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Wales national football team results (1900–1914)

The Wales national football team represents Wales in international association football and is governed by the Football Association of Wales (FAW). Between 1900 and 1914 the side played 45 matches, all against the other national teams of the Home Nations in the British Home Championship. Having struggled in the competition prior to 1900, the Welsh side started the 20th century with considerably more success. They recorded two second-place finishes and winning their first Championship in the 1906–07 tournament in which they won their opening two matches before drawing with England in their final fixture, while Wales' Lot Jones was the competition's top goalscorer.[1]

This was followed, however by an immediate downturn as they finished bottom of the competition a year after their victory.[2] A second-place finish in the 1908–09 championship was the highest-placed result Wales subsequently achieved during the time period.[1] In March 1912, Wales played their 100th official international fixture, losing 1–0 against Scotland at Tynecastle Park.[3] The decision was taken to halt the competition in December 1914 after the outbreak of World War I and Wales did not play another competitive fixture until February 1920.[a][5]

Of the 45 matches the team played between 1900 and 1914, they won 11, defeating Ireland 7 times and Scotland 4 times, including their first victory over the latter at the 30th attempt.[6][7] In the remaining 34 fixtures, Wales drew 11 and lost 23. They failed to beat England in 15 attempts.[8] The team's inconsistent performances were partly attributed to the reluctance of Football League sides to release Welsh players for international duty, with FAW secretary Ted Robbins being highly critical of both the league and its teams during the period.[9]

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 1900–1914[b]
Match no. Date Venue H/A Opponents Score Competition Wales scorers Att.[c]
64 3 February 1900 Pittodrie, Aberdeen A   Scotland 2–5 1899–1900 British Home Championship Tom Parry (2) 12,500
65 24 February 1900 The Oval, Llandudno H   Ireland 2–0 1899–1900 British Home Championship Tom Parry, Billy Meredith 6,000
66 26 March 1900 Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff H   England 1–1 1899–1900 British Home Championship Billy Meredith 20,000
67 2 March 1901 Racecourse Ground, Wrexham H   Scotland 1–1 1900–01 British Home Championship Tom Parry 5,000
68 18 March 1901 St James' Park, Newcastle A   England 0–6 1900–01 British Home Championship 11,000
69 23 March 1901 Solitude, Belfast A   Ireland 1–0 1900–01 British Home Championship Owen Jones 7,000
70 22 February 1902 Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff H   Ireland 0–3 1901–02 British Home Championship 10,000
71 3 March 1902 Racecourse Ground, Wrexham H   England 0–0 1901–02 British Home Championship 10,000
72 15 March 1902 Cappielow, Glasgow A   Scotland 1–5 1901–02 British Home Championship Hugh Morgan-Owen 10,000
73 2 March 1903 Fratton Park, Portsmouth A   England 1–2 1902–03 British Home Championship Mart Watkins 5,000
74 9 March 1903 Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff H   Scotland 0–1 1902–03 British Home Championship 11,000
75 28 March 1903 Soltiude, Belfast A   Ireland 0–2 1902–03 British Home Championship 14,000
76 29 February 1904 Racecourse Ground, Wrexham H   England 2–2 1903–04 British Home Championship Mart Watkins, Lloyd Davies 9,000
77 12 March 1904 Dens Park, Dundee A   Scotland 1–1 1903–04 British Home Championship Bobby Atherton 9,000
78 21 March 1904 Penrhyn Park, Bangor H   Ireland 0–2 1903–04 British Home Championship 6,000
79 6 March 1905 Racecourse Ground, Wrexham H   Scotland 3–1 1904–05 British Home Championship Mart Watkins, Grenville Morris, Billy Meredith 6,000
80 27 March 1905 Anfield, Liverpool A   England 1–3 1904–05 British Home Championship Grenville Morris 20,000
81 8 April 1905 Solitude, Belfast A   Ireland 2–2 1904–05 British Home Championship Mart Watkins, Bobby Atherton 15,000
82 3 March 1906 Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh A   Scotland 2–0 1905–06 British Home Championship Lot Jones, John Love Jones 25,000
83 19 March 1906 Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff H   England 0–1 1905–06 British Home Championship 25,000
84 2 April 1906 Racecourse Ground, Wrexham H   Ireland 4–4 1905–06 British Home Championship Arthur Green, Hugh Morgan-Owen 5,000
85 23 February 1907 Solitude, Belfast A   Ireland 3–2 1906–07 British Home Championship Dickie Morris, Billy Meredith, Lot Jones 12,000
86 4 March 1907 Racecourse Ground, Wrexham H   Scotland 1–0 1906–07 British Home Championship Grenville Morris 7,715
87 18 March 1907 Craven Cottage, London A   England 1–1 1906–07 British Home Championship Lot Jones 22,000
88 7 March 1908 Dens Park, Dundee A   Scotland 1–2 1907–08 British Home Championship Lot Jones 18,000
89 16 March 1908 Racecourse Ground, Wrexham H   England 1–7 1907–08 British Home Championship William Davies 7,000
90 11 April 1908 Athletic Ground, Aberdare H   Ireland 0–1 1907–08 British Home Championship 6,000
91 1 March 1909 Racecourse Ground, Wrexham H   Scotland 3–2 1908–09 British Home Championship William Davies, Lot Jones 6,000
92 15 March 1909 City Ground, Nottingham A   England 0–2 1908–09 British Home Championship 11,500
93 15 March 1909 Solitude, Belfast A   Ireland 3–2 1908–09 British Home Championship Lot Jones, George Wynn, Billy Meredith 10,000
94 5 March 1910 Rugby Park, Kilmarnock A   Scotland 0–1 1909–10 British Home Championship 22,000
95 14 March 1910 Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff H   England 0–1 1909–10 British Home Championship 22,000
96 11 April 1910 Racecourse Ground, Wrexham H   Ireland 4–1 1909–10 British Home Championship Grenville Morris (2), Robert Evans (2) 8,000
97 28 January 1911 Windsor Park, Belfast A   Ireland 2–1 1910–11 British Home Championship William Davies, Grenville Morris 15,000
98 6 March 1911 Ninian Park, Cardiff H   Scotland 2–2 1910–11 British Home Championship Grenville Morris (2) 14,500
99 13 March 1911 The Den, London A   England 0–3 1910–11 British Home Championship 22,000
100 2 March 1912 Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh A   Scotland 0–1 1911–12 British Home Championship 22,000
101 11 March 1912 Racecourse Ground, Wrexham H   England 0–2 1911–12 British Home Championship 10,000
102 13 April 1912 Ninian Park, Cardiff H   Ireland 2–3 1911–12 British Home Championship William Davies, David Davies 10,000
103 18 January 1913 Grosvenor Park, Belfast A   Ireland 1–0 1912–13 British Home Championship James Roberts 8,000
104 3 March 1913 Racecourse Ground, Wrexham H   Scotland 0–0 1912–13 British Home Championship 8,000
105 17 March 1913 Ashton Gate Stadium, Bristol A   England 3–4 1912–13 British Home Championship Walter Davies, Ernest Peake, Billy Meredith 8,000
106 19 January 1914 Racecourse Ground, Wrexham H   Ireland 1–2 1913–14 British Home Championship Evan Jones 5,000
107 28 February 1914 Celtic Park, Glasgow A   Scotland 0–0 1913–14 British Home Championship 10,000
108 16 March 1914 Ninian Park, Cardiff H   England 0–2 1913–14 British Home Championship 17,586

