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National football teams

Since 1991 to 1994, Peter Nicholas held Wales's record for international appearances

Football player Peter Nicholas

Peter Nicholas

Born on 10 November 1959 (age 65)

National team appearances of Peter Nicholas

Team	Period	Caps	Capt.	Sub. in	Sub. off	Goals	Pen.	Goals/ Caps
Wales	1979 - 1991	73	8	3	6	2		0.027
Total:		73	8	3	6	2		0.027

Player stats by club

Clubs of footballer	Period	Caps	Capt.	Sub. in	Sub. off	Goals	Goals/ Caps
Crystal Palace FC, London	19 May 1979 - 25 Mar 1981	14		2		1	0.071
Arsenal FC, London	16 May 1981 - 10 Jun 1984	19	4		2	1	0.053
Crystal Palace FC, London	17 Oct 1984	1
Luton Town FC, Luton	26 Feb 1985 - 29 Apr 1987	15
Aberdeen FC, Aberdeen	09 Sep 1987 - 27 Apr 1988	5	2		1
Chelsea FC, London	14 Sep 1988 - 06 Feb 1991	15	1	1	2
Watford FC, Watford	27 Mar 1991 - 13 Nov 1991	4	1		1

Player stats by competition

Competition

Played

Capt.

Sub. in

Sub. off

Goals

Goals/ Caps

British Championship (BC)

0.083

European Championship qualifiers (QE)

0.056

World Cup qualifiers (QW)

Friendly matches and other tournaments

Total:

0.027

* - not considered 1 match with unknown captain

Career highlights

Match date	Opponent team	Event	Age
19 May 1979	Scotland	debut	19 years 6 months 9 days
2 Jun 1979	Malta	first goal	19 years 6 months 23 days
27 Apr 1983	Bulgaria	first cap as captain	23 years 5 months 17 days
9 Sep 1987	Denmark	50th cap	27 years 9 months 30 days
13 Nov 1991	Luxembourg	last appearance; record for caps (held up to 23 May 1994)	32 years 3 days

Record of Peter Nicholas's goals by opponent team

Opponent team	Goals	Pen.	Matches with goals	Matches by goals in a match				Goals/Matches with goals	Caps	Goals/Caps
Opponent team	Goals	Pen.	Matches with goals	1	2	3	>3	Goals/Matches with goals	Caps	Goals/Caps
Malta	1		1	1				1.000	1	1.000
Northern Ireland	1		1	1				1.000	4	0.250
(+) other teams									68
Total:	2		2	2	0	0	0	1.000	73	0.027

Record of national team matches played by Peter Nicholas

National team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Goals For	Goals Against	Winning Percentage
Wales football team	73	26	19	28	81	80	48.7

Peter Nicholas's international caps

as player of Crystal Palace FC, London:

debut age - 19 years 6 months 9 days

19 May 1979 15:00 (+1:00)

Cardiff, Ninian Park

3-0

Wales vs Scotland

British Championship 1979

25 May 1979 19:00 (+1:00)

Belfast, Windsor Park

1-1

Northern Ireland vs Wales

British Championship 1979

age when scoring first goal - 19 years 6 months 23 days

02 Jun 1979 18:00 (+2:00)

Gżira, The Stadium

0-2

Malta vs Wales

UEFA Euro 1980 Qualifying, Group 7

1х

11 Sep 1979 19:30 (+1:00)

Swansea, Vetch Field

2-1

Wales vs Rep. of Ireland

Friendly International

17 Oct 1979 20:15 (+1:00)

Cologne, Müngersdorfer Stadion (Kampfbahn)

5-1

West Germany vs Wales

UEFA Euro 1980 Qualifying, Group 7

21 Nov 1979 15:00 (+3:00)

Izmir, İzmir Atatürk Stadyumu

1-0

Turkey vs Wales

UEFA Euro 1980 Qualifying, Group 7

17 May 1980 15:00 (+1:00)

Wrexham, The Racecourse

4-1

Wales vs England

British Championship 1980

21 May 1980 20:00 (+1:00)

Glasgow, Hampden Park

1-0

Scotland vs Wales

British Championship 1980

23 May 1980 19:30 (+1:00)

Cardiff, Ninian Park

0-1

Wales vs Northern Ireland

British Championship 1980

02 Jun 1980 20:00

Reykjavík, Laugardalsvöllur

0-4

Iceland vs Wales

1982 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 3

15 Oct 1980 19:30 (+1:00)

Cardiff, Ninian Park

4-0

Wales vs Turkey

1982 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 3

19 Nov 1980 19:30

Cardiff, Ninian Park

1-0

Wales vs Czechoslovakia

1982 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 3

24 Feb 1981 20:00

Dublin, Tolka Park

1-3

Rep. of Ireland vs Wales

Friendly International

25 Mar 1981 15:00 (+3:00)

Ankara, 19 Mayıs Stadı

0-1

Turkey vs Wales

1982 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 3

as player of Arsenal FC, London:

