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National football teams

  • Portugal's 7th consecutive match without victory
  • Trevor Ford set the goal scoring record for Wales (13 goals)
  • Record for most Portugal caps: Francisco Ferreira's 23rd appearance
  • Wales vs Portugal H2H: Wales national team's 1st victory in 2 matches

Wales vs Portugal international football match report

Date, kick-off time:
Saturday, 12 May 1951, 15:00 (UTC+1:00)
National teams, score:
Wales
2-1
Portugal
Competition:
International Friendly
Referee:
William Ling, Stapleford /
England
Attendance, venue:
60 000, Ninian Park, Cardiff
Goals:
1-0 (36') Mal Griffiths, 2-0 (73') Trevor Ford, 2-1 (78') Henrique Ben David
Wales football team line-up in match Nr.190
Managed by -
Player
Caps
Age
Club
Iorwerth Hughes  
3
25
Luton Town FC, Luton
Walley Barnes  Captain 
14
31
Arsenal FC, London
Alf Sherwood  
17
27
Cardiff City FC, Cardiff
Roy Paul  
13
31
Manchester City FC, Manchester
Ray Daniel  
3
22
Arsenal FC, London
Ron Burgess  
18
34
Tottenham Hotspur FC, Tottenham
Mal Griffiths  
9
32
Leicester City FC, Leicester
Noel Kinsey  
2
25
Norwich City FC, Norwich
Trevor Ford  
18
27
Sunderland AFC, Sunderland
Ivor Allchurch  
3
21
Swansea Town FC, Swansea
Roy Clarke  
8
25
Manchester City FC, Manchester
Portugal football team line-up in match Nr.69
Managed by head coach João Tavares da Silva
Player
Caps
Age
Club
Ernesto Oliveira  
4
29
Atlético CP, Lisboa
Virgílio Mendes  
8
24
FC Porto, Porto
Serafim Neves  
14
30
CF Belenenses, Lisboa
Carlos Canário  
9
33
Sporting CP, Lisboa
Félix Antunes  
9
28
SL Benfica, Lisboa
Francisco Ferreira  Captain 
23
31
SL Benfica, Lisboa
Carlos Martinho  
1
24
Atlético CP, Lisboa
José Travassos  
18
25
Sporting CP, Lisboa
Henrique Ben David  
3
24
Atlético CP, Lisboa
Fernando Caiado  
3
26
Boavista FC, Porto
Albano Pereira  
10
28
Sporting CP, Lisboa
Match stats
National team
Players
Average caps
Average age
Clubs
Goals
Cautions
Expulsions
Wales
11
9.818
27.739
9
2
0
0
Portugal
11
9.273
27.924
6
1
0
0
Historical data sources
Diário de Lisboa (Lisbon), №10217, 13 May 1951; Fundação Mário Soares
Western Mail & South Wales News (Cardiff), №25516, 14 May 1951; Newspapers.com
Comments

Kaizeler - posted on 29 April 2011 at 02:37:29

1-0 Griffiths (36’)
2-0 Ford (73’) (...)
Wales vs Portugal post-match head-to-head
WP
50.0
P
2
W
1
D
0
L
1
GF
4
GA
4
GF/P
2.000
GA/P
2.000
Av attendance
55 500
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 1950-1951
Northern Ireland vs Wales 1-2
Belfast, Wednesday 7 March 1951
Next match:
Friendly International
Wales vs Switzerland 3-2
Wrexham, Wednesday 16 May 1951
Wales matches
Portugal national team matches
Previous match:
Friendly International
Portugal vs Italy 1-4
Oeiras, Sunday 8 April 1951
Next match:
Friendly International
England vs Portugal 5-2
Liverpool, Saturday 19 May 1951
Portugal matches
Top Wales goal scorers
1. Trevor Ford (1946 - 1951) - 13 goals
2. Dai Astley (1932 - 1939) - 12 goals
3. Billy Meredith (1896 - 1913) - 10 goals
... Mal Griffiths (1949 - 1951) - 2 goals
(correct as of May 12, 1951)
Wales goal scorers
Top Portugal goal scorers
1. Fernando Peyroteo (1938 - 1949) - 14 goals
2. Artur Pinga (1931 - 1941) - 9 goals
3. Vítor Silva (1928 - 1936) - 8 goals
4. Pepe Soares (1927 - 1930) - 7 goals
... Henrique Ben David (1950 - 1951) - 3 goals
(correct as of May 12, 1951)
Portugal goal scorers
Brief match report
Sat. 12 May 1951
Ninian Park, Cardiff
Wales 2-1 Portugal
Goals: Griffiths 36, Ford 73, Ben David 78

Wales: Hughes, Barnes (c), Sherwood, Paul, Daniel, Burgess, Griffiths, Kinsey, Ford, Allchurch, Clarke.

Portugal: Oliveira, Mendes, Neves, Canário, Antunes, Ferreira (c), Martinho, Travassos, Ben David, Caiado, Pereira. Managed by Tavares da Silva.

Att: 60 000,
Ref: Ling (England)

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