark Pembridge 15,100
434 29 April 1992 Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna A   Austria 1–1 Friendly Chris Coleman 52,000
435 20 May 1992 Ghencea, Bucharest A   Romania 1–5 1994 FIFA World Cup Qualification Ian Rush 23,000
436 30 May 1992 Nieuw Galgenwaard, Utrecht A   Netherlands 0–4 Friendly 18,009
437 3 June 1992 Nagaragawa Stadium, Gifu N   Argentina 0–1 1992 Kirin Cup 31,000
438 7 June 1992 Ningineer Stadium, Matsuyama A   Japan 1–0 1992 Kirin Cup 30,000
439 9 September 1992 National Stadium, Cardiff H   Faroe Islands 6–0 1994 FIFA World Cup Qualification Ian Rush (3), Dean Saunders, Mark Bowen, Clayton Blackmore
7,000
440 14 October 1992 Tsirion Stadium, Limassol A   Cyprus 1–0 1994 FIFA World Cup Qualification Mark Hughes 12,000
441 18 November 1992 Vanden Stock Stadium, Anderlecht A   Belgium 0–2 1994 FIFA World Cup Qualification 21,000
442 17 February 1993 Tolka Park, Dublin A   Republic of Ireland 1–2 Friendly Mark Hughes
9,500
443 31 March 1993 National Stadium, Cardiff H   Belgium 2–0 1994 FIFA World Cup Qualification Ryan Giggs, Ian Rush 27,002
444 28 April 1993 Bazaly, Ostrava A   Representation of
Czechs and Slovaks
1–1 1994 FIFA World Cup Qualification Mark Hughes
7,000
445 6 June 1993 Svangaskard, Toftir A   Faroe Islands 3–0 1994 FIFA World Cup Qualification Dean Saunders, Eric Young, Ian Rush
4,209
446 8 September 1993 National Stadium, Cardiff H   Representation of
Czechs and Slovaks
2–2 1994 FIFA World Cup Qualification Ryan Giggs, Ian Rush 37,558
447 13 October 1993 National Stadium, Cardiff H   Cyprus 2–0 1994 FIFA World Cup Qualification Dean Saunders, Ian Rush 12,000
448 17 November 1993 National Stadium, Cardiff H   Romania 1–2 1994 FIFA World Cup Qualification Dean Saunders 40,000
449 9 March 1994 Ninian Park, Cardiff H   Norway 1–3 Friendly Chris Coleman 10,000
450 20 April 1994 Racecourse Ground, Wrexham H   Sweden 0–2 Friendly
4,694
451 25 May 1994 Kadrioru Stadium, Tallinn A   Estonia 2–1 Friendly Ian Rush, David Phillips
1,500
452 7 September 1994 National Stadium, Cardiff H   Albania 2–0 UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying Chris Coleman, Ryan Giggs 15,791
453 12 October 1994 Stadionul Republican, Chişinău A   Moldova 2–3 UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying Gary Speed, Nathan Blake 12,000
454 16 November 1994 Boris Paichadze Stadium, Tbilisi A   Georgia 0–5 UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying 45,000
455 14 December 1994 National Stadium, Cardiff H   Bulgaria 0–3 UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying 23,206
456 29 March 1995 Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia A   Bulgaria 1–3 UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying Dean Saunders 60,000
457 26 April 1995 Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf A   Germany 1–1 UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying Dean Saunders 15,791
458 7 June 1995 National Stadium, Cardiff H   Georgia 0–1 UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying
8,241
459 6 September 1995 National Stadium, Cardiff H   Moldova 1–0 UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying Gary Speed
