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

Players in bold are still active with Wales.

Most capped players

RankPlayerClubsWales careerCapsGoals1Gareth BaleSouthampton, Tottenham Hotspur, Real Madrid, Los Angeles FC2006–2022111412Chris GunterCardiff City, Tottenham Hotspur, Nottingham Forest, Reading, Charlton Athletic 2007–20221090=Wayne HennesseyWolverhampton Wanderers, Crystal Palace, Burnley, Nottingham Forest2007–202310904Ben DaviesSwansea City, Tottenham Hotspur2012–10435Neville SouthallEverton, Port Vale1982–19989206Ashley WilliamsStockport County, Swansea City, Everton2008–2019862=Aaron RamseyArsenal, Juventus, Rangers, Nice, Cardiff City2008–202486218Gary SpeedLeeds United, Everton, Newcastle United, Bolton Wanderers1990–20048579Craig BellamyNorwich City, Coventry City, Newcastle United, Blackburn Rovers, Liverpool, West Ham United, Manchester City, Cardiff City1998–2013781910Joe LedleyCardiff City, Celtic, Crystal Palace, Derby County2006–2018774=Joe AllenSwansea City, Liverpool, Stoke City2009–202577212Dean SaundersOxford United, Derby County, Liverpool, Aston Villa, Galatasaray, Nottingham Forest, Sheffield United, Benfica, Bradford City1986–2001752213Peter NicholasCrystal Palace, Arsenal, Luton Town, Aberdeen, Chelsea1979–1991732=Ian RushLiverpool, Juventus1980–1996732815Mark HughesManchester United, Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Chelsea, Southampton1984–19997216=Joey JonesLiverpool, Wrexham, Chelsea, Huddersfield Town1975–1986721

Top goalscorers

RankPlayerWales careerCapsGoalsAverage1Gareth Bale (list)2006–2022111412Ian Rush (list)1980–199673283Trevor Ford1947–19573823=Ivor Allchurch1951–196668235Dean Saunders1986–200175226Aaron Ramsey2008–202486217Craig Bellamy1998–201378198Harry Wilson2013–69179Robert Earnshaw2002–20125816=Cliff Jones1954–19695916=Mark Hughes1984–1999721612John Charles1950–19653815=Kieffer Moore2019–5715

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: Rubin Colwill – 20 years and 216 days Oldest player to play at World Cup finals: Wayne Hennessey – 35 years and 305 days

Other Longest serving player: Billy Meredith – 25 years (1895–1920)

Games and results Firsts First International: 26 March 1876 vs First home international: 5 March 1877 vs First win: 26 February 1881 vs First overseas opponent: , 25 May 1933 First win over an overseas opponent: 23 November 1949 vs

Biggest Biggest Win: 11–0 vs , 3 March 1888 Biggest Loss: 0–9 vs , 23 March 1878

Longest Longest winning streak: 6, 2 June 1980 – 16 May 1981 Longest losing streak: 5, 25 March 1876 – 27 March 1880

Goals First Welsh goal: William Davies, 18 January 1879 vs Youngest player to score: Gareth Bale – 17 years and 83 days, 7 October 2006 v

Most goals scored in one game by a player: 4 John Price, 12 Feb 1882 vs Jack Doughty, 3 Mar 1888 vs Mel Charles, 11 Apr 1962 vs Ian Edwards, 25 October 1978 vs

Hat-tricks

First hat-trick: John Price, 12 February 1882 vs

International tournaments

FIFA World Cup

Qualification First match: 15 October 1949 vs First goal: Mal Griffiths vs , 15 October 1949

Finals First finals: Sweden 1958 Total number of times qualified for the finals: 2 (1958, 2022) First game: 8 June 1958 vs First goal: John Charles vs , 8 June 1958 Most successful finals: 1958 – Quarter-finals World Cup top goalscorer: 2 Ivor Allchurch (1958)

UEFA European Championship

Finals First finals: France 2016 Total number of times qualified for the finals: 2 (2016, 2020) First game: 11 June 2016 vs First goal: Gareth Bale vs , 11 June 2016 Most successful finals: 2016 – Semi-finals European Championship top goalscorer: 3 Gareth Bale (2016)

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 OpponentPldWDLGFGAW%Totals P – Played; W – Won; D – Drawn; L – Lost Statistics include official FIFA recognised matches only Up to date as of 4 October 2026

By decade DecadePldWDLGFGAGDW%1870s1880s1890s1900s1910s1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020sOverall

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 4 October 2026

Notes

Only clubs played for while receiving caps are listed.

See also

British Home Championship

References

Bibliography

Notes

External links RSSSF: Wales – International Results