Sunday, September 29, 2024

Compendium to The Soccernostalgia Interview-Part 98, with Welsh Football fan, Mr. Gareth Hughes, Wales National Team matches in the World Cup 1982 qualifiers.

 

1982 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers- UEFA-Group 3

 
 

Date: June 2, 1980

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifier, European Zone, Group 3

Result: Iceland 0-Wales 4

Venue: Reykjavik -Laugardalsvöllur

Attendance: 10,254

Referee: Rolf Nyhus (Norway)

Linesmen: -

Kick-off time: -

Goalscorers:

(Iceland): None

(Wales): Ian Patrick Walsh 44, 74, David Charles Giles 54, Brian Flynn 60 pen

Summary of goals:

0:1 (44th minute, Wales): -

0:2 (54th minute, Wales): -

0:3 (60th minute, Wales): -

0:4 (74th minute, Wales): -

Lineups:

Iceland:

Þorsteinn Ólafsson (IFK (Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna) Göteborg / Sweden)

Sævar Jónsson (Knattspyrnufélagid Valur–Reykjavík) (Arni Sveinsson (ÍA (Íthróttabandalag Akraness) -Akranes) 85)

Sigurdur Halldorsson (ÍA (Íthróttabandalag Akraness)-Akranes) (Dyri Gudmundsson (Knattspyrnufélagid Valur–Reykjavík) 74)

Marteinn Geirsson (Knattspyrnufélagid Fram-Reykjavík)

Trausti Haraldsson (Knattspyrnufélagid Fram-Reykjavík)

Karl Þórðarson (Royale Association Athlétique Louvièroise-La Louvière / Belgium)

Janus Guðlaugsson (Spielclub Fortuna Köln e.V. / West Germany)

Atli Edvaldsson (Knattspyrnufélagid Valur–Reykjavík)

Guðmundur Þorbjörnsson (Knattspyrnufélagid Valur–Reykjavík)

Arnór Guðjohnsen (Koninklijke Sporting Club Lokeren / Belgium)

Pétur Pétursson (Feyenoord Rotterdam / Holland)

 

Coach: Guðni Kjartansson

 

Team Captain: Marteinn Geirsson

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: -

Uniform Colors: - Shirts, - Shorts, - Socks

 

Wales:

William David ‘Dai’ Davies (Wrexham Football Club / Wales, registered in English League) 

Joseph Patrick Jones (Wrexham Football Club / Wales, registered in English League) 

Paul Terence Price (Luton Town Football Club / England)

Peter Nicholas (Crystal Palace Football Club-London / England)

Leighton Phillips (Swansea City Football Club / Wales, registered in English League) 

Brian Flynn (Leeds United Association Football Club / England)

Leighton James (Swansea City Football Club / Wales, registered in English League) 

Terence Charles Yorath (Tottenham Hotspur Football Club-London / England) (William Byron Stevenson (Leeds United Association Football Club / England) 46)

Ian Patrick Walsh (Crystal Palace Football Club-London / England)

David Charles Giles (Swansea City Football Club / Wales, registered in English League) 

Gordon John Davies (Fulham Football Club-London / England) (Carl Stephen Harris (Leeds United Association Football Club / England) 46)

 

Coach: Harold Michael England

 

Team Captain: Terence Charles Yorath

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: - Shirts, - Shorts, - Socks

 

Table

P

W

D

L

GF

GA

GD

Pts

1

Wales

1

1

0

0

4

0

4

2

2

Iceland

1

0

0

1

0

4

-4

0

3

Czechoslovakia

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

4

Turkey

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

5

USSR

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

 

 

September 3, 1980 (Reyjkavik, Iceland 1-USSR 2)

September 24, 1980 (Izmir, Turkey 1-Iceland 3)

 

Table

P

W

D

L

GF

GA

GD

Pts

1

Wales

1

1

0

0

4

0

4

2

2

Iceland

3

1

0

2

4

7

-3

2

3

USSR

1

1

0

0

2

1

1

2

4

Turkey

1

0

0

1

1

3

-2

0

5

Czechoslovakia

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

 

 

October 15, 1980 (Moscow, USSR 5-Iceland 0)

 

 

Date: October 15, 1980

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifier, European Zone, Group 3

Result:  Wales 4-Turkey 0

Venue: Cardiff, Ninian Park

Attendance: 11,800

Referee: Torben Maansson (Denmark)

Linesmen: -

Kick-off time: -

Goalscorers:

(Wales): Brian Flynn 18, Leighton James 38 pen, 85, Ian Patrick Walsh 78

(Turkey): None

Summary of goals:

1:0 (18h minute, Wales): Flynn scored with a long-range shot from outside of the box.

