The Wales national football team represents Wales in international association football and is governed by the Football Association of Wales (FAW). Between 1960 and 1979 the side played 118 matches, the majority of which came against the other national teams of the Home Nations in the British Home Championship. Their first match of the period was a 3–2 victory over Northern Ireland which secured a shared Home Championship title as Wales, England and Scotland each finished with four points.

Having reached the quarter-finals of the 1958 FIFA World Cup, Wales suffered defeat in the qualifying stages for the 1962 tournament. As the team also failed to qualify for the 1966 FIFA World Cup they instead undertook tours to South America in both summers, playing several matches against Brazil and other sides. Wales also entered the 1964 European Nations' Cup, after not taking part in the inaugural competition four years earlier, but were eliminated in the first qualifying round by Hungary. The decade ended at a low point as Wales failed to gain a single point in qualifying for the 1970 FIFA World Cup and finished bottom of the last British Home Championship of the decade.

Wales reached the quarter-finals of the 1976 European Championships, but suffered defeat in a two-legged tie against Yugoslavia. The second leg at Ninian Park proved controversial over refereeing decisions while crowd trouble led Wales to receive sanctions on home venues from FIFA. In 1978, Wales recorded the second biggest margin of victory in their history by defeating Malta 7–0, with Ian Edwards scoring four times on his debut.

Of the 118 matches, Wales played during this period, they won 32. They were most successful against Northern Ireland, winning 10 of 20 meetings between the two sides. They also defeated Scotland three times and recorded two victories over four other sides. Wales were least successful against England, winning only once in 22 meetings and losing 14.

Results Wales' score is shown first in each case. The colours listed below are also used to signify results combined with the scoreline. + KeyColour (with score) Meaning DefeatDraw Win

