Wales v Austria 1955 – at Wrexham – Pirate

Wednesday 23 November 1955 is the date on this football programme from Wales v Austria. On the day it was Austria who took the points (and the tie) – the International friendly match ended 1-2.

This is a Wales football programme. Wales' goals came from Derek Tapscott in front of a crowd of 39,000 at Racecourse Ground.

Competition	International friendly (1955/56)
Result	Wales 1-2 Austria
Played in	Wrexham, Wales
Wales scorers	Derek Tapscott
Attendance	39,000

A Pirate edition of the programme.

Condition: fair/Good, cfld, lcr, a few ni's, nof, sc, a few cover markings

Did you know?

This was international meeting number 2 between the sides – the previous 1 had produced 0 Wales wins, 1 for Austria and 0 draws.
The 1950s saw England beaten 6-3 at Wembley by Hungary in 1953 – their first home defeat by a side from outside the British Isles.