2:0 (38th minute, Wales): Wales were awarded their penalty kick after Walsh was fouled by Turgay in the box. Leighton James scored from the ensuing penalty kick.

3:0 (78th minute, Wales): -

4:0 (85th minute, Wales): -

Lineups:

Wales:

William David ‘Dai’ Davies (Wrexham Football Club / Wales, registered in English League) 

Peter Nicholas (Crystal Palace Football Club-London / England)

Paul Terence Price (Luton Town Football Club / England)

Leighton Phillips (Swansea City Football Club / Wales, registered in English League) 

Joseph Patrick Jones (Wrexham Football Club / Wales, registered in English League) 

Terence Charles Yorath (Tottenham Hotspur Football Club-London / England)

David Charles Giles (Swansea City Football Club / Wales, registered in English League) 

Brian Flynn (Leeds United Association Football Club / England)

Carl Stephen Harris (Leeds United Association Football Club / England)

Ian Patrick Walsh (Crystal Palace Football Club-London / England)

Leighton James (Swansea City Football Club / Wales, registered in English League) 

 

Coach: Harold Michael England

 

Team Captain: Terence Charles Yorath

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: Red (White sleeves) Shirts, White Shorts, Red Socks

 

Turkey:

Şenol Güneş (Trabzonspor Kulübü

Turgay Semercioğlu (Trabzonspor Kulübü

Hüsnü Özkara (Trabzonspor Kulübü

Fatih Terim (Galatasaray Spor Kulübü–Istanbul)  

Cem Pamiroğlu (Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü –Istanbul) 

Sedat Özden (Boluspor Kulübü) (Serdar Bali (Besiktas Jimnastik Kulübü–Istanbul) 46)

Erhan Önal (Royal Standard de Liege / Belgium)

Güngör Şahinkaya (Trabzonspor Kulübü

Necdet Ergun (Besiktas Jimnastik Kulübü–Istanbul)     

Tuncay Mesçi (Trabzonspor Kulübü

Halil İbrahim Eren (Boluspor Kulübü)

Coach: Sabri Kiraz

Booked: Tuncay Mesçi 26, Fatih Terim 54

Sent Off: Tuncay Mesçi (after a foul on Giles) 78

 

Team Captain: Fatih Terim

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: -

Uniform Colors: White (thick red horizontal stripe at top) Shirts, White Shorts, White Socks







 

Table

P

W

D

L

GF

GA

GD

Pts

1

Wales

2

2

0

0

8

0

8

4

2

USSR

2

2

0

0

7

1

6

4

3

Iceland

4

1

0

3

4

12

-8

2

4

Turkey

2

0

0

2

1

7

-6

0

5

Czechoslovakia

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

 

 

 

Date: November 19, 1980

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifier, European Zone, Group 3

Result:  Wales 1-Czechoslovakia 0

Venue: Cardiff, Ninian Park

Attendance: 20,175

Referee: Walter Eschweiler (West Germany)

Linesmen: -

Kick-off time: -

Goalscorers:

(Wales): David Charles Giles 9

(Czechoslovakia): None

Summary of goals:

1:0 (9h minute, Wales): Mickey Thomas’s cross from the left side was knocked in by Giles.

