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France vs Wales international football match report

Date, kick-off time:
Thursday, 14 May 1953, 15:00 (UTC+1:00)
National teams, score:
France
6-1
Wales
Competition:
International Friendly
Referee:
José Vieira da Costa, Porto /
Portugal
Attendance, venue:
33 020, Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes
Goals:
0-1 (2') Ivor Allchurch, 1-1 (10') René Gardien, 2-1 (14') Raymond Kopa, 3-1 (33') René Gardien, 4-1 (37') Raymond Kopa, 5-1 (73') Antoine Bonifaci, 6-1 (88') Joseph Ujlaki
France football team line-up in match Nr.206
Managed by selection committee: chairman Paul Nicolas, Jean Rigal, Gaston Barreau, coach Pierre Pibarot
Player
Caps
Age
Club
César Ruminski  
6
28
Lille OSC, Lille
Lazare Gianessi  
6
27
CO Roubaix-Tourcoing, Roubaix
Roger Marche  Captain 
30
29
Stade de Reims, Reims
Antoine Bonifaci  
12
21
OGC Nice, Nice
Robert Jonquet  
20
28
Stade de Reims, Reims
Jean-Jacques Marcel  
1
21
FC Sochaux-Montbéliard, Montbéliard
Joseph Ujlaki  
5
23
Nîmes Olympique FC, Nîmes
Raymond Kopa  
6
21
Stade de Reims, Reims
Édouard Kargu  
8
27
FC Girondins de Bordeaux, Bordeaux
Roger Piantoni  
3
21
FC Nancy, Nancy
René Gardien  
1
25
FC Sochaux-Montbéliard, Montbéliard
Wales football team line-up in match Nr.199
Managed by -
Player
Caps
Age
Club
Bill Shortt  
11
32
Plymouth Argyle FC, Plymouth
Derek Sullivan  
2
22
Cardiff City FC, Cardiff
Alf Sherwood  
26
29
Cardiff City FC, Cardiff
Roy Paul  
22
33
Manchester City FC, Manchester
Ray Daniel  
11
24
Arsenal FC, London
Ron Burgess  Captain 
27
36
Tottenham Hotspur FC, Tottenham
Terry Medwin  
2
20
Swansea Town FC, Swansea
John Charles  
4
21
Leeds United AFC, Leeds
Trevor Ford  
27
29
Sunderland AFC, Sunderland
Ivor Allchurch  
12
23
Swansea Town FC, Swansea
Billy Foulkes  
7
26
Newcastle United FC, Newcastle upon Tyne
Match stats
National team
Players
Average caps
Average age
Clubs
Goals
Cautions
Expulsions
France
11
8.909
25.150
8
6
0
0
Wales
11
13.727
27.337
9
1
0
0
Historical data sources
Western Mail & South Wales News (Cardiff), №26138, 15 May 1953; Newspapers.com
L’Équipe (Paris), №2209, 15 May 1953; Bibliothèque nationale de France - Gallica
Libération (Paris), №2700, 15 May 1953; Bibliothèque nationale de France - Gallica
L’Est républicain (Nancy), №22375, 15 May 1953; Bibliothèque nationale de France - Gallica
Paris-presse, L’Intransigeant (Paris), №-, 15 May 1953; RetroNews
Comments

db - posted on 7 September 2009 at 20:03:52

France:
debout: Pibarot(ent), Albanesi, Marcel, Ruminski, Jonquet, Bonifaci, Marche, Gianessi
accroupis: Baratte, Ujlaki, Kargu, Kopa, Piantoni, Gardien, Remetter (link: )

Soproni Démon - posted on 31 May 2012 at 16:16:12

Captain Wales:
William Arthur "Ronald" Burgess (link: )

Makar - posted on 17 July 2016 at 21:20:49

France national team.

dudd - posted on 23 April 2023 at 20:16:54

1953 Amical France-Pays de Galles: 6-1
Match amical du 14 mai 1953. France - Pays de Galles : 6 - 1. Buts de René Gardien (Sochaux), Raymond Kopa,_.
youtube.com
France vs Wales post-match head-to-head
WP
83.4
P
3
W
2
D
1
L
0
GF
9
GA
3
GF/P
3.000
GA/P
1.000
Av attendance
27 028
WP - winning percentage, P - played, W - wins, D - draws, L - losses, GF - goals for, GA - goals against, Av - average
France national team matches
Previous match:
Friendly International
France vs Belgium 0-1
Colombes, Thursday 25 December 1952
Next match:
Friendly International
Sweden vs France 1-0
Solna, Thursday 11 June 1953
France football matches
Wales national team matches
Previous match:
British Championship 1952-1953
Northern Ireland vs Wales 2-3
Belfast, Wednesday 15 April 1953
Next match:
Friendly International
Yugoslavia vs Wales 5-2
Belgrade, Thursday 21 May 1953
Wales football matches
Top France goal scorers
1. Jean Nicolas (1933 - 1938) - 21 goals
... Raymond Kopa (1952 - 1953) - 4 goals
... Joseph Ujlaki (1952 - 1953) - 3 goals
... Antoine Bonifaci (1951 - 1953) - 2 goals
... René Gardien (1953) - 2 goals
(correct as of May 14, 1953)
top France goal scorers
Top Wales goal scorers
1. Trevor Ford (1946 - 1953) - 20 goals
2. Dai Astley (1932 - 1939) - 12 goals
3. Billy Meredith (1896 - 1913) - 10 goals
4. Grenville Morris (1896 - 1911) - 9 goals
... Ivor Allchurch (1951 - 1953) - 5 goals
(correct as of May 14, 1953)
top Wales goal scorers
Brief match report
Thu. 14 May 1953
Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes
France 6-1 Wales
Goals: Allchurch 2, Gardien 10, Kopa 14, Gardien 33, Kopa 37, Bonifaci 73, Ujlaki 88

France: Ruminski, Gianessi, Marche (c), Bonifaci, Jonquet, Marcel, Ujlaki, Kopa, Kargu, Piantoni, Gardien. Managed by selection committee Nicolas, Rigal, Barreau, Pibarot.

Wales: Shortt, Sullivan, Sherwood, Paul, Daniel, Burgess (c), Medwin, Charles, Ford, Allchurch, Foulkes.

Att: 33 020,
Ref: Vieira da Costa (Portugal)

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