6,271
460 11 October 1995 National Stadium, Cardiff H   Germany 1–2 UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying Kit Symons 27,000
461 15 November 1995 Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana A   Albania 1–1 UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying Mark Pembridge
2,100
462 24 January 1996 Stadio Libero Liberati, Terni A   Italy 0–3 Friendly 16,095
463 24 April 1996 Stadio Cornaredo, Lugano A    Switzerland 0–2 Friendly
8,500
464 2 June 1996 Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle A   San Marino 5–0 1998 FIFA World Cup Qualification Mark Hughes (2), Andy Melville, Ryan Giggs, Mark Pembridge
1,613
465 31 August 1996 National Stadium, Cardiff H   San Marino 6–0 1998 FIFA World Cup Qualification Dean Saunders (2), Mark Hughes (2), Andy Melville, John Robinson 15,150
466 5 October 1996 National Stadium, Cardiff H   Netherlands 1–3 1998 FIFA World Cup Qualification Dean Saunders 34,560
467 9 November 1996 Philips Stadion, Eindhoven A   Netherlands 1–7 1998 FIFA World Cup Qualification Dean Saunders 26,210
468 14 December 1996 National Stadium, Cardiff H   Turkey 0–0 1998 FIFA World Cup Qualification 12,500
469 11 February 1997 Ninian Park, Cardiff H   Republic of Ireland 0–0 Friendly
7,000
470 29 March 1997 Ninian Park, Cardiff H   Belgium 1–2 1998 FIFA World Cup Qualification Gary Speed 14,650
471 27 May 1997 Rugby Park, Kilmarnock A   Scotland 1–0 Friendly John Hartson
9,013
472 20 August 1997 Ali Sami Yen Stadium, Istanbul A   Turkey 4–6 1998 FIFA World Cup Qualification Nathan Blake, Robbie Savage, Dean Saunders, Andy Melville
9,710
473 11 October 1997 Roi Baudouin, Bruxelles A   Belgium 2–3 1998 FIFA World Cup Qualification Mark Pembridge, Ryan Giggs 19,233
474 11 November 1997 Estádio Mané Garrincha, Brasilia A   Brazil 0–3 Friendly 30,000
475 25 March 1998 Ninian Park, Cardiff H   Jamaica 0–0 Friendly 13,349
476 4 June 1998 National Stadium, Valletta H   Malta 3–0 Friendly Craig Bellamy, John Hartson, Mark Pembridge
2,500
477 6 June 1998 Stade El Menzah, Tunis A   Tunisia 0–4 Friendly 80,000
478 5 September 1998 Anfield, Liverpool[b] N   Italy 0–2 UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying 23,160
479 10 October 1998 Parken, København A   Denmark 2–1 UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying Ady Williams, Craig Bellamy 36,009
480 14 October 1998 Ninian Park, Cardiff H   Belarus 3–2 UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying John Robinson, Chris Coleman, Kit Symons 11,975
481 31 March 1999 Letzigrund Stadion, Zürich A    Switzerland 0–2 UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying 13,500
482 5 June 1999 Stadio DallAra, Bologna A   Italy 0–4 UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying 12,392
483 9 June 1999 Anfield, Liverpool[c] N   Denmark 0–2 UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying 10,956
484 4 September 1999 Dinamo, Minsk A   Belarus 2–1 UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying Dean Saunders, Ryan Giggs 25,000
485 9 October 1999 Racecourse Ground, Wrexham H    Switzerland 0–2 UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying
5,064