Lineups:

Wales:

1-William David ‘Dai’ Davies (Wrexham Football Club / Wales, registered in English League) 

4-Peter Nicholas (Crystal Palace Football Club-London / England)

2-Paul Terence Price (Luton Town Football Club / England)

6-Leighton Phillips (Swansea City Football Club / Wales, registered in English League) 

3-Kevin Ratcliffe (Everton Football Club-Liverpool / England)

5-Terence Charles Yorath (Tottenham Hotspur Football Club-London / England)

8-Brian Flynn (Leeds United Association Football Club / England)

9-Ian Patrick Walsh (Crystal Palace Football Club-London / England)

10-David Charles Giles (Swansea City Football Club / Wales, registered in English League) (13-Carl Stephen Harris (Leeds United Association Football Club / England) 48)

11-Jeremy Melvyn Charles (Swansea City Football Club / Wales, registered in English League) 

7-Michael Reginald ‘Mickey’ Thomas (Manchester United Football Club / England) 

 

Coach: Harold Michael England

 

Team Captain: Terence Charles Yorath

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: Red (White sleeves) Shirts, White Shorts, Red Socks

Note:

1- Jeremey’s Charles debut for the National Team. He is the son of Mel and nephew of John Charles.

 

Czechoslovakia:

1-Zdenek Hruska (Bohemians Praha CKD)

2-Jozef Barmos (TJ Internacional Slovnaft Bratislava) 

3-Rotislav Vojacek (TJ Baník OKD Ostrava)

6-Libor Radimec (TJ Baník OKD Ostrava)

5-Ludek Macela (ASVS Dukla Praha) 

7-Jan Kozak (ASVS Dukla Praha) 

4-Ladislav Jurkemik (ASVS Dukla Banska Bystrica) (16-Petr Janecka (TJ Zbrojovka Brno) 72)

8-Antonin Panenka (Bohemians Praha CKD)

10-Marian Masny (TJ Slovan ChZJD Bratislava)     

11-Zdenek Nehoda (ASVS Dukla Praha) 

9-Ladislav Vizek (ASVS Dukla Praha) 

 

Coach: Jozef Venglos

 

Team Captain: Zdenek Nehoda

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: White Shirts, White Shorts, White Socks


Photo From: Official Match Programme, England v Wales, 1981

(November 19, 1980, World Cup Qualifier, Wales 1-Czechoslovakia 0)










 

 

Table

P

W

D

L

GF

GA

GD

Pts

1

Wales

3

3

0

0

9

0

9

6

2

USSR

2

2

0

0

7

1

6

4

3

Iceland

4

1

0

3

4

12

-8

2

4

Czechoslovakia

1

0

0

1

0

1

-1

0

5

Turkey

2

0

0

2

1

7

-6

0

 

 

December 3, 1980 (Prague, Czechoslovakia 2-Turkey 0)

 

 

Table

P

W

D

L

GF

GA

GD

Pts

1

Wales

3

3

0

0

9

0

9

6

2

USSR

2

2

0

0

7

1

6

4

3

Czechoslovakia

2

1

0

1

2

1

1

2

4

Iceland

4

1

0

3

4

12

-8

2

5

Turkey

3

0

0

3

1

9

-8

0

 

 

 

Date: March 25, 1981

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifier, European Zone, Group 3

Result:  Turkey 0-Wales 1

Venue: Ankara -19 Mayıs Stadyumu (19th May Stadium)

Attendance: 35,000

Referee: Sandor Kuti (Hungary)

Linesmen: -

Kick-off time: -

Goalscorers:

(Turkey): None

(Wales): Carl Stephen Harris 66

Summary of goals:

0:1 (66th minute, Wales): -

Lineups:

Turkey:

Şenol Güneş (Trabzonspor Kulübü)

Onur Kayador (Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü –Istanbul)  

Necati Özçağlayan (Trabzonspor Kulübü

Hüsnü Özkara (Trabzonspor Kulübü

Sedat Karaoğlu (Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü –Istanbul)   

Sedat Özden (Bursaspor Kulübü)

Güngör Şahinkaya (Trabzonspor Kulübü

Volkan Yayım (Zonguldakspor Kulübü)

Necdet Ergun (Besiktas Jimnastik Kulübü–Istanbul)  

Tuncay Mesçi (Trabzonspor Kulübü

Halil İbrahim Eren (Boluspor Kulübü) (Sinan (Çaykur Rizespor Kulübü) 74)

 

