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  • Trevor Ford set the goal scoring record for Wales (16 goals)

Wales vs Great Britain* international football match report

Date, kick-off time:
Wednesday, 5 December 1951, 14:30 (UTC+0:00)
National teams, score:
Wales
3-2
Great Britain*
Competition:
Football Association of Wales 75th Anniversary Match
Referee:
Mervyn Griffiths, Newport /
Wales
Attendance, venue:
26 454, Ninian Park, Cardiff
Goals:
1-0 (2') Ivor Allchurch, 2-0 (6') Trevor Ford, 3-0 (60') Ivor Allchurch
Wales football team line-up in match Nr.194
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Player
Caps
Age
Club
Bill Shortt  
6
31
Plymouth Argyle FC, Plymouth
Walley Barnes  Captain 
17
31
Arsenal FC, London
Alf Sherwood  
21
28
Cardiff City FC, Cardiff
Roy Paul  
17
31
Manchester City FC, Manchester
Ray Daniel  
6
23
Arsenal FC, London
Ron Burgess  
22
34
Tottenham Hotspur FC, Tottenham
Billy Foulkes  
3
25
Newcastle United FC, Newcastle upon Tyne
Billy Morris  
4
33
Burnley FC, Burnley
Trevor Ford  
22
28
Sunderland AFC, Sunderland
Ivor Allchurch  
7
22
Swansea Town FC, Swansea
Roy Clarke  
12
26
Manchester City FC, Manchester
Match stats
National team
Players
Average caps
Average age
Clubs
Goals
Cautions
Expulsions
Wales
11
12.455
28.741
9
3
0
0
Historical data sources
Western Mail & South Wales News (Cardiff), №25693, 06 Dec 1951; Newspapers.com
Comments

Zsorzsinju - posted on 7 November 2011 at 22:20:32

Great Britain*:
Rest of the United Kingdom: Cowan, Greenock Morton and Scotland; G. Young, Rangers and Scotland; McMichael, Newcastle United and Northern Ireland; Docherty, Preston North End and Scotland; Vernon, West Bromwich Albion and Northern Ireland; Wright, Wolverhampton Wanderers and England; G. Smith, Hibernian and Scotland; Fleming, East Fife and Scotland; Lofthouse, Bolton Wanderers and England; Baily, Tottenham Hotspur and England; Medley, Tottenham and England. (link: )

Zsorzsinju - posted on 7 November 2011 at 22:23:40

Goals:
3:1 (64.) Fleming
3:2 (83.) Medley (link: )

Soproni Démon - posted on 8 November 2011 at 18:17:27

Coach manager
Great Britain*: Walter Winterbotton

Soproni Démon - posted on 31 May 2012 at 16:36:14

Great Britain*:
Jimmy Cowan (...)

Zsorzsinju - posted on 31 May 2012 at 18:46:29

Status:
Wales 75th Anniversary (link: )

db - posted on 4 September 2018 at 10:11:24

Wales V Rest Of UK Pathe News Special (1951)
Item title reads - Pathe news special - Wales v. rest of U.K. (United Kingdom).
youtube.com
Wales vs Great Britain* post-match head-to-head
WP
100.0
P
1
W
1
D
0
L
0
GF
3
GA
2
GF/P
3.000
GA/P
2.000
Av attendance
26 454
WP - winning percentage, P - played, W - wins, D - draws, L - losses, GF - goals for, GA - goals against, Av - average
Wales national team matches
Previous match:
British Championship 1951-1952
Scotland vs Wales 0-1
Glasgow, Wednesday 14 November 1951
Next match:
British Championship 1951-1952
Wales vs Northern Ireland 3-0
Swansea, Wednesday 19 March 1952
Wales football matches
Top Wales goal scorers
1. Trevor Ford (1946 - 1951) - 16 goals
2. Dai Astley (1932 - 1939) - 12 goals
3. Billy Meredith (1896 - 1913) - 10 goals
... Ivor Allchurch (1951) - 3 goals
(correct as of December 5, 1951)
top Wales goal scorers
Brief match report
Wed. 05 Dec 1951
Ninian Park, Cardiff
Wales 3-2 Great Britain*
Goals: Allchurch 2, Ford 6, Allchurch 60

Wales: Shortt, Barnes (c), Sherwood, Paul, Daniel, Burgess, Foulkes, Morris, Ford, Allchurch, Clarke.

Att: 26 454,
Ref: Griffiths (Wales)

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