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Wales
v England⁠

0–1

Full time

Wales v England finished 0–1.

Wales
None
Date
Saturday 3 September 2005 · England in 2005
Kick-off
15:00 UK
Venue
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff

Last checked 21 October 2026

Team sheets

Line-ups

England

Starting XI

Substitutes

Wales

Starting XI

  • No. 1, Danny Coyne GK
  • No. 10, John Hartson FW
  • David Partridge M
  • Carl Robinson M Off in the 55'
  • No. 4, Robert Page D Off in the 64'
  • No. 7, Carl Fletcher M
  • No. 11, Ryan Giggs M
  • No. 14, Danny Gabbidon D
  • No. 21, Sam Rickett D
  • No. 24, Richard Duffy D
  • No. 25, Simon Davies M Off in the 69'

Substitutes

  • No. 10, Jason Koumas On in the 55'
  • James Collins On in the 64'
  • Robert Earnshaw On in the 69'
  • Paul Jones (not used)
  • No. 3, Gareth Roberts (not used)
  • No. 15, Rob Edwards (not used)
  • No. 16, Joe Ledley (not used)

Referee: Valentin Ivanov.

Men's senior internationals · Newest first

The 5 meetings before this one

1981 – 2004

Official meetings since 1879

England v Wales stats

Full head-to-head

Meetings105In our results database
England wins70England perspective
Draws21Level at full time
Wales wins14Wales victories

England have scored 256 goals to Wales's 91 across these meetings.

Individual fixture records

Who has scored most?

England · Fixture leader

12

Bloomer

12 goals against Wales in matches we hold scorer data for.

Wales · Fixture leader

4

Ford

Wales's leading scorer against England in matches we hold scorer data for.

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