Coach: Özkan Sümer      

 

Team Captain: Şenol Güneş

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: -

Uniform Colors: - Shirts, - Shorts, - Socks

 

Wales:

William David ‘Dai’ Davies (Wrexham Football Club / Wales, registered in English League) 

Joseph Patrick Jones (Wrexham Football Club / Wales, registered in English League) 

Paul Terence Price (Luton Town Football Club / England)

Leighton Phillips (Swansea City Football Club / Wales, registered in English League) 

Kevin Ratcliffe (Everton Football Club-Liverpool / England)

Peter Nicholas (Arsenal Football Club-London / England)

Brian Flynn (Leeds United Association Football Club / England)

Terence Charles Yorath (Vancouver Whitecaps / Canada)

Carl Stephen Harris (Leeds United Association Football Club / England) (David Charles Giles (Swansea City Football Club / Wales, registered in English League) 73)

Ian Patrick Walsh (Crystal Palace Football Club-London / England) (Jeremy Melvyn Charles (Swansea City Football Club / Wales, registered in English League) 59)

Leighton James (Swansea City Football Club / Wales, registered in English League) 

 

Coach: Harold Michael England

 

Team Captain: Terence Charles Yorath

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: - Shirts, - Shorts, - Socks

 

 

Photo From: Футбол - Футбол-Хоккей №13---29.03.81

(March 25, 1981, World Cup Qualifier, Turkey 0-Wales 1)


 

Table

P

W

D

L

GF

GA

GD

Pts

1

Wales

4

4

0

0

10

0

10

8

2

USSR

2

2

0

0

7

1

6

4

3

Czechoslovakia

2

1

0

1

2

1

1

2

4

Iceland

4

1

0

3

4

12

-8

2

5

Turkey

4

0

0

4

1

10

-9

0

 

 

April 15, 1981 (Istanbul, Turkey 0-Czechoslovakia 3)

May 27, 1981 (Bratislava, Czechoslovakia 6-Iceland 1)

 

 

Table

P

W

D

L

GF

GA

GD

Pts

1

Wales

4

4

0

0

10

0

10

8

2

Czechoslovakia

4

3

0

1

11

2

9

6

3

USSR

2

2

0

0

7

1

6

4

4

Iceland

5

1

0

4

5

18

-13

2

5

Turkey

5

0

0

5

1

13

-12

0

 

 

Date: May 30, 1981

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifier, European Zone, Group 3

Result:  Wales 0-USSR 0

Venue: Wrexham- Racecourse Ground

Attendance: 29,366

Referee: Bruno Galler (Switzerland)

Linesmen: -

Kick-off time: -

Goalscorers:

(Wales): None

(Czechoslovakia): None

Summary of goals:

-

Lineups:

Wales:

William David ‘Dai’ Davies (Wrexham Football Club / Wales, registered in English League) 

Kevin Ratcliffe (Everton Football Club-Liverpool / England)

Joseph Patrick Jones (Wrexham Football Club / Wales, registered in English League) 

Leighton Phillips (Swansea City Football Club / Wales, registered in English League) 

Peter Nicholas (Arsenal Football Club-London / England)

Terence Charles Yorath (Vancouver Whitecaps / Canada)

Paul Terence Price (Luton Town Football Club / England)

Brian Flynn (Leeds United Association Football Club / England)

Carl Stephen Harris (Leeds United Association Football Club / England) (David Charles Giles (Swansea City Football Club / Wales, registered in English League) 75)

Michael Reginald ‘Mickey’ Thomas (Manchester United Football Club / England) 

Ian Patrick Walsh (Crystal Palace Football Club-London / England) (Jeremy Melvyn Charles (Swansea City Football Club / Wales, registered in English League) 70)

 

Coach: Harold Michael England

 

Team Captain: Terence Charles Yorath

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: Red (White sleeves) Shirts, White Shorts, Red Socks

 

USSR:

Rinat Fayzrahmanovich Dassayev (Spartak Moskva)

Tengiz Grigoriyevich Sulakvelidze (Dinamo Tblissi)

Aleksandr Gavrilovich Chivadze (Dinamo Tblissi)

