Wales national football team records and statistics

This page details Wales national football team records; the most capped players, the players with the most goals, Wales's match record by opponent and decade.

Player records

Most capped players

As of 18 November 2020

# Name Clubs[nb1] Wales career Caps Goals
1 Chris Gunter Cardiff City, Tottenham, Nottingham Forest, Reading, Charlton Athletic 2007– 99 0
2 Wayne Hennessey Wolves, Crystal Palace 2007– 94 0
3 Neville Southall Everton, Port Vale 1982–1998 92 0
4 Gareth Bale Southampton, Tottenham, Real Madrid 2006– 87 33
5 Ashley Williams Stockport, Swansea City, Everton 2008–2019 86 2
6 Gary Speed Leeds United, Everton, Newcastle United, Bolton Wanderers 1990–2004 85 7
7 Craig Bellamy Norwich, Coventry City, Newcastle United, Blackburn, Liverpool, West Ham, Manchester City, Cardiff City 1998–2013 78 19
8 Joe Ledley Cardiff City, Celtic, Crystal Palace, Derby County 2006– 77 4
9 Dean Saunders Oxford United, Derby County, Liverpool, Aston Villa, Galatasaray, Nottingham Forest, Sheffield United, Benfica, Bradford City 1986–2001 75 22
10 Peter Nicholas Crystal Palace, Arsenal, Luton Town, Aberdeen, Chelsea 1979–1991 73 2
= Ian Rush Liverpool, Juventus 1980–1996 73 28
12 Mark Hughes Manchester United, Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Chelsea, Southampton 1984–1999 72 16
= Joey Jones Liverpool, Wrexham, Chelsea, Huddersfield Town 1975–1986 72 1

Highest goalscorers

As of 18 November 2020

# Name Wales career Caps Goals Average
1 Gareth Bale (list) 2006– 87 33 0.38
2 Ian Rush (list) 1980–1996 73 28 0.38
3 Trevor Ford 1947–1957 38 23 0.61
= Ivor Allchurch 1951–1966 68 23 0.34
5 Dean Saunders 1986–2001 75 22 0.29
6 Craig Bellamy 1998–2013 78 19 0.24
7 Robert Earnshaw 2002–2012 58 16 0.28
= Cliff Jones 1954–1969 59 16 0.27
= Mark Hughes 1984–1999 72 16 0.22
= Aaron Ramsey 2008– 61 16 0.26
11 John Charles 1950–1965 38 15 0.39

Age records
  • Youngest player to make debut: Harry Wilson – 16 years and 207 days
  • Oldest player to play a game: Billy Meredith – 45 years and 229 days
  • Youngest player to play at World Cup finals: Roy Vernon – 21 years and 42 days
  • Oldest player to play at World Cup finals: Dave Bowen – 30 years and 1 day
  • Youngest player to score a goal: Gareth Bale – 17 years and 83 days

Other

Games and results
Firsts
  • First International: 26 March 1876 vs  Scotland
  • First home international: 5 March 1877 vs  Scotland
  • First win: 26 February 1881 vs  England
  • First overseas opponent:  France, 25 May 1933
  • First win over an overseas opponent: 23 November 1949 vs  Belgium
Biggest
  • Biggest Win: 11–0 vs  Ireland, 3 March 1888
  • Biggest Loss: 0–9 vs  Scotland, 23 March 1878
Longest

Goals

Hat-tricks
Main article: List of Wales national football team hat-tricks

International tournaments

FIFA World Cup
Main article: Wales at the FIFA World Cup
Qualification
Finals

UEFA European Championship
Main article: Wales at the UEFA European Championship
Finals

Rankings
  • Highest FIFA Rank: 8 (October 2015)
  • Lowest FIFA Rank: 117 (August 2011)
  • Highest Elo Rank: 3 (1876–1885)
  • Lowest Elo Rank: 75 (September 2000)

