Wales vs Czechoslovakia 1978 World Cup qualification match reportDate, kick-off time: | Wednesday, 30 March 1977, 19:30 (UTC+01:00) | National teams, score: | - 3:0 | Competition: | 1978 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 7 | Referee: | António Garrido, Leiria / | Attendance, venue: | 18 022, The Racecourse, Wrexham  | Goals: | 1:0 (27') Leighton James, 2:0 (65') Nick Deacy, 3:0 (75') Leighton James |
Managed by team manager Mike Smith (England) | Player | Caps | Age | Club | Dai Davies | 12 | 28 | Everton FC, Liverpool | Rod Thomas | 44 | 30 | Derby County FC, Derby | Joey Jones | 6 | 22 | Liverpool FC, Liverpool | John Mahoney | 28 | 30 | Stoke City FC, Stoke on Trent | Leighton Phillips | 28 | 27 | Aston Villa FC, Birmingham | Ian Evans | 9 | 25 | Crystal Palace FC, London | Peter Sayer | 1 | 21 | Cardiff City FC, Cardiff | Brian Flynn | 15 | 21 | Burnley FC, Burnley | Terry Yorath | 31 | 27 | Coventry City FC, Coventry | Nick Deacy | 1 | 23 | PSV, Eindhoven | Leighton James 75' | 30 | 24 | Derby County FC, Derby |
Managed by head coach Václav Ježek | Player | Caps | Age | Club | Alexander Vencel | 25 | 33 | TJ Slovan ChZJD, Bratislava | Ján Pivarník | 38 | 29 | TJ Slovan ChZJD, Bratislava | Ladislav Jurkemik | 17 | 23 | TJ Inter Slovnaft, Bratislava | Pavol Biroš | 9 | 23 | TJ Slavia, Praha | Koloman Gögh | 19 | 29 | TJ Slovan ChZJD, Bratislava | Karol Dobiaš 32' | 56 | 29 | TJ Spartak TAZ, Trnava | Jaroslav Pollák | 38 | 29 | TJ VSS, Košice | Antonín Panenka | 21 | 28 | TJ Bohemians ČKD, Praha | Marián Masný | 27 | 26 | TJ Slovan ChZJD, Bratislava | Zdeněk Nehoda | 34 | 24 | ASVS Dukla, Praha | Jozef Móder 46' | 14 | 29 | TJ Lokomotiva, Košice | 46' Miroslav Gajdůšek | 18 | 25 | ASVS Dukla, Praha |
Match stats National team | Players | Average caps | Average age | Clubs | Goals | Cautions | Expulsions | Wales | 11 | 18.636 | 25.698 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | Czechoslovakia | 12 | 26.333 | 27.777 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Historical data sources  Rudé právo (Prague), №76, 31.03.1977; Ústav pro českou literaturu Comments
Wales vs Czechoslovakia post-match head-to-head | Wales matches Previous match: 1978 FIFA World Cup Qualification Scotland vs Wales 1-0 Glasgow, Wednesday 17 November 1976 Next match: Czechoslovakia matches Previous match: Next match: Wales top scorers 1. Trevor Ford (1946 - 1956) - 23 goals 2. Ivor Allchurch (1951 - 1965) - 23 goals 3. Cliff Jones (1955 - 1965) - 16 goals ... Leighton James (1973 - 1977) - 6 goals ... Nick Deacy (1977) - 1 goal
(correct as of March 30, 1977) Brief match report Wed. 30 Mar 1977 The Racecourse, Wrexham Wales 3-0 Czechoslovakia Goals: James 27, Deacy 65, James 75
Wales: Davies, Thomas, Jones, Mahoney, Phillips, Evans, Sayer, Flynn, Yorath (c), Deacy, James. Managed by Smith (England). Booked: James 75.
Czechoslovakia: Vencel, Pivarník, Jurkemik, Biroš, Gögh, Dobiaš, Pollák (c), Panenka, Masný, Nehoda, Móder (Gajdůšek 46). Managed by Ježek. Booked: Dobiaš 32.
Att: 18 022 Ref: Garrido (Portugal) |