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6 unusual facts about Wales national football team


Dave Latchford

Even then manager Freddie Goodwin brought in Welsh international Gary Sprake, but Latchford soon regained his first team place, eventually losing it permanently when new manager Willie Bell brought in Jimmy Montgomery.

Gilfach Goch

Bryn Allen (1921–2005), the Wales international footballer was born in Gilfach Goch.

Harry Goslin

The regiment were sent to East Anglia to patrol potential enemy landing sites and Goslin was again selected for England, again to play Scotland, twice, as well as Wales.

Jack Kirwan

He made his international debut on 24 February 1900 in a 2–0 away defeat to Wales.

Jim Standen

His appearances at Arsenal were limited, first by National Service and then by the presence of Wales international Jack Kelsey.

Pontesbury

Wolverhampton Wanderers and Welsh international footballer David Edwards was born in and attended school in the village.


1985–86 in Scottish football

On 10 September 1985, the Scotland team travelled to Ninian Park, Cardiff, to take on Wales in their final qualifying game for the World Cup in Mexico.

1987 in Denmark

14 October — Denmark qualifies for UEFA Euro 1988 in West Germany by defeating Wales in their last game in Group 6 of the UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying and thusreby winning the group one point ahead of Czechoslovakia.

Adam Henley

Henley qualifies for Wales (as his mother is Welsh), England (under residency rules) and the United States, as he was born in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Alan Hinton

His time with Forest also saw him earn two further England caps, in a 2–2 draw with Belgium - in which he scored - and a 2–1 win over Wales, both in 1964.

Alan Neilson

Neilson was born in Wegberg, Germany, where his father was serving in the Royal Air Force, but was qualified to play for Wales.

Alf Harvey

Harvey who played for the Wednesbury Strollers and for England against Wales in the third international between the countries in February 1881.

Brian Greenhoff

Greenhoff played four times for the England under 23 team, scoring once and made his debut for England on 8 May 1976 in a 1-0 win at Ninian Park, Cardiff against Wales.

Brighton United F.C.

Maurice Parry played for Brighton United in the 1899–00 season, before having a long career with Liverpool and making 16 appearances for Wales.

Cheshunt F.C.

They finished runners-up in their second season under the management of Terry Medwin, the former Welsh international, and were promoted to Division One, also winning the Herts Charity Shield.

Eagley F.C.

As of December 2013, the club is managed by former Wales and Wigan Athletic striker Simon Haworth.

Eddie Latheron

His form earned him a call up to the England team for the British Home Championship match against Wales played at Ashton Gate, Bristol on 17 March 1913, when he was joined by his Rovers team-mates, Bob Crompton, Joseph Hodkinson and Billy Bradshaw.

Eddy Brown

The following season, 1955–56, they achieved their highest ever finishing position, sixth in the First Division; Brown, playing alongside Peter "Spud" Murphy and Welsh international Noel Kinsey and with Alex Govan and England international Gordon Astall on the wings, finished top scorer with 21 League goals.

England national football team results – 1880s

England played 27 matches between 1880 and 1889, all of them friendlies against either Scotland, Wales or Ireland.

Fabian Frei

Frei gave his international debut for Switzerland on 7 October 2011 in the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying game in the Liberty Stadium against Wales.

Fábio Deivson Lopes Maciel

He was also called up to play against Argentina and Wales on 3 and 5 September 2006, respectively, but again, he did not play in these match, as Gomes remained Brazil number 1 under Dunga at that time.

Frank Forman

Forman was not selected for the match against Wales on 28 March, but was picked for the match against Scotland on 2 April, when he played alongside Charles Wreford-Brown who was making his final appearance for the national team.

Great Lever

Another resident was Wales and Bolton Wanderers striker Wyn Davies who also went on to represent both Manchester clubs.

History of East Stirlingshire F.C.

The first was the Wales national team captain, Humphrey Jones, who earned five of his fourteen caps whilst with the club between 1889 and 1890.

Iñigo Liceranzu

On 30 April 1985 Liceranzu gained his sole cap for Spain, playing the entire 1986 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Wales, a 0–3 loss in Wrexham.

Jaime Belmonte

Jaime Belmonte Magdaleno (8 October 1934 – 21 January 2009), was a Mexican footballer, known as El Flaco (The Slim Man), He was also called El héroe de Solna (The hero of Solna), in reference to his goal scored vs Wales in the city of Solna during the 1958 World Cup earning Mexico's first point in a world cup.

John Hawley Edwards

A week after the FA Cup Final replay, Edwards played for the Wales national team in their inaugural match, played at Hamilton Crescent, Partick on 25 March 1876.

Kieran Richardson

He then made two further substitute appearances during England's World Cup qualification against Wales in Cardiff and Austria at Old Trafford.

Louis Thompson

Thompson started his career at Swindon Town where he followed his older brother Nathan Thompson through the Wiltshire football club's youth system under the guidance of former Wales international footballer and Swindon coach, Paul Bodin.

Paul Pogba

He made his youth international debut on 23 September 2008 in the team's opening match of the campaign against Wales in Llanelli.

R v Evans and McDonald

On 30 May 2011, Wales International and Sheffield United player Ched Evans and another person were arrested on suspicion of the sexual assault of a woman in Rhyl, Denbighshire, following an incident at a Premier Inn in Rhuddlan on the same day.

Sea Mills railway station

On 16 February 1878, the station was the scene of a shooting accident when former Wales international footballer, Alexander Jones, a master at Clifton College, was accompanying a party of cadets from the college home after rifle practice at Avonmouth.

Super Formation Soccer 94

Using two special codes, the player will have access to the special/hidden teams which didn't take part in the 1994 World Cup: England, Wales, Uruguay, Denmark and France.

Terry Harkin

It was during his debut season in England that Harkin won his first senior representative honour, leading the line for Northern Ireland under-23's in a 5–1 defeat by Wales at Vetch Field, Swansea, in February 1963.

Tommy Roberts

His first match was against Belgium in November 1923 and played in the following game against Wales.

Toni Šunjić

Šunjić made his international debut for Bosnia in a friendly against Wales in Llanelli on 15 August 2012 coming on as a 2nd half substitute.

Vadim Evseev

His only goal for Russia was scored on 19 November 2003 in a Euro 2004 qualification playoff against Wales at the Millennium Stadium.

Vivian Woodward

With his 28th and 29th goals, the last of his career, he overhauled Steve Bloomer against Wales in March 1911, and was not himself overtaken until Tom Finney scored his 30th (and last) goal in October 1958.

Winsford United F.C.

During this period, in the late 1970s, the club also reached the quarter finals of the FA Trophy and featured future Welsh international goalkeeper Neville Southall.

Ya'akov Hodorov

The most memorable match of his career was in 1958 FIFA World Cup qualification against Wales at Cardiff, in which he suffered a broken nose in a collision with Welsh striker John Charles, but continued to play and made dozens of acrobatic saves.


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