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25 March 1876
- The first Wales international football match was held on 25 March 1876 at Hamilton Crescent in Partick with the side wearing a kit consisting of white shirts, featuring the Prince of Wales' feathers, and black shorts.
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Wales travelled to Alexandra Meadows in Blackburn the following year to play England; John Vaughan scored the only goal of the game as Wales won their first international football match. Ireland were the final Home Nation to establish an international football team, playing their first fixture in February 1882 against England.
The city’s stadium, The Racecourse, is where Wales played their first international home match (a 2-0 loss to Scotland; 1877), and the Football Association of Wales (FAW), the governing body of the sport in the country, was founded here in the Wynnstay Arms Hotel (which still stands today).
Wales' first football match at the Millennium Stadium was against Finland on 29 March 2000. The Finns won the match 2–1, with Jari Litmanen becoming the first player to score a goal at the stadium. Ryan Giggs scored Wales' goal in the match, becoming the first Welshman to score at the stadium.
The 1876 association football match between the national teams representing Scotland and Wales took place on 25 March 1876 at Hamilton Crescent, Partick, the home ground of the West of Scotland Cricket Club. The match was the first game ever played by the Welsh side.
- Hamilton Crescent , Partick
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The first international match played at the Racecourse was on 5 March 1877 when Wales men's team hosted Scotland. The home side lost 0-2 on the day. Wales women's national team beat Croatia 4-0 in a Women's Euro 2025 qualifier on 5 April 2024 at the Racecourse.
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