Wales 2-2 Scotland - October 20, 1956 / British Home Championship 1956/1957
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31'
WAL
6' - Goal
Trevor Ford6 28' - Goal
William Fernie 31' - Goal
Terry Medwin31 35' - Goal
Lawrence Reilly
WAL
SCO
SCO
Team line-ups
Wales
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Alfred John Kelsey | 26 | 10 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Alan Harrington | 22 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Alfred Sherwood | 32 | 39 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Raymond Daniel | 27 | 17 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Melvyn Hopkins | 21 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Derrick Sullivan | 26 | 7 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Trevor Ford | 6 | 33 | 37 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Terry Medwin | 31 | 24 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Ivor Allchurch | 27 | 25 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
John Charles | 24 | 18 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Cliff Jones | 21 | 6 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
25.7 years
Average number of matches played for the team
15
Scotland
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Thomas Younger | 26 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Douglas Cowie | 30 | 15 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Ian McColl | 29 | 6 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
George Young | 33 | 48 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
John Hewie | 28 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Alex Parker | 21 | 8 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Bobby Collins | 25 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Lawrence Reilly | 35 | 27 | 35 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
William Fernie | 28 | 27 | 6 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Graham Leggat | 22 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Jackie Mudie | 26 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
26.7 years
Average number of matches played for the team
13
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
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Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Raymond Daniel
IN
Roy Paul
OUT
Terry Medwin
IN
Roy Clarke
OUT
Derrick Sullivan
IN
Derek Tapscott
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
William Fernie
IN
Hugh Baird
OUT
Graham Leggat
IN
Alfie Conn
OUT
Jackie Mudie
IN
John Mackenzie
OUT
Ian McColl
IN
Robert Evans
OUT
Bobby Collins
IN
Michael Cullen
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
46
1
Success rate in this team:
0 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
0 %
Murphy vs Scotland
0 victory
1 draw
0 loss
Referee
Robert Mann
0 victory |
1 draw |
0 loss |
Wales1 match | General total | Scotland1 match | 0 victory |
1 draw |
0 loss |
0 victory |
1 draw |
0 loss |
Wales1 match | Season total | Scotland1 match | 0 victory |
1 draw |
0 loss |
| Latest figure on October 20, 1956 | Latest figure on October 20, 1956 | |||||||
Videos
Key figures
End of streak for Scotland after 3 consecutive wins away from home in British Home Championship (since 17/03/1906). It's a record streak. The first of history
End of streak for Scotland after 6 consecutive matches without a draw away from home (since 17/03/1906). It's a record streak. The first of history
Wales keeps its 18 matches with at least one goal conceded running (since 18/10/1952). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 07/12/1932-12/11/1947 time period (26 matches).
General ranking
| +1 | 1 | Northern Ireland | 1 pt | 1 rd |
| 2 | Wales | 1 pt | 1 rd | |
| -2 | 3 | England | 1 pt | 1 rd |
| 4 | Scotland | 1 pt | 1 rd |
General ranking
| +1 | 1 | Northern Ireland | 1 pt | 1 rd |
| 2 | Wales | 1 pt | 1 rd | |
| -2 | 3 | England | 1 pt | 1 rd |
| 4 | Scotland | 1 pt | 1 rd |
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | LWales 1-2 Northern Ireland31/03/1954 | LWales 1-3 Yugoslavia22/09/1954 | LWales 0-1 Scotland16/10/1954 | VWales 2-1 England22/10/1955 | LWales 1-2 Austria23/11/1955 | DWales 1-1 Northern Ireland11/04/1956 |
| Overall | LEngland 3-2 Wales10/11/1954 | VNorthern Ireland 2-3 Wales20/04/1955 | VWales 2-1 England22/10/1955 | LScotland 2-0 Wales09/11/1955 | LWales 1-2 Austria23/11/1955 | DWales 1-1 Northern Ireland11/04/1956 |
Current form
| Away | VWales 0-1 Scotland16/10/1954 | LEngland 7-2 Scotland02/04/1955 | DYugoslavia 2-2 Scotland15/05/1955 | VAustria 1-4 Scotland19/05/1955 | LHungary 3-1 Scotland29/05/1955 | LNorthern Ireland 2-1 Scotland08/10/1955 |
| Overall | VAustria 1-4 Scotland19/05/1955 | LHungary 3-1 Scotland29/05/1955 | LNorthern Ireland 2-1 Scotland08/10/1955 | VScotland 2-0 Wales09/11/1955 | DScotland 1-1 England14/04/1956 | DScotland 1-1 Austria02/05/1956 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Drawing streak | 1 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 1 | 1 |
| Winless streak | 2 | 3 |
| Scoring streak | 3 | 2 |
| Conceding streak | 8 | 17 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Drawing streak | 0 | 2 |
| Loosing streak | 2 | 0 |
| Unbeaten streak | 0 | 3 |
| Winless streak | 2 | 2 |
| Drawless streak | 3 | 0 |
| Scoring streak | 14 | 12 |
| Conceding streak | 5 | 2 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Rankings
Ranking evolution during the season
Results
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Number of games (Home / Away) |
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Victories (Competition total) |
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Victories (Home / Away) |
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Draws (Competition total) |
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Draws (Home / Away) |
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Losses (Competition total) |
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Losses (Home / Away) |