+Wales national football team results 1960–1979Match DateVenue OpponentsScoreCompetitionWales scorers234Racecourse Ground, Wrexham H3–21959–60 British Home Championship Terry Medwin (2), Cliff Jones 16,979235Dalymount Park, Dublin A3–2Friendly Cliff Jones (2), Phil Woosnam 20,000236Ninian Park, Cardiff H2–01960–61 British Home Championship Cliff Jones, Roy Vernon 55,000237Wembley Stadium, London A1–51960–61 British Home Championship Ken Leek 65,000238Windsor Park, Belfast A5–11960–61 British Home Championship Cliff Jones (2), Mel Charles, Ivor Allchurch, Ken Leek 30,000239Ninian Park, Cardiff H1–21962 FIFA World Cup Qualification Phil Woosnam 45,000240Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid A1–11962 FIFA World Cup Qualification Ivor Allchurch 65,466241Népstadion, Budapest A2–3Friendly Cliff Jones, Ivor Allchurch 40,000242Ninian Park, Cardiff H1–11961–62 British Home Championship Graham Williams 61,556243Hampden Park, Glasgow A0–21961–62 British Home Championship 74,329244Ninian Park, Cardiff H4–01961–62 British Home Championship Mel Charles (4) 13,250245Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro A1–3Friendly Ivor Allchurch 83,112246Estádio do Morumbi, São Paulo A1–3Friendly Ken Leek 30,710247Estadio Azul, Mexico City A1–2Friendly John Charles 75,000248Ninian Park, Cardiff H2–31962–63 British Home Championship Ivor Allchurch, John Charles 50,000249Népstadion, Budapest A1–3UEFA Euro 1964 qualifying Terry Medwin 40,000250Wembley Stadium, London A0–41962–63 British Home Championship 27,500251Ninian Park, Cardiff H1–1UEFA Euro 1964 qualifying Cliff Jones 30,413252Windsor Park, Belfast A4–11962–63 British Home Championship Cliff Jones (3), Phil Woosnam 25,000253Ninian Park, Cardiff H0–41963–64 British Home Championship 48,350254Hampden Park, Glasgow A1–21963–64 British Home Championship Barrie Jones 56,067255Vetch Field, Swansea H2–31963–64 British Home Championship Brian Godfrey, Wyn Davies 10,434256Ninian Park, Cardiff H3–21964–65 British Home Championship Ken Leek (2), Wyn Davies 37,093257Idrætsparken, Copenhagen A0–11966 FIFA World Cup Qualification 22,473258Wembley Stadium, London A1–21964–65 British Home Championship Cliff Jones 40,000259Leoforos Alexandras Stadium, Athens A0–21966 FIFA World Cup Qualification 20,663260Ninian Park, Cardiff H4–11966 FIFA World Cup Qualification Ivor Allchurch (2), Mike England, Roy Vernon 11,159261Windsor Park, Belfast A5–01964–65 British Home Championship Roy Vernon (2), Cliff Jones, Graham Williams, Ivor Allchurch 15,000262Stadio Artemio Franchi, Florence A1–4Friendly Brian Godfrey 43,000263Central Lenin Stadium, Moscow A1–21966 FIFA World Cup Qualification Ron Davies 86,015264Ninian Park, Cardiff H0–01965–66 British Home Championship 30,000265Ninian Park, Cardiff H2–11966 FIFA World Cup Qualification Roy Vernon, Ivor Allchurch 24,262266Hampden Park, Glasgow A1–41965–66 British Home Championship Ivor Allchurch 49,888267Racecourse Ground, Wrexham H4–21966 FIFA World Cup Qualification Roy Vernon (2), Wyn Davies, Ronnie Rees 268Ninian Park, Cardiff H1–41965–66 British Home Championship Wyn Davies 12,860269Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro A1–3Friendly Ron Davies 64,620270Mineirão, Belo Horizonte A0–1Friendly 25,231271Estadio Nacional, Santiago A0–2Friendly 54,000272Ninian Park, Cardiff H1–11966–67 British Home Championship Ron Davies 33,269273Wembley Stadium, London A1–51966–67 British Home Championship Wyn Davies 75,380274Windsor Park, Belfast A0–01966–67 British Home Championship 17,770275Ninian Park, Cardiff H0–31967–68 British Home Championship 44,960276Hampden Park, Glasgow A2–31967–68 British Home Championship Ron Davies, Alan Durban 57,472277Racecourse Ground, Wrexham H2–01967–68 British Home Championship Ronnie Rees, Wyn Davies 17,548278Ninian Park, Cardiff H1–1Friendly Wyn Davies 279Ninian Park, Cardiff H0–11970 FIFA World Cup Qualification 18,558280Waldstadion, Frankfurt A1–1Friendly Barrie Jones 40,000281Heinz-Steyer-Stadion, Dresden A1–21970 FIFA World Cup Qualification John Toshack 38,198282Racecourse Ground, Wrexham H3–51968–69 British Home Championship Ron Davies (2), John Toshack 18,765283Wembley Stadium, London A1–21968–69 British Home Championship Ron Davies 70,000284Windsor Park, Belfast A0–01968–69 British Home Championship 12,500285Ninian Park, Cardiff H1–31970 FIFA World Cup Qualification Dave Powell 22,409286Stadio Olimpico, Rome A1–41970 FIFA World Cup Qualification Mike England 67,481287Ninian Park, Cardiff H1–11969–70 British Home Championship Dick Krzywicki 40,126288Hampden Park, Glasgow A0–01969–70 British Home Championship 30,434289Vetch Field, Swansea H1–01969–70 British Home Championship Ronnie Rees 27,067290Ninian Park, Cardiff H0–0UEFA Euro 1972 qualifying 19,882291Vetch Field, Swansea H1–3UEFA Euro 1972 qualifying Ron Davies 12,767292Ninian Park, Cardiff H0–01970–71 British Home Championship 19,068293Wembley Stadium, London A0–01970–71 British Home Championship 70,000294Windsor Park, Belfast A0–11970–71 British Home Championship 23,000295Olympiastadion, Helsinki