Sergey Pavlovich Baltacha (Dinamo Kiev)

Sergey Vladimirovich Borovskiy (Dinamo Minsk)

Leonid Iosifovich Burjak (Dinamo Kiev)

Vladimir Vassilievich Bessonov (Dinamo Kiev)

David Davidovich Kipiani (Dinamo Tblissi) (Yuri Vassilievich Gavrilov (Spartak Moskva) 83)

Khoren Zhoraevich Oganesian (Ararat Erevan)

Sergei Vassilievich Andreyev (Sport Klub Armii Rostov-Na-Donu) 

Oleg Vladimirovich Blokhin (Dinamo Kiev)

 

Coach: Konstantin Beskov

 

Team Captain: Aleksandr Gavrilovich Chivadze

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: White Shirts, White Shorts, White Socks

 

Photo From: Bergmann-Espana 82

(May 30, 1981, World Cup Qualifier, Wales 0-USSR 0)



Photo From: Official Match Programme, England v USSR, 1984

(May 30, 1981, World Cup Qualifier, Wales 0-USSR 0)



Photo From: Mondial, New Series, Hors Serie 13, 1982

(May 30, 1981, World Cup Qualifier, Wales 0-USSR 0)



Photo From: Shoot, June 27, 1981

(May 30, 1981, World Cup Qualifier, Wales 0-USSR 0)



Photo From: Official Match Programme, Scotland v Wales, 1982

(Wales squad, May 30, 1981, World Cup Qualifier, Wales 0-USSR 0)

 



Photo From: World Soccer, March 1982

(USSR squad, May 30, 1981, World Cup Qualifier, Wales 0-USSR 0)



Photo From: Sport Illustrierte

(USSR squad, May 30, 1981, World Cup Qualifier, Wales 0-USSR 0)


 

Table

P

W

D

L

GF

GA

GD

Pts

1

Wales

5

4

1

0

10

0

10

9

2

Czechoslovakia

4

3

0

1

11

2

9

6

3

USSR

3

2

1

0

7

1

6

5

4

Iceland

5

1

0

4

5

18

-13

2

5

Turkey

5

0

0

5

1

13

-12

0

 

 

September 9, 1981 (Reykjavik, Iceland 2-Turkey 0)

 

 

 

Table

P

W

D

L

GF

GA

GD

Pts

1

Wales

5

4

1

0

10

0

10

9

2

Czechoslovakia

4

3

0

1

11

2

9

6

3

USSR

3

2

1

0

7

1

6

5

4

Iceland

6

2

0

4

7

18

-11

4

5

Turkey

6

0

0

6

1

15

-14

0

 

 

Date: September 9, 1981

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifier, European Zone, Group 3

Result:  Czechoslovakia 2-Wales 0

Venue: Prague, Stadion Evžena Rošického (Strahov) (Slavia Praha) 

Attendance: 38,000

Referee: Franz Wöhrer (Austria)

Linesmen: -

Kick-off time: -

Goalscorers:

(Czechoslovakia): Own Goal (William Byron Stevenson) 26, Werner Licka 68

(Wales): None

Summary of goals:

1:0 (26th minute, Czechoslovakia): Byron Stevenson scored an own goal by deflecting Panenka's free kick from the right side into the post which rebounded and struck Dai Davies into the net.

2:0 (68th minute, Czechoslovakia): Nehoda’s cross from the left side was headed in by Licka.

Lineups:

Czechoslovakia:

Stanislav Seman (TJ Lokomotiva Kosice)

Premsil Bicovsky (Bohemians Praha CKD)     

Libor Radimec (TJ Baník OKD Ostrava) 

Rotislav Vojacek (TJ Baník OKD Ostrava)  

Jozef Barmos (TJ Internacional Slovnaft Bratislava) 

Jan Kozak (ASVS Dukla Praha) 

Ladislav Jurkemik (TJ Internacional Slovnaft Bratislava) 

Jan Berger (TJ Sparta CKD Praha)  

Antonin Panenka (Sportklub Rapid Wien / Austria) (Werner Licka (TJ Baník OKD Ostrava) 62)

