Wales national football team results (unofficial matches)

This article lists the results for the Wales during the First and Second World War. During this period no caps were awarded. ^[1]

1914–19

1919

Wales   v   England

11 October 1919 Victory International [2]	Wales	2–1	England	Cardiff, Wales
	Meredith 22' Wynn 85'	Report	Puddefoot 77'	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 20,000

England   v   Wales

18 October 1919 Victory International [2]	England	2–0	Wales	Stoke-on-Trent, England
	Whittingham 6' Smith 54'	Report		Stadium: Victoria Ground Attendance: 16,000

1939–46

1939

Wales   v   England

11 November 1939 Friendly	Wales	1–1	England	Ninian Park, Cardiff
15:00	Pat Glover ?'	Report	?'	Attendance: 28,000 Referee: S Nicholas (Wales)

Wales   v   England

18 November 1939Friendly	Wales	2–3	England	Racecourse Ground, Wrexham
	Dai Astley ?', ?'	Report	?' ?' ?'	Attendance: 17,000 Referee: S McCarthy (Wales)

1940

England   v   Wales

13 April 1940Friendly	England	0–1	Wales	Wembley Stadium, London
		Report	?' Bryn Jones	Attendance: 40,000 Referee: A J Jewell (England)

1941

England   v   Wales

26 April 1941Friendly	England	4–1	Wales	City Ground, Nottingham
15:00	?' ?' ?' ?'	Report	?' Doug Witcomb	Attendance: 13,016 Referee: G Tedds (England)

Wales   v   England

7 June 1941Friendly	Wales	2–3	England	Ninian Park, Cardiff
15:00	Vivian Woodward ?' Billy James ?'	Report	?' ?' ?'	Attendance: 20,000 Referee: A Jones (Wales)

England   v   Wales

25 October 1941Friendly	England	2–1	Wales	St Andrew's, Birmingham
	?' ?'	Report	?' Idris Hopkins	Attendance: 25,000 Referee: G S Blackhall (England)

1942

Wales   v   England

9 May 1942Friendly	Wales	1–0	England	Ninian Park, Cardiff
15:00	Billy Lucas ?'	Report		Attendance: 33,000 Referee: W J Gow (England)

England   v   Wales

24 October 1942Friendly	England	1–2	Wales	Molineux, Wolverhampton
	?'	Report	?', ?' Horace Cumner	Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Capt. F C Green (England)

1943

England   v   Wales

27 February 1943Friendly	England	5–3	Wales	Wembley Stadium, London
15:00	?' ?' ?' ?' ?'	Report	?', ?', ?' George Lowrie	Attendance: 75,000 Referee: G Reader (England)

Wales   v   England

8 May 1943Friendly	Wales	1–1	England	Ninian Park, Cardiff
15:00	George Lowrie ?'	Report	?'	Attendance: 25,000 Referee: T J Warren (Wales)

England   v   Wales

25 September 1943Friendly	England	8–3	Wales	Wembley Stadium, London
	?' ?' ?' ?' ?' ?' ?' ?'	Report	?' Aubrey Powell ?', ?' George Lowrie	Attendance: 80,000 Referee: C E Argent (England)

1944

Wales   v   England

6 May 1944Friendly	Wales	0–2	England	Ninian Park, Cardiff
15:00		Report	?' ?'	Attendance: 50,000 Referee: E Davies (Wales)

England   v   Wales

16 September 1944Friendly	England	2–2	Wales	Anfield, Liverpool
	?' ?'	Report	?' Don Dearson ?' Billy Lucas	Attendance: 28,000 Referee: S Nicholas (Wales)

1945

Wales   v   England

5 May 1945Friendly	Wales	2–3	England	Ninian Park, Cardiff
15:00	Horace Cumner ?' George Edwards ?'	Report	?' ?' ?'	Attendance: 25,000 [a] Referee: W T Nash (Wales)

England   v   Wales

20 October 1945 BHC Victory International	England	0–1	Wales	The Hawthorns, West Bromwich
		Report	?' Aubrey Powell

Scotland   v   Wales

10 November 1945 BHC Victory International	Scotland	2–0	Wales	Hampden Park, Glasgow
	William Waddell ?' Jock Dodds ?'	Report