A1–0UEFA Euro 1972 qualifying John Toshack 296Vetch Field, Swansea H3–0UEFA Euro 1972 qualifying Alan Durban, John Toshack, Gil Reece 10,301297Letenský stadion, Prague A0–1UEFA Euro 1972 qualifying 20,051298Stadionul 23. August, Bucharest A0–2UEFA Euro 1972 qualifying 35,251299Ninian Park, Cardiff H0–31971–72 British Home Championship 34,000300Hampden Park, Glasgow A0–11971–72 British Home Championship 21,332301Racecourse Ground, Wrexham H0–01971–72 British Home Championship 15,647302Ninian Park, Cardiff H0–11974 FIFA World Cup Qualification 36,384303Wembley Stadium, London A1–11974 FIFA World Cup Qualification John Toshack 62,273304Ninian Park, Cardiff H2–01974 FIFA World Cup Qualification Leighton James, Trevor Hockey 12,753305Racecourse Ground, Wrexham H0–21972–73 British Home Championship 18,682306Wembley Stadium, London A0–31972–73 British Home Championship 38,000307Goodison Park, Liverpool N0–11972–73 British Home Championship 308Stadion Śląski, Chorzów A0–31974 FIFA World Cup Qualification 70,181309Ninian Park, Cardiff H0–21973–74 British Home Championship 25,734310Hampden Park, Glasgow A0–21973–74 British Home Championship 41,969311Racecourse Ground, Wrexham H1–01973–74 British Home Championship David Smallman 312Praterstadion, Vienna A1–2UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying Arfon Griffiths 30,795313Ninian Park, Cardiff H2–0UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying Arfon Griffiths, John Toshack 314Vetch Field, Swansea H5–0UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying John Toshack, Mike England, Phil Roberts, Arfon Griffiths, Terry Yorath 10,539315Népstadion, Budapest A2–1UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying John Toshack, John Mahoney 21,080316Stade Municipal, Luxembourg A3–1UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying Leighton James (2), Gil Reece 317Ninian Park, Cardiff H2–21974–75 British Home Championship John Toshack, Brian Flynn 23,509318Wembley Stadium, London A2–21974–75 British Home Championship John Toshack, Arfon Griffiths 53,000319Windsor Park, Belfast A0–11974–75 British Home Championship 17,000320Racecourse Ground, Wrexham H1–0UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying Arfon Griffiths 27,578321Racecourse Ground, Wrexham H1–2Friendly Alan Curtis 20,927322Stadion Dinamo, Zagreb A0–2UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying 36,917323Hampden Park, Glasgow A1–31975–76 British Home Championship Arfon Griffiths 25,466324Ninian Park, Cardiff H0–11975–76 British Home Championship 24,592325Vetch Field, Swansea H1–01975–76 British Home Championship Leighton James 326Ninian Park, Cardiff H1–1UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying Ian Evans 30,346327Ninian Park, Cardiff H0–2Friendly 14,029328Hampden Park, Glasgow A0–11978 FIFA World Cup Qualification 63,233329Racecourse Ground, Wrexham H3–01978 FIFA World Cup Qualification Leighton James (2), Nick Deacy 18,022330Racecourse Ground, Wrexham H0–01976–77 British Home Championship 14,469331Wembley Stadium, London A1–01976–77 British Home Championship Leighton James 48,000332Windsor Park, Belfast A1–11976–77 British Home Championship Nick Deacy 15,000333Racecourse Ground, Wrexham H0–0Friendly 334Kuwait National Stadium, Kuwait City A0–0Friendly 335Anfield, Liverpool H0–21978 FIFA World Cup Qualification 50,850336Letenský stadion, Prague A0–11978 FIFA World Cup Qualification 22,383337Westfalenstadion, Dortmund A1–1Friendly Dave Jones 53,800338Sad-Hezar Nafari Stadium, Tehran A1–0Friendly 50,000339Ninian Park, Cardiff H1–31977–78 British Home Championship Phil Dwyer 17,698340Hampden Park, Glasgow A1–11977–78 British Home Championship Willie Donachie (o.g.) 70,241341Racecourse Ground, Wrexham H1–01977–78 British Home Championship Nick Deacy 342Racecourse Ground, Wrexham H7–0UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying Ian Edwards (4), Peter O'Sullivan, Mickey Thomas, Brian Flynn 11,475343Racecourse Ground, Wrexham H1–0UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying Nick Deacy 11,794344Racecourse Ground, Wrexham H0–2UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying 26,900345Ninian Park, Cardiff H3–01978–79 British Home Championship John Toshack (3) 20,371346Wembley Stadium, London A0–01978–79 British Home Championship 70,220347Windsor Park, Belfast A1–11978–79 British Home Championship Robbie James 348Empire Stadium, Gżira A2–0UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying Peter Nicholas, Brian Flynn 349Vetch Field, Swansea H2–1Friendly Ian Walsh, Alan Curtis 350Müngersdorfer Stadion, Cologne A1–5UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying Alan Curtis 61,400351Alsancak Stadium, Izmir A0–1UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying 30,650

Head to head records + Opponent21012240043101001024103452101122002252217141245220040210143521288110010300329202000220081220090100112201055321621012322005320110221361222362101322011232101116033412201113 Totals 118 32 27 59 133 175

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