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Rep. of Ireland vs Wales international football match report

Date, kick-off time:
Wednesday, 26 March 1986, 16:30 (UTC+0:00)
National teams, score:
Rep. of Ireland
0-1
Wales
Competition:
International Friendly
Referee:
Kenny Hope, Clarkston /
Scotland
Attendance, venue:
16 500, Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Goals:
0-1 (17') Ian Rush
Rep. of Ireland football team line-up in match Nr.225
Managed by team manager Jack Charlton (England)
Player
Caps
Age
Club
21
29
Fulham FC, London
19
29
Oxford United FC, Oxford
40
27
Arsenal FC, London
John Anderson   50' 
7
26
Newcastle United FC, Newcastle upon Tyne
50' Mick McCarthy  
12
27
Manchester City FC, Manchester
12
22
Liverpool FC, Liverpool
1
24
Oxford United FC, Oxford
57
30
FC Inter, Milano
8
26
Manchester United FC, Manchester
16
24
Liverpool FC, Liverpool
1
27
Oxford United FC, Oxford
23
27
Queens Park Rangers FC, London
66' Pat Byrne  
6
29
Shamrock Rovers FC, Dublin
Wales football team line-up in match Nr.399
Managed by team manager Mike England
Player
Caps
Age
Club
27
27
Everton FC, Liverpool
66' Tony Norman  
1
28
Hull City AFC, Kingston upon Hull
37
29
Queens Park Rangers FC, London
23
24
Watford FC, Watford
42
26
Luton Town FC, Luton
18
26
Oxford United FC, Oxford
69
31
Huddersfield Town AFC, Huddersfield
5
25
Millwall FC, London
12
22
Manchester City FC, Manchester
27
24
Liverpool FC, Liverpool
5
21
Manchester United FC, Manchester
Gordon Davies   61' 
16
30
Manchester City FC, Manchester
61' Dean Saunders  
1
21
Brighton & Hove Albion FC, Hove
Match stats
National team
Players
Average caps
Average age
Clubs
Goals
Cautions
Expulsions
Rep. of Ireland
13
17.154
27.172
10
0
0
0
Wales
13
21.769
26.118
12
1
0
0
Historical data sources
Irish Independent (Dublin), №73, 27 Mar 1986; Irish Newspaper Archives
The Irish Press (Dublin), №73, 27 Mar 1986; Irish Newspaper Archives
Comments
Rep. of Ireland vs Wales post-match head-to-head
WP
0.0
P
4
W
0
D
0
L
4
GF
4
GA
9
GF/P
1.000
GA/P
2.250
Av attendance
14 581
WP - winning percentage, P - played, W - wins, D - draws, L - losses, GF - goals for, GA - goals against, Av - average
Rep. of Ireland national team matches
Previous match:
1986 FIFA World Cup Qualification
Rep. of Ireland vs Denmark 1-4
Dublin, Wednesday 13 November 1985
Next match:
Friendly International
Rep. of Ireland vs Uruguay 1-1
Dublin, Wednesday 23 April 1986
Wales national team matches
Previous match:
Friendly International
Saudi Arabia vs Wales 1-2
Al Khobar, Tuesday 25 February 1986
Next match:
Friendly International
Wales vs Uruguay 0-0
Wrexham, Monday 21 April 1986
Top Wales goal scorers
1. Trevor Ford (1946 - 1956) - 23 goals
2. Ivor Allchurch (1951 - 1965) - 23 goals
3. Cliff Jones (1955 - 1965) - 16 goals
4. John Charles (1953 - 1962) - 15 goals
... Ian Rush (1982 - 1986) - 12 goals
(correct as of March 26, 1986)
Brief match report
Wed. 26 Mar 1986
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Rep. of Ireland 0-1 Wales
Goals: Rush 17

Rep. of Ireland: Peyton, Langan, O'Leary, Anderson (McCarthy 50), Beglin, Houghton, Brady (c), McGrath, Whelan, Aldridge, Robinson (Byrne 66). Managed by Charlton (England).

Wales: Southall (Norman 66), James, Jackett, Nicholas, Charles, Jones (c), Lowndes, Phillips, Rush, Blackmore, Davies (Saunders 61). Managed by England.

Att: 16 500,
Ref: Hope (Scotland)

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