Zdenek Nehoda (ASVS Dukla Praha) 

Ladislav Vizek (ASVS Dukla Praha) 

 

Coach: Jozef Venglos

 

Team Captain: Zdenek Nehoda

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: Red Shirts, White Shorts, Blue Socks

 

Wales:

William David ‘Dai’ Davies (Swansea City Football Club / Wales, registered in English League) 

William Byron Stevenson (Leeds United Association Football Club / England)

Joseph Patrick Jones (Wrexham Football Club / Wales, registered in English League) 

Leighton Phillips (Charlton Athletic Football Club-London / England) (Ian Patrick Walsh (Crystal Palace Football Club-London / England) 71)

Kevin Ratcliffe (Everton Football Club-Liverpool / England)

Brian Flynn (Leeds United Association Football Club / England)

Peter Nicholas (Arsenal Football Club-London / England)

Michael Reginald ‘Mickey’ Thomas (Everton Football Club-Liverpool / England) (Robert Mark James (Swansea City Football Club / Wales, registered in English League) 61)

Leighton James (Swansea City Football Club / Wales, registered in English League)

Alan Thomas Curtis (Swansea City Football Club / Wales, registered in English League)

Carl Stephen Harris (Leeds United Association Football Club / England)

 

Coach: Harold Michael England

 

Team Captain: Brian Flynn

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: Yellow (Green sleeves) Shirts, Green Shorts, Yellow Socks


Photo From: Start 1981 №39, Septembra 28, 1981

(September 9, 1981, World Cup Qualifier, Czechoslovakia 2-Wales 0)



Photo From: Start 1981 №39, Septembra 28, 1981

(September 9, 1981, World Cup Qualifier, Czechoslovakia 2-Wales 0)



Photo From: Футбол - Футбол-Хоккей №37---13.09.81

(September 9, 1981, World Cup Qualifier, Czechoslovakia 2-Wales 0)



Photo From: Bergmann-Espana 82

(September 9, 1981, World Cup Qualifier, Czechoslovakia 2-Wales 0)




Photo From: Bergmann-Espana 82

(September 9, 1981, World Cup Qualifier, Czechoslovakia 2-Wales 0)



Photo From: se Lvickem na prsou-Authors O.Bartunek, J.Kalat

(Czechoslovakia squad, September 9, 1981, World Cup Qualifier, Czechoslovakia 2-Wales 0)






 

Table

P

W

D

L

GF

GA

GD

Pts

1

Wales

6

4

1

1

10

2

8

9

2

Czechoslovakia

5

4

0

1

13

2

11

8

3

USSR

3

2

1

0

7

1

6

5

4

Iceland

6

2

0

4

7

18

-11

4

5

Turkey

6

0

0

6

1

15

-14

0

 

 

September 23, 1981 (Moscow, USSR 4-Turkey 0)

September 23, 1981 (Reykjavik, Iceland 1-Czechoslovakia 1)

October 7, 1981 (Izmir, Turkey 0-USSR 3)

 

 

Table

P

W

D

L

GF

GA

GD

Pts

1

USSR

5

4

1

0

14

1

13

9

2

Czechoslovakia

6

4

1

1

14

3

11

9

3

Wales

6

4

1

1

10

2

8

9

4

Iceland

7

2

1

4

8

19

-11

5

5

Turkey

8

0

0

8

1

22

-21

0

 

 

 

Date: October 14, 1981

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifier, European Zone, Group 3

Result: Wales 2-Iceland 2

Venue: Swansea, Wetch Field

Attendance: 19,783

Referee: Arto Ravander (Finland)

Linesmen: -

Kick-off time: -

Goalscorers:

(Wales): Robert Mark James 24, Alan Thomas Curtis 54

(Iceland): Asgeir Sigurvinsson 41, 61

Summary of goals:

1:0 (24th minute, Wales): Jeremy Charles shot was stopped by Robbie James in the box, who then shot past Guðmundur Baldursson.

1:1 (41st minute, Iceland): Arnór Guðjohnsen’s cross from the right side was knocked in by Asgeir Sigurvinsson.

2:1 (54th minute, Wales): A corner kick from the right side weas headed in by Curtis.