Head to head records

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Head to head records
Opponent P W D L GF GA W% D% L%
  Albania 2 1 1 0 3 1 50 50 0
  Argentina 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 100
  Austria 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 100 0
  Belarus 2 2 0 0 5 3 100 0 0
  Belgium 6 2 1 3 9 9 33 17 50
  Brazil 3 1 1 1 2 4 33 33 33
  Bulgaria 4 1 0 3 2 7 25 0 75
  Canada 2 1 0 1 3 2 50 0 50
  Costa Rica 1 1 0 0 1 0 100 0 0
  Cyprus 2 2 0 0 3 0 100 0 0
  Czechoslovakia 6 1 3 2 5 7 17 50 33
  Denmark 5 2 0 3 3 5 40 0 60
  England 5 2 1 2 6 4 40 20 40
  Estonia 1 1 0 0 2 1 100 0 0
  Faroe Islands 2 2 0 0 9 0 100 0 0
  Finland 4 1 2 1 7 4 25 50 25
  France 1 1 0 0 1 0 100 0 0
  Georgia 2 0 0 2 0 6 0 0 100
  Germany 4 1 1 2 4 7 25 25 50
  Hungary 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 100
  Iceland 4 3 1 1 8 4 75 25 25
  Israel 2 0 2 0 4 4 0 100 0
  Italy 4 1 0 3 1 9 25 0 75
  Jamaica 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 100 0
  Japan 1 1 0 0 1 0 100 0 0
  Luxembourg 2 2 0 0 2 0 100 0 0
  Malta 2 2 0 0 6 2 100 0 0
  Moldova 2 1 0 1 3 3 50 0 50
  Netherlands 5 0 0 5 3 17 0 0 100
  Northern Ireland 4 2 1 1 5 2 50 25 25
  Norway 6 1 2 3 5 9 17 33 50
  Poland 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 100 0
  Republic of Ireland 7 3 1 3 6 7 43 14 43
  Romania 2 0 0 2 2 7 0 0 100
  San Marino 2 2 0 0 11 0 100 0 0
  Saudi Arabia 1 1 0 0 2 1 100 0 0
  Scotland 8 3 1 4 6 6 38 13 50
  Soviet Union 3 0 2 1 0 3 0 67 33
  Spain 3 1 1 1 4 4 33 33 33
  Sweden 4 0 0 4 3 12 0 0 100
   Switzerland 3 0 0 3 0 6 0 0 0
  Tunisia 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 100
  Turkey 4 2 1 1 9 6 50 25 25
  Uruguay 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 100 0
  West Germany 2 0 1 1 1 2 0 50 50
  Yugoslavia 3 0 2 1 6 7 0 67 33
Totals 133 47 28 58 154 180 35 85 44

Notes

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  1. ^ Table information sourced from the references listed in the statistics section below
  2. ^ The Football Association of Wales chose to host the match at Anfield in order to maximise potential revenue due to limited seating capacity at Welsh grounds.[15]
  3. ^ Wales were forced to play the match at Anfield by UEFA after Denmark demanded the same provisions as the Italy match on 5 September 1998.[16]

References

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Statistics
  • Oliver, Guy (1992). The Guinness Record of World Soccer. London: Guinness World Records Ltd. pp. 563–564. ISBN 978-0-85112-954-9.
  • 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.
Bibliography
  • Stead, Phil (2013). Red Dragons – The Story of Welsh Football. Ceredigion: Y Lolfa. ISBN 978-1-84771-468-8.
Footnotes
  1. ^ a b Stead 2013, pp. 255–256
  2. ^ Slater, Matt (10 January 2011). "Vauxhall tie-ins herald return for British Championship". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  3. ^ Stead 2013, pp. 244–245
  4. ^ Elgott, Jordan (23 May 2020). "Scotland beat England but Home Championships voided in 1981". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  5. ^ Reyes, Macario; Morrison, Neil. "British Home Championship 1967–1984". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 21 December 2019. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  6. ^ Stead 2013, pp. 248–249
  7. ^ Stead 2013, pp. 262–263
  8. ^ "Jock Stein: Triumph and tragedy in Cardiff". FIFA. 10 September 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  9. ^ Stead 2013, p. 287
  10. ^ "UEFA Euro 92 qualifying". UEFA. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  11. ^ Stead 2013, pp. 294–295
  12. ^ Davies, Nick (30 September 2017). "Wales, Yorath and the World Class Nearly Men". These Football Times. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  13. ^ a b Nygård, Jostein. "Wales – International Results". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  14. ^ "Wales national football team: record v Netherlands". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  15. ^ Stead 2013, pp. 312–323
  16. ^ Walker, Paul (22 October 2011). "Football: Wales told to play at Anfield". The Independent. Retrieved 15 April 2021.