16 May 1981 15:00 (+1:00)

Swansea, Vetch Field

2-0

Wales vs Scotland

British Championship 1981 (Not finished)

20 May 1981 19:45 (+1:00)

London, British Empire Exhibition Stadium (Wembley)

0-0

England vs Wales

British Championship 1981 (Not finished)

30 May 1981 15:00 (+1:00)

Wrexham, The Racecourse

0-0

Wales vs Soviet Union

1982 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 3

09 Sep 1981 20:00 (+2:00)

Prague, Stadion Evžena Rošického

2-0

Czechoslovakia vs Wales

1982 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 3

14 Oct 1981 19:30 (+1:00)

Swansea, Vetch Field

2-2

Wales vs Iceland

1982 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 3

18 Nov 1981

Tbilisi, Dinamo Stadium

3-0

Soviet Union vs Wales

1982 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 3

24 Mar 1982 20:30 (+1:00)

Valencia, Estadio Luís Casanova

1-1

Spain vs Wales

Friendly International

27 Apr 1982 19:30 (+1:00)

Cardiff, Ninian Park

0-1

Wales vs England

British Championship 1982

24 May 1982

Glasgow, Hampden Park

1-0

Scotland vs Wales

British Championship 1982

27 May 1982 19:30 (+1:00)

Wrexham, The Racecourse

3-0

Wales vs Northern Ireland

British Championship 1982

1х

02 Jun 1982 20:30 (+2:00)

Toulouse, Stade Municipal de Toulouse

0-1

France vs Wales

Friendly International

15 Dec 1982 13:00 (+1:00)

Titograd, Stadion Pod Goricom

4-4

Yugoslavia vs Wales

UEFA Euro 1984 Qualifying, Group 4

27 Apr 1983 19:30 (+1:00)

Wrexham, The Racecourse

1-0

Wales vs Bulgaria

UEFA Euro 1984 Qualifying, Group 4

28 May 1983 15:00 (+1:00)

Cardiff, Ninian Park

0-2

Wales vs Scotland

British Championship 1983

31 May 1983 20:00 (+1:00)

Belfast, Windsor Park

0-1

Northern Ireland vs Wales

British Championship 1983

21 Sep 1983 19:00 (+2:00)

Oslo, Ullevaal Stadion

0-0

Norway vs Wales

UEFA Euro 1984 Qualifying, Group 4

16 Nov 1983 18:30 (+2:00)

Sofia, National Stadium Vasil Levski

1-0

Bulgaria vs Wales

UEFA Euro 1984 Qualifying, Group 4

06 Jun 1984 19:00 (+2:00)

Trondheim, Lerkendal Stadion

1-0

Norway vs Wales

Friendly International

10 Jun 1984 16:30 (+3:00)

Ramat Gan, National Stadium

0-0

Israel vs Wales

Friendly International

as player of Crystal Palace FC, London:

17 Oct 1984 21:00 (+1:00)

Seville, Estadio Benito Villamarín

3-0

Spain vs Wales

1986 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 7

as player of Luton Town FC, Luton:

26 Feb 1985 19:30

Wrexham, The Racecourse

1-1

Wales vs Norway

Friendly International

27 Mar 1985 20:00

Glasgow, Hampden Park

0-1

Scotland vs Wales

1986 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 7

30 Apr 1985 19:30 (+1:00)

Wrexham, The Racecourse

3-0

Wales vs Spain

1986 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 7

05 Jun 1985 19:00 (+2:00)

Bergen, Brann Stadion

4-2

Norway vs Wales

Friendly International

10 Sep 1985 19:30 (+1:00)

Cardiff, Ninian Park

1-1

Wales vs Scotland

1986 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 7

16 Oct 1985 19:30 (+1:00)

Cardiff, Ninian Park

0-3

Wales vs Hungary

Friendly International

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Peter Nicholas's most often teammates

Kevin Ratcliffe (1980 - 1991) - 46 games
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