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General Information for Wales

Football Association of Wales
Founded
1876
FIFA entry
1910
Average height in 1997
1.81m
Average age in 1997
26.2
Confederation
UEFA
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Jersey in 1997
No jersey in 1997

Coaches in 1997

Gould, Bobby (Coach)

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Gould, Bobby (Coach)

Day of Birth
1946-06-12
Place of Birth
Coventry (England)
Matches
6 (3 / 3)
Goto coach Bobby Gould

Players of Wales in 1997

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Marriott, Andy 1970-10-11 Goalkeeper Wales Wrexham AFC 2 1 0 0 0 0
Southall, Neville 1958-09-16 Goalkeeper England Stoke City 2 0 0 0 0 0
Jones, Paul 1967-04-19 Goalkeeper England Southampton FC 1 2 0 0 0 0
Crossley, Mark 1969-06-16 Goalkeeper England Millwall FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
Page, Robert 1974-09-03 Centre Back England Watford FC 4 1 0 0 0 0
Jenkins, Steve 1972-07-16 Right Back England Huddersfield Town 4 0 0 0 0 0
Ready, Karl 1972-08-14 Centre Back England Queens Park Rangers 3 0 0 0 0 0
Symons, Kit 1971-03-08 Centre Back England Manchester City 3 0 0 0 0 0
Edwards, Rob 1973-07-01 Left Back England Bristol City 1 1 0 0 0 0
Melville, Andy 1968-11-29 Centre Back England Bradford City 1 0 1 0 0 0
Blackmore, Clayton 1964-09-23 Left Back England Middlesbrough FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
Coleman, Chris 1970-06-10 Centre Back England Fulham FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
Legg, Andy 1966-07-28 Left Back England Reading FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
Bowen, Mark 1963-12-07 Left Back England Charlton Athletic 0 1 0 0 0 0
Williams, Ady 1971-08-16 Centre Back England Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 1 0 0 0 0
Williams, Andy 1977-10-08 Left Back England Southampton FC 0 1 0 0 0 0
Pembridge, Mark 1970-11-29 Left Midfielder England Sheffield Wednesday 5 0 1 0 0 0
Speed, Gary 1969-09-08 Centre Midfielder England Newcastle United 5 0 1 0 0 0
Robinson, John 1971-08-29 Attacking Midfielder England Charlton Athletic 4 0 0 0 0 0
Savage, Robbie 1974-10-18 Defensive Midfielder England Leicester City 3 1 1 0 0 0
Giggs, Ryan 1973-11-29 Left Midfielder England Manchester United 3 0 1 0 0 0
Hughes, Ceri 1971-02-26 Centre Midfielder England Wimbledon FC 2 1 0 0 0 0
Horne, Barry 1962-05-18 Centre Midfielder England Huddersfield Town 2 0 0 0 0 0
Jones, Vinnie 1965-01-05 Defensive Midfielder England Queens Park Rangers 2 0 0 0 0 0
Oster, John 1978-12-08 Centre Midfielder England Everton FC 1 1 0 0 0 0
Trollope, Paul 1972-06-03 Left Midfielder England Fulham FC 1 1 0 0 0 0
Browning, Marcus 1971-04-22 Defensive Midfielder England Huddersfield Town 0 1 0 0 0 0
Saunders, Dean 1964-06-21 Centre Forward England Sheffield United 5 0 1 0 0 0
Hartson, John 1975-04-05 Centre Forward England West Ham United 3 1 1 0 0 0
Hughes, Mark 1963-11-01 Secondary striker England Chelsea FC 3 0 0 0 0 0
Haworth, Simon 1977-03-30 Centre Forward England Coventry City 1 1 0 0 0 0
Blake, Nathan 1972-01-27 Centre Forward England Bolton Wanderers 1 0 1 0 0 0
Jones, Lee 1973-05-29 Centre Forward England Tranmere Rovers 0 2 0 0 0 0
Taylor, Gareth 1973-02-01 Centre Forward England Sheffield United 0 2 0 0 0 0

