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Historically, the Welsh team has featured a number of players from Wales' top club teams, Cardiff City and Swansea City. These two Welsh clubs play in the English league system alongside fellow Welsh clubs Newport County, Wrexham and Merthyr Town. However, most Welsh football clubs play in the Welsh football league system.
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 ...
The history of the Wales national football team spans the period from 1876, when the side played its first international fixture, to the present time. For detail on individual periods of the team's history, see one of the following articles: History of the Wales national football team (1876–1976)
First Welsh goal: William Davies, 18 January 1879 vs England; Youngest player to score: Gareth Bale – 17 years and 83 days, 7 October 2006 v Slovakia; Most goals scored in one game by a player: 4. John Price, 12 Feb 1882 vs Ireland; Jack Doughty, 3 Mar 1888 vs Ireland; Mel Charles, 11 Apr 1962 vs Northern Ireland
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For lists of Wales national football team results see: Wales national football team results 1876–99; Wales national football team results 1900–14; Wales national football team results 1920–39; Wales national football team results 1946–59; Wales national football team results 1960–79; Wales national football team results 1980–99 ...
Wales football team may refer to: Wales national football team. Wales national under-21 football team; Wales national under-20 football team; Wales national under-19 football team; Wales national under-18 football team; Wales national under-17 football team; Wales women's national football team; Wales national semi-professional football team
The Football Association of Wales (FAW), was established in 1876 to oversee the Wales national team and govern the sport in Wales, later creating and running the Welsh football league system. [4] Welsh professional club teams traditionally played in the same leagues as their English counterparts, structured into regional divisions.