2:2 (61st minute, Iceland): Gudjohnsen’s cross from the left side was stopped by Ratcliffe, Asgeir Sigurvinsson struck the loose ball from the left side.

Lineups:

Wales:

1-William David ‘Dai’ Davies (Swansea City Football Club / Wales, registered in English League) 

2-Kevin Ratcliffe (Everton Football Club-Liverpool / England)

3-Joseph Patrick Jones (Wrexham Football Club / Wales, registered in English League) 

4-Peter Nicholas (Arsenal Football Club-London / England)

6-John Francis Mahoney (Swansea City Football Club / Wales, registered in English League)

8-Robert Mark James (Swansea City Football Club / Wales, registered in English League)

10-Jeremy Melvyn Charles (Swansea City Football Club / Wales, registered in English League)

11-Carl Stephen Harris (Leeds United Association Football Club / England) (15-Ian James Rush (Liverpool Football Club / England) 67)

7-Alan Thomas Curtis (Swansea City Football Club / Wales, registered in English League)

9-Ian Patrick Walsh (Crystal Palace Football Club-London / England)

14-Leighton James (Swansea City Football Club / Wales, registered in English League)

 

Coach: Harold Michael England

 

Team Captain: Leighton James

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: Red (White sleeves) Shirts, White Shorts, Red Socks

 

Iceland:

1-Guðmundur Baldursson (Knattspyrnufélagid Fram-Reykjavík)

2-Vidar Halldorsson (FH (Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjardar)-Hafnarfjördur)

3-Örn Óskarsson (Örgryte Idrottssällskap- Göteborg / Sweden)

4-Pétur Ormslev (Knattspyrnufélagid Fram-Reykjavík)

5-Marteinn Geirsson (Knattspyrnufélagid Fram-Reykjavík)

6-Sævar Jónsson (Knattspyrnufélagid Valur–Reykjavík)

7-Janus Guðlaugsson (Spielclub Fortuna Köln e.V. / West Germany)

8-Atli Edvaldsson (Düsseldorfer Turn-und Sportverein Fortuna 1895 e.V. / West Germany)

9-Arnór Guðjohnsen (Koninklijke Sporting Club Lokeren / Belgium)

10-Asgeir Sigurvinsson (Fußball-Club Bayern München e.V. / West Germany)

11-Magnus Helgi Bergs (Ballspielverein Borussia Dortmund 1909 e.V. / West Germany)

 

Coach: Guðni Kjartansson

Other Substitutes:

Þorsteinn Bjarnason (IBK (ÍÞróttabandalag Keflavíkur)

Ólafur Björnsson (Ungmennafélagid Breiðablik Kópavogur)

Sigurdur Larusson (ÍA (Íthróttabandalag Akraness)-Akranes)  

Sigurdur Halldorsson (ÍA (Íthróttabandalag Akraness)-Akranes)  

Ragnar Margeirsson (IBK (ÍÞróttabandalag Keflavíkur)

 

Team Captain: Marteinn Geirsson

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: Blue Shirts, White Shorts, Blue Socks

 

Table

P

W

D

L

GF

GA

GD

Pts

1

Wales

7

4

2

1

12

4

8

10

2

USSR

5

4

1

0

14

1

13

9

3

Czechoslovakia

6

4

1

1

14

3

11

9

4

Iceland

8

2

2

4

10

21

-11

6

5

Turkey

8

0

0

8

1

22

-21

0

 

October 28, 1981 (Tblissi, USSR 2-Czechoslovakia 0)

 

Table

P

W

D

L

GF

GA

GD

Pts

1

USSR

6

5

1

0

16

1

15

11

2

Wales

7

4

2

1

12

4

8

10

3

Czechoslovakia

7

4

1

2

14

5

9

9

4

Iceland

8

2

2

4

10

21

-11

6

5

Turkey

8

0

0

8

1

22

-21

0

 




 





 

 

Date: November 18, 1981

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifier, European Zone, Group 3

Result:  USSR 3-Wales 0

Venue: Tbilisi –Dinamo Stadion (Dinamo Tblissi)

Attendance: 80,000

Referee: Johannes ‘Jan’ Keizer (Holland)

Linesmen: -

Kick-off time: -

Goalscorers:

(USSR): Vitali Kuhinovich Daraselia 13, Oleg Vladimirovich Blokhin 18, Yuri Vassilievich Gavrilov 64

(Wales): None

Summary of goals:

1:0 (13th minute, USSR): A cross from the left side was headed across and then volleyed by Daraselia on the left side.