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Goals
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Goals scored (Competition total) |
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Goals scored (Home / Away) |
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Goals conceded (Competition total) |
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Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
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Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
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Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
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Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
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Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
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Betting aid
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Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
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Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
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Clean sheets (Competition total) |
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Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
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Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
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Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
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The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
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The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
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Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
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Bookings
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Yellow cards (Competition total) |
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Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
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Red cards (Competition total) |
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Red cards (Home / Away) |
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Key players
Historical head to head
Home
42 gf
80 ga
Away
38 gf
108 ga
Total
80 gf
188 ga
Historical head to head
Home
108 gf
38 ga
Away
80 gf
42 ga
Total
188 gf
80 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 5 - 2 |
October 26, 1932 |
| Home | 3 - 1 |
October 19, 1946 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 9 - 0 |
March 23, 1878 |
| Away | 8 - 0 |
March 18, 1893 |
Latest head to head
November 09, 1955 - British Home Championship 1955/1956
October 16, 1954 - British Home Championship 1954/1955
November 04, 1953 - British Home Championship 1953/1954
October 18, 1952 - British Home Championship 1952/1953
November 14, 1951 - British Home Championship 1951/1952
Best historical scorers against Scotland
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Dai Astley | 4 goals | 1932 - 1938 |
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Arthur Morris | 4 goals | 1905 - 1911 |
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Trevor Ford | 3 goals | 1946 - 1952 |
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Eugene O'Callaghan | 3 goals | 1929 - 1932 |
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Brynmor Jones | 3 goals | 1937 - 1948 |
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Leonard Stephen Davies | 3 goals | 1922 - 1929 |
Best historical scorers against Wales
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Hughie Gallacher | 9 goals | 1925 - 1929 |
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William Paul | 5 goals | 1888 - 1890 |
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Joseph Lindsay | 5 goals | 1880 - 1885 |
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John Madden | 5 goals | 1893 - 1895 |
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John Smith | 5 goals | 1879 - 1883 |
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Douglas Duncan | 4 goals | 1932 - 1935 |
Players with most games played vs Scotland
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William Mederith | 12 matches | 1897 - 1920 |
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Frederick C Keenor | 11 matches | 1921 - 1932 |
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Bert Gray | 10 matches | 1924 - 1937 |
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Charles Richard Morris | 10 matches | 1900 - 1911 |
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Trevor Ford | 9 matches | 1946 - 1955 |
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James Trainer | 9 matches | 1887 - 1899 |
Players with most games played vs Wales
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Alan Morton | 10 matches | 1920 - 1931 |
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Robert Walker | 9 matches | 1901 - 1913 |
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George Young | 8 matches | 1948 - 1955 |
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Billy Liddell | 7 matches | 1946 - 1953 |
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Lawrence Reilly | 7 matches | 1948 - 1955 |
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Charlie Thomson | 7 matches | 1905 - 1913 |
Competition info
The other matches
October 06, 1956
Post-match general ranking
| pts | m | v | d | l | GF | GA | diff | |||
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+11
|  | Northern Ireland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
2
|  | Wales | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
-23
|  | England | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
4
|  | Scotland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
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