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Gareth Bale is Wales' top goalscorer of all-time with 41 goals and record cap holder. Chris Gunter was the first player to attain 100 caps for Wales. Gary Speed gained 85 caps for Wales and managed the side between 2010 and 2011. John Toshack gained 40 caps for Wales and managed the side for a single match in 1994 and between 2004 and 2010.
The Wales national side had reached the quarter-finals of the 1976 European Championships but suffered a controversial defeat to Yugoslavia and failed to reach the finals. [a] [2] The team's competitiveness had raised optimism amongst supporters ahead of qualifying for the 1978 FIFA World Cup, but this was eroded quickly as they suffered a 1–0 defeat against Scotland in their first ...
View history; General What links here; Related changes; Upload file; ... Wales national football team results; 1876–1899; 1900–1914; 1920–1939; 1946–1959 ...
The Wales national football team (Welsh: Tîm pêl-droed cenedlaethol Cymru) represents Wales in international football. It is controlled by the Football Association of Wales (FAW), the governing body for football in Wales. They have been a member of FIFA since 1946 and a member of UEFA since 1954.
[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]
Oneida County and Utica, New York became the cultural center of the Welsh-American community in the 19th century. Suffering from poor harvests in 1789 and 1802 and dreaming of land ownership, the initial settlement of five Welsh families soon attracted other agricultural migrants, settling Steuben, Utica and Remsen townships.
It includes Welsh footballers that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent. This category contains past and present players of the senior Wales national football team (but not players who have only been capped at Olympic, Under-21 or other junior levels).
The following year, Wales defeated Scotland for the first time in the team's history when goals from Meredith, Grenville Morris and Walter Watkins secured a 3–1 victory, [38] although Wales were unable to capitalise on the victory as they finished second to England in the 1905–06 British Home Championship after failing to win either of ...