1946

Wales   v   Ireland

4 May 1946 BHC Victory International	Wales	0–1	Ireland	Ninian Park, Cardiff
		Report	?' Paddy Sloan

Notes

1. ^a Some sources report the total attendance as 40,000. ^[3]

Other unofficial matches

1891

Wales   v   Canada

21 September 1891 [a] [5]	Wales	1–1 [b]	Canada	Wrexham, Wales
16:45	J. Davies	[6] : 8	Buckingham	Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 500 Referee: James Davies

Wales   v   Canada

12 October 1891	Wales	2–1	Canada	Wrexham, Wales
[7]	R. L. Jones W. Lewis	[6] : 9	Bowman	Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 4,000 Referee: R E Lythgoe

1935

The Football League XI v Wales-Ireland

11 May 1935 [c]	The Football League XI	10–2	Wales-Ireland	Liverpool, England
	Hampson 5 Leyfield Eastham 2 Geldard Westwood	[6] : 17	Astley 2	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 9,000 Referee: A Taylor & G Stephenson [d]

1951

Wales   v   Rest of the UK

3 December 1951 [e]	Wales	3–2	Rest of the UK	Cardiff
	Allchurch 15'62' Ford 23'	Report	Fleming 64' Medley 83'	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 26,454

1956

Ireland–Wales v England–Scotland

14 May 1956 [f]	Ireland–Wales	3–3	England–Scotland	Dublin, Ireland
	J P Dunne Allchurch 2	[6] : 36	Thompson Langton Allen	Stadium: Dalymount Park Referee: J Scully

1969

Wales   v   Rest of the UK

21 July 1969 [g]	Wales	0–1	Rest of the UK	Cardiff
		Report	Lee 34'	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 13,605 Referee: B. M. Griffiths

2006

Basque Country   v   Wales

21 May 2006 [h]	Basque Country	0–1	Wales	Bilbao
20:30 CET		Report	Giggs 76'	Stadium: San Mamés Referee: Eduardo Iturralde González

1. Part of a Canadian tour of the United Kingdom, also involving several players from the United States. ^[4]
2. Canada walked off after disputed Welsh equaliser
3. King George V Jubilee Trust Fund
4. Trial of two-referee system. ^{[6] : 17}
5. 75th anniversary of the Football Association of Wales. ^[8]
6. Belgrove F.C. Exhibition match.
7. Match to commemorate the investure of Prince Charles as Prince of Wales. ^{[8] [9]}
8. This is the only match played by any of the Home Nations against any of the Autonomous Communities of Spain.

See also

• Wales portal

• Category:Wales wartime international footballers
• Association football during World War I
• Association football during World War II
• 1945–46 British Victory Home Championship

References

Bibliography

• Davies, Gareth; Garland, Ian (1991). Who's Who of Welsh International Soccer Players. Bridge Books. ISBN   1-872424-11-2.
• Oliver, Guy (1992). The Guinness Record of World Soccer. Guinness. ISBN   0-85112-954-4.

Notes

1. Garland (2001), p. 225-232.
2. England's matches: Unofficial until 1946, England Football Online
3. "Wales 2-3 England 5 May 1945". Welsh Football Data Archive. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
4. Jose, Colin. "Canadian-American Great Britain Tour, 1891–92". Canadian Soccer History. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
5. Football. | Wales V. Canada., South Wales Echo, 22 September 1891, scan via The National Library of Wales
6. Warsop, Keith, ed. (2002). British and Irish Special and Intermediate Internationals. Tony Brown. ISBN   9-781899-468621.
7. Wales V. Canada., Carnarvon and Denbigh Herald, 13 October 1891, via The National Library of Wales
8. England Player Honours - International Representative Teams, England Football Online
9. "When Wales faced George Best, Billy Bremner and Jack Charlton for Rest of the UK". BBC Sport . 28 July 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2020.

External links

• RSSSF: Wales - International Results
• Welsh Football Data Archive - Welsh International Matches