2:0 (18th minute, USSR): A long cross reached Blokhin on the left and advanced to score from a narrow angle.

3:0 (64th minute, USSR): A corner kick from the left side was headed and then touched by Gavrilov at the goal line.

Lineups:

USSR:

Rinat Fayzrahmanovich Dassayev (Spartak Moskva)

Sergey Vladimirovich Borovskiy (Dinamo Minsk)

Yuri Vladimirovich Susloparov (Torpedo Moskva)

Sergey Pavlovich Baltacha (Dinamo Kiev)

Anatoli Vassilievich Demianenko (Dinamo Kiev)

Vitali Kuhinovich Daraselia (Dinamo Tblissi)

Ramaz Aleksandrovich Shengelia (Dinamo Tblissi)

Tengiz Grigoriyevich Sulakvelidze (Dinamo Tblissi)

Yuri Vassilievich Gavrilov (Spartak Moskva) (Vladimir Gavrilovich Gutsayev (Dinamo Tblissi) 69)

Leonid Iosifovich Burjak (Dinamo Kiev)

Oleg Vladimirovich Blokhin (Dinamo Kiev)

 

Coach: Konstantin Beskov

 

Team Captain: Oleg Vladimirovich Blokhin

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: Red Shirts, White Shorts, Red Socks

 

Wales:

William David ‘Dai’ Davies (Swansea City Football Club / Wales, registered in English League) 

Kevin Ratcliffe (Everton Football Club-Liverpool / England)

Joseph Patrick Jones (Wrexham Football Club / Wales, registered in English League) (Stephen John Lovell (Crystal Palace Football Club-London / England) 86)

Peter Nicholas (Arsenal Football Club-London / England)

Leighton Phillips (Charlton Athletic Football Club-London / England)

Paul Terence Price (Tottenham Hotspur Football Club-London / England)

Alan Thomas Curtis (Swansea City Football Club / Wales, registered in English League)

Brian Flynn (Leeds United Association Football Club / England)

Ian James Rush (Liverpool Football Club / England)

John Francis Mahoney (Swansea City Football Club / Wales, registered in English League) (Michael Reginald ‘Mickey’ Thomas (Brighton Hove and Albion Football Club / England) 46)

Leighton James (Swansea City Football Club / Wales, registered in English League)

 

Coach: Harold Michael England

 

Team Captain: -

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: Yellow (Green sleeves) Shirts, Green Shorts, Yellow Socks

 

Photo From: sФутбол - Футбол-Хоккей л 77-841981№47---22.11.81

(November 18, 1981, World Cup Qualifier, USSR 3-Wales 0)











Table

P

W

D

L

GF

GA

GD

Pts

1

USSR

7

6

1

0

19

1

18

13

2

Wales

8

4

2

2

12

7

5

10

3

Czechoslovakia

7

4

1

2

14

5

9

9

4

Iceland

8

2

2

4

10

21

-11

6

5

Turkey

8

0

0

8

1

22

-21

0

 

November 29, 1981 (Bratislava, Czechoslovakia 1-USSR 1)

 

 

Table

P

W

D

L

GF

GA

GD

Pts

1

USSR

8

6

2

0

20

2

18

14

2

Czechoslovakia

8

4

2

2

15

6

9

10

3

Wales

8

4

2

2

12

7

5

10

4

Iceland

8

2

2

4

10

21

-11

6

5

Turkey

8

0

0

8

1

22

-21

0

 

Goalscorers:

Ian Patrick Walsh 3 goals

David Charles Giles 2 goals

Brian Flynn 2 goals

Leighton James 1 goal

Carl Stephen Harris 1 goal

Alan Thomas Curtis 1 goal