Team records

Head to head
Opponent P W D L GF GA %W %D %L
 Albania 3 1 1 1 3 2 33.33 33.33 33.33
 Andorra 2 2 0 0 4 1 100
 Argentina 2 0 1 1 1 2 50 50
 Armenia 2 0 2 0 2 2 100
 Australia 1 0 0 1 1 2 100
 Austria 10 3 2 5 9 13 30 20 50
 Azerbaijan 8 7 1 0 15 2 87.5 12.5
 Belarus 5 4 0 1 8 5 80 20
 Belgium 13 5 3 5 20 17 38.46 23.08 38.46
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 4 0 2 2 2 6 50 50
 Brazil 10 1 1 8 5 20 10 10 80
 Bulgaria 10 5 1 4 6 8 50 10 40
 Canada 3 2 0 1 4 2 66.67 33.33
 Chile 1 0 0 1 0 2 100
 China PR 1 1 0 0 6 0 100
 Costa Rica 2 1 0 1 1 1 50 50
 Croatia 6 0 2 4 4 10 33.33 66.67
 Cyprus 7 5 0 2 10 6 71.43 28.57
 Czech Republic 3 0 2 1 1 2 66.67 33.33
 Czechoslovakia 12 3 3 6 10 15 25 25 50
 Denmark 10 4 0 6 9 11 40 60
 East Germany 4 1 0 3 7 8 25 75
 England 103 14 21 68 91 250 13.59 20.39 66.02
 Estonia 2 2 0 0 3 1 100
 Faroe Islands 2 2 0 0 9 0 100
 Finland 15 6 4 5 21 15 40 26.67 33.33
 France 4 1 1 2 4 9 25 25 50
 Georgia 5 1 1 3 3 9 20 20 60
 Germany 10 2 3 5 6 13 20 30 50
 Greece 2 1 0 1 4 3 50 50
 Hungary 12 6 2 4 17 15 50 16.67 33.33
 Iceland 7 5 1 1 13 5 71.43 14.29 14.29
 Iran 1 1 0 0 1 0 100
 Ireland 62 29 12 21 139 102 46.77 19.35 33.87
 Israel 6 3 3 0 10 3 50 50
 Italy 9 2 0 7 5 23 22.22 77.78
 Jamaica 1 0 1 0 0 0 100
 Japan 1 1 0 0 1 0 100
 Kuwait 2 0 2 0 0 0 100
 Latvia 1 1 0 0 2 0 100
 Liechtenstein 3 3 0 0 8 0 100
 Luxembourg 6 6 0 0 17 2 100
 Malta 4 4 0 0 15 2 100
 Mexico 4 0 2 2 2 5 50 50
 Moldova 4 3 0 1 9 3 75 25
 Montenegro 3 1 0 2 3 4 33.33 66.67
 Netherlands 8 0 0 8 5 24 100
 New Zealand 1 0 1 0 2 2 100
 North Macedonia 2 1 0 1 2 2 50 50
 Northern Ireland 35 16 12 7 52 31 45.71 34.29 20
 Norway 11 3 4 4 15 14 27.27 36.36 45.45
 Panama 1 0 1 0 1 1 100
 Paraguay 1 0 1 0 0 0 100
 Poland 8 1 3 4 5 10 12.5 37.5 50
 Portugal 4 1 0 3 4 9 25 75
 Qatar 1 1 0 0 1 0 100
 Republic of Ireland 19 8 5 6 19 18 42.11 26.32 31.58
 Rest of the United Kingdom 2 1 0 1 3 3 50 50
 Romania 5 1 1 3 7 9 20 20 60
 Russia 5 1 1 3 5 6 20 20 60
 San Marino 4 4 0 0 16 1 100
 Saudi Arabia 1 1 0 0 2 1 100
 Scotland 107 23 23 61 124 243 21.5 21.5 57.01
 Serbia 6 0 2 4 5 15 33.33 66.67
 Slovakia 5 3 1 1 10 9 60 20 20
 Slovenia 1 0 1 0 0 0 100
 Soviet Union 5 1 2 2 3 6 20 40 40
 Spain 6 1 2 3 7 11 16.67 33.33 50
 Sweden 7 0 1 6 3 16 14.29 85.71
  Switzerland 7 2 0 5 6 16 28.57 71.43
 Trinidad and Tobago 2 2 0 0 3 1 100
 Tunisia 1 0 0 1 0 4 100
 Turkey 6 3 1 2 10 7 50 16.67 33.33
 Ukraine 3 0 2 1 2 3 66.67 33.33
 Uruguay 2 0 1 1 0 1 50 50
 United States 2 0 1 1 0 2 50 50
 Yugoslavia 7 0 3 4 10 18 42.86 57.14
 West Germany 7 0 3 4 4 13 42.86 57.14
Totals669213146310837109631.8421.8246.34

P – Played; W – Won; D – Drawn; L – Lost
Statistics include official FIFA recognised matches only
Up to date as of 18 November 2020

By decade
Decade Pld W D L GF GA GD %W %D %L
1870s 5 0 0 5 1 20 -19 100
1880s 28 8 3 17 60 82 -22 28.57 10.71 60.71
1890s 30 3 5 22 43 112 -69 10 16.67 73.33
1900s 30 8 8 14 37 60 -23 26.67 26.67 46.67
1910s 15 3 3 9 15 23 -8 20 20 60
1920s 32 9 10 13 42 61 -19 28.13 31.25 40.63
1930s 30 13 5 12 54 60 -6 43.33 16.67 40
1940s 15 5 0 10 20 31 -11 33.33 66.67
1950s 49 14 14 21 66 91 -25 28.57 28.57 42.86
1960s 54 12 9 33 74 108 -34 22.22 16.67 61.11
1970s 65 20 18 27 60 67 −7 30.77 27.69 41.54
1980s 68 24 19 25 80 72 8 35.29 27.94 36.76
1990s 67 24 10 33 79 109 -30 35.82 14.93 49.25
2000s 89 32 23 34 101 97 4 35.96 25.84 38.2
2010s 85 34 16 35 95 96 −1 40 18.82 41.18
2020s 8 5 2 1 7 4 3 62.5 25 12.5
Overall 670 214 145 311 834 1093 -260 31.94 21.64 46.42

P – Played, W – Won, D – Drawn, L – Lost, GF – Goals For, GA – Goals Against, GD – Goal Difference
Statistics include official FIFA recognised matches only
Up to date as of 18 November 2020

Notes
  1. nb1 Only clubs played for while receiving caps are listed.

See also

References

Bibliography
  • Hayes, Dean P. (1994). Wales: The Complete Who's Who of Footballers Since 1946. Sutton Publishing. ISBN 0-7509-3700-9.
  • Oliver, Guy (1992). The Guinness Record of World Soccer. Guinness. ISBN 0-85112-954-4.

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