List of Wales national football team World Cup and European Championship squads
1958 FIFA World Cup Sweden
- Manager: Jimmy Murphy
Number |
Pos |
Player |
DOB(age) |
Caps |
Club1 |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
GK |
Jack Kelsey |
Arsenal |
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2 |
DF |
Stuart Williams |
West Bromwich Albion |
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3 |
DF |
Mel Hopkins |
Tottenham Hotspur |
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4 |
DF |
Derrick Sullivan |
Cardiff City |
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5 |
MF |
Mel Charles |
Swansea Town |
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6 |
MF |
Dave Bowen |
Arsenal |
Captain |
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7 |
FW |
Terry Medwin |
Tottenham Hotspur |
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8 |
FW |
Ron Hewitt |
Cardiff City |
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9 |
FW |
John Charles |
Juventus |
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10 |
FW |
Ivor Allchurch |
Swansea Town |
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11 |
FW |
Cliff Jones |
Swansea Town |
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12 |
GK |
Ken Jones |
Cardiff City |
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13 |
GK |
Graham Vearncombe |
Cardiff City |
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14 |
DF |
Trevor Edwards |
Charlton Athletic |
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15 |
DF |
Colin Baker |
Cardiff City |
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16 |
MF |
Vic Crowe |
Aston Villa |
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17 |
FW |
Ken Leek |
Leicester City |
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18 |
FW |
Roy Vernon |
Blackburn Rovers |
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19 |
FW |
Colin Webster |
Manchester United |
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20 |
MF |
John Elsworthy |
Ipswich Town |
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21 |
MF |
Len Allchurch |
Swansea Town |
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22 |
MF |
Tom Baker |
Plymouth Argyle |
1 Cardiff City and Swansea Town are both member of the English football league.
Player Statistics
Player represention by club
Players |
Club(s) |
|---|---|
5 |
Cardiff City |
4 |
Swansea Town |
2 |
Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur |
1 |
Aston Villa, Blackburn Rovers, Charlton Athletic, Ipswich Town, Juventus, Leicester City, Manchester United , Plymouth Argyle, West Bromwich Albion |
Player represention by league
League |
Players |
Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Second Division |
12 |
0.54 |
First Division |
8 |
0.36 |
Serie A |
1 |
0.04 |
Third Division |
1 |
0.04 |
Records
- Youngest Player: Roy Vernon, 21 years and 63 days (vs. , 15 June 1958)
- Oldest Player: Dave Bowen, 30 years and 1 day (vs. , 8 June 1958)
- Most goals scored: Ivor Allchurch (2 goals - 1958)
- Most Appearances: 5 - Jack Kelsey, Stuart Williams, Mel Hopkins, Mel Charles, Dave Bowen, Ivor Allchurch, Cliff Jones
Starting XI
The following players have been named in the most starting line-ups. This line-up may differ from the list of players with most appearances.
No. |
Position |
Name |
Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
1 |
GK |
Jack Kelsey |
5 |
2 |
RB |
Stuart Williams |
5 |
4 |
CB |
Derrick Sullivan |
4 |
5 |
CB |
Mel Charles |
5 |
3 |
LB |
Mel Hopkins |
5 |
7 |
RW |
Terry Medwin |
4 |
6 |
CM |
Dave Bowen (C) |
5 |
11 |
LW |
Cliff Jones |
5 |
19 |
AM |
Colin Webster |
3 |
8 |
ST |
Ron Hewitt |
4 |
10 |
ST |
Ivor Allchurch |
5 |
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