Wales Football Kits
Wales played their first match in
1876 making it the 3rd oldest international football team in the world. This
match ended in a 4-0 defeat against Scotland. The following year, Wales played
their first home match in a repeat of their first fixture. Scotland were again
victorious, this time 2-0 with the game being played at the racecourse ground
in Wrexham.
The Welsh play in a bright red
football kit, which is the national colours and also worn by the international
rugby side.
The country's first appearance at
a major tournament came in 1958 when they reached the quarter finals. Their
path to this stage was a somewhat strange one. Having initially not qualified
for the World Cup, Wales thought they hadn't made it. However, due to political
reasons whereby certain teams refused to play each other, they ended up in a
playoff against Israel winning 4-0 on aggregate to make it through. Under the
guidance of Jimmy Murphy, they made it all the way to the last 8 where a Pele
inspired Brazil knocked them out.
At the Euro 2016 tournament,
Wales were one of our bestselling football shirts. Led by Chris Coleman and
inspired by Gareth Bale, the tournament was only Wales’ second ever appearance
at a major championship and despite a semi-final loss to Portugal, they came
home to a hero’s welcome in Cardiff.
Neville Southall is the current
all-time record appearance holder with 92 caps. Number two on the all-time list
is the late great Gary Speed. Welsh Football was rocked in 2011 after the death
of Gary. Speed played 85 times for his country, captaining them on 44
occasions. He went on to become national manager in 2010 and is seen as a major
catalyst in the nations return to form.
With 28 goals, Ian Rush is the
all-time record goal scorer although with 22 goals to his name at the moment
and many internationals to come, it can only be presumed Gareth Bale will
overhaul his tally in the coming years.
Wales Kit History
Wales have been renowned for
wearing a red home strip and have done as far back as the First World War However,
in their first appearance at a major tournament, they dawned a 'continental
style' yellow and green kit for the very first time. It brought them some good
luck as they made it all the way to the quarter finals.
The FAW have had multiple kit
suppliers over the years with the likes of Lotto, Kappa and Umbro all supplying
them. Adidas took over the supply of the Welsh soccer jerseys in 2013.
Wales Shirt Printing
Although Wales have only made it
to two major tournaments, they aren't short of legendary names to print on the
back of your shirt. From the current squad you have Gareth Bale, Aaron Ramsey
and their inspirational leader Ashley Williams. Looking further back, you have
the likes of Ryan Giggs, Ian Rush, Craig Bellamy and John Hartson.