Head to head records

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Head to head records
Opponent P W D L GF GA W% D% L%
  England 15 0 4 11 12 35 0 26.67 73.33
  Ireland 15 7 2 6 25 24 46.67 13.33 40
  Scotland 15 4 5 6 17 22 26.67 33.33 40
Totals 45 11 11 23 54 81 24.44 24.44 51.11

Notes

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  1. ^ Wales played two fixtures against England in 1919 but these are considered unofficial matches.[4]
  2. ^ Table information sourced from the references listed in the statistics section below.
  3. ^ Due to the unavailability of exact figures, attendance numbers are given as recorded estimates.

References

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Statistics
  • Nygård, Jostein. "Wales – International Results". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  • "Welsh International Matches". Welsh Football Data Archive. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  • Tossani, Gabriele. "Scotland – International Results". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  • Oliver, Guy (1992). The Guinness Record of World Soccer. London: Guinness World Records Ltd. pp. 559–560. 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.
Specific
  1. ^ a b Reyes, Macario; Morrison, Neil. "British Home Championship 1900–1914". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  2. ^ Stead 2013, pp. 76–79
  3. ^ Nygård, Jostein. "International matches of Wales". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  4. ^ Stead 2013, p. 89
  5. ^ Stead 2013, p. 85
  6. ^ "Wales national football team: record v Ireland". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  7. ^ "Wales national football team: record v Scotland". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  8. ^ "Wales national football team: record v England". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  9. ^ Stead 2013, p. 85

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