Matches of Wales in 1997

Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
1997-02-11
Wales
Wales
Ireland
Ireland
0:0 c
Wales vs. Ireland
Friendly
Cardiff Arms Park
1997-03-29
Wales
Wales
Belgium
Belgium
1:2 c
Wales vs. Belgium
World Cup 1998 - Group 7
Cardiff Arms Park
1997-05-27
Scotland
Scotland
Wales
Wales
0:1 c
Scotland vs. Wales
Friendly
Kilmarnock Rugby Park
1997-08-20
Turkey
Turkey
Wales
Wales
6:4 c
Turkey vs. Wales
World Cup 1998 - Group 7
Ali Sami Yen Stadyumu
1997-10-11
Belgium
Belgium
Wales
Wales
3:2 c
Belgium vs. Wales
World Cup 1998 - Group 7
Stade Roi Baudouin
1997-11-11
Brazil
Brazil
Wales
Wales
3:0 c
Brazil vs. Wales
Friendly
Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha
6 Matches

Match Progress for Wales in 1997

Favorite Opponents of Wales

Opponent M W D L G
Scotland
Scotland
58 12 11 35 60
England
England
55 5 9 41 41
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
49 22 12 15 113
Belgium
Belgium
17 4 5 8 23
Ireland
Ireland
17 6 5 6 14
Finland
Finland
14 5 5 4 21
Germany
Germany
11 2 3 6 6
Denmark
Denmark
11 4 0 7 9
Norway
Norway
11 3 4 4 15
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
10 5 1 4 6
Netherlands
Netherlands
10 0 0 10 8
Italy
Italy
9 2 0 7 4
Poland
Poland
9 0 2 7 8
Iceland
Iceland
9 6 2 1 19
Turkey
Turkey
9 3 4 2 12
Croatia
Croatia
8 1 3 4 7
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
8 2 3 3 6
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
8 7 1 0 15
Cyprus
Cyprus
7 5 0 2 10
Hungary
Hungary
7 4 1 2 9
Belarus
Belarus
7 6 0 1 16
Sweden
Sweden
7 0 1 6 3
Austria
Austria
7 3 2 2 8
Czechia
Czechia
6 1 4 1 5
Israel
Israel
6 3 3 0 10
Slovakia
Slovakia
6 3 1 2 10
Switzerland
Switzerland
6 1 1 4 4
Brazil
Brazil
6 1 1 4 2
Spain
Spain
6 1 2 3 7
Montenegro
Montenegro
5 3 0 2 6
Russia
Russia
5 1 1 3 5
Soviet Union
Soviet Union
5 1 2 2 3
Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein
5 5 0 0 12
Georgia
Georgia
5 1 1 3 3
Armenia
Armenia
4 0 3 1 5
Ukraine
Ukraine
4 1 2 1 3
East Germany
East Germany
4 1 0 3 7
Mexico
Mexico
4 1 2 1 2
Albania
Albania
4 1 2 1 3
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
4 4 0 0 9
San Marino
San Marino
4 4 0 0 16
Moldova
Moldova
4 3 0 1 9
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Bosnia & Herzegovina
4 0 2 2 2
Estonia
Estonia
4 3 1 0 4
Canada
Canada
4 2 0 2 4
North Macedonia
North Macedonia
4 2 1 1 10
Serbia
Serbia
4 0 2 2 3
Romania
Romania
3 1 0 2 7
France
France
3 1 0 2 1
USA
USA
3 0 2 1 1
Latvia
Latvia
3 3 0 0 5
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
3 0 2 1 6
Gibraltar
Gibraltar
2 1 1 0 4
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
2 1 0 1 1
Andorra
Andorra
2 2 0 0 4
Argentina
Argentina
2 0 1 1 1
Malta
Malta
2 2 0 0 6
Trinidad & Tobago
Trinidad & Tobago
2 2 0 0 3
Uruguay
Uruguay
2 0 1 1 0
Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands
2 2 0 0 9
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
2 2 0 0 4
Serbia & Montenegro
Serbia & Montenegro
2 0 0 2 2
Portugal
Portugal
2 0 0 2 0
Greece
Greece
2 1 0 1 4
Paraguay
Paraguay
1 0 1 0 0
New Zealand
New Zealand
1 0 1 0 2
Iran
Iran
1 0 0 1 0
Slovenia
Slovenia
1 0 1 0 0
Japan
Japan
1 1 0 0 1
Australia
Australia
1 0 0 1 1
Qatar
Qatar
1 1 0 0 1
South Korea
South Korea
1 0 1 0 0
Jamaica
Jamaica
1 0 1 0 0
Panama
Panama
1 0 1 0 1
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
1 1 0 0 2
China
China
1 1 0 0 6
Tunisia
Tunisia
1 0 0 1 0
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